When you’re reviewing recovery solutions for Azure and hybrid workload, it’s an important thing that you understand how different tools fit in different scenarios.
Understand things like Azure Backup. This is your go-to for backing up both your on-premise and Azure VMs. It’s useful for when you need to back up application consistent, when you need to create an application consistent backup, including backups for Linux VM. So, if the question involves protecting production workloads or hybrid environments, Azure Backup is likely the right fit.
Next, look at the Azure Site Recovery, or ASR. This is more about disaster recovery than backup. Keep in mind that it’s designed to keep workloads running during an outage by replicating that data. If you’re asked about regional outages or business continuity, this is the solution that you want to focus on. Then there’s the VM snapshot option. This is useful when you need a point in time backup of a managed disk or a read-only full copy, backup copy. It’s not a full backup solution, but it’s great for quick recoveries. So keep that in mind for your testing scenarios.
Finally, don’t forget the Microsoft Azure Backup Server, or MABS. While it’s not detailed in the image, it’s typically used in more complex on-prem environments where you need to back up workloads like SQL Server or change.
Make sure that you can match each of these tools to the right use case. That kind of scenario-based understanding is exactly what the test will look at.
Make sure you understand the different backup scenarios supported by Azure Backup. Start with on-premise.
You use the MARS agent for files, folders, and system state and DPM and MABS for protecting things like virtual machines, VMware, and other workloads.