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Setting Up Backup and Recovery to Meet Compliance Requirements

In this lab, you will take on the role of an Azure Administrator responsible for protecting a newly deployed Windows Server VM under your organization's backup compliance policy. You will create a Recovery Services Vault, enable and trigger an on-demand backup, then simulate accidental VM deletion and restore the VM to a new instance—confirming that your backup configuration meets business continuity requirements.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Apr 29, 2026
Duration
45m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Create and configure a Recovery Services Vault

    Create a Recovery Services Vault and configure a pre-deployed Windows Server VM for backup protection to ensure the machine is actively protected before a failure occurs.

  2. Challenge

    Perform and validate a VM backup

    Trigger an on-demand backup job and confirm a valid recovery point exists in the vault to verify the VM is in a recoverable state.

  3. Challenge

    Restore a VM to meet recovery requirements

    Simulate accidental VM deletion and restore the VM as a new instance from a recovery point to validate your backup configuration meets organizational recovery requirements.

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