Back up VM disks on Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU via Azure PowerShell

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This article describes how to create backups of virtual machine disks on Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU device using Azure PowerShell.

Important

This procedure is meant to be used for VMs that are stopped. To back up running VMs, we recommend that you use a third-party backup tool.

Workflow

The following steps summarize the high-level workflow to back up a VM disk on your device:

1. Stop the VM.
2. Take a snapshot of the VM disk.
3. Copy the snapshot to a local storage account as a VHD.
4. Upload the VHD to an external target.

Prerequisites

Before you back up VMs, make sure that:

• You've access to a client that you'll use to connect to your device.
  • Your client runs a Supported OS.
  • Your client is configured to connect to the local Azure Resource Manager of your device as per the instructions in Connect to Azure Resource Manager for your device.

Verify connection to local Azure Resource Manager

Make sure that the following steps can be used to access the device from your client.

Verify that your client can connect to the local Azure Resource Manager.

1. Call local device APIs to authenticate:

   Az

   login-AzAccount -EnvironmentName <Environment Name> -TenantId c0257de7-538f-415c-993a-1b87a031879d  
   

   AzureRM

   login-AzureRMAccount -EnvironmentName <Environment Name> -TenantId c0257de7-538f-415c-993a-1b87a031879d  
   

2. Provide the username EdgeArmUser and the password to connect via Azure Resource Manager. If you do not recall the password, Reset the password for Azure Resource Manager and use this password to sign in.

Back up a VM Disk

Az

1. Get a list of the VMs running on your device. Identify the VM that you want to stop and the corresponding resource group.

   Get-AzVM
   

   Here is an example output:

   PS C:\Users\user> Get-AzVM
   
   ResourceGroupName            Name Location         VmSize OsType                NIC
   -----------------            ---- --------         ------ ------                ---
   MYASEAZRG                  myazvm dbelocal Standard_D1_v2  Linux           myaznic1
   MYASERG           myasewindowsvm2 dbelocal Standard_D1_v2  Linux myasewindowsvm2nic
   
   PS C:\Users\user> 
   

2. Set some parameters.

   $ResourceGroupName = "<Resource group name>"
   $VmName = "<VM name>"
   

3. Stop the VM.

   Stop-AzVM –ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -Name $VmName
   

   Here is an example output:

   PS C:\Users\user> Stop-AzVM -ResourceGroupName myaserg -Name myasewindowsvm2      
   Virtual machine stopping operation
   This cmdlet will stop the specified virtual machine. Do you want to continue?
   [Y] Yes  [N] No  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): Y
   
   OperationId : 8a2fa7ea-99d0-4f9f-b8ca-e37389cd8413
   Status      : Succeeded
   StartTime   : 6/28/2021 11:51:33 AM
   EndTime     : 6/28/2021 11:51:50 AM
   Error       :
   
   PS C:\Users\user>
   

   You can also stop the VM from the Azure portal.

4. Take a snapshot of the VM disk and save the snapshot to a local resource group. You can use this procedure for both OS and data disks.

   1. Get the list of disks on your device, or in a specific resource group. Make a note of the name of the disk to back up.

      $Disk = Get-AzDisk -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName
      $Disk.Name
      

      Here is an example output:

      PS C:\Users\user> $Disk = Get-AzDisk -ResourceGroupName myaserg
      PS C:\Users\user> $Disk.Name
      myasewindowsvm2_disk1_2a066432056446669368969835d5e3b3
      myazdisk1
      myvmdisk2
      PS C:\Users\user>
      

   2. Create a local resource group to serve as the destination for the VM snapshot. Location is set as dbelocal.

      New-AzResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName <Resource group name> -Location dbelocal 
      

      PS C:\Users\user> New-AzResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName myaseazrg1 -Location dbelocal
      
      ResourceGroupName : myaseazrg1
      Location          : dbelocal
      ProvisioningState : Succeeded
      Tags              :
      ResourceId        : /subscriptions/.../resourceGroups/myaseazrg1
      
      PS C:\Users\user>
      

   3. Set some parameters.

      $DiskResourceGroup = <Disk resource group>
      $DiskName = <Disk name>
      $SnapshotName = <Snapshot name>
      $DestinationRG = <Snapshot destination resource group>
      

   4. Set the snapshot configuration and take the snapshot.

      $Disk = Get-AzDisk -ResourceGroupName $DiskResourceGroup -DiskName $DiskName
      $SnapshotConfig = New-AzSnapshotConfig -SourceUri $Disk.Id -CreateOption Copy -Location 'dbelocal'
      $Snapshot = New-AzSnapshot -Snapshot $SnapshotConfig -SnapshotName $SnapshotName -ResourceGroupName $DestinationRG
      

      Verify that the snapshot is created in the destination resource group.

      Get-AzSnapshot -ResourceGroupName $DestinationRG
      

      Here is an example output:

      PS C:\Users\user> $DiskResourceGroup = "myaserg"
      PS C:\Users\user> $DiskName = "myazdisk1"
      PS C:\Users\user> $SnapshotName = "myasdisk1ss"
      PS C:\Users\user> $DestinationRG = "myaseazrg1"
      PS C:\Users\user> $Disk = Get-AzDisk -ResourceGroupName $DiskResourceGroup -DiskName $DiskName
      PS C:\Users\user> $SnapshotConfig = New-AzSnapshotConfig -SourceUri $Disk.Id -CreateOption Copy -Location 'dbelocal'
      PS C:\Users\user> $Snapshot=New-AzSnapshot -Snapshot $SnapshotConfig -SnapshotName $SnapshotName -ResourceGroupName $DestinationRG
      PS C:\Users\user> Get-AzSnapshot -ResourceGroupName $DestinationRG
      
      ResourceGroupName            : myaseazrg1
      ManagedBy                    :
      Sku                          : Microsoft.Azure.Management.Compute.Models.SnapshotSku
      TimeCreated                  : 6/28/2021 6:57:40 PM
      OsType                       :
      HyperVGeneration             :
      CreationData                 : Microsoft.Azure.Management.Compute.Models.CreationDat
                                     a
      DiskSizeGB                   : 10
      DiskSizeBytes                : 10737418240
      UniqueId                     : fbc1cfac-8bbb-44d8-8aa4-9e8811950fcc
      EncryptionSettingsCollection :
      ProvisioningState            : Succeeded
      Incremental                  : False
      Encryption                   : Microsoft.Azure.Management.Compute.Models.Encryption
      Id                           : /subscriptions/.../r
                                     esourceGroups/myaseazrg1/providers/Microsoft.Compute/
                                     snapshots/myasdisk1ss
      Name                         : myasdisk1ss
      Type                         : Microsoft.Compute/snapshots
      Location                     : DBELocal
      Tags                         : {}
      
      PS C:\Users\user>
      

AzureRM

1. Get a list of the VMs running on your device. Identify the VM that you want to stop.

   Get-AzureRMVM
   

   Here is an example output:

   PS C:\Users\user> Get-AzureRMVM
   
   ResourceGroupName    Name         Location  VmSize         OsType   NIC         ProvisioningState Zone
   -----------------    ----         --------  ------         ------   ---         ----------------- ----
   MYASERG           myasewindowsvm1 dbelocal Standard_D1_v2  Linux myasewindowsvm1nic  Succeeded
   MYASERG1            myaselinuxvm1 dbelocal Standard_D1_v2  Linux   myaselinuxvm1nic  Succeeded
   MYASERG2             myasetestvm1 dbelocal Standard_D1_v2  Linux    myasetestvm1nic  Succeeded
   
   PS C:\Users\user>
   

2. Stop the VM.

   Stop-AzureRMVM –ResourceGroupName <Resource group name> -Name <VM name>
   

   Here is an example output:

   PS C:\Users\user> Stop-AzureRMVM -ResourceGroupName myaserg2 -Name myasetestvm1
   
   Virtual machine stopping operation
   This cmdlet will stop the specified virtual machine. Do you want to continue?
   [Y] Yes  [N] No  [S] Suspend  [?] Help (default is "Y"): Y
   
   OperationId :
   Status      : Succeeded
   StartTime   : 4/9/2021 8:43:47 AM
   EndTime     : 4/9/2021 8:44:27 AM
   Error       :
   
   PS C:\Users\user>
   

   You can also stop the VM from the Azure portal.

3. Take a snapshot of the VM disk and save the snapshot to a local resource group. You can use this procedure for both OS and data disks.

   1. Get the list of disks on your device, or in a specific resource group. Make a note of the name of the disk to back up.

      Get-AzureRMDisk -ResourceGroupName <Resource group name>
      

      Here is an example output:

      PS C:\Users\user> $Disk = Get-AzureRMDisk -ResourceGroupName myaserg2
      PS C:\Users\user> $Disk.Name
      myasetestdisk1
      myasetestvm1_disk1_0ed91809927f4023b7aceb6eeca51c05
      PS C:\Users\user>
      

   2. Create a local resource group to serve as the destination for the VM snapshot.

      PS C:\Users\user> New-AzureRmResourceGroup -ResourceGroupName myaserg3 -Location dbelocal
      
      ResourceGroupName : myaserg3
      Location          : dbelocal
      ProvisioningState : Succeeded
      Tags              :
      ResourceId        : /subscriptions/.../resourceGroups/myaserg3
      
      PS C:\Users\user>
      

   3. Set some parameters.

      $DiskResourceGroup = <Disk resource group>
      $DiskName = <Disk name>
      $SnapshotName = <Snapshot name>
      $DestinationRG = <Snapshot destination resource group>
      

   4. Set the snapshot configuration and take the snapshot.

      $Disk = Get-AzureRmDisk -ResourceGroupName $DiskResourceGroup -DiskName $DiskName
      $SnapshotConfig = New-AzureRmSnapshotConfig -SourceUri $Disk.Id -CreateOption Copy -Location 'dbelocal'
      $Snapshot = New-AzureRmSnapshot -Snapshot $SnapshotConfig -SnapshotName $SnapshotName -ResourceGroupName $DestinationRG
      

      Verify that the snapshot is created in the destination resource group.

      Get-AzureRMSnapshot -ResourceGroupName $DestinationRG
      

      Here is an example output:

      PS C:\Users\user> $DiskResourceGroup = "myaserg2"
      PS C:\Users\user> $DiskName = "myasetestdisk1"
      PS C:\Users\user> $SnapshotName = "myasetestdisk1_ss"
      PS C:\Users\user> $DestinationRG = "myaserg3"
      PS C:\Users\user> $Disk = Get-AzureRmDisk -ResourceGroupName $DiskResourceGroup -DiskName $DiskName
      PS C:\Users\user> $SnapshotConfig = New-AzureRmSnapshotConfig -SourceUri $Disk.Id -CreateOption Copy -Location 'dbelocal'
      PS C:\Users\user> $Snapshot=New-AzureRmSnapshot -Snapshot $SnapshotConfig -SnapshotName $SnapshotName -ResourceGroupName $DestinationRG
      PS C:\Users\user> Get-AzureRMSnapshot -ResourceGroupName $DestinationRG
      
      ResourceGroupName  : myaserg3
      ManagedBy          :
      Sku                : Microsoft.Azure.Management.Compute.Models.DiskSku
      TimeCreated        : 4/9/2021 4:23:21 PM
      OsType             :
      CreationData       : Microsoft.Azure.Management.Compute.Models.CreationData
      DiskSizeGB         : 10
      EncryptionSettings :
      ProvisioningState  : Succeeded
      Id                 : /subscriptions/.../resourceGroups/myaserg3/providers/Microsoft.Compute/snapshots/myasetestdisk1_ss
      Name               : myasetestdisk1_ss
      Type               : Microsoft.Compute/snapshots
      Location           : DBELocal
      Tags               : {}
      
      PS C:\Users\user>
      

Copy the snapshot into a local storage account

Copy the snapshots to a local storage account on your device.

Az

1. Set some parameters.

   $StorageAccountRG = <Local storage account resource group>
   $StorageAccountName = <Storage account name>
   $StorageEndpointSuffix = <Connection string in format: DeviceName.DnsDomain.com>
   $DestStorageContainer = <Destination storage container>
   $DestFileName = <Blob file name> 
   

2. Create a local storage account on your device.

   New-AzStorageAccount -Name  $StorageAccountName -ResourceGroupName $StorageAccountRG -Location DBELocal -SkuName Standard_LRS
   

   Here is an example output:

   PS C:\Users\user> New-AzStorageAccount -Name  $StorageAccountName -ResourceGroupName $StorageAccountRG -Location DBELocal -SkuName Standard_LRS
   
   StorageAccountName ResourceGroupName PrimaryLocation SkuName      Kind    AccessTier
   ------------------ ----------------- --------------- -------      ----    ----------
   myaseazsa1         myaseazrg2        DBELocal        Standard_LRS Storage
   PS C:\Users\user>
   

3. Create a container in the local storage account that you created.

   $keys = Get-AzStorageAccountKey -ResourceGroupName $StorageAccountRG -Name $StorageAccountName
   $keyValue = $keys[0].Value
   $storageContext = New-AzStorageContext -StorageAccountName $StorageAccountName -StorageAccountKey $keyValue -Protocol Http -Endpoint $StorageEndpointSuffix;
   $container = New-AzStorageContainer -Name $DestStorageContainer -Context $storageContext -Permission Container -ErrorAction Ignore;    
   

   Here is an example output:

   PS C:\Users\user> $StorageAccountRG = "myaseazrg2"
   PS C:\Users\user> $StorageAccountName = "myaseazsa1"
   PS C:\Users\user> $StorageEndpointSuffix = "myasegpu.wdshcsso.com"
   PS C:\Users\user> $DestStorageContainer = "testcont1"
   PS C:\Users\user> $DestFileName = "testfile1"
   
   PS C:\Users\user> $keys = Get-AzStorageAccountKey -ResourceGroupName $StorageAccountRG -Name $StorageAccountName
   PS C:\Users\user> $keyValue = $keys[0].Value
   PS C:\Users\user> $storageContext = New-AzStorageContext -StorageAccountName $StorageAccountName -StorageAccountKey $keyValue -Protocol Http -Endpoint $StorageEndpointSuffix;                                                                                   
   PS C:\Users\user> $storagecontext
   
   StorageAccountName  : myaseazsa1
   BlobEndPoint        : http://myaseazsa1.blob.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/
   TableEndPoint       : http://myaseazsa1.table.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/
   QueueEndPoint       : http://myaseazsa1.queue.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/
   FileEndPoint        : http://myaseazsa1.file.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/
   Context             : Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.Storage.AzureStorageContext
   Name                :
   StorageAccount      : BlobEndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.blob.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Que
                         ueEndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.queue.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Tabl
                         eEndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.table.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;FileE
                         ndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.file.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;AccountN
                         ame=myaseazsa1;AccountKey=[key hidden]
   TableStorageAccount : BlobEndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.blob.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Que
                         ueEndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.queue.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Tabl
                         eEndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.table.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;FileE
                         ndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.file.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;DefaultE
                         ndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=myaseazsa1;AccountKey=[key
                         hidden]
   Track2OauthToken    :
   EndPointSuffix      : myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/
   ConnectionString    : BlobEndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.blob.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Que
                         ueEndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.queue.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Tabl
                         eEndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.table.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;FileE
                         ndpoint=http://myaseazsa1.file.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;AccountN
                         ame=myaseazsa1;AccountKey=itOn5Awjh3hnoGKL7EDQ681zhIKG/szCt05Z
                         IWAxP/T22gwEXb5l0sKjI833Hqpc0MsBiSH2rM6NuuwnJyEO1Q==
   ExtendedProperties  : {}
   
   
   
   PS C:\Users\user> $container = New-AzStorageContainer -Name $DestStorageContainer -Context $storageContext -Permission Container -ErrorAction Ignore;
   PS C:\Users\user> $container
   Blob End Point: http://myaseazsa1.blob.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/
   
   Name                 PublicAccess         LastModified
   ----                 ------------         ------------
   testcont1           Container            6/28/2021 2:46:03 PM +00:00
   
   PS C:\Users\user>
   

   You can also use Azure Storage Explorer to Create a local storage account and then Create a container in the local storage account on your device.

4. Download the snapshot into the local storage account.

   $sassnapshot = Grant-AzSnapshotAccess -ResourceGroupName $DestinationRG -SnapshotName $SnapshotName -Access 'Read' -DurationInSecond 3600
   $destContext = New-AzStorageContext –StorageAccountName $StorageAccountName -StorageAccountKey $keyValue 
   Start-AzStorageBlobCopy -AbsoluteUri $sassnapshot.AccessSAS -DestContainer $DestStorageContainer -DestContext $destContext -DestBlob $DestFileName
   

   Here is an example output:

   PS C:\Users\user> $sassnapshot
   
   AccessSAS : https://md-2.blob.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/22615edc48654bb8b77e383d3a7649ac
   /abcd.vhd?sv=2017-04-17&sr=b&si=43ca8395-6942-496b-92d7-f0d6dc68ab63&sk=system-1&sig
   =K%2Bc34uq7%2BLcTetG%2Bj9loOH440e03vDkD24Ug0Gf%2Bex8%3D
   
   PS C:\Users\user> $destContext = New-AzStorageContext -StorageAccountName $StorageAccountName -StorageAccountKey $keyValue
   PS C:\Users\user> $destContext
   
   
   StorageAccountName  : myaseazsa1
   BlobEndPoint        : https://myaseazsa1.blob.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/
   TableEndPoint       : https://myaseazsa1.table.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/
   QueueEndPoint       : https://myaseazsa1.queue.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/
   FileEndPoint        : https://myaseazsa1.file.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/
   Context             : Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.Storage.AzureStorageContext
   Name                :
   StorageAccount      : BlobEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.blob.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Qu
                         eueEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.queue.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Ta
                         bleEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.table.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Fi
                         leEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.file.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Acco
                         untName=myaseazsa1;AccountKey=[key hidden]
   TableStorageAccount : BlobEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.blob.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Qu
                         eueEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.queue.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Ta
                         bleEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.table.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Fi
                         leEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.file.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Defa
                         ultEndpointsProtocol=https;AccountName=myaseazsa1;AccountKey=[
                         key hidden]
   Track2OauthToken    :
   EndPointSuffix      : myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/
   ConnectionString    : BlobEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.blob.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Qu
                         eueEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.queue.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Ta
                         bleEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.table.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Fi
                         leEndpoint=https://myaseazsa1.file.myasegpu.wdshcsso.com/;Acco
                         untName=myaseazsa1;AccountKey=itOn5Awjh3hnoGKL7EDQ681zhIKG/szC
                         t05ZIWAxP/T22gwEXb5l0sKjI833Hqpc0MsBiSH2rM6NuuwnJyEO1Q==
   ExtendedProperties  : {}
   
   PS C:\Users\user> Start-AzStorageBlobCopy -AbsoluteUri $sassnapshot.AccessSAS -DestContainer $DestStorageContainer -DestContext $destContext -DestBlob $DestFileName    
   
      AccountName: myaseazsa1, ContainerName: testcont1
   
   Name                 BlobType  Length          ContentType                    LastMo
                                                                                 dified
   ----                 --------  ------          -----------                    ------
   testfile1            BlockBlob -1                                             202...
   
   PS C:\Users\user>
   

   You can also use Storage Explorer to verify that the snapshot was copied correctly to the storage account.

   

AzureRM

Copy the snapshots to a local storage account on your device.

1. Set some parameters.

   $StorageAccountRG = <Local storage account resource group>
   $StorageAccountName = <Storage account name>
   $StorageEndpointSuffix = <Connection string in format: DeviceName.DnsDomain.com>
   $DestStorageContainer = <Destination storage container>
   $DestFileName = <Blob file name> 
   

2. Create a local storage account on your device.

   New-AzureRmStorageAccount -Name <Storage account name> -ResourceGroupName <Storage account resource group> -Location DBELocal -SkuName Standard_LRS
   

   Here is an example output:

   PS C:\Users\user> New-AzureRmStorageAccount -Name myasesa4 -ResourceGroupName myaserg4 -Location DBELocal -SkuName Standard_LRS
   StorageAccountName ResourceGroupName Location SkuName     Kind    AccessTier CreationTime        ProvisioningState EnableHttpsTrafficOnly
   ------------------ ----------------- -------- -------     ----    ---------- ------------        ----------------- ---------------
   myasesa4           myaserg4          DBELocal StandardLRS Storage            4/9/2021 6:02:56 PM Succeeded         False
   
   PS C:\Users\user>
   

3. Create a container in the local storage account that you created.

   $keys = Get-AzureRmStorageAccountKey -ResourceGroupName $StorageAccountRG -Name $StorageAccountName
   $keyValue = $keys[0].Value
   $storageContext = New-AzureStorageContext -StorageAccountName $StorageAccountName -StorageAccountKey $keyValue -Protocol Http -Endpoint $StorageEndpointSuffix;
   $container = New-AzureStorageContainer -Name $DestStorageContainer -Context $storageContext -Permission Container -ErrorAction Ignore;    
   

   Here is an example output:

   PS C:\Users\user> $StorageAccountName = "myasesa4"                                                              
   PS C:\Users\user> $StorageAccountRG = "myaserg4"
   PS C:\Users\user> $DestStorageContainer = "myasecont2"
   PS C:\Users\user> $StorageEndpointSuffix = "myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com"
   PS C:\Users\user> $DestFileName = "testfile1"
   
   PS C:\Users\user> $keys = Get-AzureRmStorageAccountKey -ResourceGroupName $StorageAccountRG -Name $StorageAccountName
   PS C:\Users\user> $keyValue = $keys[0].Value
   PS C:\Users\user> $storageContext = New-AzureStorageContext -StorageAccountName $StorageAccountName -StorageAccountKey $keyValue -Protocol Http -Endpoint $StorageEndpointSuffix;                                                                                   
   PS C:\Users\user> $storagecontext 
   StorageAccountName : myasesa4                                                                                      
   BlobEndPoint       : http://myasesa4.blob.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/                                                
   TableEndPoint      : http://myasesa4.table.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/
   QueueEndPoint      : http://myasesa4.queue.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/
   FileEndPoint       : http://myasesa4.file.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/
   Context            : Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.Storage.AzureStorageContext
   Name               :
   StorageAccount     : BlobEndpoint=http://myasesa4.blob.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;QueueEndpoint=http://myasesa4.que
                        ue.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;TableEndpoint=http://myasesa4.table.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;Fi
                        leEndpoint=http://myasesa4.file.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;AccountName=myasesa4;AccountKey=[ke
                        y hidden]
   EndPointSuffix     : myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/
   ConnectionString   : BlobEndpoint=http://myasesa4.blob.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;QueueEndpoint=http://myasesa4.que
                        ue.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;TableEndpoint=http://myasesa4.table.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;Fi
                        leEndpoint=http://myasesa4.file.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;AccountName=myasesa4;AccountKey=GSK
                        FuTCJi5Dby6A6C1F4jB4bYS/gBNslb7/FAdlh/0VWUg3Vxd1kHsbwN8sw85pMqdKG1AajoeiwzhievHPnlQ==
   ExtendedProperties : {}
   
   PS C:\Users\user> $container = New-AzureStorageContainer -Name $DestStorageContainer -Context $storageContext -Permission Container -ErrorAction Ignore;
   PS C:\Users\user> $container
   Blob End Point: http://myasesa4.blob.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/
   
   Name                 PublicAccess         LastModified
   ----                 ------------         ------------
   myasecont2           Container            4/12/2021 4:46:03 PM +00:00
   
   PS C:\Users\user>
   

   You can also use Azure Storage Explorer to Create a local storage account and then Create a container in the local storage account on your device.

4. Download the snapshot into the local storage account.

   $sassnapshot = Grant-AzureRmSnapshotAccess -ResourceGroupName $DestinationRG -SnapshotName $SnapshotName -Access 'Read' -DurationInSecond 3600
   $destContext = New-AzureStorageContext –StorageAccountName $StorageAccountName -StorageAccountKey $keyValue 
   Start-AzureStorageBlobCopy -AbsoluteUri $sassnapshot.AccessSAS -DestContainer $DestStorageContainer -DestContext $destContext -DestBlob $DestFileName
   

   Here is an example output:

   PS C:\Users\user> $sassnapshot= Grant-AzureRmSnapshotAccess -ResourceGroupName $DestinationRG -SnapshotName $SnapshotName -Access 'Read' -DurationInSecond 3600
   PS C:\Users\user> $sassnapshot
   
   AccessSAS : https://md-2.blob.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/3d95ae10d9924e6fb84de408d071f22d/abcd.vhd?sv=2017-04-17&sr=
   b&si=2535bf98-f87f-4738-9142-594e3c1150fc&sk=system-1&sig=4wrtYzWg6ePWBdrXlodrVgT76q7PIueCbw3bbShKCGs%3D   
   
   PS C:\Users\user> $destContext = New-AzureStorageContext -StorageAccountName $StorageAccountName -StorageAccountKey $keyValue
   PS C:\Users\user> $destContext
   
   StorageAccountName : myasesa4
   BlobEndPoint       : https://myasesa4.blob.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/
   TableEndPoint      : https://myasesa4.table.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/
   QueueEndPoint      : https://myasesa4.queue.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/
   FileEndPoint       : https://myasesa4.file.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/
   Context            : Microsoft.WindowsAzure.Commands.Storage.AzureStorageContext
   Name               :
   StorageAccount     : BlobEndpoint=https://myasesa4.blob.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;QueueEndpoint=https://myasesa4.q
                        ueue.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;TableEndpoint=https://myasesa4.table.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;FileEndpoint=https://myasesa4.file.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;AccountName=myasesa4;AccountKey=[key hidden]                                  EndPointSuffix     : myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/                                                                     ConnectionString   : BlobEndpoint=https://myasesa4.blob.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;QueueEndpoint=https://myasesa4.q
                        ueue.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;TableEndpoint=https://myasesa4.table.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/
                        ;FileEndpoint=https://myasesa4.file.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/;AccountName=myasesa4;AccountKey
                        =GSKFuTCJi5Dby6A6C1F4jB4bYS/gBNslb7/FAdlh/0VWUg3Vxd1kHsbwN8sw85pMqdKG1AajoeiwzhievHPnlQ==
   ExtendedProperties : {}
   
   PS C:\Users\user> Start-AzureStorageBlobCopy -AbsoluteUri $sassnapshot.AccessSAS -DestContainer $DestStorageContainer -DestContext $destContext -DestBlob $DestFileName
   
   
      Container Uri: https://myasesa4.blob.myasegpudev.wdshcsso.com/myasecont2
   
   Name                 BlobType  Length          ContentType                    LastModified         AccessTier Snapshot Time
   ----                 --------  ------          -----------                    ------------         ---------- ----
   testfile1            BlockBlob -1                                             2021-04-12 17:01:58Z
   
   PS C:\Users\user>
   

   You can also use Storage Explorer to verify that the snapshot was copied correctly to the storage account.

   

Download VHD to external target

To move your backups to an external location, you can use Azure Storage Explorer or AzCopy.

• Use the following AzCopy command to download VHD to an external target.

  azcopy copy "https://<local storage account name>.blob.<device name>.<DNS domain>/<container name>/<filename><SAS query string>" <destination target>
  

• To set up and use Azure Storage Explorer with Azure Stack Edge, see the instructions in Use Storage Explorer for upload.

Next steps

Deploy virtual machines on your Azure Stack Edge Pro GPU device using templates.