How to create azure backup policy using CLI?

Question

I can't find a way to create my custom backup policy via CLI https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/backup/policy?view=azure-cli-latest

However, this can be done via REST API call https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-arm-userestapi-createorupdatepolicy

Answer 1

Actually it supports, but the official doc is missing instructions, also the REST API indicates the create and update uses the same api.

You could try the command as below, it works fine on my side.

az backup policy set --policy '{
  "name": "testpolicy3",
  "properties": {
    "backupManagementType": "AzureIaasVM",
    "instantRpRetentionRangeInDays": 2,
    "protectedItemsCount": 0,
    "retentionPolicy": {
      "dailySchedule": {
        "retentionDuration": {
          "count": 180,
          "durationType": "Days"
        },
        "retentionTimes": [
          "2019-07-09T07:30:00+00:00"
        ]
      },
      "monthlySchedule": {
        "retentionDuration": {
          "count": 60,
          "durationType": "Months"
        },
        "retentionScheduleDaily": null,
        "retentionScheduleFormatType": "Weekly",
        "retentionScheduleWeekly": {
          "daysOfTheWeek": [
            "Sunday"
          ],
          "weeksOfTheMonth": [
            "First"
          ]
        },
        "retentionTimes": [
          "2019-07-09T07:30:00+00:00"
        ]
      },
      "retentionPolicyType": "LongTermRetentionPolicy",
      "weeklySchedule": {
        "daysOfTheWeek": [
          "Sunday"
        ],
        "retentionDuration": {
          "count": 12,
          "durationType": "Weeks"
        },
        "retentionTimes": [
          "2019-07-09T07:30:00+00:00"
        ]
      },
      "yearlySchedule": {
        "monthsOfYear": [
          "January"
        ],
        "retentionDuration": {
          "count": 10,
          "durationType": "Years"
        },
        "retentionScheduleDaily": null,
        "retentionScheduleFormatType": "Weekly",
        "retentionScheduleWeekly": {
          "daysOfTheWeek": [
            "Sunday"
          ],
          "weeksOfTheMonth": [
            "First"
          ]
        },
        "retentionTimes": [
          "2019-07-09T07:30:00+00:00"
        ]
      }
    },
    "schedulePolicy": {
      "schedulePolicyType": "SimpleSchedulePolicy",
      "scheduleRunDays": null,
      "scheduleRunFrequency": "Daily",
      "scheduleRunTimes": [
        "2019-07-09T07:30:00+00:00"
      ],
      "scheduleWeeklyFrequency": 0
    },
    "timeZone": "UTC"
  },
  "resourceGroup": "joywebapp",
  "tags": null,
  "type": "Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/backupPolicies"
}' --resource-group 'joywebapp' --vault-name 'joyvault'