Tag: Backup
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Automate taking backups from Azure disks attached to Azure Kubernetes Service
At the beginning of 2019 I wrote a blog post about taking backups from Azure disks attached to an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster. -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/taking-backups-from-azure-disks-attached-to-aks-via-azure-automation/ Since then, some things changed. Azure Function PowerShell support went into public preview in April 2019 and the AzTable (AzureRmStorageTable) module I use in the solution had new releases. So,…
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Taking backups from Azure Files attached to AKS via Azure Backup
In one of my last articles I showed you how to automate the backup process for Azure Disks attached to AKS. -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/taking-backups-from-azure-disks-attached-to-aks-via-azure-automation/ Today we look at the process for the second natively supported Azure storage option in Kubernetes on Azure, Azure Files. The good news is that we can use Azure Backup with its…
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Taking backups from Azure Disks attached to AKS via Azure Automation
When you followed the Azure docs on how to dynamically create Azure Disks via a Kubernetes PVC, you saw the instructions to create a backup of the disk. Snapshots are leveraged for this. But it is a manual task you must accomplish. -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-disks-dynamic-pv#back-up-a-persistent-volume It would be nice to have an automated solution which also…
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Deletion of Azure Recovery Services Vault used for Azure SQL Database backups fails
Maybe you stumbled over this behavior. You are using a Recovery Services Vault to store Azure SQL Database backup for long-term retention. -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/sql-database/sql-database-long-term-retention When you have deleted the Azure SQL Database before you disabled the backup and now trying to delete the Recovery Services Vault, you will run into the following error. Currently, you…
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Using Azure Backup with ADE protected VMs in Azure Germany
Yesterday I have written a blog post about the availability of ASR and Azure Backup in Azure Germany. -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/azure-backup-azure-site-recovery-available-azure-germany/ Today I would like to share some information with you about using Azure Backup with Azure Disk Encryption protected VMs. If you start right away deploying a Recovery Services vault and protecting your VMs, then…
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Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery available in Azure Germany
Since today the Recovery Services vault for Azure Backup and Azure Site Recovery is available in Azure Germany. -> https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/azuregermany/2017/05/04/azure-backup-and-site-recovery-verfugbar-available-in-azure-germany/ Just hit the Azure Marketplace in Azure Germany select the Monitoring + Management section and select Backup and Site Recovery (OMS). Select your favorite region Germany Central or Germany Northeast and deploy the Recovery Services…