I currently have a Backup job in progress in Azure...File and Folder level only. I need to stop the job it has been running for too long. How can I stop it.
In Azure Storage (Azure Files), you can go to Azure Files > Backup > select the ... > Stop Backup.
You can also stop a backup job through Powershell.
Stop-AzureRmBackupJob
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/powershell/module/azurerm.backup/stop-azurermbackupjob?view=azurermps-6.13.0
To stop backup on a VM, you can go to the vault item's dashboard and select one of the following:
Stop protection and retain backup data. This option will stop all future backup jobs from protecting your VM; however, Azure Backup service will retain the recovery points that have been backed up. You'll need to pay to keep the recovery points in the vault (see Azure Backup pricing for details). You'll be able to restore the VM if needed. If you decide to resume VM protection, then you can use Resume backup option.
Stop protection and delete backup data. This option will stop all future backup jobs from protecting your VM and delete all the recovery points. You won't be able to restore the VM nor use Resume backup option.
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I have a weekly incremental backup with Azure Backup.
What happens to this backup if the previous backup was not completed at the start of the backup? Twice
(Will this backup start after it is interrupted and the previous backup is complete, or will it be aborted and run?)
Regards,
Is this manual backup or automatic backup? Azure vm or Azure sql db? What kind of backups? – If I cancel a backup job after it starts, is the transferred backup data deleted?
No. All data that was transferred into the vault before the backup job was canceled remains in the vault.
Azure Backup uses a checkpoint mechanism to occasionally add checkpoints to the backup data during the backup.
Because there are checkpoints in the backup data, the next backup process can validate the integrity of the files.
The next backup job will be incremental to the data previously backed up. Incremental backups only transfer new or changed data, which equates to better utilization of bandwidth.
If you cancel a backup job for an Azure VM, any transferred data is ignored. The next backup job transfers incremental data from the last successful backup job.
This article answers common questions about the Azure Backup service: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-backup-faq
I have a VM and I want to be able to copy a large amount of files to a backup drive. I have remote desktop and tried to copy that way , but the copy halts and gives no error.
The size is about 120G of data ?
Copying files larger than 2 GB with RDP isn't supported. Check this article for details.
As an alternate option, you could try using the Azure Backup service if you intend to back up your Azure VM. Backups are stored in a Recovery Services vault with built-in management of recovery points. Configuration and scaling are simple, backups are optimized, and you can easily restore as needed.
As part of the backup process, a snapshot is taken, and the data is transferred to the Recovery Services vault with no impact on production workloads. You can also schedule your backups to a suitable time so that resources are optimally used.
I am trying to move a VM which has azure back up running on recovery vault. Recovery vault is in a different resource group and my SQL VM is on a different RG. When i try moving to CSP subscription under same tenant i have an validation error.
Error- The move resources request contains resources like ----- that
are being backed up as a part of a azure backup job.
I stopped the backup and tried moving to CSP, still i had the same error.
Stopping the backup will not help. You need to remove any backup job before moving the Resources. Stop the backup job remove it and try moving the resources.
I am attempting to create a maintenance plan for a local transaction log backup.
The location of the full backup is listed as an Azure address ({C58FA3E7-ABB7-........}) so the maintenance plan thinks there is no full backup.
Is it possible to still create the local transaction log backup without access to Azure?
Right now the only way I can get the tlog backups to not fail is if I create a new full backup manually on the local disk.
My daily backup policy for VM's keeps backups for 30 days.
Now I want to save a specific backup and keep it for a longer time. As a baseline for work.
Is this possible with Azure? How can I configure this?
I am assuming you need to backup the VM on demand. One of the ways this can be done is from the Azure Portal.
Navigate to the VM which needs to be backed up. Under Operations section , select Backup menu.
Click Back up now.
It gives an option to specify a date till which you want(a custom retention period) to preserve your backup copy.