How do I backup an entire SQL instance?

How do I backup an entire SQL Server database?

SQL Server Management Studio1Right click on the database name.2Select Tasks > Backup.3Select "Full" as the backup type.4Select "Disk" as the destination.5Click on "Add..." to add a backup file and type "C:\AdventureWorks.BAK" and click "OK"6Click "OK" again to create the backup.SQL Server Full Backups

Can you backup a SQL instance?

You need to backup all the databases in an instance (both system and user database). You can configure the all database backup using SQL Server Management plan.

How do I backup a SQL managed instance?

In the Azure portal, select your managed instance and then click Backups. On the Available backups tab, select the database for which you want to see available backups. Click Manage. In the Manage backups pane, review the available backups.

What is a full SQL backup?

A full database backup backs up the whole database. This includes part of the transaction log so that the full database can be recovered after a full database backup is restored. Full database backups represent the database at the time the backup finished.