This template creates Recovery service vault and a Daily Backup Policy that can be used to protect classic and ARM based IaaS VMs.
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Parameters
| Parameter Name | Description |
|---|---|
| vaultName | Name of the Recovery Services Vault |
| policyName | Name of the Backup Policy |
| scheduleRunTimes | Times in day when backup should be triggered. e.g. 01:00 or 13:00. Must be an array, however for IaaS VMs only one value is valid. This will be used in LTR too for daily, weekly, monthly and yearly backup. |
| timeZone | Any Valid timezone, for example:UTC, Pacific Standard Time. Refer: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/gg154758.aspx |
| instantRpRetentionRangeInDays | Number of days Instant Recovery Point should be retained |
| dailyRetentionDurationCount | Number of days you want to retain the backup |
| daysOfTheWeek | Backup will run on array of Days like, Monday, Tuesday etc. Applies in Weekly retention only. |
| weeklyRetentionDurationCount | Number of weeks you want to retain the backup |
| monthlyRetentionDurationCount | Number of months you want to retain the backup |
| monthsOfYear | Array of Months for Yearly Retention |
| yearlyRetentionDurationCount | Number of years you want to retain the backup |
| location | Location for all resources. |
Use the template
PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroup -Name <resource-group-name> -Location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstalling and configuring Azure PowerShell
New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName <resource-group-name> -TemplateUri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/quickstarts/microsoft.recoveryservices/recovery-services-daily-backup-policy-create/azuredeploy.json
Command line
az group create --name <resource-group-name> --location <resource-group-location> #use this command when you need to create a new resource group for your deploymentInstalling and configuring the Azure cross-platform command-line interface
az group deployment create --resource-group <my-resource-group> --template-uri https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Azure/azure-quickstart-templates/master/quickstarts/microsoft.recoveryservices/recovery-services-daily-backup-policy-create/azuredeploy.json