Snapshot instance without shutting it down

Is there a method to do a snapshot of a running instance using Azure's online management console?  The end goal is to schedule periodic snapshots of an instance for the purposes of disaster recovery.  Should that instance ever go down or become
corrupt, I can push the snapshot to it and in a matter of moments it's like nothing happened.  (ala Hyper-V)
I've read instructions on creating an image of an instance and that requires a shutdown. This is not an acceptable solution for a production system.  The other options for backups is file/folder backups.  That is also not an acceptable solution
for me because I need an image of the entire machine -- it's VHD.
Any help and suggestions are appreciated.
Brogan

Hello Brogan,
Thanks for posting here!
Yes you can take a snapshot (Capture) of a running machine but it is not recommended.
Because you might loose the data partially or there are chances while spinning up a new VM with the captured image, it might stuck at the provisioning state.
In order to test this you can create a test VM and take a snapshot of a running machine and then spin up a new VM.
Azure provides disaster recovery service. You might want to check this link -
https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/dn251004.aspx
Hope this helps!
Please feel free to reply in case you have any questions!
Regards,
Sadiqh Ahmed

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