Could not find Azure Backup Logs.

Question

Hi . I am running azure backup. The backup jobs consist of backing up a virtual machine snapshot hosted in an on-premise virtual machine.
All necessary setup has been in place and we have a succesful backup. (Refer screenshot below).

However, we are trying to find succesful backup jobs in the past. We have look in backup reports, but it shows empty. DOes it show only the latest backup snapshot and no previous record available?
We also realize that we need to configure diagnostic setting to be able to see those logs. Does this mean that we have to pay for this services?
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/configure-reports

Is there no other way for us to see past succesful backup snapshots? Appreciate if you can verify this.

Answer 1

Hi @Rusydan (Dan) ,

As far as I know the only way to properly see the logs is to configure Azure Backup with Log Analytics/Azure Monitor, this way you will be able to accomplish what you want.

I have found two blog posts that guide you through on how to accomplish this for you:

• Backup Reports from Recovery Services vaults with Log Analytics and Azure Monitor
• Monitor Azure Backup with Log Analytics

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Best regards,
Leon