Create virtual machine restore points using Azure portal

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You can create virtual machine restore points through the Azure portal. You can protect your data and guard against extended downtime by creating VM restore points at regular intervals. This article shows you how to create VM restore points using the Azure portal. Alternatively, you can create VM restore points using the Azure CLI or using PowerShell.

In this tutorial, you learn how to:

Prerequisites

Step 1: Create a VM restore point collection

Use the following steps to create a VM restore points collection:

  1. Sign in to the Azure portal.

  2. In the Search box, enter Restore Point Collections.

    Screenshot of search bar in Azure portal.

  3. Select + Create to create a new Restore Point Collection.

    Screenshot of Create screen.

  4. Enter the details and select the VM for which you want to create a restore point collection.

    Screenshot of Create a restore point collection screen.

  5. Select Next: Restore Point to create your first restore point or select Review + Create to create an empty restore point collection.

    Screenshot of validation successful screen.

Step 2: Create a VM restore point

Use the following steps to create a VM restore point:

  1. Navigate to the restore point collection where you want to create restore points and select + Create a restore point to create new restore point for the VM.

    Screenshot of Restore points tab.

  2. Enter a name for the restore point and other required details and select Next: Disks >.

    Screenshot of Basics tab of Create a restore point screen.

  3. Select the disks to be included in the restore point.

    Screenshot of selected disks.

  4. Select Review + create to validate the settings. Once validation is completed, select Create to create the restore point.

    Screenshot of Review + Create screen.

Step 3: Track the status of the VM restore point creation

  1. Select the notification to track the progress of the restore point creation.

    Screenshot of progress of VM restore point creation.

Restore a VM from a restore point

To restore a VM from a VM restore point, first restore individual disks from each disk restore point. You can also use the ARM template to restore a VM along with all the disks.

  1. Select Create a disk from a restore point to restore a disk from a disk restore point. Do this for all the disks that you want to restore.

    Screenshot of progress of disk creation.

  2. Enter the details in the Create a managed disk dialog to create disks from the restore points. Once the disks are created, create a new VM and attach these restored disks to the newly created VM.

    Screenshot of progress of Create a managed disk screen.

Next steps

Learn more about Backup and restore options for virtual machines in Azure.