Support for backup frequency in azurerm_data_protection_backup_policy_blob_storage

[simaotwx]

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Description

The azurerm_data_protection_backup_policy_blob_storage does not set backup frequency:

This means that the resource azurerm_data_protection_backup_policy_blob_storage is useless because no backups are created after creating the policy and backup instance.

New or Affected Resource(s)/Data Source(s)

azurerm_data_protection_backup_policy_blob_storage

Potential Terraform Configuration

resource "azurerm_data_protection_backup_policy_blob_storage" "example" {
  name               = "example-backup-policy"
  vault_id           = azurerm_data_protection_backup_vault.example.id
  retention_duration = "P30D"
  backup_frequency   = "P1D"
}

// or just like azurerm_data_protection_backup_policy_disk:

resource "azurerm_data_protection_backup_policy_blob_storage" "example" {
  name               = "example-backup-policy"
  vault_id           = azurerm_data_protection_backup_vault.example.id
  retention_duration = "P30D"

  backup_repeating_time_intervals = ["R/2021-11-01T03:00:00+00:00/P1D"]

  retention_rule {
    name     = "Weekly"
    duration = "P1Y"
    priority = 20
    criteria {
      absolute_criteria = "FirstOfWeek"
    }
  }
}

References

No response

[Netkracker]

@simaotwx imo thats works as designed Operational backup performs continuous backup of blobs and does not require a schedule. see https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/blob-backup-overview

if you create a policy with the Portal (ARM) there is also no schedule

[simaotwx]

@Netkracker I think you might be right but it would still be great to be able to specify the backup frequency regardless of whether it is required.

[sokoloffmaks]

hi , wondering if there are any update on this ? you can definitely configure it in azure portal, but not in azurerm_data_protection_backup_policy_blob_storage..

[RSwarnkar]

Oh, still wating this to be availble. Although this is in preview. Here is similar feature request in open state.

[jorgealziro]

Now with the addition of vaulted backups in Public Preview, are there any plans to revisit this issue? Now there is a need for setting the backup frequency in the resource.

Maybe the following would fit a new issue altogether but there is also a need to deal with container selection for vaulted backups, I don't know if the policy resource or the vault one itself would be the most appropriate to house the config.

[camoes]

Re-pushing this feature since this is a given and the main point to even generate the backup policy for the blob storage. What use is a backup policy if it doesn't trigger/schedule any backup?

[huf1]

+1 for this.
Please add the possibility to configure the frequency of a backup (vaulted backup policy). The Azure portal provides this feature

[ideonrandy]

Would really appreciate having this added!

[ricred]

I don't know GO but probably we should be able to add the CreateOrUpdate BackupPolicy property
source:([https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/rest/api/dataprotection/backup-policies/create-or-update?view=rest-dataprotection-2023-01-01&tabs=HTTP]

"trigger": {
"schedule": {
"repeatingTimeIntervals": [
"R/2019-11-20T08:00:00-08:00/P1W"
]
},
to the request

and as parameter in:
Source:func resourceDataProtectionBackupPolicyBlobStorage()

)