You can use SCDPM to protect folders, files, and applications on Microsoft Azure Stack. To back up folders, files, and applications, install SCDPM as a virtual machine running on Microsoft Azure Stack. You can protect folders, files, and applications on any Microsoft Azure Stack virtual machine in the same virtual network.

Once you have installed SCDPM, you need to add additional Azure Stack storage to your SCDPM virtual machine to increase the local storage available for short-term backup data. If you operate your Microsoft Azure Stack in a connected scenario, then you can use public Azure for long-term retention.

If you are operating your Microsoft Azure Stack in a disconnected scenario, then you should consider leveraging an external disk array via iSCSI to support long-term retention.