Backup On-Premise SQL Server Database to Microsoft Azure

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-> Creating a Storage Account,

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-> Once the Storage account is deployed. Click on Blog36_4 Resources and then click on your Storage that we deployed just now. It is jbsqlbackups in my case,

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-> Click on Containers and add a new container.

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-> Click on Access Keys and track down your Storage Account Name and the Keys,

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-> Open SQL Server Management Studio and try a backup,

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-> Lets connect to the Azure storage and check the backup file,

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-> Copy the Access key that was noted earlier and paste it connect to the Azure Storage,

 

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-> Lets try restoring the database,

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-> Click on OK and you will get the below screen. Select the backup that you ant to restore,

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-> The database is restored and ready for use.

Thank You,
Vivek Janakiraman

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