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Expert knowledge for Azure Backup development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when protecting Azure VMs/AKS, SQL/PostgreSQL, SAP HANA, Files/Blobs, or automating Azure Backup via REST/CLI, and other Azure Backup related development tasks. Not for Azure Site Recovery (use azure-site-recovery), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network).

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SKILL.md

Azure Backup Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Backup. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file
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Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L71Diagnosing and fixing Azure Backup issues across VMs, databases, files, disks, blobs, agents, and vaults, including backup, restore, monitoring, encryption, and workload-specific errors.
Best PracticesL72-L82Best practices for securing Azure Backup data and configuring reliable backups/restores for Azure VMs, Hyper-V, SQL Always On, DPM/MABS workloads, and vault-registered servers.
Decision MakingL83-L94Guidance on choosing backup/restore options, VM image support, crash-consistent backups, offline backups, reserved capacity discounts, alerts migration, and PostgreSQL v1→v2 backup migration.
Architecture & Design PatternsL95-L99Azure Backup’s architecture for protecting SAP HANA: components, data flow, backup/restore process, scalability, security, and integration with Azure storage and recovery services.
Limits & QuotasL100-L136Backup limits, quotas, support matrices, and behavioral constraints for Azure Backup workloads (VMs, disks, databases, files, AKS, SAP, MARS/MABS/DPM), plus monitoring metrics and reports.
SecurityL137-L174Securing Azure Backup: encryption, RBAC/managed identities, soft delete, private endpoints, ransomware protection, AKS/VM/DB restore security, compliance (Azure Policy), and multi-user authorization.
ConfigurationL175-L271Configuring Azure Backup and vaults for VMs, databases, AKS, Files, blobs, Cosmos DB, SAP HANA, plus policies, diagnostics, monitoring, automation, and restore workflows.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL272-L324Automating Azure Backup via REST, CLI, PowerShell, and scripts for VMs, disks, blobs, files, SQL/PostgreSQL, AKS, MARS/on-prem, policies, vaults, jobs, restores, and security/reporting.
DeploymentL325-L331Supported workload matrices and how to stop or manage protection for workloads in Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) v3/v4, including RTM and UR1 variants.
Troubleshooting
TopicURL
Diagnose and fix Azure Data Lake Storage backup errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/azure-data-lake-storage-backup-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Azure Kubernetes Service backups with Azure Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/azure-kubernetes-service-backup-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot data recovery from Microsoft Azure Backup Serverhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-alternate-dpm-server-troubleshoot
Diagnose and fix Azure Backup Vault errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-backup-vault-troubleshoot
Resolve Azure PostgreSQL Flexible Server backup and restore issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-database-postgresql-flex-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Azure Database for PostgreSQL backups with Azure Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-database-postgresql-troubleshoot
Diagnose and fix encrypted Azure VM backup errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-encrypted-vm-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Microsoft Azure Backup Server errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-mabs-troubleshoot
Diagnose and fix Azure Backup agent errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-mars-troubleshoot
Resolve Azure Backup monitoring and reporting issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-monitor-alert-faq
Fix Azure Backup monitoring and protection status issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-monitor-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Azure MySQL Flexible Server backups using Azure Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-mysql-flexible-server-troubleshoot
Fix SAP HANA database backup errors on Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-sap-hana-database-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot System Center DPM with Azure Backup integrationhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-scdpm-troubleshooting
Resolve System State Backup issues with Azure Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-system-state-troubleshoot
Diagnose and fix Azure Blob backup failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-troubleshoot-blob-backup
Diagnose slow file and folder backups with Azure Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-troubleshoot-slow-backup-performance-issue
Resolve Azure Backup agent and extension failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-troubleshoot-vm-backup-fails-snapshot-timeout
Troubleshoot Azure VM file-level recovery issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-vm-file-recovery-troubleshoot
Fix Azure VM backup and restore errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-vms-troubleshoot
Resolve known issues in MABS v3 and v4https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-mabs-release-notes-v3
Troubleshoot SQL Server backups on Azure VMs using Azure Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-sql-server-azure-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Backup vault management errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-vault-troubleshoot
Resolve common issues with Azure Blob Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/blob-backup-faq
Resolve common issues with Azure Disk Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/disk-backup-faq
Fix backup and restore failures in Azure Disk Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/disk-backup-troubleshoot
Restore Azure Backup for encrypted virtual machineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/restore-azure-encrypted-virtual-machines
Troubleshoot SAP HANA database instance backups on Azure VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/sap-hana-database-instance-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Azure Backup archive tier recovery point errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/troubleshoot-archive-tier
Troubleshoot Azure Files backup and restore issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/troubleshoot-azure-files
Troubleshoot SAP ASE (Sybase) database backups using Azure Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/troubleshoot-sap-ase-sybase-database-backup
Best Practices
TopicURL
Apply Azure Backup security best practices for datahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/azure-backup-data-protection-best-practices
Back up and restore Hyper-V VMs with MABShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/back-up-hyper-v-virtual-machines-mabs
Recover Azure Backup Server data from any vault-registered serverhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-alternate-dpm-server
Prepare DPM server for Azure backups with TRIM considerationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-dpm-introduction
Apply Azure VM backup best practices with Azure Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-vms-introduction
Back up SQL Server Always On availability groups with Azure Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-sql-server-on-availability-groups
Apply Azure Backup best practices for workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/guidance-best-practices
Decision Making
TopicURL
Choose Azure MARS agent restore optionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/about-restore-microsoft-azure-recovery-services
Check VM image SKUs supported by Azure Backup policieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-policy-supported-skus
Plan and execute migration from PostgreSQL v1 to v2 backupshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-postgresql-flex-server-elastic-cluster-v2-migrate
Choose Azure Backup reserved capacity to reduce storage costshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-reserved-pricing-optimize-cost
Decide how Azure Backup reserved capacity discounts applyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-reserved-pricing-overview
Choose and configure crash-consistent Azure VM backupshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-vms-agentless-multi-disk-crash-consistent-overview
Migrate Azure Backup classic alerts to Azure Monitor alertshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/move-to-azure-monitor-alerts
Choose offline backup options in Azure Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/offline-backup-overview
Architecture & Design Patterns
TopicURL
Understand Azure Backup architecture for SAP HANAhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/azure-backup-architecture-for-sap-hana-backup

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