Azure Backup Policy Schedule Snapshots

[Gunnersaurus]

I saw a forum post a while back where 'Snapshots to keep' for retention can be set to a minimum of 1 for daily and 0 for weekly and monthly. I have tried setting weekly and monthly to 0 however in the GUI it brings up a warning message about it. As a MSP it would be nice to set weekly and monthly to 0 snapshots so that the snapshots aren't stored customer tenancy however I understand there are CBT considerations to think about.

Would anyone be able to give any advise on the best option for the weekly and monthly snapshot configurtion?

[Vitaliy S.]

Hi,

Yes, there is an existing thread explaining the 1 snapshot situation. Before one can help with the configuration, can you please tell us what your requirements are for backups/snapshots?

Thanks!

[Gunnersaurus]

Hi Vitaliy,

I did search through the forum before posting but must have missed the post you linked. My requirements are to keep 7 daily backups (1 snapshot), 30 weekly (currently set to 0 snapshots), 12 monthly (currently set to 0 snapshots).

After reading the other post it seems like the recommendation is to set weekly and monthly snapshots to 1 instead of 0. I'm just curious as to what performance and cost implications selecting 0/1 snapshots will have?

[Vitaliy S.]

Hi Gunnersaurus,

Ok, I see. Let me quickly consult with our QA team for the best setup/cost implications and I will post back.

Thanks!

[Vitaliy S.]

Gunnersaurus, just to update the thread.

I have not forgotten about you, we are running various tests to confirm the behavior, so stay tuned.