# 5 Create an Azure Backup Policy

To back up resources in Azure, create an N2W backup policy.

**To create an N2W policy:**

1. In N2W, select the **Policies** tab.
2. In the **+ New** list, select **Azure policy**.
3. In the New Azure Policy screen, complete the fields:

* **Name** – Enter a name for the policy.
* **User** – Select from the list.
* **Account** – Select from the list. Or, select **+ New** to add an account. See section 18 in *N2W Backup & Recovery User Guide*.
* **Enabled** – Clear to disable the policy.
* **Subscription** – Select from the list.
* **Schedules** – Optionally, select one or more schedules from the list, or select **+ New** to add a schedule. See section 4.3 in the *N2W Backup & Recovery User Guide*.
* **Auto Target Removal** – Select **Yes** to automatically remove a nonexistent target from the policy.

  4\.  Select the **Backup Targets** tab.

  5\.  In the **Add Backup Targets** menu, select the targets to back up, Disks and/or Virtual Machines. The Add Virtual Machines / Disks screen opens.

  6\.  When selecting Virtual Machines, it is *required* to filter by the **Location** of the target resources using the list in the upper left corner *before* selecting the individual targets. Filtering by **Resource Group** is optional.

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&#x20;  7\.  When finished selecting targets, select **Add selected**. The **Backup Targets** tab lists the selected targets.

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&#x20; 8\.  To determine which disks for each Virtual Machines target to back up, select <img src="/files/0e7sQIMw5HCFte3JUwWD" alt="" data-size="line"> **Configure**. In the **Which Disks** list of the Policy Virtual Machine and Disk Configuration screen, select the disks to include or exclude in the backup.

&#x20; 9\.   When finished, in the **Backup Targets** tab, select **Save**.

### &#x20;5.2   Backing Up an Azure Policy

If the policy has a schedule, the policy will back up automatically according to the schedule.&#x20;

**To run a policy as soon as possible**:

1. In the **Policies** view, select the policy and select <img src="/files/2vmo6dpwQ9NX8mteLqbc" alt="" data-size="original"> **Run ASAP**.
2. To view the policy progress and backups, select **Backup Monitor**.&#x20;

* The backup progress is shown in the **Status** column.
* Use the Cloud buttons to display the Azure policies.

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