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Cleanup SQL Backups in Azure Storage

The following script can be used and modified for deleting files based on date modified meeting a criteria like older than 7 days in Azure Blob Storage.

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Cleanup SQL Backups in Azure Storage

The following script can be used and modified for deleting files based on date modified meeting a criteria like older than 7 days in Azure Blob Storage.

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Nathan Swift
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# Created On: 12/15/2015


# Created By: Nate Swift [email protected]
# This script is as is and not supported
# Does not assume any risk of data loss
# Use it at your own risk
# Links: http://stackoverflow.com/questions/17950517/how-to-delete-old-files-inazure-container
# Links: http://blogs.msdn.com/b/sqlosteam/archive/2013/03/12/sql-server-backupto-cloud-managing-interrupted-backups.aspx
# Additional Script Used: https://gallery.technet.microsoft.com/scriptcenter/How
-to-break-the-locked-c2cd6492
################################################################################

import-module Azure
## Global Variables
# SubscriptionName
$subname = "Your Azure Subscription Name"
# Storage Credentials
$stracctname = "Your Storgae Account Name"
$stracctkey = "Your Storage Account Key"
$context = New-AzureStorageContext -StorageAccountName $stracctname -StorageAcco
untKey $stracctkey
# Container variables
$contsqllogs = "Your Container Name where backups are stored"
$contsqldb = "Your Container Name where backups are stored"
# Date Filter variable anything older from 7 days
$isOldDate = [DateTime]::UtcNow.AddDays(-7)
#Get the current date and time.
$DateTime=Get-Date
$filedate = Get-Date -format "MMdyyyyHMs"
#Change the path of log file to a desired location below
$LogFilePath = "C:\Scripts\Output\"
#Build the log file name. Do not update this variable
$LogFile = $LogFilePath + "CleanUpSQLAzureBKPs" + $filedate + ".log"
Echo "Script Starting: $DateTime" | Out-File $LogFile -Append
## Future part of script will also use a stored windows credential to log on ins
tead of of calling a generic
# Connecting to Azure Instance
# $cred = Get-Credential
# Add-AzureAccount -Credential $cred
# Select-subscription -Name $subname
## Future script function using another script to release Lease Locks on blobs
# releasing the Leases on locked Blobs in sql-logs and sql-db

# $blobs = Get-AzureStorageBlob -Container $contsqllogs -Context $context | Wher


e-Object { $_.LastModified.UtcDateTime -lt $isOldDate -and $_.BlobType -eq "Page
Blob" }
#Echo "!!!!! Searching storage account name in container name to release Locks"
| Out-File $LogFile -Append
#foreach($blob in $blobs){
#
#
$blobdatemod = $blob.LastModified.UtcDateTime
#
$blobname = $blob.Name
#
#
C:\scripts\BreakBlobLease .\BreakBlobLease.ps1 -StorageAccountName $stracct
name -ContainerName $contsqllogs -BlobName $blobname
#}
# Removing the SQL Logs that are older than 7 days
$blobs = Get-AzureStorageBlob -Container $contsqllogs -Context $context | WhereObject { $_.LastModified.UtcDateTime -lt $isOldDate -and $_.BlobType -eq "PageBl
ob" }
Echo "!!!!! Searching Your storage account name in container name" | Out-File $
LogFile -Append
foreach($blob in $blobs){
$blobdatemod = $blob.LastModified.UtcDateTime
$blobname = $blob.Name
Remove-AzureStorageBlob -Blob $blobname -Container $contsqllogs -Context $co
ntext
Echo "Removing Azure Blob Storage File $blobname created on $blobdatemod" |
Out-File $LogFile -Append
}
$blobs = Get-AzureStorageBlob -Container $contsqldb -Context $context | Where-Ob
ject { $_.LastModified.UtcDateTime -lt $isOldDate -and $_.BlobType -eq "PageBlob
" }
Echo "!!!!! Searching Your storage account name in container name" | Out-File $
LogFile -Append
foreach($blob in $blobs){
$blobdatemod = $blob.LastModified.UtcDateTime
$blobname = $blob.Name
Remove-AzureStorageBlob -Blob $blobname -Container $contsqldb -Context $cont
ext
Echo "Removing Azure Blob Storage File $blobname created on $blobdatemod" |
Out-File $LogFile -Append
}
#Get the current date and time.

$DateTime=Get-Date
Echo "Script Ending: $DateTime" | Out-File $LogFile -Append
# Send a notification Email
Send-MailMessage -from "NAME <[email protected]>" -to "NAME <NAME@CUSTOMDOMA
IN.com>" -subject "Remove Older Azure SQL Backups" -body "Removing older than 7
days old SQL Log Backups in Azure Storage" -Attachments $LogFile -smtpServer SMT
PSERVER

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