Azure Backup Komponenten
Recovery Services Vault:
Container fuer alle Backup-Daten
Geo-redundant (GRS) oder lokal (LRS)
Soft Delete: 14 Tage nach Loeschung wiederherstellbar
Backup-Typen:
Azure VM Backup: agent-los, VSS-konsistent
SQL in Azure VM: Log-Backup alle 15-120 Min
Azure Files: File Share Backup
MARS Agent: On-Premises Files/Folders/System State
Backup Center:
Zentralisierte Verwaltung aller Backups
Cross-Subscription-Uebersicht
Recovery Services Vault erstellen
# Azure CLI
az login
# Ressourcengruppe und Vault
az group create --name rg-backup --location germanywestcentral
az backup vault create --resource-group rg-backup --name backup-vault-prod --location germanywestcentral
# Geo-Redundanz (empfohlen)
az backup vault backup-properties set --name backup-vault-prod --resource-group rg-backup --backup-storage-redundancy GeoRedundant
# Soft Delete (Ransomware-Schutz, Standard aktiviert)
az backup vault backup-properties set --name backup-vault-prod --resource-group rg-backup --soft-delete-state Enable
Azure VM Backup
# VM-Backup aktivieren
az backup protection enable-for-vm --resource-group rg-prod --vault-name backup-vault-prod --vm mein-server --policy-name DefaultPolicy
# Custom Policy erstellen
az backup policy create --resource-group rg-backup --vault-name backup-vault-prod --name DailyRetention30 --policy '{
"schedulePolicy": {
"schedulePolicyType": "SimpleSchedulePolicy",
"scheduleRunFrequency": "Daily",
"scheduleRunTimes": ["2025-06-11T22:00:00Z"]
},
"retentionPolicy": {
"retentionPolicyType": "LongTermRetentionPolicy",
"dailySchedule": {
"retentionTimes": ["2025-06-11T22:00:00Z"],
"retentionDuration": {"count": 30, "durationType": "Days"}
}
},
"backupManagementType": "AzureIaasVM"
}'
# Backup-Status
az backup job list --resource-group rg-backup --vault-name backup-vault-prod
On-Premises mit MARS Agent
MARS Agent (Microsoft Azure Recovery Services):
Sichert On-Premises-Server direkt in Azure Vault
Schritte:
1. Recovery Services Vault erstellen
2. Azure Portal → Vault → Backup
3. "Where is your workload running?" → On-Premises
4. "What do you want to back up?" → Files and folders / System state
5. MARS Agent herunterladen und installieren
6. Vault credentials (.vaultcredentials) herunterladen
7. Agent registrieren mit Vault credentials
8. Backup konfigurieren (Ordner, Zeitplan, Retention)
FAQ
Was kostet Azure Backup fuer eine VM?
Fuer eine VM bis 50 GB: ca. 5-8 EUR/Monat inklusive Storage (LRS). Azure VM Backup hat keine Lizenzkosten; nur Backup-Storage wird berechnet.
Fazit
Azure Backup ist die nauerliche Wahl fuer Azure-VMs und hybride Umgebungen mit Microsoft-Infrastruktur: einfach, integriert und kostenguenstig.
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