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Performing Backups for Azure

Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure utilizes native Azure capabilities and does not require the installation of agent software to retrieve data within instances. Instead, it creates cloud-native snapshots for Azure VMs and Azure file shares or BACPAC files for Azure SQL databases during every backup session, enabling image-level backups of the protected Azure resources.

Learn more about the different ways to protect data in Microsoft Azure: 

  • Create cloud-native snapshots of Azure VMs: A cloud-native snapshot includes point-in-time snapshots of virtual disks attached to the processed Azure VM. Snapshots of virtual disks are taken using native Microsoft Azure capabilities.
  • Create image-level backups of Azure VMs: In addition to cloud-native snapshots, you can protect your Azure VMs with image-level backups. An image-level backup captures the whole image of the processed Azure VM (including OS data, application data, and so on) at a specific point in time. The backup is saved as multiple files to a backup repository in the native Veeam format.
  • Create image-level backups of Azure SQL databases: An image-level backup of an Azure SQL database captures the whole image of the processed database (including tables, constraints, indexes, and actual data) at a specific point in time. The backup is saved as multiple files to a backup repository in the native Veeam format.
  • Create cloud-native snapshots of Azure file shares: A cloud-native snapshot includes point-in-time snapshots of base files, metadata, and files in the processed Azure file share system properties. Snapshots of these files are taken using native Microsoft Azure capabilities.

You can create backup policies to automate data protection tasks and schedule them accordingly. You can take cloud-native snapshots manually as needed for Azure VMs and Azure file shares included in the backup policies. Additionally, manual backups can be performed when required for Azure SQL databases.

Consider that if you delete a file share from Azure, the snapshots of this file share will be deleted as well. To protect your snapshots from accidental deletion, you can use the file share soft delete option.

 

Comprehensive data protection for Azure VMs and Azure SQL databases, ensuring quick and reliable recovery in case of data loss or system failures.

 

Performing Restore for Azure

Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure enables users to perform various restore scenarios, such as restoring entire Azure VMs and individual files from VM backups or even restoring Azure SQL databases to specific points in time. These flexible restore options ensure seamless data recovery and business continuity for Azure workloads.

In various disaster recovery scenarios, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure allows you to perform the following restore operations using backed-up data:

 

Restore of Azure VMS

You can restore an entire Azure VM from a cloud-native snapshot or image-level backup. Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure allows you to convert one or more Azure VMs simultaneously to the original or a new location. To restore an Azure VM from a cloud-native snapshot, Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure uses native Microsoft Azure capabilities.
Restore Azure SQL Databases

You can restore an entire Azure SQL database from an image-level backup. Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure allows you to convert one or more databases simultaneously to the original or a new location. Within one restore session, you can restore only those Azure SQL databases that belong to the same SQL Server. 
Restore Azure File Shares

You can recover corrupted or missing files of an Azure file share from a cloud-native snapshot. Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure allows you to restore files and folders to the original or another file share.
Other Workloads

You can restore a Cosmos DB accounts from Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure. 

  • Point-in-time restore — restores a Cosmos DB account from a timestamp to a new location.

  • Restore from repository — restores the database of a Cosmos DB for PostgreSQL account from a backup stored in a repository to the original or to a new location.

Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure offers the following disaster recovery operations for Virtual Network Configuration restores:

  • Full restore — restores the entire virtual network configuration.

  • Granular restore — restores the selected virtual network configuration items.

 

 

 

 

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