Use the Commvault software to back up and restore Azure databases. You can move the data on the disk in the cloud, or on-premises, to meet your compliance and storage objectives.
The solution supports the following agents:
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MySQL
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PostgreSQL
Note
You can back up and restore Azure databases on MariaDB 5.5.x, 10.0.x, 10.1.x, 10.2.x and 10.3.x versions.
The Commvault software uses the native database dump based backup utilities to export the Azure databases and import them to any of the following destinations:
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The same Azure database instance that you backed up
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A new Azure database instance
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An on-premises database instance
Key Features
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Back up the data to a disk in the cloud or on-premises
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End users can restore the data to the same instance, or to another database instance in the cloud or on premises for application needs.
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Table-level restore operations from the backup
Solution Components
The following Commvault entities are part of the solution:
Legend |
Entity |
Location |
Function |
Required Commvault packages |
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CS |
CommServe server |
On-premises or Azure cloud |
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CommCell Console The following packages are automatically selected:
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MA |
MediaAgent |
On-premises or Azure cloud |
Moves the data and manages storage. |
MediaAgent |
PXY |
Linux proxy server |
Azure Cloud |
This entity communicates with the Azure database instance and the CommServe server and MediaAgent. You can have the proxy server handle multiple agent types. |
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VSA |
Azure database Virtualization Client |
Not Applicable |
This entity is the interface that you use to perform backup operations and restore operations for the Azure data. |
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