Is there a way to backup my on-premises DomainController to Azure and to use it for recovery purposes?

Question

Hello guys! I have my domain in Hybrid mode, and my DC is on my premises. I am looking for a way to use Azure in order to save all my critical data in case the physical server faces any problem. So the question is:
Is there a way to backup my on-premises DomainController to Azure and to use it for recovery purposes?
Thanks in advance.

Answer 1

Hello @Kuznos Christos Thank you for reaching out to us on Microsoft Q&A platform. Happy to help!

Based on the information you provided, I understand that you are looking to backup your on-premise AD to Azure. To back up an on-premises domain controller, you need to back up the server's System State data. You can either use MARS or MABS (Azure Backup Server).

• If you're using MARS, follow these instructions.
• If you're using MABS (Azure Backup Server), follow these instructions.

Source link - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/active-directory-backup-restore#backing-up-on-premises-domain-controllers

It is important to note that restoring on-premises domain controllers (either from system state or from VMs) to the Azure cloud is not supported. If you would like the option of failover from an on-premises Active Directory environment to Azure, consider using Azure Site Recovery. You can refer to the documentation for more information on the limitations of Azure Backup for on-premises AD.

FYI: Pasting an older conversation - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/465657/on-prem-ad-backup-to-azure-backup.html

Hope this answers your question. Please write back to us if you have any further questions.

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