How can I backup an Azure Cosmos DB

Question

I have an Azure Cosmos DB and I need to delete all the resources from this subscription. Is there any way to take a backup offline from the portal?

Solution 1

UPDATE : Cosmos DB now supports backup Online backup and on-demand data restore in Azure Cosmos DB

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You can use Data Migration Tool suggested on Automatic online backup and restore with Azure Cosmos DB article to do the same.

There is no way to take a backup and import to Azure CosmosDB.

The recommendation is to open a support ticket (e.g. via Azure Portal) or call Azure Support to streamline the backup/restore strategy and to request Azure to restore the latest backup in case of a disaster event. In addition, you can contact the Azure CosmosDB team by sending an email to [email protected].

Solution 2

MS has finally introduced a backup policy feature to CosmosDB!
See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cosmos-db/online-backup-and-restore#modify-the-backup-interval-and-retention-period
I guess this removes the need for third party and/or custom tools to do such a basic Ops routine.

Comments

[SijuMathew]

The referred page does not have any useful information, typical Microsoft style page