Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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Azure Blob Backup Vault: Policy not used
I use Azure Backupvault to backup a blob storage account. My Policy is attached. Expected behaviour: 1 year retention for restore points by default 2 year retention for restore points each 4th sunday in month Yesterday backup was running with a 2…
Azure Backup
asked 2026-04-20T19:40:51.23+00:00
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Benedikt Pittl
100
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commented 2026-04-23T00:31:01.0633333+00:00
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Siva shunmugam Nadessin
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Microsoft Azure Backup for Server not backing up
We have four servers not backing up in MABS. Here is the error: Type: Consistency check Status: Failed Description: DPM encountered error from VMware while trying to get ChangeTracking information. Server - 10.1.10.240 ErrorCode - FileFaultFault (ID…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-22T13:12:22.9933333+00:00
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Olmec Systems
0
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commented 2026-04-22T17:15:56.9366667+00:00
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Suchitra Suregaunkar
13,115
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NS01 - DC - VM Restoration using Azure MARS
Hello Tech-Xperts, I would like to share a scenario and seek your guidance on how best to achieve the requirement. I have an on-premises Hyper-V environment consisting of a single-node cluster hosting 3–4 VMs. For business continuity, all VMs are backed…
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Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-20T15:08:00.51+00:00
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nikhil satpute
2
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commented 2026-04-22T09:33:14.36+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar
13,115
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Backing up FSLogix Containers
Hi, I have a vault standard Azure backup job that backups up my FS Logix profiles. I deliberately set them up to run outside of business hours to avoid any chance of profile corruption and they take 6-7 hours. My business wants to reduce our downtime…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-17T09:53:32.9166667+00:00
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MichaelB-2136
250
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accepted 2026-04-21T13:42:27.63+00:00
MichaelB-2136
250
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What are the requirements to estimate cost for backup SQL servers in VM?
What are the requirements to estimate cost for backup SQL servers in VM?
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-21T05:42:42.99+00:00
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Priyadarshini
60
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accepted 2026-04-21T10:39:20.07+00:00
Priyadarshini
60
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2 answers
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VM disk backup
I added a disk VM and I backed up my VM now how can I backup new disk added and what is the retention back up points using backup policy.
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,742 questions
asked 2026-04-21T05:48:18.7866667+00:00
Priyadarshini
60
Reputation points
accepted 2026-04-21T10:36:29.8766667+00:00
Priyadarshini
60
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[Priority Developer Support] Unable to delete Backup Instance/Vault due to Immutable Lock - Need Escalation
Hi Azure Support Team, I am on a Developer Support Plan and require technical assistance to resolve a blocker regarding a Backup Vault deletion. The Goal: I need to delete the Backup Vault and its associated instances. The Blocker: The vault has an…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-03-16T15:41:43.41+00:00
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Aviv
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edited an answer 2026-04-21T10:24:40.0766667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar
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Can you please unlock recovery service vault, they are protected by immutability lock.
Can you please unlock recovery service vault, they are protected by immutability lock. We require the following to be unlocked Onprem-Servers Onprem-Servers2 This is required so we can delete some older backups for services who have left the…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-02T08:43:06.4066667+00:00
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Admin Academies Central
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edited a comment 2026-04-16T05:15:47.6666667+00:00
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Naveena Patlolla
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Server backup partially failing for c drive and system state
i have setup a backup for multiple drives it backs up most of them apart from c drive and system state also i setup the sql backup but not working
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-03-26T18:25:26.83+00:00
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Jahangeer Choudhry
5
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edited a comment 2026-04-14T17:57:34.7433333+00:00
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P.M
0
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On-Premise Windows 2019 Server Rebooting Automatically after installing MARS
We have on-premise 2019 Windows server. This server reboots automatically. After removing MARS, server do not reboot. This is the third time issue has reflected. We need solution on this issue.
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-07T09:56:21.9266667+00:00
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Vijay Lonkar
0
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commented 2026-04-13T18:31:04.5266667+00:00
Naveena Patlolla
9,565
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how to create backup of blob storage give full step by step details with screenshot
how to create backup of blob storage give full step by step details with screenshot
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-06T05:21:01.0133333+00:00
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kuldeep singh
20
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commented 2026-04-13T18:27:54.3233333+00:00
Naveena Patlolla
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Recovery Services Vault cannot be deleted — MABS server stuck with Invalid-state backup items after decommission
I am trying to delete a Recovery Services vault to stop incurring costs. The vault is blocked by a registered MABS (Azure Backup Server) that has two backup items stuck in Invalid protectionState with 0 recovery points: VM;vm1<guid1> …
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-03-31T08:37:13.1966667+00:00
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Marek Pierewoj
0
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commented 2026-04-10T17:50:18.34+00:00
Naveena Patlolla
9,565
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Unable to backup with MARS agent due to error
I am getting this error and looking to find a solution: Error message The current backup operation failed because the number of data transfer failures was more than 1000 Specified files could not be processed. I moved scratch folder from C:\ drive to…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-02-26T01:25:10.91+00:00
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Diana Piloya
185
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commented 2026-04-06T15:24:37.1233333+00:00
Naveena Patlolla
9,565
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How to delete a file share that's within a lock protected storage account?
Hi, based on the discussion on my previous question here i set up a new, empty test file share so I could restore another one of my in-use file shares to the new empty one, to ensure the backups were working correctly. I have done this and verified the…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-01T14:59:25.8733333+00:00
MichaelB-2136
250
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accepted 2026-04-10T09:48:37.26+00:00
MichaelB-2136
250
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Windows Server 2019 Blue Screen Error
Windows Server 2019 Blue Screen Error and server is restart. only azure Backup time system Blue Screen error showing and server Restarted. whats a Problem
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-07T07:44:22.4166667+00:00
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Malabar Hill Club
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commented 2026-04-09T03:30:53.2333333+00:00
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Bharath Y P
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Question about VHD Merge Process in Azure MARS Agent Incremental Backups
In the Azure Backup MARS agent documentation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-about-mars#additional-information, it states that during incremental backups, a new VHD is created, compressed, and encrypted before being sent to…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-07T07:49:20.0966667+00:00
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Tai Nguyen
45
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accepted 2026-04-09T10:33:07.1833333+00:00
Tai Nguyen
45
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Backup Failing for Checkpoint Firewall Appliances in Azure?
I created a backup for my Checkpoint Firewall appliances and they both failed after running. This is a linux image. The only info I can find is that the Source scan integration states - Not configured. I am not sure why it states this?
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-07T13:11:40.59+00:00
Hardcastle, Phil
0
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commented 2026-04-08T20:55:05.1533333+00:00
Siva shunmugam Nadessin
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back up protection
I can no longer run my ADO pipeline due to backup protections, how do I disable backups permanently
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-07T14:10:33.1166667+00:00
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HOLMES, CARMEN D
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answered 2026-04-08T17:28:27.25+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar
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Retention of weekly backup point
I changed my "Retention of weekly backup point" from 52 weeks to 12 weeks, but I did not realize this would cause my EXISTING prior backups of 13 weeks ago and older to be immediately deleted! How to recover them??? I also ADDED "Retention…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-07T17:50:49.0266667+00:00
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Jonathan Potthast
0
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commented 2026-04-08T20:19:58.64+00:00
Siva shunmugam Nadessin
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can an immutable recovery services vault be deleted
can a recovery services vault be deleted if immutable is enabled on the vault
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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asked 2026-04-08T15:16:03.4766667+00:00
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Hector Alcantara
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commented 2026-04-08T17:32:02.0566667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar
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