How To Backup Virtual Machines By Using Azure Portal

Introduction

In this article, you will evaluate the use of Azure recovery services for backing up and restoring files hosted on Azure virtual machines and on-premises computers.

Prerequisites

• Resources Group
• Virtual Network
• Virtual Machine

Step 1

In the Azure portal, search for and select the Recovery Service Vault

Step 2

Click Create

Step 3

Provide the project instance details then click Review + create

Important: Make sure that you specify the same region into which you deployed virtual machines in the previous task.

Step 4

When the deployment is complete, click Go to Resource.

Step 5

On the Recovery Services vault blade, in the Settings section, click Properties.

Step 6

Scroll down to Backup Configuration and select Update.

Implement Azure Virtual Machine-level backup

Step 1

Proceed to the next step to configure the backup settings.

Step 2

Create a new backup policy.

Step 3

Scroll down and add a virtual machine.

Step 4

Click Enable backup.

Step 5

Return to the Recovery Services vault blade.

Step 6

In the left pane, under Protected items, click Backup items.

Step 7

Next, select Azure Virtual Machine.

Step 8

Review the Backup Pre-Check and Last Backup Status values, and then select View details.

Step 9

Click Backup now, and then click OK.

Conclusion

This article taught us how to set up Azure virtual machines backup using the Recovery services vault. If you have any questions, please contact me.

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