az backup restore
Restore backed up items from recovery points in a Recovery Services vault.
Commands
| Name | Description | Type | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| az backup restore files |
Gives access to all files of a recovery point. |
Core | GA |
| az backup restore files mount-rp |
Download a script which mounts files of a recovery point. |
Core | GA |
| az backup restore files unmount-rp |
Close access to the recovery point. |
Core | GA |
| az backup restore restore-azurefiles |
Restore backed up Azure files within a file-share to the same file-share or another file-share in registered storage accounts. |
Core | GA |
| az backup restore restore-azurefileshare |
Restore backed up Azure file shares to the same file-share or another file-share in registered storage accounts. |
Core | GA |
| az backup restore restore-azurewl |
Restore backed up Azure Workloads in a Recovery services vault to another registered container or to the same container. |
Core | GA |
| az backup restore restore-disks |
Restore disks of the backed VM from the specified recovery point. |
Core | GA |
az backup restore restore-azurefiles
Restore backed up Azure files within a file-share to the same file-share or another file-share in registered storage accounts.
az backup restore restore-azurefiles --resolve-conflict {Overwrite, Skip}
--restore-mode {AlternateLocation, OriginalLocation}
[--container-name]
[--ids]
[--item-name]
[--resource-group]
[--rp-name]
[--source-file-path]
[--source-file-type {Directory, File}]
[--subscription]
[--target-file-share]
[--target-folder]
[--target-storage-account]
[--tenant-id]
[--vault-name]Examples
Restore backed up Azure files within a file-share to the same file-share or another file-share in registered storage accounts.
az backup restore restore-azurefiles --resource-group MyResourceGroup --vault-name MyVault --container-name MyContainer --item-name MyItem --rp-name recoverypoint --resolve-conflict Overwrite --restore-mode OriginalLocation --source-file-type File --source-file-path Filepath1 Filepath2Required Parameters
Instruction if there's a conflict with the restored data.
Specify the restore mode.
Optional Parameters
Name of the backup container. Accepts 'Name' or 'FriendlyName' from the output of az backup container list command. If 'FriendlyName' is passed then BackupManagementType is required.
One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.
Name of the backed up item.
Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.
Name of the recovery point.
The absolute path of the file, to be restored within the file share, as a string. This path is the same path used in the 'az storage file download' or 'az storage file show' CLI commands.
Specify the source file type to be selected.
Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.
Destination file share to which content will be restored.
Destination folder to which content will be restored. To restore content to root , leave the folder name empty.
Destination storage account to which content will be restored.
ID of the tenant if the Resource Guard protecting the vault exists in a different tenant.
Name of the Recovery services vault.
Global Parameters
Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.
Show this help message and exit.
Only show errors, suppressing warnings.
Output format.
JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.
Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.
Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.
az backup restore restore-azurefileshare
Restore backed up Azure file shares to the same file-share or another file-share in registered storage accounts.
az backup restore restore-azurefileshare --resolve-conflict {Overwrite, Skip}
--restore-mode {AlternateLocation, OriginalLocation}
[--container-name]
[--ids]
[--item-name]
[--resource-group]
[--rp-name]
[--subscription]
[--target-file-share]
[--target-folder]
[--target-resource-group-name]
[--target-storage-account]
[--tenant-id]
[--vault-name]Examples
Restore backed up Azure file shares to the same file-share or another file-share in registered storage accounts.
az backup restore restore-azurefileshare --resource-group MyResourceGroup --vault-name MyVault --container-name MyContainer --item-name MyItem --rp-name recoverypoint --resolve-conflict Overwrite --restore-mode OriginalLocationRequired Parameters
Instruction if there's a conflict with the restored data.
Specify the restore mode.
Optional Parameters
Name of the backup container. Accepts 'Name' or 'FriendlyName' from the output of az backup container list command. If 'FriendlyName' is passed then BackupManagementType is required.
One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.
Name of the backed up item.
Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.
Name of the recovery point.
Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.
Destination file share to which content will be restored.
Destination folder to which content will be restored. To restore content to root , leave the folder name empty.
Resource group of the destination storage account to which the content will be restored, needed if it is different from the vault resource group.
Destination storage account to which content will be restored.
ID of the tenant if the Resource Guard protecting the vault exists in a different tenant.
Name of the Recovery services vault.
Global Parameters
Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.
Show this help message and exit.
Only show errors, suppressing warnings.
Output format.
JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.
Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.
Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.
az backup restore restore-azurewl
Restore backed up Azure Workloads in a Recovery services vault to another registered container or to the same container.
az backup restore restore-azurewl --recovery-config
--resource-group
--vault-name
[--rehydration-duration]
[--rehydration-priority {High, Standard}]
[--tenant-id]
[--use-secondary-region]Examples
Restore backed up Azure Workloads in a Recovery services vault to another registered container or to the same container.
az backup restore restore-azurewl --resource-group MyResourceGroup --vault-name MyVault --recovery-config MyRecoveryConfigRequired Parameters
Specify the recovery configuration of a backed up item. The configuration object can be obtained from 'backup recoveryconfig show' command.
Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.
Name of the Recovery services vault.
Optional Parameters
Set the maximum time, in days (between 10-30, both inclusive) for which the recovery point stays in hydrated state.
The type of priority to be maintained while rehydrating a recovery point.
ID of the tenant if the Resource Guard protecting the vault exists in a different tenant.
Use this flag to restore from a recoverypoint in secondary region.
Global Parameters
Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.
Show this help message and exit.
Only show errors, suppressing warnings.
Output format.
JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.
Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.
Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.
az backup restore restore-disks
Restore disks of the backed VM from the specified recovery point.
az backup restore restore-disks --storage-account
[--container-name]
[--disk-encryption-set-id]
[--diskslist]
[--ids]
[--item-name]
[--mi-system-assigned]
[--mi-user-assigned]
[--rehydration-duration]
[--rehydration-priority {High, Standard}]
[--resource-group]
[--restore-as-unmanaged-disks {false, true}]
[--restore-mode {AlternateLocation, OriginalLocation}]
[--restore-only-osdisk {false, true}]
[--restore-to-edge-zone {false, true}]
[--restore-to-staging-storage-account {false, true}]
[--rp-name]
[--storage-account-resource-group]
[--subscription]
[--target-resource-group]
[--target-subnet-name]
[--target-subscription-id]
[--target-vm-name]
[--target-vnet-name]
[--target-vnet-resource-group]
[--target-zone {1, 2, 3}]
[--tenant-id]
[--use-secondary-region]
[--vault-name]Examples
Restore disks of the backed VM from the specified recovery point. (autogenerated)
az backup restore restore-disks --container-name MyContainer --item-name MyItem --resource-group MyResourceGroup --rp-name MyRp --storage-account mystorageaccount --vault-name MyVaultRequired Parameters
Name or ID of the staging storage account. The VM configuration will be restored to this storage account. See the help for --restore-to-staging-storage-account parameter for more info. The ID might be needed for cross-region restores where the storage account and vault are not on the same resource group. In order to get the ID, use the storage account show command as specified here (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-account-get-info?tabs=azure-cli#get-the-resource-id-for-a-storage-account).
Optional Parameters
Name of the backup container. Accepts 'Name' or 'FriendlyName' from the output of az backup container list command. If 'FriendlyName' is passed then BackupManagementType is required.
The disk encryption set id is used for encrypting restored disks. Please ensure access to disk encryption set id that is specified here.
List of disks to be excluded or included.
One or more resource IDs (space-delimited). It should be a complete resource ID containing all information of 'Resource Id' arguments. You should provide either --ids or other 'Resource Id' arguments.
Name of the backed up item.
Use this flag to specify whether a system-assigned managed identity should be used for the restore operation. MI option is not applicable for restoring unmanaged disks.
ARM ID of the user-assigned managed identity to use for the restore operation. Specify a value for this parameter if you do not want to use a system-assigned MI for restoring the backup item.
Set the maximum time, in days (between 10-30, both inclusive) for which the recovery point stays in hydrated state.
The type of priority to be maintained while rehydrating a recovery point.
Name of resource group. You can configure the default group using az configure --defaults group=<name>.
Use this flag to specify to restore as unmanaged disks.
Specify the restore mode.
Use this flag to restore only OS disks of a backed up VM.
Switch parameter to indicate edge zone VM restore. This parameter can't be used in cross region and cross subscription restore scenarios.
Use this flag when you want disks to be restored to the staging storage account using the --storage-account parameter. When not specified, disks will be restored to their original storage accounts. Default: false.
Name of the recovery point.
Name of the resource group which contains the storage account. Default value will be same as --resource-group if not specified.
Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.
Use this to specify the target resource group in which the restored disks will be saved.
Name of the subnet in which the target VM should be created, in the case of Alternate Location restore a new VM.
ID of the subscription to which the resource should be restored.
Name of the VM to which the data should be restored, in the case of Alternate Location restore to a new VM.
Name of the VNet in which the target VM should be created, in the case of Alternate Location restore to a new VM.
Name of the resource group which contains the target VNet, in the case of Alternate Location restore to a new VM.
A primary region currently can have three Azure availability zones. Use this argument to specify the target zone number while doing Cross Zonal Restore.
ID of the tenant if the Resource Guard protecting the vault exists in a different tenant.
Use this flag to restore from a recoverypoint in secondary region.
Name of the Recovery services vault.
Global Parameters
Increase logging verbosity to show all debug logs.
Show this help message and exit.
Only show errors, suppressing warnings.
Output format.
JMESPath query string. See http://jmespath.org/ for more information and examples.
Name or ID of subscription. You can configure the default subscription using az account set -s NAME_OR_ID.
Increase logging verbosity. Use --debug for full debug logs.
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