Here is a step-by-step guide to get started with configuring your Azure VMs for backup and restore.
Before you begin
Ensure that you have the appropriate Microsoft authorization, that is a User Access Administrator or Owner role assigned before you proceed with onboarding subscriptions to your management console.
Quick steps to deploy, onboard, and configure Azure resources for backup and restore.
Step 1: Get started with Enterprise Workloads
Log into the management console and ensure that you have the following in place:
Create and manage Administrators and Admin Groups.
Enable organizations. Alternatively, you may use the Default Organization.
For more information, see Quick reference guide to deploy Enterprise Workloads.
Step 2: Onboard Azure Subscriptions
Register your Azure Tenant and authorize Druva to onboard new Azure subscriptions.
📝 Note
The subscription should have Microsoft.KeyVault registered within the resource provider section.
Select a preferred Druva storage to back up your data from a specific Azure Region.
You can then view and manage your subscriptions discovered right from the management console.
Step 3: Configure Azure VMs for backup
Create and manage backup policies to configure the backup settings.
This defines the backup schedule and snapshot retention.Configure Azure VMs for backup using Auto Configuration Rules.
Manually configure VMs for backup.
Step 4: Perform a Full Restore of Azure virtual machines
On successful backup, you can restore a virtual machine along with any associated managed disks to the same storage region or across regions.
For more information, see Restore virtual machines.