or master.sys.databases.containment

Check in SSMS.

The backup process marks a checkpoint and then begins copying data pages. This is what you see for progress and estimate. At the end of the data pages being copied,...

OK, clearly something is wrong then. I'll check and see why the forum search doesn't show up.

Is it me? Do you not see Forums in the drop down?

With Git you still can have local copies of the code. It's unlikely your org and GitHub get compromised at the same time. You can still have offline or other...

The only way to do this is some sort of looping mechanism that checks each table/field that matches the datatype and then return results or store them in a table....

Please post a repro with DDL for a table, some insert statements and then a query. Please format code using the "Insert/edit code sample" button in the toolbar.

Which server gets updates and which gets restarted? It's unclear from your post. I assume you mean the guest gets restarted, but not sure.

I don't know that I've seen this,...

I can't remember most days which day it is. Mostly because I think it doesn't matter and then I don't pay attention. I check the display in my monitor (from...

It is a logical file name, but from my reading, that is bound below the Filegroup. There isn't a Filegroup for the log.

Yes, I'd certainly use a separate account for this. Should be able to be a backupadmin and then perhaps file system rights if there is a copy involved.

I don't see log file listed here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/relational-databases/system-catalog-views/extended-properties-catalog-views-sys-extended-properties?view=sql-server-ver15

Haven't seen that, and it shouldn't matter. During the backup process, if you are writing to a remote share, I don't think permissions are rechecked in midstream. It's possible some...

You will need jobs on the DR instance, disabled or checking for whether this is the primary replica before running.