You can recover by using the Azure portal, PowerShell, or the REST API. You can't use Transact-SQL. Azure SQL Database backups are managed automatically. No one has direct access to the backups. The backups are
Backup usage Show 14 more Applies to: Azure SQL Database Azure SQL Database This article describes the automated backup feature for Azure SQL Database. To change backup settings, see Change settings. To restore a backup, see Recover using automated database backups. What is a database ba...
Basic, standard, and premium databases are backed up automatically in Azure SQL Database. These backups are retained for 7 days, 14 days, and 35 days respectively. With these backups Azure SQL Database supports two restore capabilities. Point in Time Restoreallows a database to be restored ...
The board has given you responsibility for the protection of this data. You want to be sure that if a disaster happens, you can restore all the data up to the failure within three hours. Let's learn about Azure SQL Database backups and how to use them effectively. ...
backups which are taken every 5 to 10 minutes. Backup automation process takes away the burden of manual backup management and provides restorability by default. Azure SQL Database abstracts this complex automation process and provides a simple experience to restore databas...
Backup to local disk To backup your database to a local disk, you can use the T-SQL BACKUP DATABASE command. Below is a quick guide how to perform a backup with this method. Start by creating a folder for your backups in the container you are backing up. Then, on the host wher...
SQL database. The remaining differential and transaction log backup will start running after this full backup in the background. The system will decide when to run which backup and their schedules based on the workload on your database. These backups can be used for point-in-time recovery,...
Even though Azure SQL Database provides built-in backup, you may still want to create a local copy of your Azure SQL database. This could be handy for example when you want to keep database backup copy for free longer than allowed by Microsoft Azure built-in tools which are usually 7 ...
General Steps to create a backup (BACPAC) using SQL Database Import/Export Service https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/jj650016.aspx#import_exportDetailed Steps to create a backup (BACPAC) using SQL Database Import/Export Service https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/f6899710-634e-...
Then go to the “Store backups in destinations” section and press “Add destination…” to select a place where your Azure SQL Database backups will be stored. Now it’s time to add a place where your backups will be sent. You can set multiple destinations. Suppose, you want to stor...