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Azure Vaulted Backup on ADLS - backup jobs failing

ADLS Azure Vaulted Backup jobs failing due to error code: UserErrorMaxConcurrentOperationLimitReached due to a backup job stuck 'in progress'. The stuck job has been in this state for nearly 4 days - I'm unable to delete the job in Azure portal as the…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-08-18T14:34:43.8966667+00:00
Chris Rice 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-19T08:25:25.2+00:00
Chris Rice 0 Reputation points
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Azure Blob vaulted backup stuck in ProtectionError/SubscriptionSuspended after subscription reactivation

An Azure Blob vaulted backup instance remains stuck after its Azure subscription was briefly suspended and then reactivated. Current backup-instance state: provisioningState: SubscriptionSuspended currentProtectionState: ProtectionError …

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-08-18T02:58:00.8533333+00:00
Clayton Parker 0 Reputation points
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We have snapshot backups of fileshares but want to delete the fileshares without deleting backups.

We are using Azure Backup snapshot-based backups, we want to delete the Azure fileshare without deleting the snapshots in the event we need to perform a restore. We also want to reduce our storage costs hence the deletion. How do we do this?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-08-17T17:21:35.52+00:00
Andrew Norman 5 Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-08-18T00:47:49.2933333+00:00
Lakshma Reddy Vattijonnala 1,415 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Where is the Azure Backup snapshot stored while it's being "transferred to vault"? Is it safe to restart during this period?

Each Azure Backup job is mostly a two step process: Take Snapshot Transfer data to vault My question is where is the "snapshot" stored after it is taken and being transferred to the vault? Is it safe to restart the VM during the…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2020-11-21T02:06:23.123+00:00
Mike Qu 151 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-17T00:12:44.3933333+00:00
Syed mohsin 0 Reputation points
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how to stop/remove Azure backup agent in Azure

I am unable to stop/disable backup items 'Azure Backup Agent' in Recovery services vault. When I click on Backup Items>Azure Backup Agent and then try click on the 3 dots to bring the context menu, nothing happens. As a result of this, am unable to…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-08-05T03:22:43.7166667+00:00
Gaurav Gupta 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-12T04:54:34.55+00:00
Gaurav Gupta 0 Reputation points
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For disaster recovery purposes, do you maintain a separate Azure region or backup site for critical applications and data? If the primary Azure region becomes unavailable due to an outage or disaster, how is the environment restored or failed over to the

For disaster recovery purposes, do you maintain a separate Azure region or backup site for critical applications and data? If the primary Azure region becomes unavailable due to an outage or disaster, how is the environment restored or failed over to the…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

1,799 questions
asked 2026-08-10T15:20:31.77+00:00
Priyadarshini 120 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-11T08:07:00.2833333+00:00
Priyadarshini 120 Reputation points
2 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

If an Azure VM is deleted accidentally, what is the recommended approach to restore it from Azure Backup, and which configuration settings are preserved during the restoration?

If an Azure VM is deleted accidentally, what is the recommended approach to restore it from Azure Backup, and which configuration settings are preserved during the restoration?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-08-10T15:26:00.8466667+00:00
Priyadarshini 120 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-10T16:49:47.41+00:00
Priyadarshini 120 Reputation points
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

I need help removing a immutable lock on one of our recovery service vaults

Description Can you please unlock recovery service vault, they are protected by immutability lock. We require the following to be unlocked Onprem-Servers Onprem-Servers This is required so we can delete some older backups for services who have left the…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-07-31T09:47:42.66+00:00
Admin Academies Central 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-10T13:27:43.1266667+00:00
Admin Academies Central 20 Reputation points
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Deleted Gokaddal Resources and Resource Group Accidently from my Azure subscription "MERKADO RHA TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED"

Deleted Gokaddal Resources and Resource Group Accidently from my Azure subscription "MERKADO RHA TECHNOLOGY PRIVATE LIMITED" with domain name "merkadorha.com". Need help to retrieve them.

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-07-30T19:15:02.71+00:00
Sharad Gogna 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-10T00:21:13.89+00:00
Jose Benjamin Solis Nolasco 10,896 Reputation points Volunteer Moderator
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Recovery Services Vault showing 211.77 TB Cloud-GRS backup storage for ~12 TB protected workload

Hi Everyone, We are investigating an Azure Backup storage discrepancy for a Recovery Services Vault and would appreciate your guidance. Scenario: Recovery Services Vault: bak-asco-eastus-003 Backup Storage (Overview): Cloud-GRS = 211.77 TB Protected…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-08-05T17:41:12.45+00:00
Thanvanth Sai Pasupuleti 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-09T10:44:57.9366667+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 16,620 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
3 answers One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Cant delete Restore Point Collection

I created Recovery service vault , configured backup on Azure VM , it created app-consistent restore point. After completing my Home lab practical, I deleted the vm, the stopped backed and deleted the backup , deleted the resource group in which…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-07-01T17:06:50.8133333+00:00
Una 25 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-06T18:57:53.1+00:00
Sunil Badde 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

How to recover MABS from existing DPMDB backup

Hi I'm ooking for any document any video or blog where someone has restored the MABS data from DPMDB backup. I have faced OS corruption on MABS server and whenever I tried to recover the MABS data from DPMDB backup I had faced errors like DPMDB alredy…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-08-04T07:05:42.66+00:00
Shubham Prajapati 60 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-06T17:48:28.62+00:00
Shubham Prajapati 60 Reputation points
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Can we backup a virtual machine residing in different subscription to a vault associated with different subscription.

Hello Team, We do not want to create multiple vaults and we want to keep all the backup copies at one place. Hence, we would like to know if it is possible to backup VMs from another subscription to a vault located in different subscription. If yes then…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2025-03-03T07:43:53.3566667+00:00
Mishra, Suryakant 50 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-06T10:50:04.4833333+00:00
Mishra, Suryakant 50 Reputation points
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DPM 2022 - MARS agent failing to register with vault - "encryption passphrase provided is incorrect"

We have stood up a new DPM 2022 server side by side with an old DPM 2019 server that was protecting a VM that had online backups enabled to Azure's recovery services vault. Protection of the VM has been removed on the old server, and the added on the new…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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Microsoft System Center | Other
Microsoft System Center | Other

Additional System Center tools and components for managing infrastructure, applications, and services

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asked 2023-05-03T17:58:49.42+00:00
occasionallydennis 56 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-05T16:34:36.2933333+00:00
occasionallydennis 56 Reputation points
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Switching Azure backup from Enhanced to Standard

Hello, We recently set up a backup policy in our Azure instance. We mistakingly set the backup to "enhanced" and it should be "standard" since this is not a server that needs to be backed up every 4 hours. Sadly, this is proving to be…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-08-05T00:20:53.6066667+00:00
Donovan V Wagner 0 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-05T10:04:03.6333333+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 16,620 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Problemas recorrentes no backup pela Microsoft Azure

Tenho um servidor aqui na empresa que está com problema e avisos recorrentes nos backups, ele está programado para fazer backup todo dia as 18:00, porém todo dia quando da esse horário ele está com um job em andamento do backup do dia anterior, ai acaba…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-07-24T11:26:16.6533333+00:00
Gustavo Lorencini 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-04T17:06:03.8633333+00:00
VEMULA SRISAI 13,890 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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Recovery Services Vault stuck due to deleted Storage Account – backup items frozen in DeleteState = ToBeDeleted

I deleted the Storage Account before deleting the Azure File Share backups registered in the Recovery Services Vault. As a result, the vault is now in an orphan state. The backup items are stuck in DeleteState = ToBeDeleted and never transition to…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-07-17T17:12:24.4233333+00:00
NIKOLAOS ANTONIADIS 0 Reputation points
commented 2026-08-04T09:21:46.68+00:00
Suchitra Suregaunkar 16,620 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator
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what is difference between Recovery Services vault and backup vault

What is difference between Recovery Services vault and backup vault? Which one to use and when?

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2021-05-23T13:51:21.3+00:00
ramesh singh 166 Reputation points
answered 2026-08-04T06:41:52.7+00:00
Abhinav Bhushan 0 Reputation points
1 answer One of the answers was accepted by the question author.

Unable to delete Azure Blob Backup Instance after Storage Account was deleted. Policy remains permanently referenced

Hi, I am testing Azure Backup Vault (Microsoft.DataProtection) with Azure Blob Operational Backup and encountered what appears to be an orphaned backup instance scenario. Scenario A Storage Account was protected using a Backup Vault and a Backup…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-07-30T10:13:29.7033333+00:00
Fankhauser Silvio 20 Reputation points
accepted 2026-08-03T06:04:48.5433333+00:00
Fankhauser Silvio 20 Reputation points
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Microsoft Azure Backup Server issue

问题1：备份副本完整性同步和检查失败。错误ID3106和ID910。需要如何修复此备份副本。 问题2：MABS技术支持: 报错ID3188. 单个服务器Online备份无法激活，即使延长备份副本保存时长，也无法激活在线备份。本地磁盘备份正常。 Moderator edit: Translated message Issue 1: Backup replica integrity synchronization and check failed. Error ID3106 and ID910. How…

Azure Backup
Azure Backup

An Azure backup service that provides built-in management at scale.

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asked 2026-07-21T09:27:30.1366667+00:00
Linfeng Wen (dadminlw) 0 Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-07-30T17:34:48.27+00:00
Lakshma Reddy Vattijonnala 1,415 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator