Backup Scope
When configuring the backup scope for Azure VMs, Azure Storage, Azure SQL, or Admin
Portal Settings, you can click the Refresh List (
)
button to retrieve the latest data information and keep your backup scope updated. It may take a
long time. The product also provides a timer job to regularly refresh your data list at 0:00 AM
every day, in your local time. The last refreshed time will be displayed next to the
button.
) button to manually initialize the data list that can be
added to the backup scope according to your settings.The backup service for Azure VMs, Azure Storage, and Azure Admin Settings supports you by grouping the backup of Azure VMs, Blob Storage, File Share, or admin portal settings into separate backup scopes. This will protect them with individual backup schedules or data retention settings. Note that the data in the Azure storage archive tier cannot be protected as the IBM® Storage Protect for Cloud Azure VMs, Storage, and Entra ID cannot read or download a blob in the Archive tier. You must manually rehydrate the archive data that you want to protect to the online tier (cold, cool, or hot tier).
Each backup scope for Microsoft Entra ID can only protect one tenant. In addition, once you have created a backup scope, you cannot add the same tenant to another scope.
The backup services will perform scheduled backups automatically according to the settings of each backup scope. Note that if a backup job for the same backup scope is in progress, the automatic backup job scheduled to run will be skipped.