The Azure Cosmos DB for MongoDB guided setup takes you through the process of configuring the server and adding a cloud instance.
Before You Begin
Create a backup plan. For more information, see Creating a Backup Plan.
Procedure
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From the navigation pane, go to Guided setup.
The Welcome page appears.
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On the Protect tab, click Configure on the Databases tile.
The Configure Database Server page appears.
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Click Database running in the cloud ( PaaS ).
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Click Microsoft Azure, and then click NEXT.
The Configure Azure Database page appears.
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Select Cosmos DB, and then click NEXT.
The Select A Plan page appears.
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From the Plan list, select the backup plan to use for the instance, and then click NEXT.
The Cloud Account page appears.
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From the API list, select MongoDB API.
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From the Cloud account list, select the Azure account that you want to use for the instance, and then click NEXT.
The instance details page appears.
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From the Region list, select the region for the instance.
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In the Instance box, enter a name for the instance.
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In the Collection group box, enter a name for the table group, and then click NEXT.
The Backup Content page appears.
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To filter the content that is backed up, click EDIT, select or clear the tables, and then click SAVE.
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Click NEXT to create the cloud instance.
A summary page is displayed.
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Review the summary, and then click FINISH.