AZ-104 Certification Notes

Chapter 13.2 - Configuring Azure Backup

Describing Azure Backup

• Backup as a Service
  • Azure Backup is a managed service for backing up and recovering workloads
  • Requires an Azure Recovery Services vault
  • Supported workloads:
    • Azure virtual machines
    • On-premises machines
    • SQL Server workloads
    • SAP HANA workloads

Components of Azure Backup

• Compute Workload
  • Recovery Services Vault
    • Azure Backup
      • Backup Policy
        • Start backup job

Key Takeaways

• Workload
  • Azure virtual machines
  • On-premises machines
  • SQL Server workloads
  • SAP HANA workloads
• Recovery Services Vault
  • Storage management service for all backup data
• Azure Backup
  • Cloud-managed backup service for configuring backup frequency and retention