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Perform SQL Database Backup and Recovery in Azure

In this hands-on lab scenario, your organization, Awesome Company, is reducing its on-site footprint and moving as many databases as possible to the cloud. As part of this effort, you have already migrated multiple databases to both Azure SQL Database and Azure SQL Virtual Machines. Unfortunately, during the course of use, some data has been accidentally deleted from these databases. It is up to you as the DBA to recover this lost information and guard against future issues. Performing the actions of this lab will help you become familiar with SQL backup and recovery options in Azure.

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Level
Clock icon Intermediate
Duration
Clock icon 30m
Published
Clock icon Apr 09, 2021

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Table of Contents

  1. Challenge

    Restore a Database to a SQL Virtual Machine

    Using the acmobile.bak file from the lab GitHub repo, restore a full backup of the acmobile database to your SQL virtual machine.

    The following PowerShell script can be used to download the backup to the required folder:

    Invoke-WebRequest -Uri "https://github.com/linuxacademy/content-azure-database-administrator-associate/raw/master/Hands-on%20Labs/acmobile.bak" -OutFile "c:\Program Files\Microsoft SQL Server\MSSQL15.MSSQLSERVER\MSSQL\Backup\acmobile.bak" -UseBasicParsing

  2. Challenge

    Configure Automatic Backups on the SQL Virtual Machine

    To ensure there are backups in place for future incidents, configure automated backups for your SQL virtual machine.

  3. Challenge

    Recover Lost Information in Azure SQL Database

    Use a point-in-time restore to recover a dropped table in the acweb database.

    SQL Database Credentials:

    • Username: delmar
    • Password: AwesomePassword!
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