Control-M for Azure Backup

Azure Backup enables you to back up and restore your data in the Microsoft Azure cloud.

Control-M for Azure Backup enables you to do the following:

Back up data or restore it from a previous backup on the Microsoft Azure cloud.
Manage Azure Backup credentials in a secure connection profile.
Connect to any Azure Backup endpoint.
Introduce all Control-M capabilities to Control-M for Azure Backup, including advanced scheduling criteria, complex dependencies, Resource Pools, Lock Resources, and variables.
Integrate Azure Backup jobs with other Control-M jobs into a single scheduling environment.
Monitor the status, results, and output of Azure Backup jobs.
Attach an SLA job to the Azure Backup jobs.
Run 50 Azure Backup jobs simultaneously per Agent.

Control-M for Azure Backup Compatibility

The following table lists the prerequisites that are required to use the Azure Backup plug-in, each with its minimum required version.

Component	Version
Control-M/EM	9.0.21.000
Control-M/Agent	9.0.21.000
Control-M Application Integrator	9.0.21.000
Control-M Automation API	9.0.21.000

Control-M for Azure Backup is supported on Control-M Web and Control-M Automation API, but not on the Control-M client.

To download the required installation files for each prerequisite, see Obtaining Control-M Installation Files.

Setting up Control-M for Azure Backup

This procedure describes how to deploy the Azure Backup plug-in, create a connection profile, and define an Azure Backup job in Control-M Web and Automation API.

Integration plug-ins released by BMC require an Application Integrator installation. However, these plug-ins are not editable and you cannot import them into Application Integrator. To deploy these integrations to your Control-M environment, import them directly into Control-M with Control-M Automation API.

Before You Begin

Verify that Automation API is installed, as described in Automation API Installation.

Begin

Create a temporary directory to save the downloaded files.
Download the Azure Backup plug-in from the Control-M for Azure Backup download page in the EPD site.
Install the Azure Backup plug-in with the Automation API Provision service:
1. Log in to the Control-M/EM Server machine as an Administrator and store the downloaded zip file in the one of the following locations:
  - Linux: $HOME/ctm_em/AUTO_DEPLOY
  - Windows: <EM_HOME>\AUTO_DEPLOY
2. Log in to the Control-M/Agent machine and run the provision image command, as follows:
  - Linux: ctm provision image ABK_plugin.Linux
  - Windows: ctm provision image ABK_plugin.Windows
Create an Azure Backup connection profile in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:
- Web: Create a Centralized Connection Profile with Azure Backup Connection Profile Parameters
- Automation API: ConnectionProfile:Azure Backup
Define an Azure Backup job in Control-M Web or Automation API, as follows:
- Web: Create a Job with Azure Backup Job parameters
- Automation API: Job:Azure Backup

To remove this plug-in from an Agent, see Removing a Plug-in. The plug-in ID is ABK042023.

Change Log

The following table provides details about changes that were introduced in new versions of this plug-in:

Plug-in Version	Details
1.0.01	Changed output handling
1.0.00	Initial version