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articles/backup/backup-azure-vms-troubleshoot.md

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description: In this article, learn how to troubleshoot errors encountered with backup and restore of Azure virtual machines.
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ms.reviewer: srinathv
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ms.topic: troubleshooting
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ms.date: 09/20/2023
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ms.date: 10/21/2024
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ms.service: azure-backup
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author: AbhishekMallick-MS
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ms.author: v-abhmallick
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If you can't un-mount the devices then you can update the VM backup configuration to ignore certain mount points. For example, if '/mnt/resource' mount point can't be un-mounted and causing the VM backup failures, you can update the VM backup configuration files with the `MountsToSkip` property as follows.
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```bash
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cat /var/lib/waagent/Microsoft.Azure.RecoveryServices.VMSnapshotLinux-1.0.9170.0/main/tempPlugin/vmbackup.conf[SnapshotThread]
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fsfreeze: True
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MountsToSkip = /mnt/resource
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SafeFreezeWaitInSeconds=600
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```
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1. Check if there is the **vmbackup.conf** file under the `/etc/azure/` directory.
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1. If there's no `/etc/azure/vmbackup.conf`, you can copy file from the `/var/lib/waagent/Microsoft.Azure.RecoveryServices.VMSnapshotLinux-1.0.XXX.0/main/tempPlugin/vmbackup.conf`.
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1. In the `/etc/azure/vmbackup.conf` file, add the following configuration for Azure VM Backup to skip `fsfreeze` and take snapshot for the `/mnt/resource` mount point.
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```bash
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cat /etc/azure/vmbackup.conf[SnapshotThread]
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fsfreeze: True
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MountsToSkip = /mnt/resource
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SafeFreezeWaitInSeconds=600
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```
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