{"id":5789,"date":"2024-05-28T15:45:31","date_gmt":"2024-05-28T15:45:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.tsls.co.uk\/?p=5789"},"modified":"2024-05-28T15:53:44","modified_gmt":"2024-05-28T15:53:44","slug":"azure-devops-backup-and-recovery","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.tsls.co.uk\/index.php\/2024\/05\/28\/azure-devops-backup-and-recovery\/","title":{"rendered":"Azure DevOps Backup and Recovery"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

I have been asked on a number of occasions if a third-party backup solution for Azure Azure DevOps would be required.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Hopefully this article helps to resolve that mystery, or gives you something more to think about as the answer will depend on your situation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

First of all lets look at the recovery options already available. The table below highlights the key backup and recovery features. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Feature<\/td>Details<\/td>Useful Reading<\/td><\/tr>
Azure DevOps SLA<\/td>99.9%<\/td>https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/devops\/organizations\/security\/data-protection?view=azure-devops<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
HA<\/td>Replicated to regional pair i.e. if the primary location was UK South the replica would be in UK West – the data is not transferred outside of the geographical regions <\/td>https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/devops\/organizations\/security\/data-protection?view=azure-devops<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
HA Failover<\/td>Microsoft Initiated (not automated and can’t be requested)<\/td>https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/devops\/organizations\/security\/data-protection?view=azure-devops<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Organisation Backup<\/td>28 Days from the point of deletion <\/td>https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/devops\/organizations\/accounts\/recover-your-organization?view=azure-devops<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Project Backup<\/td>28 Days from the point of deletion<\/td>https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/devops\/organizations\/projects\/delete-project?view=azure-devops&tabs=browser#restore-a-deleted-project<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Built-in service asset recovery solution’s:<\/td>–<\/td>–<\/td><\/tr>
Pipeline items*<\/td>30 Days and is restored from the Recycle Bin or YAML imported from Repo <\/td>https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/devops\/release-notes\/2019\/pipelines\/sprint-147-update#restore-deleted-release-pipelines<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Board items*<\/td>30 Days and is restored from the Recycle Bin<\/td>https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/devops\/boards\/backlogs\/remove-delete-work-items?view=azure-devops<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Artifacts*<\/td>30 Days and is restored from the Recycle Bin<\/td>https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/devops\/artifacts\/how-to\/delete-and-recover-packages?view=azure-devops&tabs=nuget<\/a><\/td><\/tr>
Test Plan items<\/td>No<\/td><\/td><\/tr>
Repo’s<\/td>Git based revert\/commit\/Branch TFVC Rollback Change<\/td>https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/devops\/repos\/git\/undo?view=azure-devops&tabs=visual-studio-2022<\/a>https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/en-us\/azure\/devops\/repos\/tfvc\/roll-back-changesets?view=azure-devops<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n

Note: If the user (with the correct level of permissions) enters the recycle bin and selects permanently delete item then the asset\/item will be removed and can’t be recovered<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What have we learnt. Backups are retained for 28-days after a project or organisation is deleted. Asset recovery is available by using the recycle-bin and is kept for 30-days or your source code can be reverted or rolled back. Therefore your business will need to answer the following questions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  1. Is it important to be able to restore accidently deleted DevOps Projects and Organisations beyond the 28-day window<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  2. Do you need to be able to restore Pipelines and Board Assets\/Items beyond the 30-day recycle Bin<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  3. Do you need the ability to granularly restore Test Plans?\n
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    1. Note: Although these will be in a deleted Organisation and Project Backup – Granular asset restores are not part of the built in service. so, once a test is deleted it can’t be recovered<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    2. For Repos are you looking for a recycle bin restore? rather than using the built in Git capabilities<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n

      If you answer yes to any of the questions from points 1-4 then you will need a third-party backup solution from the likes of Keepit (https:\/\/www.keepit.com) or Backrightup (https:\/\/backrightup.com).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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