Step 3. Choose Restore Mode

At the Restore Mode step of the wizard, do the following:

Choose whether you want to restore the Azure SQL database to the original or to a new location.

Important

Consider the following:

For Veeam Backup & Replication to be able to perform restore to the original location, the service account selected for the restore operation must match the service account that has been used to protect the source VM.
If Veeam Backup & Replication cannot automatically detect an Azure SQL account that will be used to access the original SQL Server, the Restore to the original location option will not be available. However, you can restore the database to the original location using the Restore to a new location, or with different settings option. To do that, choose the specified option, select the necessary Azure SQL account at step 4, and proceed with the wizard with the preconfigured settings.

Click Pick account to use to select a service account whose permissions will be used to perform the restore operation. For more information on the required permissions, see the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure User Guide, section Azure Service Account Permissions.

For a service account to be displayed in the list of available accounts, it must be added to the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure appliance as described in the Veeam Backup for Microsoft Azure User Guide, section Adding Azure Service Accounts.

Note

By default, to perform the restore operation, Veeam Backup & Replication uses permissions of the service account that has been used to protect the source VM, unless the service account was removed from the backup infrastructure. In the latter case, the Restore to the original location option will not be available.