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A SharePoint service application restore operation fails with a SQL chain error message.
A SharePoint service application restore operation fails with a SQL chain error message.
If the SQL Server Agent and the SharePoint Server Agent are configured to back up the following, then this error can occur when you try to perform a service application restore operation:
If you use the SharePoint Server Agent to back up SharePoint service applications, then you must exclude the corresponding service application databases from the SQL server backup operation.