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How to Configure Backup Retention Span of a VM in Azure

Start Initial Backup in Azure



Sign in to the Azure portal.
In the menu on the left, select Virtual machines.![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/2f80f6c231d71000/4f39fd53-7f18-4fac-bf18-a80b6b_1d3za09.png)
From the list, select a VM to back up.![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/23e1ca9d09581a00/9703a0f2-d32e-48c1-bc7a-b481ab_pc3xld.png)
On the VM blade, in the Operations section, click Backup. The Enable backup blade opens.![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/976f2d7cd9221000/36e788a1-dfcd-4881-9d3a-076255_1qtg83e.png)
To create an initial recovery point, on the Backup blade click Backup now.![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/768624431d1cc800/3ac77631-44e2-42ca-9a94-16e6b4_q9gbgl.png)
On the Backup Now blade, click the calendar icon, use the calendar control to select the last day this recovery point is retained, and click Backup.![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/d9c09dad3f552800/c3ce78d1-84cd-4818-8930-85da1b_1oz1sg0.png)
In the Backup blade for your VM, you see the number of recovery points that are complete.![](https://storage.crisp.chat/users/helpdesk/website/ac33b92003c3e000/423917be-e7c5-489d-9fe4-5d6d0b_1ydw57.png)
The first backup takes about 20 minutes. Proceed to the next part of this tutorial after your backup is finished.

Updated on: 31/01/2023

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