Restoring to the Previous Version of ESA on Azure
On Azure, data can be restored by creating a volume of a snapshot.
Creating a Snapshot of a Virtual Machine on Azure
Perform the steps to create a snapshot of a virtual machine:
Sign in to the Azure homepage.
On the Azure Dashboard screen, select Virtual Machine.The screen displaying the list of all the Azure virtual machines appears.
Select the required virtual machine.
The screen displaying the details of the virtual machine appears.On the left pane, under Settings, click Disks.
The details of the disk appear.
Select the disk and click Create Snapshot.
The Create Snapshot screen appears.
Enter the following information:
- Name: Name of the snapshot
- Subscription: Subscription account for Azure
Select the required resource group from the Resource group drop-down list.
Select the required account type from the Account type drop-down list.
Click Create.
The snapshot of the disk is created.
Restoring from a Snapshot on Azure
Perform the steps to restore a snapshot on Azure.
On the Azure Dashboard screen, select Virtual Machine.
The screen displaying the list of all the Azure virtual machines appears.
Select the required virtual machine.
The screen displaying the details of the virtual machine appears.
On the left pane, under Settings, click Disks.
Click Swap OS Disk.
The Swap OS Disk screen appears.
Click the Choose disk drop-down list and select the snapshot created.
Enter the confirmation text and click OK.
The machine is stopped and the disk is successfully swapped.
Restart the virtual machine to verify whether the snapshot is available.