Azure SQL backup workflow

Step

Description

Cloud

Step 1

The Scheduler triggers the backup job per the backup policy schedule.

Druva AWS Cloud

Step 2

The backup job requests a VM from VM orchestration.

Druva AWS Cloud

Step 3

Job orchestration requests the creation of a VM in the customer’s Azure Environment.

Note:

The VM gets created in the customer’s Azure environment in the following format:

DruvaQuantumBridge-<customerid>-<jobid>_<attempt_no>.

For example, DruvaQuantumBridge-4354-1868_0

Customer’s Azure Cloud

Step 4

Data services send a data export request to the VM created in the customer’s environment.

Customer’s Azure Cloud

Step 5

The VM in the customer’s environment serves as an Azure-SQL Agent that executes commands from data services.

Customer’s Azure Cloud

Step 6

The exported data is moved to Druva’s transient Blob storage.

Druva Azure Cloud

Step 7

Job orchestration directs data to the Storage services.

Druva AWS Cloud

Step 8

A request is sent to delete the Druva's Quantum Bridge.

Customer’s Azure Cloud