How do I backup a windows azure virtual machine? I would like to schedule daily backups of system state that could be restored if needed. Data can be backed via Azure Backup, but not system it seems.
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If you're talking about backing up the vhd of the virtual machine, you can:
Regarding the snapshots: You can create a brand new blob from a snapshot, which you may find convenient at times.
Regarding the blob-copies: The one challenge you might run into, when making a blob copy: If the source changes during the copy, the copy will fail. So for an OS vhd, this operation should only be done if the Virtual Machine is in a stopped state. You may find snapshots to be the better mechanism in this case.
There's really no Azure-specific mechanism for things like system restore points, as that's within the OS itself.