I wanted to delete vault but due some error its not deleted. its saying backup item is protected and do not have backup item in list

Question

i have vault which i wanted to delete but its not getting deleted error is :

Failed to complete the operation. Failed to delete the protected server. This protected server contains backup items. Please stop protection of the backup items with delete data before attempting to deleting the protected server.

But i haved checked no backup item in the list and its not let me delete the protected server . like i have seen there is azure storage account which i deleted and that account i am not ablt to unregister.

please help me here.

Answer 1

Hi vidyadhar lambade

You can't delete a Recovery Services vault with any of the following dependencies:

• You can't delete a vault that contains protected data sources (for example, IaaS VMs, SQL databases, Azure file shares).
• You can't delete a vault that contains backup data. Once backup data is deleted, it will go into the soft deleted state.
• You can't delete a vault that contains backup data in the soft deleted state.
• You can't delete a vault that has registered storage accounts.

If you try to delete the vault without removing the dependencies, you'll encounter one of the following error messages:

Vault cannot be deleted as there are existing resources within the vault. Please ensure there are no backup items, protected servers, or backup management servers associated with this vault. Unregister the following containers associated with this vault before proceeding for deletion.

Recovery Services vault cannot be deleted as there are backup items in soft deleted state in the vault. The soft deleted items are permanently deleted after 14 days of delete operation. Please try vault deletion after the backup items are permanently deleted and there is no item in soft deleted state left in the vault. For more information, see Soft delete for Azure Backup.

• If you have Backup Items deleted , bring them back
• Disable Soft Delete
• Delete backup Items
• Delete Vault Please read carefully : ------>

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-delete-vault?tabs=portal
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