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AZ487178 - Generally Availability: AzAcSnap 11 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot Tool Updates

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Azure update ID

487178

View in Azure Updates

Published

Mar 28, 2025

Status

Launched

Timeline

  • March 2025
    General Availability

Product

Azure NetApp Files

Tag

SDK and Tools
Features

Category

Storage

Description


Version 11 of the AzAcSnap tool is now generally available. Azure Application Consistent Snapshot Tool (AzAcSnap) is a command-line tool that enables customers to simplify data protection for third-party databases in Linux and Windows environments. AzAcSnap 11 introduces the following new capabilities and improvements:

  • Features moved to GA (generally available):
    • Microsoft SQL Server 2022 on Windows.
  • Dependency updates:
    • Updated to .NET 8( List of supported operation systems .NET 8 - Supported OS versions.)
    • Azure SDK updated to Track 2 (latest security and significant performance improvements).
  • Fixes and Improvements:
    • (NEW) Configurable Data Volume backup attempts
    • Backup (-c backup) changes: Storage snapshot retention management is now performed after the database exits "backup-mode" to minimize the duration the database remains in a "backup-enabled" state.

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