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Configure manual backups for Azure NetApp Files | Microsoft Docs
Describes how to configure manual backups for Azure NetApp Files volumes.
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Configure manual backups for Azure NetApp Files

Azure NetApp Files backup supports policy-based (scheduled) backups and manual (on-demand) backups at the volume level. You can use both types of backups in the same volume. During the configuration process, you will enable the backup feature for an Azure NetApp Files volume before policy-based backups or manual backups can be taken.

This article shows you how to configure manual backups. For policy-based backup configuration, see Configure policy-based backups.

Important

The Azure NetApp Files backup feature is currently in preview. You need to submit a waitlist request for accessing the feature through the Azure NetApp Files Backup Public Preview page. Wait for an official confirmation email from the Azure NetApp Files team before using the Azure NetApp Files backup feature.

About manual backups

Every Azure NetApp Files volume must have the backup functionality enabled before any backups (policy-based or manual) can be taken.

After you enable the backup functionality, you have the option to manually back up a volume. A manual backup takes a point-in-time snapshot of the active file system and backs up that snapshot to the Azure storage account.

The following list summarizes manual backup behaviors:

  • You can create manual backups on a volume even if the volume is already backup-enabled and configured with backup policies. However, there can be only one outstanding manual-backup request for the volume. If you assign a backup policy and if the baseline transfer is still in progress, then the creation of a manual backup will be blocked until the baseline transfer is complete.

  • Unless you specify an existing snapshot to use for a backup, creating a manual backup automatically generates a snapshot on the volume. The snapshot is then transferred to Azure storage. The snapshot created on the volume will be retained until the next manual backup is created. During the subsequent manual backup operation, older snapshots will be cleaned up. You can't delete the snapshot generated for the latest manual backup.

Enable backup functionality

If you haven’t done so, enable the backup functionality for the volume before creating manual backups:

  1. Go to Volumes and select the specific volume for which you want to enable backup.
  2. Select Configure.
  3. In the Configure Backup page, toggle the Enabled setting to On.
    The Vault field is prepopulated.
  4. Click OK.

Screenshot that shows the Enabled setting of Configure Backups window.

Create a manual backup for a volume

  1. Go to Volumes and select the volume for which you want to create a manual backup.

  2. Select Add Backup.

  3. In the New Backup window that appears:

    1. Specify a backup name in the Name field.

      • Manual backup names must be 3 to 256 characters in length.

      • As a best practice, prepend a prefix in the following format before the actual backup name. Doing so helps you identify the manual backup if the volume is deleted (with backups retained).

        NetAppAccountName-CapacityPoolName-VolumeName

        For example, assume that the NetApp account is account1, the capacity pool is pool1, the volume name is vol1. A manual backup can be named as follows:

        account1-pool1-vol1-backup1

        If you are using a shorter form for the backup name, ensure that it still includes information that identifies the NetApp account, capacity pool, and volume name for display in the backup list.

    2. If you want to use an existing snapshot for the backup, select the Use Existing Snapshot option. When you use this option, ensure that the Name field matches the existing snapshot name that is being used for the backup.

  4. Click Create.

    When you create a manual backup, a snapshot is also created on the volume using the same name you specified for the backup. This snapshot represents the current state of the active file system. It is transferred to Azure storage. When the backup is complete, the manual backup entry will appear in the list of backups for the volume.

Screenshot that shows the New Backup window.

Next steps