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Microsoft Azure Backup Server
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Back up workloads using Azure Backup Server. With Azure Backup Server, you can protect application workloads such as Hyper-V VMs, Microsoft SQL Server, SharePoint Server, Microsoft Exchange, and Windows clients from a single console.
“Azure Backup Server can now protect VMware VMs and provides improved backup security capabilities.
To learn more about backing up VMware servers with Azure Backup Server, see the article, Use Azure Backup Server to back up a VMware server (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware). To learn about security capabilities, refer to Azure backup security features documentation (https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-security-feature).
You can also protect Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS) workloads such as VMs in Azure.
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Azure has two deployment models for creating and working with resources: Resource Manager and classic. This article provides the information and procedures for restoring VMs deployed using the Resource Manager model.
Azure Backup Server inherits much of the workload backup functionality from Data Protection Manager (DPM). This article links to DPM documentation to explain some of the shared functionality. Though Azure Backup Server shares much of the same functionality as DPM. Azure Backup Server does not back up to tape, nor does it integrate with System Center. Choose an installation platform
The first step towards getting the Azure Backup Server up and running is to set up a Windows Server. Your server can be in Azure or on-premises. Using a server in Azure
When choosing a server for running Azure Backup Server, it is recommended you start with a gallery image of Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter or Windows Server 2016 Datacenter. The article, Create your first Windows virtual machine in the Azure portal, provides a tutorial for getting started with the recommended virtual machine in Azure, even if you've never used Azure before. The recommended minimum requirements for the server virtual machine (VM) should be: A2 Standard with two cores and 3.5 GB RAM.
Protecting workloads with Azure Backup Server has many nuances. The article, Install DPM as an Azure virtual machine, helps explain these nuances. Before deploying the machine, read this article completely. Using an on-premises server
If you do not want to run the base server in Azure, you can run the server on a Hyper-V VM, a VMware VM, or a physical host. The recommended minimum requirements for the server hardware are two cores and 4 GB RAM. The supported operating systems are listed in the following table: Operating System Platform SKU Windows Server 2016 and latest SPs 64 bit Standard, Datacenter, Essentials (MABS v2 onwards) Windows Server 2012 R2 and latest SPs 64 bit Standard, Datacenter, Foundation Windows Server 2012 and latest SPs 64 bit Datacenter, Foundation, Standard Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 and latest SPs 64 bit Standard, Workgroup Windows Storage Server 2012 and latest SPs 64 bit Standard, Workgroup
You can deduplicate the DPM storage using Windows Server Deduplication. Learn more about how DPM and deduplication work together when deployed in Hyper-V VMs.
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Azure Backup Server is designed to run on a dedicated, single-purpose server. You cannot install Azure Backup Server on:
A computer running as a domain controller A computer on which the Application Server role is installed A computer that is a System Center Operations Manager management server A computer on which Exchange Server is running A computer that is a node of a cluster
Always join Azure Backup Server to a domain. If you plan to move the server to a different domain, install Azure Backup Server first, then join the server to the new domain. Moving an existing Azure Backup Server machine to a new domain after deployment is not supported.
Whether you send backup data to Azure, or keep it locally, Azure Backup Server must be registered with a Recovery Services vault.
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