PSQL Flex DB restore - Prerequisites and enablement of public network steps added

Author: AbhishekMallick01

articles/backup/backup-azure-database-postgresql-flex-manage.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Manage backups of Azure Database for PostgreSQL - Flexible Server using Azure portal
 description: Learn about managing backup for the Azure PostgreSQL - Flexible servers from the Azure portal.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 02/28/2025
+ms.date: 03/18/2025
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
 ms.service: azure-backup
@@ -74,6 +74,26 @@ After you trigger the restore operation, the backup service creates a job for tr
 
 This section describes several Azure Backup supported management operations that make it easy to manage Azure PostgreSQL - Flexible servers.
 
+### Enable public network access for the database storage account
+
+Ensure the target storage account of the database is accessible via a public network. If the storage account uses a private endpoint, update its public network access settings accordingly to enable connectivity for the restore operation.
+
+To enable public network access for the database storage account, follow these steps:
+
+1. In the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), go to the **target storage account** > **Security + Networking** > **Networking**. 
+
+2. Select **Manage** under **Public network access**. 
+
+3. On the **Public network access** pane, select **Enable from selected networks** as **Default action**. 
+
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-database-postgresql-flex-manage/enable-public-network-access.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows how to enable public network access for the database storage account." lightbox="./media/backup-azure-database-postgresql-flex-manage/enable-public-network-access.png":::
+
+4. Under **Resource instances**, choose **Resource type** as `Microsoft.DataProtection/BackupVaults`, and then select the **Backup vault** where your backup is stored.
+
+5. Under **Exceptions**, select **Allow trusted Microsoft services to access this resource**. 
+
+6. Select **Save** to implement the updates.
+ 
 ### Stop Protection
 
 There are three ways by which you can stop protecting an Azure Disk:

articles/backup/media/backup-azure-database-postgresql-flex-manage/enable-public-network-access.png

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Restore Azure Database for PostgreSQL -Flexible server using Azure portal
 description: Learn about how to restore Azure Database for PostgreSQL -Flexible backups.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 02/28/2025
+ms.date: 03/18/2025
 ms.service: azure-backup
 ms.custom:
   - ignite-2024
@@ -16,9 +16,13 @@ This article describes how to restore an Azure PostgreSQL -Flexible Server backe
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-1. Before you restore from Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible server backups, ensure that you have the required [permissions for the restore operation](backup-azure-database-postgresql-flex-overview.md#permissions-for-backup).
+Before you restore from Azure Database for PostgreSQL Flexible server backups, review the following prerequisites:
 
-2. Backup data is stored in the Backup vault as a blob within the Microsoft tenant. During a restore operation, the backup data is copied from one storage account to another across tenants. Ensure that the target storage account for the restore has the **AllowCrossTenantReplication** property set to **true**.
+- Ensure that you have the required [permissions for the restore operation](backup-azure-database-postgresql-flex-overview.md#permissions-for-backup).
+
+- Backup data is stored in the Backup vault as a blob within the Microsoft tenant. During a restore operation, the backup data is copied from one storage account to another across tenants. Ensure that the target storage account for the restore has the **AllowCrossTenantReplication** property set to **true**.
+
+- Ensure the target storage account of the database is accessible via a public network. If the storage account uses a private endpoint, [update its public network access settings](backup-azure-database-postgresql-flex-manage.md#enable-public-network-access-for-the-database-storage-account) accordingly to enable connectivity for the restore operation.
 
 ## Restore Azure PostgreSQL-Flexible database
 
@@ -71,7 +75,7 @@ Follow these steps:
 
    If you have more than one database to restore, re-run the earlier command for each database.
 
-   Also, by using multiple concurrent jobs **-j**, you can reduce the time it takes to restore a large database on a multi-vCore target server. The number of jobs can be equal to or less than the number of vCPUs that are allocated for the target server.
+   Also, by using multiple concurrent jobs `-j`, you can reduce the time it takes to restore a large database on a multi-vCore target server. The number of jobs can be equal to or less than the number of vCPUs that are allocated for the target server.
 
 1. To restore the other three files (roles, schema and tablespaces), use the psql utility to restore them to a PostgreSQL Flexible server.