# Microsoft Azure Database for MySQL

You can use the Commvault software to back up and restore MySQL data on the Azure Database for MySQL Single Servers and Azure Database for MySQL Flexible Servers.

You can back up Azure stack databases using an Azure VM that has MySQL installed.

## Backups

### Backup Granularity

- Cluster Level

### Backups You Can Perform

- Full backups

### When You Can Perform Backups

- On a schedule: The backup plan that you assign manages scheduled backups

- On demand: You can perform on-demand backups at any time

### Data You Can Back Up

- MySQL user databases (data)

## Restores

### Restore Granularity

- Database Level

### Backups You Can Use for Restores

- The most recent backup: For example, restore the most recent backup to its original location

- A backup from a specific date: For example, restore data to a point in time before it became unusable

- Backups from a date range: For example, restore data that was accidentally deleted

### Destinations You Can Restore To

- In-place: Restore data to the location from which it was backed up

- Out-of-place: Restore data to the following destinations:

  - Cross-cloud: You can restore MySQL databases from one cloud platform (such as Amazon Web Services) to a different cloud platform.

  - An instance running in the same or a different cloud platform (such as Amazon and Azure) across regions.

- An on-premises instance

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