title: Azure VM machine restore issues
body: <p>We have webserver &amp; database are on azure VM machines. MySQL is installed on the azure VM machine. Recently, we had an issue with the database corrupt. And, asked Azure to restore the backup from old dates when everything working fine. Azure takes backup of the whole machine on daily basis. They restore the old backup on a separate machine. We supposed that the database will be fine there because the backup is of old date.</p>
  <p>But, the issue is still the same.</p>
  <p>So, my questions are:</p>
  <ul>
  <li><p>How exactly VM takes backup of the whole machine?</p>
  </li>
  <li><p>And, does it reference the existing machine while restoring on some new VM machine?</p>
  </li>
  <li><p>How could I get the correct restored database files?</p>
  </li>
  </ul>
  <p>Note: MySQL logs are also attached.</p>
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