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Backing up Azure file storage to Azure Backup
We have recently announced preview for Azure Files backup at Ignite 2017. If you are interested in enrolling for this, please send an email to AskAzureBackupTeam@microsoft.com with your subscription IDs.
We will be rolling out instructions to all our preview customers soon.
Regards,
Vishnu Charan TJ
Program Manager | Azure Backup
Hy, Are there any news on Backup of Azure File Storage?
wrote:Hi Team,
We are already using Azure file Storage. This is to copy files directly to Azure Storage (file shares). A virtual drive has been mapped for this storage.
Since Azure File Storage does not support Recovery/Restore Points (i.e. restore a file one week old) or Point in Time copies, we need to use Azure Backup which has these Point in Time/Recovery Points capabilities which will allows us to restore files like 2 days old in case a file has been delete or overwritten.
Per our research, Azure File Storage backed up directly to Azure Backup is not possible (yet).
Backup of Azure Storage is only possible on BLOB Storage but not Azure File Storage. See links below.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-introduction-to-azure-backup
https://github.com/levibotelho/azure-blob-backuphttps://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-try-azure-backup-in-10-mins
Is there any possibiltity to achieve this with current capabilities or if not, has this been taken in to the timelines for future deliveries ? any feedback is really appreciated !
Thank You
Manoj Karunarathne
manojviduranga@hotmail.com
- Vishnu Charan TJ
Microsoft
Azure File Shares Backup is currently in Public Preview. Please refer to the announcement in the below link
https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/introducing-backup-for-azure-file-shares/
There's more details in the documentation: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-in/azure/backup/backup-azure-files
Regards,
Vishnu Charan TJ