Labs Backup and restore (whole lab)

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Hi community!I hope you can give me a hand.We just started working with Azure lab services and we love the tool; but I haven't found a way to backup a lab, how could I do it? That is, if someone accidentally deletes a lab, is it possible to have a backup of that lab to restore it? I mean, not of the Virtual Machines, but a backup of the whole lab; or, at least, a backup of the customized and published imaged used to deploy the Virtual MachinesI would appreciate if you share any idea of how to do it; I have not found anything about this in the official documentation.Thank you very much in advance!

peterhauge · Answer

Hi&nbsp;NeoIT21&nbsp;- unfortunately this isn't a feature of Azure Lab Services, there isn't a way to fully backup &amp; restore a lab.
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You can, however, export the template to an Azure Compute Gallery as a way to save it.&nbsp; Then you're able to create any new labs based on this image.&nbsp; You can find more information here:&nbsp;&nbsp;Use an Azure compute gallery in Azure Lab Services - Azure Lab Services | Microsoft Learn&nbsp;&nbsp;
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Thanks,
Peter Hauge [MSFT]

masih-shek · Answer

Hi&nbsp;NeoIT21&nbsp;follow Peter’s instructions for backing up your template. Use Azure&nbsp;https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/lock-resources?tabs=json to protect your lab resource.&nbsp;

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