Azure VM Backup

Bacula Enterprise’s Azure VM Backup Software provides secure, scalable, and flexible backup and recovery for Microsoft Azure virtual machines. It supports both image-level and guest-level backup strategies, enabling organizations to protect entire VM environments or individual files and applications. Designed for enterprise use, it ensures high performance, minimal disruption, and seamless integration with Bacula’s broader backup ecosystem 

Features

• Image-Level Backup: Captures raw disk images and VM configurations using Azure snapshots.
• Guest-Level Backup: Installs Bacula File Daemon on each VM for file-level control and advanced features.
• Fast Full VM Restore: Restores entire virtual machines to their original state and configuration.
• Granular File Restore: Enables recovery of individual files from full VM backups.
• Checksum Verification: Detects file corruption, viruses, or spyware.
• File/Directory Exclusion: Skips temporary or swap files to optimize storage.
• File-Level Compression: Reduces backup size and bandwidth usage.
• Concurrent Job Management: Uses scheduling and prioritization to avoid I/O bottlenecks.

Capabilities

• Supports both standalone and large-scale Azure VM environments.
• Operates with minimal performance impact using snapshot-based backups.
• Integrates with Bacula’s deduplication, encryption, and centralized management tools.
• Enables backup of metadata, OS disks, and data disks with full integrity.
• Offers flexible restore options: to original VM, alternate VM, or local storage.

Benefits

• Security: Enterprise-grade protection with integrity checks and ransomware resilience.
• Flexibility: Choose between image-level or guest-level backup methods.
• Efficiency: Optimized for Azure’s architecture to reduce resource usage.
• Scalability: Suitable for growing cloud infrastructures and hybrid environments.
• Control: Full visibility and management of backup operations across Azure VMs.