Manual Backups
The
conventional database backup statement doesn't work in Azure SQL Database. The manual backup consists of exporting the database as a DACPAC (data and schema) or BACPAC (schema) and
bcp
out the data into
csv
files.
The manual backups can be performed in the following ways:
- Export BACPAC to Azure Storage Account using The Azure portal
- Export BACPAC to Azure Storage Account using PowerShell
- Export BACPAC or DACPAC to an on-premises system using
sqlpackage.exe
- Export BACPAC using SQL Server Management Studio
Backing up the Azure SQL Database using SSMS
In this section, we will backup the Azure SQL
toystore
database using SSMS.
- Open SQL Server Management Studio and press F8 to open Object Explorer if not already open.
- From the Object Explorer, connect to Azure SQL Server:
- Right-click on the
toystore
database, from the right click menu, select tasks, then select Export Data-Tier Application. In the Export Data-tier Application introduction window, click Next to continue...