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Can Azure backup be used to execute custom backup commands

saurabh 331 Reputation points
2022-02-18T04:35:50.133+00:00

Hi,

Is it possible to use Azure backup to schedule a custom backup command in an Azure VM? For example if one is running a Db2 for linux/windows database, or tableau server in an Azure VM, is it possible to schedule a backup using native Db2/Tableau backup commands through Azure backup service?

If its possible, can you share some reference implementation?

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  1. Alan Kinane 16,796 Reputation points MVP
    2022-02-18T09:58:26.453+00:00

    There are some options for this but I'm not sure if they are suited to your exact scenario.

    You can perform pre or post backup scripts for Linux: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-linux-app-consistent

    Otherwise, instead of using Azure Backup for IaaS VMs you can use MABS which is also part of the Azure Backup family and this also has support for pre and post backup scripts: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/pre-backup-post-backup-scripts

    MABS: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-microsoft-azure-backup

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