Manual Environment Backups

Correct Answers: A, C and E

As a Solution Architect, you need to manage the Power Platform environments.

The backups of the environment are crucial for data protection and continuity of service availability.

Power Platform provides two types of backups: a system and manual.

Power Platform performs system backup continuously using the Azure SQL Database.

The system backups all environment types, except Trial.

If you need to restore a system backup, you must restore it in the same region where it was created.

If you have a backup of the environment with a database and at least one installed Dynamics 365 app, the backup will be retained for up to 28 days.

The system backups for a production environment without Dynamics 365 apps will be retained only for 7 days.

The same 7 days are for the Sandbox environments backup retention.

You can restore a system backup only to the Sandbox environment.

For the manual backups, the rules are almost the same as for system backups, except for additional rules: You cannot back up a default environment.

You can back up only Sandbox and Production environments.

There is no limit on the number of manual backups, and the space for the backups is not counted towards storage limits.

Option B is incorrect because you must restore a manual backup in the same region where it was created.

Option D is incorrect because you can back up only Sandbox and Production environment types.

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Sure, I'd be happy to explain manual environment backups in Power Platform and address each of the statements provided in the question.

Firstly, creating a backup of a Power Platform environment is an essential practice to protect your data in case of data loss or corruption. Manual backups can be taken at any time, and you can use them to restore an environment to a specific point in time. Here are the answers to the statements provided in the question:

A. You cannot back up a default environment

• This statement is incorrect. You can take a manual backup of a default environment using Power Platform Admin Center or PowerShell cmdlets.

B. You can restore a backup to a different region, not only where it was created

• This statement is correct. You can restore a backup to any region that supports Power Platform.

C. Manual backups of the environments with a database and at least one installed Dynamics 365 app are retained for up to 28 days.

• This statement is partially correct. Manual backups of the environments are retained for up to 28 days, but it applies to all types of environments, not just those with a database and at least one installed Dynamics 365 app.

D. You can back up any type of environment

• This statement is correct. You can take a manual backup of any type of Power Platform environment, including default, production, and sandbox.

E. You can restore a manual backup only to the sandbox environment.

• This statement is incorrect. You can restore a manual backup to any environment, including the production environment. However, it's recommended to restore the backup to a sandbox environment first for testing purposes before restoring it to the production environment.

In summary, taking manual backups of your Power Platform environments is a best practice to protect your data and restore it to a specific point in time if needed. You can take manual backups of any type of environment and restore them to any region or environment, but it's recommended to test the restore process first in a sandbox environment.