SQL - On-demand backup and retention of types of on-demand backups

Author: AbhishekMallick-MS

articles/backup/backup-azure-sql-backup-cli.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Back up SQL server databases in Azure VMs using Azure Backup via CLI
 description: Learn how to use CLI to back up SQL server databases in Azure VMs in the Recovery Services vault.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 07/07/2022
+ms.date: 08/11/2022
 author: v-amallick
 ms.service: backup
 ms.author: v-amallick
@@ -168,7 +168,12 @@ az backup protection auto-enable-for-azurewl --resource-group SQLResourceGroup \
 To trigger an on-demand backup, use the [az backup protection backup-now](/cli/azure/backup/protection#az-backup-protection-backup-now) command.
 
 >[!NOTE]
->The retention policy of an on-demand backup is determined by the underlying retention policy for the database.
+>The retention period of this backup is determined by the type of on-demand backup you have run.
+>
+>- *On-demand full* retains backups for a minimum of *45 days* and a maximum of *99 years*.
+>- *On-demand copy only full* accepts any v0alue for retaintion.
+>- *On-demand differential* retains backup as per the retention of scheduled differentials set in policy.
+>- *On-demand log* retains backups as per the retention of scheduled logs set in policy.
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
 az backup protection backup-now --resource-group SQLResourceGroup \

articles/backup/backup-azure-sql-manage-cli.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Manage SQL server databases in Azure VMs using Azure Backup via CLI
 description: Learn how to use CLI to manage SQL server databases in Azure VMs in the Recovery Services vault.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 07/07/2022
+ms.date: 08/11/2022
 author: v-amallick
 ms.service: backup
 ms.author: v-amallick
@@ -32,6 +32,9 @@ If you've used [Back up an SQL database in Azure using CLI](backup-azure-sql-bac
 
 Azure CLI eases the process of managing an SQL database running on an Azure VM that's backed-up using Azure Backup. The following sections describe each of the management operations.
 
+>[!Note]
+>See the [SQL backup support matrix](sql-support-matrix.md) to know more about the supported configurations and scenarios.
+
 ## Monitor backup and restore jobs
 
 Use the [az backup job list](/cli/azure/backup/job#az-backup-job-list) command to monitor completed or currently running jobs (backup or restore). CLI also allows you to [suspend a currently running job](/cli/azure/backup/job#az-backup-job-stop) or [wait until a job completes](/cli/azure/backup/job#az-backup-job-wait).

articles/backup/backup-azure-sql-restore-cli.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Restore SQL server databases in Azure VMs using Azure Backup via CLI
 description: Learn how to use CLI to restore SQL server databases in Azure VMs in the Recovery Services vault.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 07/15/2022
+ms.date: 08/11/2022
 author: v-amallick
 ms.service: backup
 ms.author: v-amallick
@@ -29,6 +29,9 @@ This article assumes you've an SQL database running on Azure VM that's backed-up
 * Backed-up database/item named *sqldatabase;mssqlserver;master*
 * Resources in the *westus2* region
 
+>[!Note]
+>See the [SQL backup support matrix](sql-support-matrix.md) to know more about the supported configurations and scenarios.
+
 ## View restore points for a backed-up database
 
 To view the list of all recovery points for a database, use the [az backup recoverypoint list](/cli/azure/backup/recoverypoint#az-backup-recoverypoint-show-log-chain) command as:
@@ -256,6 +259,8 @@ Name                                  Operation           Status      Item Name
 ------------------------------------  ------------------  ----------  -------------------------  ------------------------  --------------------------------  --------------
 0d863259-b0fb-4935-8736-802c6667200b  CrossRegionRestore  InProgress  master [testSQLVM] 		 AzureWorkload             2022-06-21T08:29:24.919138+00:00  0:00:12.372421
 ```
+>[!Note]
+>The RPO for the backup data to be available in secondary region is 12 hours. Therefore, when you turn on CRR, the RPO for the secondary region is 12 hours + log frequency duration (that can be set to a minimum of 15 minutes).
 
 ## Restore as files