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    Azure VM, Azure Storage, and Azure SQL Database

    Follow the instructions below to calculate the protected data size for Azure VMs, Azure storage, or Azure SQL databases.

    1. Make sure you have downloaded the script package. Extract the package to locate the script for your desired service.

    2. Sign into the and open the Cloud Shell window.

    3. In the Cloud Shell window, execute the command lines from the corresponding script to check the protected data size for your desired service. For details on using the Azure Cloud Shell, refer to .

    4. Upon execution, the protected size data for the corresponding service will be listed.

      • Azure VM – The protected size of each VM and disk, and the total protected size.

        The sample protected data size for Azure VM.

      • Azure Storage – The protected size of each blob container and file share, and the total protected size.

        The sample protected data size for Azure Storage.

      • Azure SQL Database – The AllocatedSpace size of each database and the total AllocatedSpace size.

        The sample protected data size for Azure SQL database.

    5. To save the results, click Manage files and then click Download to download the output as a txt file.

      The Download button.