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'''Category:''' Maintenance & Security

'''Summary:''' Submits a restore request for a periodic backup-enabled database or container.

== Overview ==
Cosmos Backup Operator is a built-in Azure RBAC (control-plane) role that can submit a restore request from the Azure portal for a periodic backup-enabled database or container, without granting the ability to read or write item data. This is distinct from CosmosRestoreOperator, which instead performs a restore action for an account configured in continuous backup mode — the two roles apply to the two different backup modes (Periodic Backup vs. Continuous Backup & Point-in-Time Restore).

== More Info & Links ==
* [https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/role-based-access-control/built-in-roles/databases#cosmos-backup-operator Microsoft Learn: Azure built-in roles for Azure Cosmos DB]

== DP-420 Style Practice Questions ==
'''Q1.''' What does the Cosmos Backup Operator built-in role allow?
* A. Submitting a restore request from the Azure portal for a periodic backup-enabled database or container
* B. Restoring a continuous-backup-enabled account directly
* C. Reading and writing items directly
* D. Provisioning new Azure Cosmos DB accounts

'''Q2.''' How does Cosmos Backup Operator differ from CosmosRestoreOperator?
* A. Backup Operator submits restore requests for periodic backup, while CosmosRestoreOperator performs restores for continuous backup accounts
* B. They are the same role with two names
* C. Backup Operator can read item data, but CosmosRestoreOperator cannot
* D. CosmosRestoreOperator only works with periodic backup mode

== Answer Key ==
''Answers are listed at the very end so you can attempt the questions first.''

* '''Q1 (Cosmos Backup Operator):''' A. Submitting a restore request from the Azure portal for a periodic backup-enabled database or container — Cosmos Backup Operator submits restore requests for periodic backup-enabled databases/containers, not for continuous backup accounts.
* '''Q2 (Cosmos Backup Operator):''' A. Backup Operator submits restore requests for periodic backup, while CosmosRestoreOperator performs restores for continuous backup accounts — Cosmos Backup Operator handles periodic backup restore requests, whereas CosmosRestoreOperator restores accounts in continuous backup mode.

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