Register Azure Source

To start protecting your Microsoft Azure services, check the Azure requirements and then register Azure as a data source in Cohesity DataProtect as a Service.

  1. In DataProtect as a Service, navigate to Sources > + Register Source, and then select Azure.

  2. Click Start Registration.

    The Register Azure Source form appears.

  3. In the Domain Name field, enter the unique tenant ID assigned by Azure, and then select the Destination cloud region.

  4. Select the Azure services you want to register:

    • Azure VM

    • Azure SQL

    Azure VM is selected by default.

  5. Click Continue.

  6. In the Azure App ID field, enter the application ID assigned by Azure during the service principal creation process.

  7. In the Azure App Secret Key field, enter the application secret key for setting up the authentication for the service principal.

  8. Click Continue.

  9. In the Azure Subscription ID field, enter the subscription IDs of the subscriptions where the VMs you want to protect belong.

  10. Click Register.

Next > Once you register the Azure source, you must set up a SaaS Connection for each region under each Azure subscription in your Azure source.

Edit Azure Source

You can edit the registered Azure Source to add or remove the Azure services, application details, and subscriptions protected by the Cohesity DataProtect as a Service from your Azure source.

To edit an Azure source:

  1. In DataProtect as a Service, navigate to Sources.

  2. Click the Actions menu (⋮) next to the Azure sources and select Edit.

  3. In the Edit Azure Source form, select or unselect the Azure services you need and click Continue to update Azure Application ID, Azure secret key, or to add or remove subscriptions.

  4. Once you edit the Azure Source, click Update.

Unregister Azure Source

If you plan to stop backing up your Azure VMs or Azure SQL, you can unregister the Azure source from Cohesity DataProtect as a Service.

Before you unregister an Azure source from Cohesity DataProtect as a Service, you must unprotect all the protected objects in that Azure source and delete the SaaS Connections.

To unregister the Azure Source:

  1. In DataProtect as a Service, navigate to Sources.

  2. Click the Actions menu (⋮) next to the Azure source and select Unregister.

  3. In the Unregister Source form, click Unregister.