Merge pull request #207710 from v-amallick/Aug-9-2022-HANAnSQL

SQL - Retention of types of on-demand backups

Author: PRMerger20

articles/backup/manage-monitor-sql-database-backup.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Manage and monitor SQL Server DBs on an Azure VM
 description: This article describes how to manage and monitor SQL Server databases that are running on an Azure VM.
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 01/20/2022
+ms.date: 08/11/2022
 author: v-amallick
 ms.service: backup
 ms.author: v-amallick
@@ -14,6 +14,9 @@ This article describes common tasks for managing and monitoring SQL Server datab
 
 If you haven't yet configured backups for your SQL Server databases, see [Back up SQL Server databases on Azure VMs](backup-azure-sql-database.md)
 
+>[!Note]
+>See the [SQL backup support matrix](sql-support-matrix.md) to know more about the supported configurations and scenarios.
+
 ## Monitor backup jobs in the portal
 
 Azure Backup shows all scheduled and on-demand operations under **Backup jobs** in **Backup center** in the Azure portal, except the scheduled log backups since they can be very frequent. The jobs you see in this portal includes database discovery and registration, configure backup, and backup and restore operations.
@@ -105,7 +108,13 @@ You can run different types of on-demand backups:
 - Differential backup
 - Log backup
 
-While you need to specify the retention duration for Copy-only full backup, the retention range for on-demand full backup will automatically be set to 45 days from current time.
+>[!Note]
+>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.
 
 For more information, see [SQL Server backup types](backup-architecture.md#sql-server-backup-types).