Limited preview: Azure Backup support for confidential VMs using Platform Managed Keys

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Published

Nov 14, 2022

Status

In preview

Timeline

  • November 2022
    Preview

Tag

Features
Services

Description

Azure Backup now allows to backup confidential VMs without confidential OS disk encryption and confidential VMs having confidential OS disk encryption using Platform Managed Keys.

Feature details:

  • Backup is supported in all regions where confidential VMs are currently available.
  • Backup of confidential VMs is only supported using Enhanced Policy.

  • Cross-region Restore and Item Level Restore are unsupported.

  • Backup of confidential VMs having confidential OS disk encryption using Customer Managed Key is currently unsupported.

Learn more about the confidential VMs backup.