Merge pull request #272497 from markingmyname/vandhana

[MySQL] Add new Preview Backup and Export Trigger section

Author: ttorble

articles/mysql/flexible-server/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup.md

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 title: Trigger on-demand backup by using the Azure portal
-description: This article describes how to trigger an on-demand backup from the Azure portal.
-ms.service: mysql
-ms.subservice: flexible-server
-ms.topic: how-to
+description: This article provides a step-by-step guide on triggering an on-demand backup of an Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server instance.
 author: VandhanaMehta
 ms.author: vamehta
 ms.reviewer: maghan
-ms.date: 07/26/2022
+ms.date: 04/17/2024
+ms.service: mysql
+ms.subservice: flexible-server
+ms.topic: how-to
+# customer intent: As a user, I want to learn how to trigger an on-demand backup from the Azure portal so that I can have more control over my database backups.
 ---
 
 # Trigger on-demand backup of an Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server instance by using the Azure portal
 
-[!INCLUDE[applies-to-mysql-flexible-server](../includes/applies-to-mysql-flexible-server.md)]
+[!INCLUDE [applies-to-mysql-flexible-server](../includes/applies-to-mysql-flexible-server.md)]
 
-This article provides step-by-step procedure to trigger On-Demand backup from the portal.
+This article provides a step-by-step procedure to trigger an on-demand backup from the Azure portal.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-To complete this how-to guide, you need an Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance.
+You need an Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance to complete this how-to guide.
+
+- Create a MySQL flexible server instance by following the steps in the article [Quickstart: Create an instance of Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server by using the Azure portal](quickstart-create-server-portal.md).
+
+## Trigger on-demand backup
+
+Follow these steps to trigger backup on demand:
+
+1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), choose your Azure Database for the MySQL flexible server instance you want to back up.
+
+1. Under **Settings** select **Backup and restore** from the left panel.
+
+1. From the **Backup and restore** page, select **Backup Now**.
+
+1. Now on the **Take backup** page, in the **Backup name** field, provide a custom name for the backup.
+
+1. Select **Trigger**
+
+    :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/trigger-on-demand-backup.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to trigger an on-demand backup." lightbox="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/trigger-on-demand-backup.png":::
+
+1. Once completed, the on-demand and automated backups are listed.
+
+## Trigger an On-Demand Backup and Export (preview)
+
+Follow these steps to trigger an on-demand backup and export:
+
+1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), choose your Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance to take a backup of and export.
+
+1. Under **Settings** select **Backup and restore** from the left panel.
+
+1. From the **Backup and restore** page, select **Export now**.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/export-backup.jpg" alt-text="Screenshot of the export now option is selected." lightbox="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/export-backup.jpg":::
+
+1. When the **Export backup** page is shown, provide a custom name for the backup in the **Backup name** field or use the default populated name.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/select-backup-name.jpg" alt-text="Screenshot of providing a custom name for the backup in the backup name field." lightbox="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/select-backup-name.jpg":::
+
+1. Select **Select storage**, then select the storage account, which is the target for the on-demand backup to be exported to.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/select-storage-account.jpg" alt-text="Screenshot of selecting the storage account." lightbox="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/select-storage-account.jpg":::
 
-## Trigger On-Demand Backup
+1. Select the container from the list displayed, then **Select**.
 
-Follow these steps to trigger back up on demand:
+    :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/click-select.jpg" alt-text="Screenshot of listing the containers to use." lightbox="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/click-select.jpg":::
 
-1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), choose your Azure Database for MySQL flexible server instance that you want to take a backup of.
+1. Then select **Export**.
 
-2. Select **Backup** and Restore from the left panel.
+    :::image type="content" source="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/click-export.jpg" alt-text="Screenshot of the Export button to choose what to export." lightbox="media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/click-export.jpg":::
 
-3. From the Backup and Restore page, Select **Backup Now**.
+1. You should see the exported on-demand backup in the target storage account once exported.
 
-4. Take backup page is shown. Provide a custom name for the backup in the Backup name field.
+1. If you don't have a precreated storage account to select from, select "+Storage Account," and the portal initiates a storage account creation workflow to help you create a storage account to export the backup.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/how-to-trigger-on-demand-backup/trigger-ondemand-backup.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to trigger On-demand backup.":::
+## Restore from an exported on-demand full backup
 
-5. Select **Trigger**
+1. Download the backup file from the Azure storage account using Azure Storage Explorer.
 
-6. A notification shows that a backup has been initiated.
+1. Install the MySQL community version from MySQL. Download MySQL Community Server. The downloaded version must be the same or compatible with the version of the exported
+backups.
 
-7. Once completed, the on demand backup is seen listed along with the automated backups in the View Available Backups page.
+1. Open the command prompt and navigate to the bin directory of the downloaded MySQL community version folder.
 
-## Restore from an On-Demand full backup
+1. Now specify the data directory using `--datadir` by running the following command at the command prompt:
+    
+    ```bash
+    mysqld --datadir=<path to the data folder of the files downloaded>
+    ```
 
-Learn more about [Restore a server](how-to-restore-server-portal.md)
+1. Connect to the database using any supported client.
 
-## Next steps
+## Related content
 
-Learn more about [business continuity](concepts-business-continuity.md)
+- [Point-in-time restore in Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server with the Azure portal](how-to-restore-server-portal.md)
+- [Overview of business continuity with Azure Database for MySQL - Flexible Server](concepts-business-continuity.md)