Moving the Recalled Data for Microsoft Azure Archive Storage

For Azure Archive Storage, when a Cloud Storage Recall workflow is performed, the data will be recalled from the Archive to Hot storage class and will be copied under the <container>/cvshadowcopy-do-not-use-or-delete-folder subfolder, and the original data will be still present on the Archive tier.

Note

You must configure a lifecycle policy to delete recalled data after 7 days. This applies to both:

  • the standalone cvshadowcopy-do-not-use-or-delete container used in earlier versions
  • the cvshadowcopy-do-not-use-or-delete-folder subfolder structure used in newer versions across any container

Use this sample json file to configure the lifecycle policy.

If you execute the workflow with backup job as input (On-Demand Recall), you need to perform the following once the data is successfully recalled and restored.

  • Execute the workflow again with backup job ID.
  • Select the Azure storage policy copy.
  • In the User Inputs window, select the Move back data from Hot to Archive option when prompted. Data will be deleted from the cvshadowcopy-do-not-use-or-delete-folder subfolder.

Note

Move Back option is not supported for VSA or SQL Server Agents.

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