#Microlite virtualmachine backup how to#
#Microlite virtualmachine backup install#
#Microlite virtualmachine backup full#

Incremental recovery points are storage and time-efficient, as they only transfer changes made since the last backup.

After the initial backup, each backup job creates incremental recovery points.

#Microlite virtualmachine backup full#

The first initial backup job creates a full recovery point.Enable-AzRecoveryServicesBackupProtection `īackups run according to the schedule specified in the backup policy. Specify the policy, the resource group, and the VM name. You can use this default policy to quickly protect your VM.įirst, set the default policy with Get-AzRecoveryServicesBackupProtectionPolicy: $policy = Get-AzRecoveryServicesBackupProtectionPolicy -Name 'DefaultPolicy'Įnable VM backup with Enable-AzRecoveryServicesBackupProtection. The default protection policy runs a backup once a day for the VM, and retains the created recovery points for 30 days.The policy defines when backups run, and how long recovery points created by the backups should be retained.You enable backup for an Azure VM, and specify a backup policy. Storage Redundancy can be modified only if there are no backup items protected to the vault. Name 'myRecoveryServicesVault' | Set-AzRecoveryServicesBackupProperty -BackupStorageRedundancy LocallyRedundant/GeoRedundant Name 'myRecoveryServicesVault' | Set-AzRecoveryServicesVaultContextĬhange the storage redundancy configuration (LRS/GRS) of the vault with Set-AzRecoveryServicesBackupProperty, as follows: Get-AzRecoveryServicesVault ` Set the vault context with Set-AzRecoveryServicesVaultContext, as follows: Get-AzRecoveryServicesVault ` Use the New-AzRecoveryServicesVault to create the vault: New-AzRecoveryServicesVault ` Geo-redundancy ensures that backed up data is replicated to a secondary Azure region, hundreds of miles away from the primary region.

By default the vault uses Geo-Redundant Storage (GRS).

Azure Backup automatically handles storage for backed up data.

If you used this sample script to create the VM, the resource group is myResourceGroup, the VM is * myVM, and the resources are in the WestEurope region.

For the resource group and location, specify the resource group and location of the VM you want to back up.

You can then use one of these recovery points to restore data to a given point in time. When a backup job runs, it creates a recovery point inside the Recovery Services vault. The first time you use Azure Backup, you must register the Azure Recovery Service provider in your subscription with Register-AzResourceProvider, as follows: Register-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace 'Microsoft.RecoveryServices'Ī Recovery Services vault is a logical container that stores backup data for protected resources, such as Azure VMs. Sign in to your Azure subscription with the Connect-AzAccount command and follow the on-screen directions.

#Microlite virtualmachine backup how to#

To learn how to migrate to the Az PowerShell module, see Migrate Azure PowerShell from AzureRM to Az.

#Microlite virtualmachine backup install#

To get started with the Az PowerShell module, see Install Azure PowerShell. This article uses the Azure Az PowerShell module, which is the recommended PowerShell module for interacting with Azure.