1. Open Azure Portal and create a Virtual Machine
 Go to the Azure Portal, click “Create a resource”, and select “Virtual Machine”.

2. Fill in the VM details
 On the Basics tab:

• Select your subscription and resource group (or create one).
• Set a name like martyvm.
• Choose your region, image ( Windows Server 2019), size, and admin credentials.
  
  
  

3. Configure VM Networking and Review + Create

• On the Networking tab, accept defaults or customize the VNet/subnet as needed.
• Skip adding disks and other services unless required.
• On the Review + create tab, ensure validation passes.
   Click “Create”, and capture a screenshot confirming deployment has started.

4. Create a Recovery Services Vault

• In the Azure Portal, search for “Recovery Services vault” and click “Create”.
• Provide a name ( martyvault), select the same region as your VM, and place it in the same resource group.
  

5. Enable backup for the VM

• Open the Recovery Services vault (martyvault) once it’s deployed.
• Under Getting Started, click Backup.
• Select Azure as the workload location, and choose Virtual Machine.
• Click Backup again, then select martyvm from the list and register it.

6. Define the Backup Policy

• In the same vault, go to Backup policies.
• Either use the default or click + Add to create a new policy:
  
  
  • Name: marty-policy
  • Frequency: Daily
  • Time: 10:00 PM
  • Retention Range:
    • Daily: 7 days
    • Weekly: every Sunday, retain for 4 weeks
    • Ensure “Incremental backup” is selected for daily backups
      

7. Assign the Backup Policy to the VM

• After creating the policy, return to Backup items > Azure Virtual Machine.
• Find martyvm, and confirm that it is associated with the marty-policy.
   

8. Run the First Backup

• From the Backup pane of the VM, click Backup now to initiate the first backup manually.
• Monitor the job status from the Backup jobs section.