Q:

Azure: Linux VM restore not working

I have an Ubuntu virtual machine on Azure. This machine has only one disk attached, the OS Disk. I created a backup vault for this server, and the backup runs every night at 2AM.
This server is bound to be production soon, so I set about testing the backup system.
The backup looks successful: I have 30 restore points for the last month, each marked as "File System Consistent").
I tried a restore today. So I deleted a few things from the database (it's fine, it's not on prod yet), and tried restoring the backup from yesterday, using "Restore disk".
Azure tells me the restore is successful, yet the data I deleted is not back. I even rebooted the virtual machine, to no effect.
What am I missing?

A:

Well this was a long time ago now, but I eventually figured it out. If I remember properly, the disk was restored, but was created as a new disk. I guess I would have to attach the new disk to the VM and remove the old one.
Be careful with this restore though. As it creates new disks, your hosting costs will increase.

