# Creating a Backup Plan for Configuring Azure SQL Server Backups

A backup plan defines where Commvault stores backups, how often backups run, and how long to retain them. You can also configure optional second and third copies for additional redundancy.

If you already have a backup plan that meets your requirements, you can use the existing plan instead of creating a new one.

## Requirements

- You must have the Plan Creator role assigned to your user account.

## Procedure

Create a backup plan from the Select a Plan page.

### Configure the primary backup copy

1. Click Create plan.

2. In the Plan name box, enter a unique name.

3. In the Configure backups section, for Storage, select an existing storage target or click + to create a storage target.

   You can create one of the following storage types:

   - Air Gap Protect

   - Cloud

   - Disk

4. For Frequency, enter how often backups run, and then select the time unit.

5. For Retention period, enter how long to retain the backups, and then select the time unit.

6. Optional: Click Add Extended Retention to configure additional retention rules.

### Configure additional backup copies (optional)

You can configure up to two additional backup copies for redundancy.

1. Select Add second copy or Add third copy.

2. For Storage, select an existing storage target or click + to create a storage target.

3. For Backups to copy, select the backup jobs to copy.

4. For Retention period, specify how long to retain the copied backups.

5. Optional: Click Add Extended Retention to configure additional retention rules.

6. Repeat these steps to configure another backup copy.

### Save the backup plan

1. Review the backup plan settings.

2. Click Save.

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