Azure Backup's support for Azure virtual machines that use disks with private endpoints enabled is now in public preview
Users can choose different settings every time they start a new recovery process.
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Azure Backup now supports backing up Azure virtual machines with private endpoints enabled. The update applies to both standard and enhanced backup policies.
According to the official changelog, users can specify network access settings for restored disks, choosing between the same configuration as source, specific network access, or public access.
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- Use the same network configurations as the source disk(s): This option allows the restored disks to use the disk access and network configurations same as that of the source disks.
- Enable public access from all networks: This option allows the restored disk to be publicly accessible from all networks.
- Disable public access and enable private access (using disk access): This option allows you to disable the public access and assign disk access to the restored disks for private access.
The new Azure Backup capability is now in public preview. However, for now, it’s only available for backed-up VMs that use private endpoint-enabled disks.
The settings can be chosen every time users start a new recovery process, and the three options are suitable for a variety of situations: for instance, some disks might contain sensitive information, in which case private access is recommended.
You can read more about it here.
Microsoft has used Azure Backup for a variety of tasks, over the years. Some while ago, the platform also supported Windows 7, 8, and 8.1, and it would allow up to 50 machines to register for it. Now it’s mainly used to restore Azure Virtual Machine data in the Azure portal.
