We recommend using Azure Native.
published on Monday, Mar 9, 2026 by Pulumi
We recommend using Azure Native.
published on Monday, Mar 9, 2026 by Pulumi
Manages an Azure Backup VM Backup Policy.
Example Usage
using Pulumi;
using Azure = Pulumi.Azure;
class MyStack : Stack
{
public MyStack()
{
var exampleResourceGroup = new Azure.Core.ResourceGroup("exampleResourceGroup", new Azure.Core.ResourceGroupArgs
{
Location = "West Europe",
});
var exampleVault = new Azure.RecoveryServices.Vault("exampleVault", new Azure.RecoveryServices.VaultArgs
{
Location = exampleResourceGroup.Location,
ResourceGroupName = exampleResourceGroup.Name,
Sku = "Standard",
});
var examplePolicyVM = new Azure.Backup.PolicyVM("examplePolicyVM", new Azure.Backup.PolicyVMArgs
{
ResourceGroupName = exampleResourceGroup.Name,
RecoveryVaultName = exampleVault.Name,
Timezone = "UTC",
Backup = new Azure.Backup.Inputs.PolicyVMBackupArgs
{
Frequency = "Daily",
Time = "23:00",
},
RetentionDaily = new Azure.Backup.Inputs.PolicyVMRetentionDailyArgs
{
Count = 10,
},
RetentionWeekly = new Azure.Backup.Inputs.PolicyVMRetentionWeeklyArgs
{
Count = 42,
Weekdays =
{
"Sunday",
"Wednesday",
"Friday",
"Saturday",
},
},
RetentionMonthly = new Azure.Backup.Inputs.PolicyVMRetentionMonthlyArgs
{
Count = 7,
Weekdays =
{
"Sunday",
"Wednesday",
},
Weeks =
{
"First",
"Last",
},
},
RetentionYearly = new Azure.Backup.Inputs.PolicyVMRetentionYearlyArgs
{
Count = 77,
Weekdays =
{
"Sunday",
},
Weeks =
{
"Last",
},
Months =
{
"January",
},
},
});
}
}
package main
import (
"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-azure/sdk/v4/go/azure/backup"
"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-azure/sdk/v4/go/azure/core"
"github.com/pulumi/pulumi-azure/sdk/v4/go/azure/recoveryservices"
"github.com/pulumi/pulumi/sdk/v3/go/pulumi"
)
func main() {
pulumi.Run(func(ctx *pulumi.Context) error {
exampleResourceGroup, err := core.NewResourceGroup(ctx, "exampleResourceGroup", &core.ResourceGroupArgs{
Location: pulumi.String("West Europe"),
})
if err != nil {
return err
}
exampleVault, err := recoveryservices.NewVault(ctx, "exampleVault", &recoveryservices.VaultArgs{
Location: exampleResourceGroup.Location,
ResourceGroupName: exampleResourceGroup.Name,
Sku: pulumi.String("Standard"),
})
if err != nil {
return err
}
_, err = backup.NewPolicyVM(ctx, "examplePolicyVM", &backup.PolicyVMArgs{
ResourceGroupName: exampleResourceGroup.Name,
RecoveryVaultName: exampleVault.Name,
Timezone: pulumi.String("UTC"),
Backup: &backup.PolicyVMBackupArgs{
Frequency: pulumi.String("Daily"),
Time: pulumi.String("23:00"),
},
RetentionDaily: &backup.PolicyVMRetentionDailyArgs{
Count: pulumi.Int(10),
},
RetentionWeekly: &backup.PolicyVMRetentionWeeklyArgs{
Count: pulumi.Int(42),
Weekdays: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("Sunday"),
pulumi.String("Wednesday"),
pulumi.String("Friday"),
pulumi.String("Saturday"),
},
},
RetentionMonthly: &backup.PolicyVMRetentionMonthlyArgs{
Count: pulumi.Int(7),
Weekdays: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("Sunday"),
pulumi.String("Wednesday"),
},
Weeks: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("First"),
pulumi.String("Last"),
},
},
RetentionYearly: &backup.PolicyVMRetentionYearlyArgs{
Count: pulumi.Int(77),
Weekdays: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("Sunday"),
},
Weeks: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("Last"),
},
Months: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("January"),
},
},
})
if err != nil {
return err
}
return nil
})
}
Example coming soon!
import * as pulumi from "@pulumi/pulumi";
import * as azure from "@pulumi/azure";
const exampleResourceGroup = new azure.core.ResourceGroup("exampleResourceGroup", {location: "West Europe"});
const exampleVault = new azure.recoveryservices.Vault("exampleVault", {
location: exampleResourceGroup.location,
resourceGroupName: exampleResourceGroup.name,
sku: "Standard",
});
const examplePolicyVM = new azure.backup.PolicyVM("examplePolicyVM", {
resourceGroupName: exampleResourceGroup.name,
recoveryVaultName: exampleVault.name,
timezone: "UTC",
backup: {
frequency: "Daily",
time: "23:00",
},
retentionDaily: {
count: 10,
},
retentionWeekly: {
count: 42,
weekdays: [
"Sunday",
"Wednesday",
"Friday",
"Saturday",
],
},
retentionMonthly: {
count: 7,
weekdays: [
"Sunday",
"Wednesday",
],
weeks: [
"First",
"Last",
],
},
retentionYearly: {
count: 77,
weekdays: ["Sunday"],
weeks: ["Last"],
months: ["January"],
},
});
import pulumi
import pulumi_azure as azure
example_resource_group = azure.core.ResourceGroup("exampleResourceGroup", location="West Europe")
example_vault = azure.recoveryservices.Vault("exampleVault",
location=example_resource_group.location,
resource_group_name=example_resource_group.name,
sku="Standard")
example_policy_vm = azure.backup.PolicyVM("examplePolicyVM",
resource_group_name=example_resource_group.name,
recovery_vault_name=example_vault.name,
timezone="UTC",
backup=azure.backup.PolicyVMBackupArgs(
frequency="Daily",
time="23:00",
),
retention_daily=azure.backup.PolicyVMRetentionDailyArgs(
count=10,
),
retention_weekly=azure.backup.PolicyVMRetentionWeeklyArgs(
count=42,
weekdays=[
"Sunday",
"Wednesday",
"Friday",
"Saturday",
],
),
retention_monthly=azure.backup.PolicyVMRetentionMonthlyArgs(
count=7,
weekdays=[
"Sunday",
"Wednesday",
],
weeks=[
"First",
"Last",
],
),
retention_yearly=azure.backup.PolicyVMRetentionYearlyArgs(
count=77,
weekdays=["Sunday"],
weeks=["Last"],
months=["January"],
))
Example coming soon!
Create PolicyVM Resource
Resources are created with functions called constructors. To learn more about declaring and configuring resources, see Resources.
Constructor syntax
new PolicyVM(name: string, args: PolicyVMArgs, opts?: CustomResourceOptions);@overload
def PolicyVM(resource_name: str,
args: PolicyVMArgs,
opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None)
@overload
def PolicyVM(resource_name: str,
opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None,
backup: Optional[PolicyVMBackupArgs] = None,
recovery_vault_name: Optional[str] = None,
resource_group_name: Optional[str] = None,
instant_restore_retention_days: Optional[int] = None,
name: Optional[str] = None,
retention_daily: Optional[PolicyVMRetentionDailyArgs] = None,
retention_monthly: Optional[PolicyVMRetentionMonthlyArgs] = None,
retention_weekly: Optional[PolicyVMRetentionWeeklyArgs] = None,
retention_yearly: Optional[PolicyVMRetentionYearlyArgs] = None,
tags: Optional[Mapping[str, str]] = None,
timezone: Optional[str] = None)func NewPolicyVM(ctx *Context, name string, args PolicyVMArgs, opts ...ResourceOption) (*PolicyVM, error)public PolicyVM(string name, PolicyVMArgs args, CustomResourceOptions? opts = null)
public PolicyVM(String name, PolicyVMArgs args)
public PolicyVM(String name, PolicyVMArgs args, CustomResourceOptions options)
type: azure:backup:PolicyVM
properties: # The arguments to resource properties.
options: # Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
Parameters
- name string
- The unique name of the resource.
- args PolicyVMArgs
- The arguments to resource properties.
- opts CustomResourceOptions
- Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
- resource_name str
- The unique name of the resource.
- args PolicyVMArgs
- The arguments to resource properties.
- opts ResourceOptions
- Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
- ctx Context
- Context object for the current deployment.
- name string
- The unique name of the resource.
- args PolicyVMArgs
- The arguments to resource properties.
- opts ResourceOption
- Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
- name string
- The unique name of the resource.
- args PolicyVMArgs
- The arguments to resource properties.
- opts CustomResourceOptions
- Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
- name String
- The unique name of the resource.
- args PolicyVMArgs
- The arguments to resource properties.
- options CustomResourceOptions
- Bag of options to control resource's behavior.
Constructor example
The following reference example uses placeholder values for all input properties.
var policyVMResource = new Azure.Backup.PolicyVM("policyVMResource", new()
{
Backup = new Azure.Backup.Inputs.PolicyVMBackupArgs
{
Frequency = "string",
Time = "string",
Weekdays = new[]
{
"string",
},
},
RecoveryVaultName = "string",
ResourceGroupName = "string",
InstantRestoreRetentionDays = 0,
Name = "string",
RetentionDaily = new Azure.Backup.Inputs.PolicyVMRetentionDailyArgs
{
Count = 0,
},
RetentionMonthly = new Azure.Backup.Inputs.PolicyVMRetentionMonthlyArgs
{
Count = 0,
Weekdays = new[]
{
"string",
},
Weeks = new[]
{
"string",
},
},
RetentionWeekly = new Azure.Backup.Inputs.PolicyVMRetentionWeeklyArgs
{
Count = 0,
Weekdays = new[]
{
"string",
},
},
RetentionYearly = new Azure.Backup.Inputs.PolicyVMRetentionYearlyArgs
{
Count = 0,
Months = new[]
{
"string",
},
Weekdays = new[]
{
"string",
},
Weeks = new[]
{
"string",
},
},
Tags =
{
{ "string", "string" },
},
Timezone = "string",
});
example, err := backup.NewPolicyVM(ctx, "policyVMResource", &backup.PolicyVMArgs{
Backup: &backup.PolicyVMBackupArgs{
Frequency: pulumi.String("string"),
Time: pulumi.String("string"),
Weekdays: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("string"),
},
},
RecoveryVaultName: pulumi.String("string"),
ResourceGroupName: pulumi.String("string"),
InstantRestoreRetentionDays: pulumi.Int(0),
Name: pulumi.String("string"),
RetentionDaily: &backup.PolicyVMRetentionDailyArgs{
Count: pulumi.Int(0),
},
RetentionMonthly: &backup.PolicyVMRetentionMonthlyArgs{
Count: pulumi.Int(0),
Weekdays: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("string"),
},
Weeks: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("string"),
},
},
RetentionWeekly: &backup.PolicyVMRetentionWeeklyArgs{
Count: pulumi.Int(0),
Weekdays: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("string"),
},
},
RetentionYearly: &backup.PolicyVMRetentionYearlyArgs{
Count: pulumi.Int(0),
Months: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("string"),
},
Weekdays: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("string"),
},
Weeks: pulumi.StringArray{
pulumi.String("string"),
},
},
Tags: pulumi.StringMap{
"string": pulumi.String("string"),
},
Timezone: pulumi.String("string"),
})
var policyVMResource = new PolicyVM("policyVMResource", PolicyVMArgs.builder()
.backup(PolicyVMBackupArgs.builder()
.frequency("string")
.time("string")
.weekdays("string")
.build())
.recoveryVaultName("string")
.resourceGroupName("string")
.instantRestoreRetentionDays(0)
.name("string")
.retentionDaily(PolicyVMRetentionDailyArgs.builder()
.count(0)
.build())
.retentionMonthly(PolicyVMRetentionMonthlyArgs.builder()
.count(0)
.weekdays("string")
.weeks("string")
.build())
.retentionWeekly(PolicyVMRetentionWeeklyArgs.builder()
.count(0)
.weekdays("string")
.build())
.retentionYearly(PolicyVMRetentionYearlyArgs.builder()
.count(0)
.months("string")
.weekdays("string")
.weeks("string")
.build())
.tags(Map.of("string", "string"))
.timezone("string")
.build());
policy_vm_resource = azure.backup.PolicyVM("policyVMResource",
backup={
"frequency": "string",
"time": "string",
"weekdays": ["string"],
},
recovery_vault_name="string",
resource_group_name="string",
instant_restore_retention_days=0,
name="string",
retention_daily={
"count": 0,
},
retention_monthly={
"count": 0,
"weekdays": ["string"],
"weeks": ["string"],
},
retention_weekly={
"count": 0,
"weekdays": ["string"],
},
retention_yearly={
"count": 0,
"months": ["string"],
"weekdays": ["string"],
"weeks": ["string"],
},
tags={
"string": "string",
},
timezone="string")
const policyVMResource = new azure.backup.PolicyVM("policyVMResource", {
backup: {
frequency: "string",
time: "string",
weekdays: ["string"],
},
recoveryVaultName: "string",
resourceGroupName: "string",
instantRestoreRetentionDays: 0,
name: "string",
retentionDaily: {
count: 0,
},
retentionMonthly: {
count: 0,
weekdays: ["string"],
weeks: ["string"],
},
retentionWeekly: {
count: 0,
weekdays: ["string"],
},
retentionYearly: {
count: 0,
months: ["string"],
weekdays: ["string"],
weeks: ["string"],
},
tags: {
string: "string",
},
timezone: "string",
});
type: azure:backup:PolicyVM
properties:
backup:
frequency: string
time: string
weekdays:
- string
instantRestoreRetentionDays: 0
name: string
recoveryVaultName: string
resourceGroupName: string
retentionDaily:
count: 0
retentionMonthly:
count: 0
weekdays:
- string
weeks:
- string
retentionWeekly:
count: 0
weekdays:
- string
retentionYearly:
count: 0
months:
- string
weekdays:
- string
weeks:
- string
tags:
string: string
timezone: string
PolicyVM Resource Properties
To learn more about resource properties and how to use them, see Inputs and Outputs in the Architecture and Concepts docs.
Inputs
In Python, inputs that are objects can be passed either as argument classes or as dictionary literals.
The PolicyVM resource accepts the following input properties:
- Backup
Policy
VMBackup - Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - Recovery
Vault stringName - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Resource
Group stringName - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Instant
Restore intRetention Days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- Name string
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Retention
Daily PolicyVMRetention Daily - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - Retention
Monthly PolicyVMRetention Monthly - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - Retention
Weekly PolicyVMRetention Weekly - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - Retention
Yearly PolicyVMRetention Yearly - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - Dictionary<string, string>
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- Timezone string
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
- Backup
Policy
VMBackup Args - Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - Recovery
Vault stringName - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Resource
Group stringName - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Instant
Restore intRetention Days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- Name string
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Retention
Daily PolicyVMRetention Daily Args - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - Retention
Monthly PolicyVMRetention Monthly Args - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - Retention
Weekly PolicyVMRetention Weekly Args - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - Retention
Yearly PolicyVMRetention Yearly Args - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - map[string]string
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- Timezone string
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
- backup
Policy
VMBackup - Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - recovery
Vault StringName - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- resource
Group StringName - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- instant
Restore IntegerRetention Days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- name String
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- retention
Daily PolicyVMRetention Daily - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - retention
Monthly PolicyVMRetention Monthly - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - retention
Weekly PolicyVMRetention Weekly - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - retention
Yearly PolicyVMRetention Yearly - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - Map<String,String>
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- timezone String
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
- backup
Policy
VMBackup - Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - recovery
Vault stringName - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- resource
Group stringName - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- instant
Restore numberRetention Days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- name string
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- retention
Daily PolicyVMRetention Daily - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - retention
Monthly PolicyVMRetention Monthly - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - retention
Weekly PolicyVMRetention Weekly - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - retention
Yearly PolicyVMRetention Yearly - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - {[key: string]: string}
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- timezone string
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
- backup
Policy
VMBackup Args - Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - recovery_
vault_ strname - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- resource_
group_ strname - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- instant_
restore_ intretention_ days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- name str
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- retention_
daily PolicyVMRetention Daily Args - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - retention_
monthly PolicyVMRetention Monthly Args - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - retention_
weekly PolicyVMRetention Weekly Args - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - retention_
yearly PolicyVMRetention Yearly Args - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - Mapping[str, str]
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- timezone str
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
- backup Property Map
- Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - recovery
Vault StringName - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- resource
Group StringName - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- instant
Restore NumberRetention Days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- name String
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- retention
Daily Property Map - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - retention
Monthly Property Map - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - retention
Weekly Property Map - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - retention
Yearly Property Map - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - Map<String>
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- timezone String
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
Outputs
All input properties are implicitly available as output properties. Additionally, the PolicyVM resource produces the following output properties:
- Id string
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
- Id string
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
- id String
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
- id string
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
- id str
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
- id String
- The provider-assigned unique ID for this managed resource.
Look up Existing PolicyVM Resource
Get an existing PolicyVM resource’s state with the given name, ID, and optional extra properties used to qualify the lookup.
public static get(name: string, id: Input<ID>, state?: PolicyVMState, opts?: CustomResourceOptions): PolicyVM@staticmethod
def get(resource_name: str,
id: str,
opts: Optional[ResourceOptions] = None,
backup: Optional[PolicyVMBackupArgs] = None,
instant_restore_retention_days: Optional[int] = None,
name: Optional[str] = None,
recovery_vault_name: Optional[str] = None,
resource_group_name: Optional[str] = None,
retention_daily: Optional[PolicyVMRetentionDailyArgs] = None,
retention_monthly: Optional[PolicyVMRetentionMonthlyArgs] = None,
retention_weekly: Optional[PolicyVMRetentionWeeklyArgs] = None,
retention_yearly: Optional[PolicyVMRetentionYearlyArgs] = None,
tags: Optional[Mapping[str, str]] = None,
timezone: Optional[str] = None) -> PolicyVMfunc GetPolicyVM(ctx *Context, name string, id IDInput, state *PolicyVMState, opts ...ResourceOption) (*PolicyVM, error)public static PolicyVM Get(string name, Input<string> id, PolicyVMState? state, CustomResourceOptions? opts = null)public static PolicyVM get(String name, Output<String> id, PolicyVMState state, CustomResourceOptions options)resources: _: type: azure:backup:PolicyVM get: id: ${id}- name
- The unique name of the resulting resource.
- id
- The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
- state
- Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
- opts
- A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
- resource_name
- The unique name of the resulting resource.
- id
- The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
- name
- The unique name of the resulting resource.
- id
- The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
- state
- Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
- opts
- A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
- name
- The unique name of the resulting resource.
- id
- The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
- state
- Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
- opts
- A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
- name
- The unique name of the resulting resource.
- id
- The unique provider ID of the resource to lookup.
- state
- Any extra arguments used during the lookup.
- opts
- A bag of options that control this resource's behavior.
- Backup
Policy
VMBackup - Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - Instant
Restore intRetention Days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- Name string
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Recovery
Vault stringName - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Resource
Group stringName - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Retention
Daily PolicyVMRetention Daily - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - Retention
Monthly PolicyVMRetention Monthly - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - Retention
Weekly PolicyVMRetention Weekly - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - Retention
Yearly PolicyVMRetention Yearly - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - Dictionary<string, string>
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- Timezone string
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
- Backup
Policy
VMBackup Args - Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - Instant
Restore intRetention Days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- Name string
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Recovery
Vault stringName - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Resource
Group stringName - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- Retention
Daily PolicyVMRetention Daily Args - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - Retention
Monthly PolicyVMRetention Monthly Args - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - Retention
Weekly PolicyVMRetention Weekly Args - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - Retention
Yearly PolicyVMRetention Yearly Args - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - map[string]string
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- Timezone string
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
- backup
Policy
VMBackup - Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - instant
Restore IntegerRetention Days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- name String
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- recovery
Vault StringName - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- resource
Group StringName - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- retention
Daily PolicyVMRetention Daily - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - retention
Monthly PolicyVMRetention Monthly - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - retention
Weekly PolicyVMRetention Weekly - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - retention
Yearly PolicyVMRetention Yearly - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - Map<String,String>
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- timezone String
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
- backup
Policy
VMBackup - Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - instant
Restore numberRetention Days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- name string
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- recovery
Vault stringName - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- resource
Group stringName - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- retention
Daily PolicyVMRetention Daily - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - retention
Monthly PolicyVMRetention Monthly - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - retention
Weekly PolicyVMRetention Weekly - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - retention
Yearly PolicyVMRetention Yearly - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - {[key: string]: string}
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- timezone string
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
- backup
Policy
VMBackup Args - Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - instant_
restore_ intretention_ days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- name str
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- recovery_
vault_ strname - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- resource_
group_ strname - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- retention_
daily PolicyVMRetention Daily Args - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - retention_
monthly PolicyVMRetention Monthly Args - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - retention_
weekly PolicyVMRetention Weekly Args - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - retention_
yearly PolicyVMRetention Yearly Args - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - Mapping[str, str]
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- timezone str
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
- backup Property Map
- Configures the Policy backup frequency, times & days as documented in the
backupblock below. - instant
Restore NumberRetention Days - Specifies the instant restore retention range in days.
- name String
- Specifies the name of the Backup Policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- recovery
Vault StringName - Specifies the name of the Recovery Services Vault to use. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- resource
Group StringName - The name of the resource group in which to create the policy. Changing this forces a new resource to be created.
- retention
Daily Property Map - Configures the policy daily retention as documented in the
retention_dailyblock below. Required when backup frequency isDaily. - retention
Monthly Property Map - Configures the policy monthly retention as documented in the
retention_monthlyblock below. - retention
Weekly Property Map - Configures the policy weekly retention as documented in the
retention_weeklyblock below. Required when backup frequency isWeekly. - retention
Yearly Property Map - Configures the policy yearly retention as documented in the
retention_yearlyblock below. - Map<String>
- A mapping of tags to assign to the resource.
- timezone String
- Specifies the timezone. the possible values are defined here. Defaults to
UTC
Supporting Types
PolicyVMBackup, PolicyVMBackupArgs
PolicyVMRetentionDaily, PolicyVMRetentionDailyArgs
- Count int
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999
- Count int
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999
- count Integer
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999
- count number
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999
- count int
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999
- count Number
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999
PolicyVMRetentionMonthly, PolicyVMRetentionMonthlyArgs
- Count int
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - Weekdays List<string>
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - Weeks List<string>
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
- Count int
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - Weekdays []string
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - Weeks []string
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
- count Integer
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - weekdays List<String>
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - weeks List<String>
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
- count number
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - weekdays string[]
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - weeks string[]
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
- count int
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - weekdays Sequence[str]
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - weeks Sequence[str]
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
- count Number
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - weekdays List<String>
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - weeks List<String>
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
PolicyVMRetentionWeekly, PolicyVMRetentionWeeklyArgs
PolicyVMRetentionYearly, PolicyVMRetentionYearlyArgs
- Count int
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - Months List<string>
- The months of the year to retain backups of. Must be one of
January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,NovemberandDecember. - Weekdays List<string>
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - Weeks List<string>
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
- Count int
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - Months []string
- The months of the year to retain backups of. Must be one of
January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,NovemberandDecember. - Weekdays []string
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - Weeks []string
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
- count Integer
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - months List<String>
- The months of the year to retain backups of. Must be one of
January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,NovemberandDecember. - weekdays List<String>
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - weeks List<String>
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
- count number
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - months string[]
- The months of the year to retain backups of. Must be one of
January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,NovemberandDecember. - weekdays string[]
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - weeks string[]
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
- count int
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - months Sequence[str]
- The months of the year to retain backups of. Must be one of
January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,NovemberandDecember. - weekdays Sequence[str]
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - weeks Sequence[str]
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
- count Number
- The number of yearly backups to keep. Must be between
1and9999 - months List<String>
- The months of the year to retain backups of. Must be one of
January,February,March,April,May,June,July,August,September,October,NovemberandDecember. - weekdays List<String>
- The weekday backups to retain . Must be one of
Sunday,Monday,Tuesday,Wednesday,Thursday,FridayorSaturday. - weeks List<String>
- The weeks of the month to retain backups of. Must be one of
First,Second,Third,Fourth,Last.
Import
VM Backup Policies can be imported using the resource id, e.g.
$ pulumi import azure:backup/policyVM:PolicyVM policy1 /subscriptions/00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000/resourceGroups/group1/providers/Microsoft.RecoveryServices/vaults/example-recovery-vault/backupPolicies/policy1
To learn more about importing existing cloud resources, see Importing resources.
Package Details
- Repository
- Azure Classic pulumi/pulumi-azure
- License
- Apache-2.0
- Notes
- This Pulumi package is based on the
azurermTerraform Provider.
We recommend using Azure Native.
published on Monday, Mar 9, 2026 by Pulumi
