Azure Backup
Welcome to the Azure Backup feedback forum! This is where we would like to hear your feedback and ideas on how we can improve our product.
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Automatically upgrade MARS via Windows Update
We have had frequent updates of the MARS agent in the last few months. The last update is required for accurate pricing based on the April 2015 changes. But there is little to prompt admins to do this. There needs to be automatic (manually prompting adds unwanted and unnecessary work) upgrades of the agents.
303 votes -
Enable Full Backup/Bare Metal Recovery with Azure Backup Standalone (no DPM)
Enhance Azure Backup to be able to support Bare Metal Recovery, Full Image backups.
NOTE: This is without the use/requirement of DPM.
Please refer to the following UserVoice suggestion: https://feedback.azure.com/forums/258995-azure-backup-and-scdpm/suggestions/6874594-bmr-thru-azure-backup#{togglepreviousstatuses}.220 votesCurrently there is support available for backing up System State using just the MARS Agent to recover to the same/similar hardware in case of server or software malfunction.
We wanted to understand the scenarios where a full server recovery cannot be achieved using Azure Site Recovery. Please share your feedback so we can review and plan this accordingly.
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Enable SQL database backup in MARS
Enable SQL database backup in MARS.
We would like to use MARS also to backup SQL databases.
Now we have to use DPM/MABS and that is overkill for only the backup.We have around 180 servers with SQL databases spread over the world. And installing DPM on all these sites is overkill.
So we like to have the option to use MARS also for SQL database backup.
158 votes -
Azure VPN gateway should support MARS agent backup
Currently, Azure VPN gateway only support IaaS service, like Azure VM. We hope Azure VPN gateway can support MARS agent backup.
63 votes -
Specify alert mail for Recovery Services vault Data deletion
Currently, when we delete Azure Backup data in Recovery Services vault, the alert Email will be received within the subscription range.
We want to specify this Email address. Because we can specify alert Email address, Email will not be sent to unrelated accounts on subscription.
And we can avoid the impact of sending information to accounts that don’t need alert emails due to security issues.60 votes -
When there is a problem with the backup target file, skip and backup other files. Also, please implement a detailed log that can be confirme
Normally, files locked by other applications are skipped, backups are taken, and skipped files are written in the log.
However, other than the above cases (such as file corruption), the backup job stuck and an Issue occurred that the backup did not end. (In this case it was Active for over a week)
If backup does not progress due to file check etc. for a certain period of time, please skip the backup of the corresponding file, and please implement "detailed log" is kept as to "which file" and "reason".
Also, since skipped files can currently only be checked on…52 votes -
Feature Request: Email Notification in MARS Agent
We want to have "Email Notification" option in MARS Agent. Also, please help to improve sync consistency with System State backup to Azure Portal as it shows wrong information sometime
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43 votes
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Selectively delete backups, and choice to delete backups without 14 days retention
There are instances whereby we want a complete/selective deletion of backup data without the 14 days retention policy. Currently, when I choose to backup a particular folder on my server using the MARS agent, and decide that I want a complete wipe of that data from Azure, I have to stop the backup policy and wait for 14 days for total deletion. In-between these 14 days, I'm stuck without an option to backup to Azure if I require a clean slate.
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"MARS Agent backup time reduction performance"
MARS Agent backup time is delayed There are many problems. Many of the causes are processing time before data transfer. I think This can be a take snapshot, checksum process, and queue time. If the performance before data transfer improves, I think that one of the problems of delay in backup time will be solved.
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After changing the backup schedule, the past backup data has been lost.
In the MARS backup, if you change the daily schedule to Weekly Schedule, all previous points marked as 'Daily Points' are deleted after updating the policy.
At this time, there is no warning screen.
For example, schedule Daily & 365 days retention to Weekly & 53 weeks retention.Warnings should be displayed!!
28 votes -
Make System State Backup Incremental
Can we make the backup of the System State incremental? We have several remote sites with very poor WAN links and although the incremental user data change is relatively small, the weekly System State backups range from 12-15 GB which run over a weekend and into the working week impacting the WAN link severely.
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Azure Backup Client should support the metered connection flag a network connection
There should be setting in the Azure Backup Client that allow the user to decide if they want the backup to run when the network connection shows that it is on a metered connection.
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More accurate status information
Currently the MARS client has limited categories for it's activity - ie, 'preparing storage', 'transferring data', etc.
What would be more useful is an actual account of what it's doing. For instance, a previous inconsistent backup will lead to the next backup sitting in 'transferring data' when it's actually checking consistency. More information is needed!
21 votes -
Enable Network Throttling for Server 2008
I know network throttling is available when you install the Azure agent on Server 2012 but can something be done for Server 2008?
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Support Clusterd File Servers
We have a clustered file server which we are backing up using Azure Backup. It works, but it isn't perfect, it would be nice if Azure Backup had better support for failover file clusters
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In MARS agent Recover Data Wizard, make full content of "Select the Volume" readable
In the MARS agent's Recover Data Wizard, on the "Select Volume and Date" step, there is a drop-down box that says "Select the Volume:". As you can see in the attached screencap, the field is too short to read the volume names when they all start out exactly the same.
It would be nice if there was some way to see the full text. It would be nice to get something like a tooltip containing the full volume name when you highlight/hover one of the volume choices.
As it is now, I cannot distinguish any of my volumes from another,…
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Support Volume Sizes That are higher than 1.7TB In Windows 2008 Server.
It looks like Azure Backup does not work with Volume Sizes that are higher than 1.7TB on Windows server 2008 R2 SP1. Many companies are still using Windows server 2008 out there and they would welcome this feature. Now it's available on Server 2012. Thanks.
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Support backup of files/folders from Bitlocker-protected volumes
Currently, backup of files/folders from Bitlocker-protected volumes is not supported (even if the agent allows picking those folders for backup and it probably works?).
Please add official support for backing up files/foldes from Bitlocker-protected volues.12 votes -
Azure Backup for MacOSX
Please release an Azure Backup client for MacOSX. The third party clients are buggy and too expensive.
12 votes
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