Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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MS Azure Recovery Services Agent (MARS) Scheduled Backups don't work on Windows 11 PRO
On Windows 11 PRO Backups work when manually initiated but the task scheduler is unable to trigger the process. There are at least 2 issues. The first relates to the command placed into the task scheduler queue. The command argument in Task Scheduler…
asked 2021-11-17T16:40:54.967+00:00
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Randy Salamone
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answered 2021-12-16T17:37:44.053+00:00
Limitless Technology
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MARS Agent Shadow Copy Storage Warnings
Backups are working well but I am getting the following alert: "You have used 91% of disc space on C:\ allocated for shadow copy storage;" I have configured shadow storage to use a spare 4TB drive (S) using VSSADMIN: Shadow Copy Storage…
asked 2021-10-16T05:20:34.057+00:00
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Spacemaker Admin
21
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commented 2021-12-16T05:49:56.773+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
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Long Retention
Hi Team, If i want to extend one or few backup jobs retention for long time (due to case raised and need to keep the backup more than the retention period). how can we change the retention for few jobs. like other tools, do we have option to extend…
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Azure - MMC PLugin hangs on Step 2/3 Loading Policy Information
Resinstalled Mars ...no luck.....stopped and started services...no luck.. rebooted server ...no luck. Everything seems to be working via cloud and backups are getting done when logging into portal.azure.com . However, locally I just can't get past…
asked 2021-11-12T19:15:45.213+00:00
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Rob Guadagni
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accepted 2021-12-14T14:11:45.483+00:00
Rob Guadagni
106
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Azure MARS - Backups - Stuck in Post backup step
Hi there, We are using Azure MARS for system state and Files backup but for some reasons it is stuck at post backup steps since 8 days and all other backups could not be started becuase of that particular event. Backup Agent Version: 2.0.9207.0 …
asked 2021-11-22T19:44:29.797+00:00
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Jatin
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answered 2021-12-14T07:54:56.35+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
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How to cleanup Azure Backup job status - "In Progress" and "Failed" status in Vault, but running fine in MARS
I have a non-Azure Server (on Premise - Win2012) running MARS Agent for Backup of Files and Folders. The Backup appears to be running normally (Server Perspective) -- using the agent software on server the backup jobs completes daily. BUT - the…
asked 2021-11-08T22:05:02.623+00:00
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Stephen Beer
21
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commented 2021-12-14T07:41:30.287+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
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Unable to delete Vault
I am unable to delete a vault. It claims there is a storage account connected but when I look at the backup items, there are no backup items. The storage account has also been deleted
asked 2021-12-10T17:28:10.83+00:00
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Peter Karman
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answered 2021-12-11T13:12:03.407+00:00
SUNOJ KUMAR YELURU
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Backing up my tenant
Hi everyone, This may seem like a silly question but the research I have done is so ambiguous. The company I work for uses Microsoft 365 cloud as a service where we utilise the usual SharePoint, dynamics, word online etc. We have no on-premise…
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Azure Backup Server cannot continue the backup job as it has been disconnected from the Azure service for 15 or more days (ID 50004)
A few months back I was testing out Azure Backup Server to backup some on premise VMWare VMs to Azure. This worked well at the time, but my attention went elsewhere for a while. I returned to it today to discover DPM was down and services broken which I…
asked 2021-12-01T14:55:27.247+00:00
Paul @ Dog Digital
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commented 2021-12-09T12:30:36.207+00:00
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Leonid Admin Ostromogilsky
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azure vm backup Application/File/Crash Consistent
Do we have an option to set the file/crash/application consistence backup alert or do we have any PowerShell script to identify the recovery point details. we can see that backup completed without warning, but vm backup is in file consistency. so for…
asked 2021-11-17T08:03:42.103+00:00
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Siva
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answered 2021-12-09T10:45:51.367+00:00
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Bhanu Ejjagiri
261
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Question on a couple of object types in MABS backups
Hi folks, I've been setting up a MABS server to back up our on-prem servers and VM's to local disk and Azure. In selecting what assets to protect on our Hyper-V machines, I've noticed a couple of types that I'm unsure whether it's necessary to backup…
asked 2021-12-03T19:48:57.313+00:00
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I C
21
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commented 2021-12-08T07:50:31.993+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
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Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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SQL Backup size
Hi, Do we have any powershell script to identify the sql db size from the SQL backup history? using the SQL in Azure VM Backup.
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Backup retention
Hi Team, If i have changed the retention by accidentally as less, and saved. it will affect immediately to all the old recovery points. Do we have any other cleaning jobs are there like data aging? when it will remove the old recovery points in…
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SAP HANA cross subscription BackUp
Hi all, we need to restore a SAP HANA db between two SAP HANA dedicated VMs which are not within the same Resource group and Subscription. We tried to follow the steps described by Microsoft…
asked 2021-11-26T16:02:25.353+00:00
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aptosoglouv
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commented 2021-12-06T20:34:57.16+00:00
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Monalla-MSFT
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When vm backup will skip the transfer to vault? and why?
Hi I can see that few or one or two jobs was completed, but its showing that transfer to vault is skipped. Then the backup should be "completed with warning", but it is showing "completed" Normally if we cancel after take…
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MABS Azure Backup Server - new BMR backup "out of disk space for the replica"
MABS v13.0.657.0 / WIndows 2019 --------------------------------------- When ever I attempt to add a new BMR backup task, the consistency checks fails with the following message: DPM is out of disk space for the replica (ID 58 Details:…
asked 2021-12-03T07:01:32.44+00:00
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Jason G
26
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commented 2021-12-03T19:24:23.007+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
37,921
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Azure Backup
In the following cases, the backup and Please let me know the procedure when you want to perform backup and restore in the following cases. Virtual machine and management disk connected to the virtual machine You have a virtual machine and a…
asked 2021-11-29T12:27:24.907+00:00
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金 泰弘
21
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answered 2021-12-02T19:49:14.157+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
37,921
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Update in service FQDNs to access Azure Backup for SQL backup solutions
Hi Team, Do we have any update on the below, what changes happened and what we need to do for SQL backup. Update in service FQDNs to access Azure Backup for SQL and SAP HANA backup solutions Currently we dont have any backup failure, how to be…
asked 2021-12-01T10:57:41.037+00:00
Siva
646
Reputation points
answered 2021-12-02T15:15:06.353+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
37,921
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Cannot get databox/disk of recovery services vault exported?
I know it's possible to send a drive or use a Databox for the initial transfer when using Azure Backup. What is not clear is if it's possible to also restore from the backup. I can order a box to recover from a Storage Account but there is no option in…
asked 2021-11-16T20:48:34.02+00:00
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Rich
1
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commented 2021-12-02T09:40:51.337+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
37,921
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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Not able to trigger an on demand backup in hana db using azure cli?
az backup protection backup-now --resource-group $saphanaResourceGroup --item-name $saphanadatabase;hxe;hxe --vault-name $saphanaVault --container-name $friendly name -> e.g HanaVM --backup-type Full --retain-until…
asked 2021-12-02T05:31:21.873+00:00
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Moses Abraham, Densinghdaniel
26
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answered 2021-12-02T08:06:15.067+00:00
Prrudram-MSFT
22,056
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