From c9666092bc9719b5c280d948e9600ddf1b72d88b Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: Aarthi-Vijayaraghavan <89452964+Aarthi-Vijayaraghavan@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Wed, 26 Apr 2023 14:51:36 +0530 Subject: [PATCH] Update README.md --- .../README.md | 16 +++++++++------- 1 file changed, 9 insertions(+), 7 deletions(-) diff --git a/Crash consistent VM restore points (preview)/README.md b/Crash consistent VM restore points (preview)/README.md index 37e2f65..bc0645f 100644 --- a/Crash consistent VM restore points (preview)/README.md +++ b/Crash consistent VM restore points (preview)/README.md @@ -2,7 +2,7 @@ A crash consistent VM restore point stores the VM configuration and point-in-time write-order consistent snapshots for all managed disks attached to a Virtual Machine. This is same as the status of data in the VM after a power outage or a crash. ## Get started -You can now create multi-disk crash consistent restore points for your Azure VMs and use these restore points for backup and/or disaster. Crash consistent VM restore points are available in the following regions: EAST US 2 EUAP. If you want know more about VM restore points, please review our [VM restore points public documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machines-create-restore-points). Your subscription needs to be whitelisted for using crash consistent restore points so please reach out to your Microsoft point of contact to participate in the private preivew. +You can now create multi-disk crash consistent restore points for your Azure VMs and use these restore points for backup and/or disaster. Crash consistent VM restore points are available in the following regions: EAST US 2 EUAP. If you want know more about VM restore points, please review our [VM restore points public documentation](https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machines-create-restore-points). Your subscription needs to be whitelisted for using crash consistent restore points so please reach out to VMRestorepoints@microsoft.com to participate in the private preivew. In preview you can perform the following operation on crash consistent restore points * Create crash consistent VM restore points to protect Azure VMs at 1 hour frequency @@ -26,11 +26,13 @@ PUT https://management.azure.com/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{ ``` ## Know issues and limitations in private preview -* Regions supported: EAST US 2 EUAP -* You need to create a new VM with tag name **"EnableCrashConsistentRestorePoint"** and value **"True"**. You cannot create a crash consistent restore point for existing VMs -* After creating the VM you need to wait for **at least 10mins** before creating a crash consistent restore point +* Subscription whitelisting is required. Please reachout to VMRestorepoints@microsoft.com with the subscription id to try out this feature. +* Regions supported:CanadaCentral,WestCentralUS,JapanWest, CentralIndia, EastAsia, WestUS. We will continue to rollout in all regions in the coming weeks. * Suggested frequency at which crash consistent restore points can be created is 1 hour * Cross region creation of crash consistent restore points directly in a different region than the deployed VM is currently not supported -* Managed Disks of size 8TB and above (striped disks) are currently not supported -* Managed Disks with paid bursting (striped disks) are not supported -* Standard HDDs are currently not supported +* Managed Disks of size 8TB and above (striped disks) are currently not supported. +* Managed Disks with paid bursting (striped disks) are not supported. +* Ultra-disks, Premium v2 SSD, Ephemeral OS disks, Shared disks and Write Accelerated disks are not supported. + + +