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3.Select **Backup** to register the Azure file share extension in the vault.
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1. After you select **Backup**, the **Backup** pane opens and prompts you to select a storage account from a list of discovered supported storage accounts. They're either associated with this vault or present in the same region as the vault, but not yet associated to any Recovery Services vault.
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1.From the list of discovered storage accounts, select an account, and select **OK**. Azure searches the storage account for file shares that can be backed up. If you recently added your file shares and don't see them in the list, allow some time for the file shares to appear.
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1.After you select **Backup**, the **Backup** pane opens. To select the storage account hosting the file share that you want to protect, click the **Select** link text below the **Storage Account** textbox.

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1. From the **File Shares** list, select one or more of the file shares you want to back up. Select **OK**.
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1. The **Select Storage Account Pane** opens on the right, listing a set of discovered supported storage accounts. They're either associated with this vault or present in the same region as the vault, but not yet associated to any Recovery Services vault.
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1. From the list of discovered storage accounts, select an account, and select **OK**.
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1. The next step is to select the file shares you want to back up. Click the **Add** button in the **FileShares to Backup** section.
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1. The **Select File Shares** context pane opens on the right. Azure searches the storage account for file shares that can be backed up. If you recently added your file shares and don't see them in the list, allow some time for the file shares to appear.
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1. From the **Select File Shares** list, select one or more of the file shares you want to back up. Select **OK**.
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1. After you choose your file shares, the **Backup** menu switches to **Backup policy**. From this menu, either select an existing backup policy or create a new one. Then select **Enable Backup**.
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1. To choose a backup policy for your file share, you have three options:
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* Choose the default policy.<br>
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This option allows you to enable daily backup that will be retained for 30 days. If you don’t have an existing backup policy in the vault, the backup pane opens with the default policy settings. If you want to choose the default settings, you can directly click **Enable backup**.
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* Create a new policy <br>
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1. To create a new backup policy for your file share, click the link text below the drop-down list in the **Backup Policy** section.<br>
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1. The **Backup Policy** context pane opens on the right. Specify a policy name in the text box and choose the retention period according to your requirement. Only the daily retention option is enabled by default. If you want to have weekly, monthly, or yearly retention, select the corresponding checkbox and provide the desired retention value.
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1. After specifying the retention values and a valid policy name, click OK.<br>
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* Choose one of the existing backup policies <br>
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To choose one of the existing backup policies for configuring protection, select the desired policy from the **Backup policy** drop-down list.<br>
After you set a backup policy, a snapshot of the file shares is taken at the scheduled time. The recovery point is also retained for the chosen period.
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