Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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force delete backup vault
I want to delete a backup vault. The items have been already deleted but this soft delete by default is really annoying. I want a possibility to force delete a backup vault as soon as I do not need it anymore!
Azure Backup
asked 2025-05-02T15:01:28.1266667+00:00
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GeorgChristianImmke-5680
0
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edited an answer 2025-05-11T15:36:51.0366667+00:00
GeorgChristianImmke-5680
0
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Are Azure VM Snapshots Considered Backups, and How Can I Access Files Inside Them?
Hello, I have a virtual machine (VM) in Azure that takes daily snapshots. I’d like to confirm whether these snapshots are considered a form of backup. Additionally, I want to understand where the snapshot data is stored and whether it’s possible to view…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-05-04T11:01:41.9333333+00:00
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Osama AlGhamdi
0
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commented 2025-05-11T12:23:07.5366667+00:00
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Divyesh Govaerdhanan
3,885
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A Backup failure alert has been activated
" A Backup failure alert has been activated Snapshot operation failed due to COM+ error Please restart windows service "COM+ System Application" (COMSysApp). If the issue persists,, restart the VM. " We keep on getting this…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2021-12-27T17:19:08.137+00:00
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Rishineken Pongen
176
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commented 2025-05-10T12:49:46.7933333+00:00
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Fedir Tatura
0
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I need help offboarding Office 365 backup for Exchange and OneDrive but keep SharePoint, and can't find a way to do it. can you help?
Started using Office 365 Backup a couple of month ago. I included SharePoint, Exchange & OneDrives for all users in the backup. Due to the cost, I would like to keep the SharePoint backup only and cancel the Exchange and OneDrive for all users. …
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-05-07T04:02:49.73+00:00
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WMPlumbing
0
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commented 2025-05-10T04:51:14.6833333+00:00
WMPlumbing
0
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1 answer
Azure VM Restore Point for Server 2025
Hi All, When creating a restore point for a VM in Azure that contains Server 2025, it fails. Is there a reason why this happens? All other VMs that do not have server 2025 are successful. Your response is greatly appreciated. Thanks.
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-05-02T21:34:49.24+00:00
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Philip Lherisson
0
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edited a comment 2025-05-10T02:10:59.5333333+00:00
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Ashok Gandhi Kotnana
6,680
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Context Menu to recover from a backup is not opening in RSV
RE: Restore from a Recovery Services Vault When I'm looking at the backed up (non-Azure) VMs and the drives that were backed up, the context menu on the far right allows me to recover file-level data from a previous backup. The Context Menu (Three Dots…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-04-15T18:27:45.6266667+00:00
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AARC Group Admin
0
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commented 2025-05-09T21:47:36.87+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
48,821
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Unable to delete vault back up and resource group
HI team, I am unable to delete the vault backup and other resource group associated with that. Would you please help me out in order to delete that.
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-05-05T05:48:06.26+00:00
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Sireesha Maroju
0
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edited the question 2025-05-09T11:36:33.3033333+00:00
Ashok Gandhi Kotnana
6,680
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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We want to upgrade our premium v1 disks to v2 also at the same time we have a site recovery enabled
We want to upgrade our premium v1 disks to v2 also at the same time we have a site recovery enabled need assistance on this
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-05-08T10:10:17.31+00:00
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Nigam Patta
0
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commented 2025-05-09T08:49:25.79+00:00
Ashok Gandhi Kotnana
6,680
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1 answer
Agent backup fails only for C:\ "Replica is inconsistent"
Hello All, I have a situation that DPM agent backup fails only for C:\ with error "Replica is inconsistent" I have did the below points already. perform consistency check remove C:\ drive and re configure backup agent reinstalled Disk…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-04-29T14:32:48.5033333+00:00
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Rajeswaran Sundarsingh
60
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edited a comment 2025-05-09T03:50:22.62+00:00
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Pranay Reddy Madireddy
4,415
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Bring Azure Vault Backup Data from MARS agent back on premise
I have 20 TB of backup data in an Azure Backup Vault. This data is from the Microsoft Azure Backup Agent (MARS) from 2 on-premises servers. What is the best way for me to get this data back on premise and be able to recover if needed? Also, could I…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-05-08T13:31:42.0433333+00:00
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Rob Ludlam
40
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commented 2025-05-08T18:04:13.3033333+00:00
Rob Ludlam
40
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1 answer
How to resolve error UserErrorBackupServiceApplicationPermissionDenied when setting up Azure Backup on Windows Server 2022 VM?
I have a Windows Server 2022 VM. I'm trying to set up Azure Backup with Enhanced configuration. The Backup Resource Group exists and seems fine. When I try to deploy backup for the VM using the "ConfigureProtection" deployment from the…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-04-28T20:58:12.27+00:00
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David S
0
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commented 2025-05-07T21:43:20.1+00:00
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Vinod Pittala
1,830
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
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Azure Files Snapshots 180 day retention, shows 30 days in portal.
We have the policy shown below, 180 days daily retention, monthly x 12, yearly x 10. Everything is working, the snapshots are expiring 180 days later, however when we go into the portal we only have snapshots showing 30 days prior, after 30 days they are…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-05-06T17:26:36.33+00:00
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Rob Condon
21
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accepted 2025-05-07T02:25:57.2233333+00:00
Rob Condon
21
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Backup Retention Duration for Decommissioned Azure Servers
We are in the process of decommissioning a few Azure servers and, as part of this activity, have stopped the backup for these servers. While disabling the backup, we selected the “Retain Backup Data” option to ensure the existing restore points are…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-05-02T11:20:20.5033333+00:00
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Damodhar Naidu Jampula
20
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accepted 2025-05-06T09:56:34.0266667+00:00
Damodhar Naidu Jampula
20
Reputation points
1 answer
Deleting this submission.
Deleting this submission.Deleting this submission.Deleting this submission.Deleting this submission.
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-05-05T20:56:45.85+00:00
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Anthony Good
0
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answered 2025-05-05T21:23:15+00:00
Vinod Pittala
1,830
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Error ID: 4387 for MABS if not domain joined. But what about in a disaster situation when there is no domain?
You will see "Error ID: 4387" for MABS if the host server is not domain joined. In a disaster situation when you need to bring up a new MABS server to restore your server backups from the azure repository, there is no domain to join. What is…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-04-24T14:11:19.55+00:00
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MABS-MAN
10
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commented 2025-05-05T08:33:45.46+00:00
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Madugula Jahnavi
495
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Need to delete Azure Backup Vault that has been set to inmutable and locked
Hi I need to delete an azure backup that has been set to immutable and locked. I have seen on other answers that I need to contact Azure technical support. However, with my developer support account I can no longer raise tickets via the portal. What is…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-04-15T11:50:34.2133333+00:00
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Alex Roca
0
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answered 2025-05-02T19:39:26.2866667+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
48,821
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
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0 answers
the Webmix VM (192.168.25.9) cannot connect to Azure backup
I have VM Webmix 9192.168.25.9). I tried to set backup to Azure backup. However, on backup Pre-check, it says that VM agent is unable to communicate with the Azure Backup Service. I have check that the walinuxagent is active and it is the latest…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-04-23T08:27:25.0933333+00:00
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Johan Sundoro
0
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commented 2025-05-02T19:24:44.4333333+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
48,821
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1 answer
I've deleted a resource group by mistake
I've just now deleted a resouce group on Azure and I'd like to restore it (or parts thereof)
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-05-02T09:32:49.6066667+00:00
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Claus Trillingsgaard
0
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commented 2025-05-02T09:42:58.05+00:00
Claus Trillingsgaard
0
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1 answer
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Azure Backup and ASR support for Ubuntu 24.04 LTS
Ubuntu 22.04 LTS is endorsed by Azure in GA but is not listed in supported operating system for both Azure Backup and ASR. What are the plans for this? thanks, Syam N
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
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Azure Site Recovery
Azure Site Recovery
An Azure native disaster recovery service. Previously known as Microsoft Azure Hyper-V Recovery Manager.
793 questions
asked 2024-06-27T09:13:59.6633333+00:00
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Syamchand R Nair
25
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commented 2025-05-02T06:52:58.9366667+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
48,821
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Moderator
2 answers
File Detail during Failed Azure Backup Restore
We need a list of files and the directories where they were restored in a recent restore operation. The operation was a "Restore Share" operation. The activity logs only seem to indicate that a job was started. Unfortunately, this job failed…
Azure Backup
Azure Backup
An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.
1,453 questions
asked 2025-04-25T13:59:01.1933333+00:00
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Benjamin
0
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commented 2025-04-30T01:51:08.58+00:00
Vinod Pittala
1,830
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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