Is there a way we can take Snapshot of VM disk on daily/weekly basis like Azure backup automatically?

Question

Is there a way we can take Snapshot of VM disk on daily/weekly basis like Azure backup automatically.

Answer 1

Hello, @Rajan Gahlout !

How do I automatically take disk snapshots of a VM for backup?
This functionality is not included by default in Azure, but you can set this up using Azure Automation Runbooks. Here are 3 guides you can reference that will walk you through the process. The Yst@IT blog on top is the most recent with a lot of screenshots and PowerShell scripts that are easy to follow along:

• Yst@IT blog: Azure Use Automation to Snapshot and Create Disk Periodically
• StarWind blog by Nicolas Prigent: Automating Disk Snapshots using Azure Runbook
• Blog by Abhimanyu Garg: Automate Disk Snapshots in Azure !

The process includes creating a Runbook (PowerShell), adding a PowerShell script that takes a snapshot with something like New-AzSnapshot and create a disk using New-AzDisk, and creating a schedule for when you want the automation to be run.