How To Backup SQL Server In Azure

Introduction

 
Azure Backup is the modern way to take backup in the Cloud, and it is a zero infrastructure solution that allows us to deploy any backup infrastructure.
 

Step 1 - Verifying our Database Server named BattiDB is running

 
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Step 2 - Installing Backup and Site Recovery

 
Go to the “+ Create a Resource” and search Backup and Site Recovery and then click “Create”.
 
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Step 3 - Creating the Recovery Service Vault

 
On the "Create Recovery Service Vault" screen, select the Subscription, Resource Group, and then enter the Vault Name “BattiDBBackup” and click “Review+Create”.
 
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Step 4 - Creating a Backup

 
After you have successfully deployed, go to the backup named “BattiDBBackup” and click “+ Backup”.
 
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Step 5 - Selecting the Workloads and Backup Details

 
In the Backup Goal, select the Workload location as ”Azure”, and then select "What do you want to backup" as “SQL Server in Azure VM”, and then click “Start Discovery”.
 
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Step 6 - Discovering the Database VMs

 
When we click the “Start Discovery” Button, It will show the Virtual Machine's Name, then select the Database virtual machine named “BattiDB” that we have already deployed, and then click “Discover DBs”
 
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Step 7 - Configuring the Backup

 
After Discovering the VMs, Click “Configure Backup”.
 
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Step 8 - Selecting the Database

 
In the Items to Backup we can select single Database or we can fully select the database that we want, after selecting the database Select “On” under the AUTOPROTECT and then click “Ok”.
 
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Step 9 - Creating the Backup Policy

 
In the Backup policy “Create New” policy under the Choose Backup Policy.
 
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Step 10 - Assigning the Backup Policy

 
In the new policy Enter the Policy name and set the full backup policy and then click “Ok”
 
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Step 11 - Finalizing the Backup Policy

 
After setting the Policy we can select the Log backup and SQL Backup Compression, and then click “Ok”.
 
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Step 12 - Enabling the Backup

 
After completing the settings click “Enable Backup”
 
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Step 13 - Verifying the Backup Jobs

 
After enabling the Backup job, we need to check if the Backup is running, so Click “Backup Jobs” and verify if there are any errors.
 
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Step 14 - Verifying the Backup Items

 
After successfully completed the Backup Jobs, we can verify our Backup Items. If we want to Recover the Backup we can select the Backup Item and recover it from the “Backup items”.
 
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Summary

 
In this article, we have learned how to backup a database using Backup Services. If you have any clarification feel free to comment under the comment box.


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