Azure Export SQL database example

Question

Given Microsoft is deprecating the previous method of exporting a SQL DB they have put up a suggested example here:

$subscriptionId = "YOUR AZURE SUBSCRIPTION ID"

Login-AzureRmAccount
Set-AzureRmContext -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId

# Database to export
$DatabaseName = "DATABASE-NAME"
$ResourceGroupName = "RESOURCE-GROUP-NAME"
$ServerName = "SERVER-NAME"
$serverAdmin = "ADMIN-NAME"
$serverPassword = "ADMIN-PASSWORD" 
$securePassword = ConvertTo-SecureString -String $serverPassword -AsPlainText -Force
$creds = New-Object -TypeName System.Management.Automation.PSCredential -ArgumentList $serverAdmin, $securePassword

# Generate a unique filename for the BACPAC
$bacpacFilename = $DatabaseName + (Get-Date).ToString("yyyyMMddHHmm") + ".bacpac"

# Storage account info for the BACPAC
$BaseStorageUri = "https://STORAGE-NAME.blob.core.windows.net/BLOB-CONTAINER-NAME/"
$BacpacUri = $BaseStorageUri + $bacpacFilename
$StorageKeytype = "StorageAccessKey"
$StorageKey = "YOUR STORAGE KEY"

$exportRequest = New-AzureRmSqlDatabaseExport -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -ServerName $ServerName `
   -DatabaseName $DatabaseName -StorageKeytype $StorageKeytype -StorageKey $StorageKey -StorageUri $BacpacUri `
   -AdministratorLogin $creds.UserName -AdministratorLoginPassword $creds.Password
$exportRequest

# Check status of the export
Get-AzureRmSqlDatabaseImportExportStatus -OperationStatusLink $exportRequest.OperationStatusLink

I have filled in all the credentials as suggested in their example and I am getting this error:

New-AzureRmSqlDatabaseExport : NotFound: Entity not found to invoke export
At C:\Users\bob\Desktop\DBBackupScript.ps1:47 char:18
+ ... rtRequest = New-AzureRmSqlDatabaseExport -ResourceGroupName $Resource ...
+                 ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
    + CategoryInfo          : CloseError: (:) [New-AzureRmSqlDatabaseExport], CloudException
    + FullyQualifiedErrorId : Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Sql.ImportExport.Cmdlet.NewAzureSqlDatabaseExport

Does anyone have any idea what I am doing wrong?

Answer 1

The PowerShell script example in your question above is tested working as expected for me.

However, I am not able to reproduce the same error message as yours even try to use non-existent resource group, database server or database.

Important Note:

1. For $serverAdmin and $serverPassword, their values should be single-quoted instead of double-quoted for the script to work
2. Check the version of your AzureRm.Sql module. Mine tested working is 2.5.0
3. Try to use -Debug for your New-AzureRmSqlDatabaseExport command line to see the details