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I wanted to delete vault but due some error its not deleted. its saying backup item is protected and do not have backup item in list
i have vault which i wanted to delete but its not getting deleted error is : Failed to complete the operation. Failed to delete the protected server. This protected server contains backup items. Please stop protection of the backup items with delete…
asked 2025-04-23T12:46:03.1233333+00:00
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vidyadhar lambade
0
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commented 2025-04-24T08:34:50.71+00:00
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Naveena Patlolla
1,640
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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If we create a new policy and affect to the protected item, need to understand the impact on the existing recovery points of a protected item which was taken through previous policy
If we create a new policy and affect to the protected item, need to understand the impact on the existing recovery points of a protected item which was taken through previous policy
asked 2025-04-22T10:08:50.92+00:00
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Rathod, Akansha
0
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commented 2025-04-24T05:26:53.8666667+00:00
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Ashok Gandhi Kotnana
5,790
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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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…
asked 2025-04-23T08:27:25.0933333+00:00
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Johan Sundoro
0
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commented 2025-04-24T05:26:17.5566667+00:00
Ashok Gandhi Kotnana
5,790
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
1 answer
How to restore and keep Azure VM backups updated across subscriptions in different tenants?
Hi, I have a backup of an Azure virtual machine that is currently stored in "subscription1", which belongs to "tenant1". I would like to know: Is it possible to restore this backup (either the full VM or just the disks) to another…
asked 2025-04-22T22:25:41.7866667+00:00
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Vanesa Arias Arenas
0
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answered 2025-04-24T05:14:17.6633333+00:00
Ashok Gandhi Kotnana
5,790
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
0 answers
How to restore items from Recovery Services Vault to another company's tenant
We have some customer data in Recovery Services Vault under our subscription. They would like to restore to their tenant.
asked 2025-04-23T20:31:44.68+00:00
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Twin Thompson
0
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commented 2025-04-23T22:28:35.2466667+00:00
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Pranay Reddy Madireddy
3,915
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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How to make sure that there will be no further charges
I am new to Azure. We got $2000 grant for non-profit. As we have reached the total amount, I would like to delete all resources to avoid further charges for now. I am not sure if Win11Kxxxx_group is billable, but I cannot delete. I disabled Soft Delete,…
asked 2025-04-23T17:21:53.2133333+00:00
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TomT
0
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commented 2025-04-23T18:25:34.7+00:00
Pranay Reddy Madireddy
3,915
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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
asked 2024-06-27T09:13:59.6633333+00:00
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Syamchand R Nair
25
Reputation points
commented 2025-04-23T15:00:22.8033333+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
48,546
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
I can't seem to delete the following resource: Restore Point Collection | AzureBackup_webvm01
Hi all, I've tried everything but I can't seem to delete a Restore point collection. If I look inside it still has 2 restore points. But I can't delete these either. I can't delete them and I can't delete the resource group either. I tried to delete…
asked 2025-04-20T19:17:45.8033333+00:00
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Duc Anh Le
0
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commented 2025-04-23T13:45:23.3566667+00:00
Ashok Gandhi Kotnana
5,790
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
0 answers
Trying to restore when dpm is inaccessible
Our dpm servers are inaccessible and we need to perform a restore. How do we restore databases and VMs backed up to azure without dpm?
asked 2025-04-18T07:21:42.8566667+00:00
Twin Thompson
0
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commented 2025-04-23T13:41:28.4166667+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
4,225
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Unable to delete backup item - can't delete item or vault
I'm stuck in a loop whereby I can't delete the backup item due to issues in the backup vault, and I can't delete the backup vault because the backup item still exists. I've tried solutions around disabling soft delete - in this case that isn't relevant…
asked 2025-04-10T03:00:06.4233333+00:00
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Stephen Brown
0
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commented 2025-04-23T12:59:25.4433333+00:00
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Vinay B
245
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
0 answers
Unable to back up files on a storage space direct csvfs volume with Microsoft Azure Backup.
I am running a failover cluster utilizing Storage Spaces Direct on two instances Windows Server 2025 Datacenter. I need to backup the files with Microsoft Azure Backup. I've attempted to back up the "C:\ClusterStorage" folder, but after testing…
asked 2025-04-10T21:43:40.94+00:00
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Lucas Denotter
0
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commented 2025-04-23T12:45:57.7233333+00:00
Vinay B
245
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
0 answers
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…
asked 2025-04-15T18:27:45.6266667+00:00
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AARC Group Admin
0
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commented 2025-04-23T07:28:25.4633333+00:00
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Vinod Pittala
1,595
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
0 answers
Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server Backups Incompatible with pg_restore Directory Format
Issue Description When attempting to restore Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server backups using the pg_restore directory format (-Fd), the operation fails with the error pg_restore: error: could not open input file…
asked 2025-04-08T15:41:47.1866667+00:00
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Jeeva
21
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commented 2025-04-21T18:21:09.4466667+00:00
Pranay Reddy Madireddy
3,915
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
0 answers
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…
asked 2025-04-15T11:50:34.2133333+00:00
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Alex Roca
0
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commented 2025-04-17T13:00:49.73+00:00
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT
48,546
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Azure Backup policies as IaC fails to deploy when associated VMs are missing/failed to perform a backup
Hello, We're having issues deploying RSV Backup policies using Infrastructure as Code, when either of these scenarios are happening: VM that is associated with the backup no longer exist in Azure (Deleted, but forgot to stop the backup) SQL server…
asked 2025-04-15T08:14:28.2166667+00:00
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Lasse Hastrup
0
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commented 2025-04-17T09:03:54.9866667+00:00
Naveena Patlolla
1,640
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2 answers
Can we extend the Expiry time of the backup which is already took from the VM
Hi Team, Can we extend the Expiry time of the backup which is already took from the VM in Azure. I took the VM adhoc backup with 10 days retention. But now I want to extend the retention of that adhoc backup from 10 days to 60 days, so that backup…
asked 2023-08-23T03:44:19.7533333+00:00
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Kishore-Reddy.Byreddy
95
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answered 2025-04-16T20:11:41.1933333+00:00
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Stacey Chapman
16
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
How can I find out how long the retention period is for a manual backup taken on a VM
Hello, Someone in our team took a manual backup of an Azure VM and changed the "Retain backup till" date to some-point in the future. But we dont know when. Is there a way in which we can check the date that this manual backup expires…
asked 2021-02-08T11:49:52.857+00:00
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mij2020
376
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commented 2025-04-16T20:08:03.2333333+00:00
Stacey Chapman
16
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Restore Azure VM from backup with a different name, but is part of the Azure VM Active Directory
Hello, With our Azure environment, we have multiple VMs running and an Active Directory domain running on a VM that is a DC. So with one of our VMs (a web server, say name is WebServer). I would like to take a backup of this VM. Restore this…
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1 answer
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how do I to get Azure File Share Vault-Standard Backup to retain weekly and monthly backups for specified retention period
We have an Azure File Share Vault-Standard backup policy configured as shown. Snapshots and Daily backups are being retained for retention period set in the policy however there are no Weekly or Monthly backups being retained in the Vault. Backups have…
asked 2025-04-08T01:10:38.5833333+00:00
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GavinBowringAdmin-1831
40
Reputation points
commented 2025-04-15T23:19:39.6333333+00:00
GavinBowringAdmin-1831
40
Reputation points
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Error when trying to restore SQL database
I am trying to restore an SQL backup from an Azure vault but am getting an error after about an hour of it stating "In Progress". We have successfully restored files from the vault on a regular basis over the last year or so in exactly the same…
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