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How to Capture and back up your Virtual Machine img using Azure Compute Galleries

First You will need to create Azure compute galleries

Step 1

Go to azure portal and Search for Azure compute galleries

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Step 2

Click on Create

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Step 3

Fill in the
Resource Group
Name
Region
*Description *(optional)

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Step 4

Click on Review + Create

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Step 5

Now go to your created Vm in azure portal
And Click on** Capture**

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Step 6

Fill in your

Resource Group:
Target Azure Compute gallery:

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Step 7

Under Target Vm image definition Click on Create New

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Step 8

Create a new image name and click on OK

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Step 9

Version Nr: Create a Version

Best Practices
*increase Replica
*Back up in more than Region

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Step 10

Click on Review + Create

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Step 11

Congratulations Your Vm img has been captured and stored

you can now revert back to this specific moment

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That will be the end Make sure to always delete Azure Resource when they are not in use

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