Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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I have a VM I am trying to restore on a DefaultPolicy backup but cant see any backups older than 2 months
the VM backups restore points only show back to 30 days then 4 weekly backups but nothing else... VM is on the DefaultPolicy so I should have weekly's, monthly's and yearly's. On the main backup page it tells me oldest restore point is 7/1/2019 (1…
asked 2020-10-20T23:50:47.223+00:00
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Matt Harris
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commented 2020-11-11T06:20:39.73+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
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How to include excluded disks in azure backup
Hi All, I have 2 excluded disks from backup. I want to include them to my bakcup azure, but when i run my az command i have an error. My az command (I use --vm $() because my VM is not in the same Resource group of the Backup vault name): az backup…
asked 2020-11-06T14:25:04.1+00:00
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HARRAG Achraf [ECM] (EXT)
6
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answered 2020-11-09T08:31:18.443+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
40,441
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Unable to Save MABS passphrase on Keyvault
Hi We are deploying Azure Backup Server 3 on our Physical server, while register the server its ask for passphrase to be saved on KeyVault. We have created keyvault but unable to save or open keyvault link. thank you
asked 2020-11-03T11:11:17.49+00:00
Maqbool Khan Niazi
1
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commented 2020-11-07T18:29:24.45+00:00
JamesTran-MSFT
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Backup On-Premises Hyper-V VM to Azure without MABS server?
Is this currently possible? I have a VM that I'd like to back up into Azure instead of having to have an on-prem backup server like DPM or MABS. The only thing I see you can do with the MARS agent alone is files and folders. Thanks, John
asked 2020-11-05T23:53:20.947+00:00
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John
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answered 2020-11-06T05:52:02.5+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
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Backup & Restore VM
Hi Is it possible to backup my current vm & remove it. Planning to restore this vm maybe in few months time. Will this cut cost?
asked 2020-10-30T18:52:48.967+00:00
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James Lum
1
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commented 2020-10-30T19:37:49.597+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
40,441
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Recovery Services Vault requires Microsoft to delete it?
Attempting to delete an Azure Recovery Services Vault. We do not have paid support and cannot open a support ticket. To delete the vault, I have to delete all the items in it first. When I attempt to delete the protected server which used to run the…
asked 2020-09-24T17:23:55.683+00:00
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Everest MacDonald
21
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accepted 2020-10-29T13:46:40.24+00:00
Everest MacDonald
21
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How to check backup throughput information for Azure VM by power shell
How to check backup throughput information for Azure VM by power shell
asked 2020-10-19T11:59:34.643+00:00
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Mule, Vinod
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commented 2020-10-27T14:05:42.453+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
40,441
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direct restoration of Hana Production database backup to QA system
Hi Support, We have production backup happening on one azure vault and QA system backups on another vault. what is the quickest possibility to directly restoring a backup from one Azure vault to another azure vault ? Regards, Aditya SAP Basis
asked 2020-10-26T10:36:39.153+00:00
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Aditya Sehrawat
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answered 2020-10-27T13:55:40.307+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
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Azure Backup of Virtual Machine fails because resource no longer exists - but it does
I've just realised the backups for one of our Windows Virtual Machines have been failing for the last months. It says the VM no longer exists but it 100% does - VM is up and running, I can see it with my very own eyes. I've tried stopping the protection…
asked 2020-10-10T23:56:33.74+00:00
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Miriam Gallardo Martos
6
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commented 2020-10-27T09:18:32.657+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
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Can we trigger azure backup using ip address of a VM?
If we have two ip address allocated with one VM name, how can we trigger backup? I am using below azure backup command: az backup protection backup-now --resource-group <rg> --vault-name <vault> --container-name <container> …
asked 2020-10-21T18:08:18.887+00:00
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Biswas, Amita
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commented 2020-10-27T08:31:19.243+00:00
Leon Laude
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How to take Azure Backup for Scale-out File Servers (SoFS) cluster in azure recovery service vaults .
How to take Azure Backup for Scale-out File Servers (SoFS) in azure recovery service vaults My Requirement is to take backup for SOFS clusters in azure backup for the cluster volume of SOFS using Azure backup.
asked 2020-10-22T10:20:07.75+00:00
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Abhishek Singh
381
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accepted 2020-10-27T08:19:45.857+00:00
Abhishek Singh
381
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Azure Backup: Does Azure Backup use SQL AlwaysOn AG Backup Preferences?
Following the setup process outlined here: https://video2.skills-academy.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-sql-server-database-azure-vms. I am using a three server Azure SQL VM AlwaysOn AG, with a backup policy applied to the AlwaysOn AG. The AG backup…
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How to get an Azure icon for commercial use?
Hi, I'm working in N2WS, our company develops a backup solution for cloud resources for AWS and we are going to support Azure. I would like to get an Azure icon that we can legally use in our software's UI. Where can I get such an icon? Thanks, …
asked 2020-10-21T14:42:43.83+00:00
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Eliad Eini
21
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accepted 2020-10-22T10:54:00.997+00:00
Eliad Eini
21
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What IP addresses and ports are needed to go connect to microsoft/azure via an on premise ASA firewall?
What IP addresses and ports are needed to go connect to microsoft/azure via an on premise ASA firewall?
asked 2020-10-19T13:20:42.447+00:00
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Adam Barrett
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commented 2020-10-21T20:01:18.79+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
40,441
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Microsoft Azure Backup job failing to backup the C: drive with on-premise Windows Server 2019
Hello, I am having trouble setting up the Azure Backup of a on-premise Windows Server 2019. While the D: drive can be backed-up without any trouble, the C: drive fails backing-up correctly with a "Job Failed." error (on the on-premise server…
asked 2020-09-04T12:02:45.487+00:00
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Thomas Beck
1
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commented 2020-10-19T07:51:08.707+00:00
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Ben Weston
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Backing up AzureAD and Office 365 Configuration
Guys, aside from data we need to backup the configuration of AzureAD, Exchange Online, SharePoint, MS Teams etc. How are people doing this ? I see Quest offer some capability for this but are there any other products people are aware of?
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Azure Backup encountered an internal error when backinig up Azure File Share
I was trying to create a new file share and setup a backup for that. I already have a Recovery Vault Service and my backup policy that works on a bunch of different shares. I created a new storage account and tried to add a backup scheme for some…
asked 2020-10-03T15:32:48.477+00:00
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Michał Pawlicki
86
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commented 2020-10-17T18:58:28.407+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
40,441
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2 answers
Failed deploy data base from ssms to azure sql
Hi, while trying to upload from an on premise sql server manager studio to azure sql database I encountered an error and the operation failed. I am using the latest ssms (v.18), in addition in my azure database I have a maximum storage size of 500…
asked 2020-10-12T06:16:10.293+00:00
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Amir Ariely
1
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commented 2020-10-13T01:43:53.92+00:00
m
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Bare Metal backup option not available
Hi I am looking to do a bare metal backup and also backup SQL as well as files on my server. Environment is a 2019 physical onsite server running server 2019. Initally I made a backup that was just for system state and files and this worked fine.…
asked 2020-10-09T13:52:40.873+00:00
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Mark
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answered 2020-10-09T19:17:54.177+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
40,441
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Oracle VM server windows VM backup to Azure
I have an Oracle VM Server for x86 server virtualization environment with windows installed Virtual Machines running. I want to backup the VMs for this to Azure cloud, Could you please assist in this, the technical know-how on this. Regards,
asked 2020-10-08T07:05:39.237+00:00
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Baraka Njare
1
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commented 2020-10-09T09:27:31.377+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
40,441
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