Change Azure Resource Group with a backup attached - azure

I'm trying to move a disk from a resource group to another one(with the same region) and I get an error telling me it's attached to a Azure Backup job. "Resource X are being backed up as part of a Azure Backup job"
The backup is set in a Recovery Vault.
I tried to stop the backup and delete the data in it (it's a dev environment) and I still get this error.
Is there something I am missing?
Thanks,

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Not able to delete RDS instance when RDS is associated with continuous backup +Terraform

I have craeted RDS ,point in time recovery ,backup plan and continuous back up using Terraform
Now when i am trying to delete RDS i am getting below error
1.Error Deleting Database Instance , invalid parameter combination, RDS instance is associated with aws backup resource. No delete automated backups must be specified
then i have deleted continuous back up in backup vault , which i beleive does not make sense , RDS should be deleted without deleting continuous backup anyway once i deleted then below error
2.Error Deleting Database Instance , DB snapshot already exists with same name
after that i deleted snapshot and then finally able to delete RDS using etraraorm
When you delete an RDS, it asks you two things.
1: Retain automated backups
2: Create final snapshot?
In your case, you faced two issues, one being related to RDS and the other being related to aws backup.
In your case you had the option 2(Create final snapshot?) 'enabled' and you already had a snapshot with the name $yourDBname-final-snapshot and that's why the error.
As for your error #1. It clearly says to specify 'No delete automated backups'. And Backup vaults cannot be deleted when there are recovery points.

Azure back up unable to delete backup items

I used the Azure Backup client (MARS) to back up a server he had. The server no longer exists. In the Azure portal I am unable to delete the vault because the resource group contains backup items.
I tried using Powershell but Az.RecoveryServices is not meant to be used for MARS BackupManagementType. You can Get-AzureRmRecoveryServicesBackupContainer but then Get-AzureRmRecoveryServicesBackupItem fails because there is no WorkLoadType for MARS
So I cant delete the backup items from the Portal. I cant delete backup Items using powershell and the server no longer exists so I can use the MARS agent to delete items.
You can't delete a Recovery Services vault that has servers registered in it, or that holds backup data.
To gracefully delete a vault, unregister servers it contains, remove vault data, and then delete the vault.
If you try to delete a vault that still has dependencies, an error message is issued, and you will need to manually remove the vault dependencies, including:
Backed up items
Protected servers
Backup management servers (Azure Backup Server, DPM)
Refer to this article for detailed info:https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-delete-vault
Note: You can use Cloud Shell available in portal to achieve this. Please select PowerShell after you launch Cloud Shell.
Kindly let us know if the above helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

Azure: Is it possible to delete a restore point in azure backup?

I have a test restore point (it's older than 30 days) I wanted to delete to save on the cost. I tried via azure portal the only option I found is to delete the backup data, not the restore point of a particular vm.
I'm currently using classic deployment and the VMs are deployed using classic deployment.
Now it is possible thought portal, powershell and CLI.
First of all you need to stop backup (retain backup).
Disable soft delete in RSV properties.
After that find appropriate RG - AzureBackupRG-location_of_vm, example: AzureBackupRG_westus2_1 Remember to check "Show hidden types" in RG.
Last step is to delete restore points in this RG. You only delete restore point, not backup from vault
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*PORTAL**:
Temporarily stop the backup and retain backup data.
To move virtual machines configured with Azure Backup, do the following steps:
Find the location of your virtual machine.
Find a resource group with the following naming pattern: AzureBackupRG_<location of your VM>_1. For example, AzureBackupRG_westus2_1
In the Azure portal, check Show hidden types.
Find the resource with type Microsoft.Compute/restorePointCollections that has the naming pattern AzureBackup_<name of your VM that you're trying to move>_###########.
Delete this resource. This operation deletes only the instant recovery points, not the backed-up data in the vault.
After the delete operation is complete, you can move your virtual machine.
Move the VM to the target resource group.
Resume the backup.
Link to MS Doc
As for as I know, It's impossible to delete a restore point in Azure backup. According to delete backup date in the official doc.
Unlike the process for restoring recovery points, when you delete
backup data, you can't choose specific recovery points to delete. If
you delete your backup data, you delete all associated recovery
points.
Moreover, It's not necessary to select specific recovery points to delete as you could customize retention range in backup policy. The Retention means how long data needs to be stored. Refer to this.
I got an 'internal system error' while trying to delete the restore point. This was because the VM had already been deallocated. I turned it back on, then was able the delete the restore point successfully, then shut the VM down again.

Why Azure VM Restore operation leads to Backup operation

I use Recovery Service Vault to restore VM. After selecting "Restore point" and activating "Replace existing" operation, I go to "View all jobs" page and can see that immediately after "Restore" operation a "Backup" operation is started. I cannot find any documentation on why this is the case. For what reason this backup operation is started?
as part of replace disks functionality, we take an on-demand backup before replacing the disks so that any error in the restore operation, we can roll back the operation and keep the source VM clean.
As per [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-arm-restore-vms#replace-existing-disks-from-a-restore-point],
"During replace existing disk(s) operations, as a precautionary measure, we backup the data before initiating the replace disks operations."
These might what you are looking for when you replace existing disks from a restore point:
Backup for restored VMs
If you restored a VM to the same resource group with the same name as
the originally backed-up VM, backup continues on the VM post restore.
If you restored the VM to a different resource group or you specified
a different name for the restored VM, the VM is treated as if it's a
new VM. You need to set up backup for the restored VM.

Azure delete backup vault fails with 'associated container'

I am cleaning out some old items from my azure account and cannot remove an older version Bacup Vault.
I get the following error when I try to delete it:
Vault cannot be deleted as there are existing resources within the
vault. Please ensure there are no backup items, protected servers or
backup management servers associated with this vault. Unregister the
following containers associated with this vault before proceeding for
deletion : COMPUTER-NAME. Unregister all containers from the vault and then
retry to delete vault
Notice the COMPUTER-NAME
That is the name of my computer, but I can not find the Azure back up agent installed on that computer. I also cannot find the computer name container in any storage containers in my entire azure account.
Can someone help me figure out how to remove these items
thanks in advance
First screenshot shows the Backup vault and the error message I get when I try to delete.
the second screenshot shows the BackupItems that remain, but I cannot delete them.
the red boxes cover my COMPUTER-NAME
Looks like my previous answer was turned into a comment due to brevity. Here's an update to make it a better answer anyway. Answer from that link quoted below for reference.
I have not mapped this answer to the corresponding Azure commands, but I was able to find my way to a solution via the Azure Portal. The steps were as follows:
Selected my Recovery Service resource
Under the Manage section, clicked Backup Infrastructure
Under Management Servers, clicked Protected Servers
In the list that followed, clicked on the row where my Protected Server > Count was greater than 0, in my case, Azure Backup Agent (because the backup agent was installed on my Windows Desktop)
Clicked on my server name in the Protected Server list
Clicked Delete in the card for my protected server
After that completed, I was able to delete the entire vault. These steps may be helpful if you have other Backup Infrastructure resources and possibly even Site Recovery Infrastructure resources associated with a vault.
Update: It seems like there's an open issue for Get-AzureRmRecoveryServicesBackupItem not having any capacity to return MARS backup items which is ultimately what the issue here was.

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