You can use a guided setup to configure Azure Managed SQL instance backups using the Commvault Cloud infrastructure (also called direct to cloud). With direct to cloud backups, you don't need to configure your own backup gateways.
Important
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Direct to cloud backups for Azure databases are supported only for certain regions. If you don't see your region when configuring backups for your Azure PaaS database, please contact your Commvault customer support manager (CSM).
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The Commvault Cloud software supports Azure for public clouds only. Sovereign clouds, such as in Germany or China, are not supported. For more information, go to Azure Regions Decision Guide on the Microsoft documentation website.
Before You Begin
You must have credentials to log on to the Azure portal.
Procedure
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From the Command Center navigation pane, go to Service Catalog.
The Service Catalog page appears.
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On the Database tile, click Configure.
The Select a Database Application page appears.
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Click Microsoft Azure.
The Database Trial page appears.
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Click Continue.
The Select a Database Service page appears.
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Select Azure SQL Server and Managed SQL, and then click Next.
The Select Backup Method page appears.
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Select Backup Direct to Cloud, and then click Next.
The Region page appears.
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Select the region where the Azure database is located, and then click Next.
The Cloud Storage page appears.
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For Primary Copy, select an existing cloud storage location or create a new storage location.
If you create a new storage location, click the refresh button to select the location.
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To store a secondary copy, move the Secondary copy toggle key to the right, and then select the location for the secondary copy.
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Click Next.
The Plan page appears.
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Select an existing backup plan or create a new backup plan.
If you create a new backup plan, click the refresh button to select the backup plan.
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Click Next.
The Cloud Account page appears.
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Select an existing cloud account or create a new cloud account,
If you create a new cloud account, click the refresh button to select the cloud account.
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Click Next.
The Instance Details page appears.
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Enter SQL server instance details:
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From the Instance name list, select the instance.
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For entering SQL server authentication details, do one of the following:
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From the SQL server authentication list, select the credential for the SQL server account.
The user account is the server administrator for the Azure SQL DB instances that you are adding. -
Click + to create a new credential. For information about adding a credential, see Creating a Credential Entity.
Note
To use an Active Directory (AD) account for the backup, install the Microsoft Active Directory Authentication Library for Microsoft SQL Server on the access node and configure an Active Directory admin for that instance on the Azure portal. The AD account must be a local administrator with sysadmin server role on the Azure SQL instance. To provide the AD account credentials, edit the SQL cloud configuration setting in the Configuration tab for the SQL instance and provide the AD account credentials in the SQL server authentication box.
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In the Specify storage connection string box, enter the string to access data within the Azure storage account.
Tip
To get the connection string for your storage account, in the Azure portal, go to the storage account, and then go to Security + networking > Access keys.
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Click Next.
The Backup Content page appears.
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If there is an Edit button, you can click it to select the content to back up for the region you selected.
For Microsoft SQL, all content is selected and you can't change the backup content.
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Click Next.
The system creates the instance and displays a summary page that shows the instance configuration.
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Click Configure Another Region, or click Finish to go to the instance page.