In this blog post I will be detailing how to enable virtual machine (VM) level backups during VM creation in Azure. This is a great function as it enables you to automatically create backups of your VM's directly within the Azure portal while creating a new VM.
You can also use the same basic steps below in order to create backups on your existing VM's by selecting the VM and Backup tab on your existing VM's within the Azure portal.
1. Log into the Azure portal and select New - Windows Server 2016 VM (or any other version that you are requiring). Select your relevant basic settings and continue:
2. Select the size of the VM that you would like to create and continue:
3. Under the backup tab, select "Enabled". You can now specify your new or existing "recovery services" or backup vault. This will be a storage location for your VM level backups. You will also be able to select an existing or new resource group:
4. The next step is to configure the backup policy itself, this can be done by selecting "Backup policy" and creating your policy based on your individual or compliance needs.
5. After this has been done you can complete the new VM wizard and your new VM will be provisioned in Azure. Your VM backups will automatically start running based on your policy.
Please note: The steps 3 & 4 can also be completed on an existing VM in order to create an automatic backup procedure. A recovery services vault will also be required for storage.
Once you have completed these steps your backups will be handled by Azure and recovery points will become available under the backup and restore tab of the individual VM's. You can use this to perform point in time restores of your VM's in any backup restore scenarios.
I hope that you have found this article interesting and can enable this on your next VM build!
Source: Please read the official Microsoft documentation for further information:
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