Merge pull request #188197 from v-amallick/Feb-10-2022-TVMbackup

TVM Backup doc updates

Author: ttorble

articles/backup/backup-azure-vms-enhanced-policy.md

@@ -2,22 +2,22 @@
 title: Back up Azure VMs with Enhanced policy (in preview)
 description: Learn how to configure Enhanced policy to back up VMs.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 12/21/2021
+ms.date: 02/11/2022
 ms.reviewer: geg
 author: v-amallick
 ms.service: backup
 ms.author: v-amallick
 ---
 # Back up an Azure VM using Enhanced policy (in preview)
 
-This article explains how to use _Enhanced policy_ to configure _Multiple Backups Per Day_ and back up [Trusted Launch VMs](../virtual-machines/trusted-launch.md) with the Azure Backup service. _Enhanced policy_ for backup of VMs is in preview.
+This article explains how to use _Enhanced policy_ to configure _Multiple Backups Per Day_ and back up [Trusted Launch VMs](../virtual-machines/trusted-launch.md) with Azure Backup service. _Enhanced policy_ for VM backup is in preview.
 
 Azure Backup now supports _Enhanced policy_ that's needed to support new Azure offerings. For example, [Trusted Launch VM](../virtual-machines/trusted-launch.md) is supported with _Enhanced policy_ only. To enroll your subscription for backup of Trusted Launch VM, write to us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
 
 >[!Important]
 >The existing [default policy](./backup-during-vm-creation.md#create-a-vm-with-backup-configured) won’t support protecting newer Azure offerings, such as Trusted Launch VM, UltraSSD, Shared disk, and Confidential Azure VMs.
 
-You must enable backup for Trusted Launch VM through enhanced policy only. The Enhanced policy provides the following features:
+You must enable backup of Trusted Launch VM through enhanced policy only. Enhanced policy provides the following features:
 
 - Supports _Multiple Backups Per Day_. To enroll your subscription for this feature, write to us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
 - Instant Restore tier is zonally redundant using Zone-redundant storage (ZRS) resiliency. See the [pricing details for Enhanced policy storage here](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/managed-disks/).
@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ The following screenshot shows _Multiple Backups_ occurred in a day.
 :::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-vms-enhanced-policy/multiple-backups-per-day-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the multiple backup instances occurred in a day." lightbox="./media/backup-azure-vms-enhanced-policy/multiple-backups-per-day-expanded.png":::
 
 >[!Note]
->The above screenshot shows that one of the backups is transferred to the Vault-Standard tier.
+>The above screenshot shows that one of the backups is transferred to Vault-Standard tier.
 
 ## Create an Enhanced policy and configure VM backup
 
@@ -53,22 +53,22 @@ Follow these steps:
 
      :::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-vms-enhanced-policy/select-enhanced-backup-policy-sub-type.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing to select backup policies sub-type as enhanced.":::
 
-   - **Backup schedule**: You can select frequency as **Hourly**/Daily/Weekly. 
+   - **Backup schedule**: You can select frequency as **Hourly**/Daily/Weekly.
 
-     By default, the enhanced backup schedule is set to **Hourly**, with **8 AM** as the start time, **Every 4 hours** as the schedule, and **24 Hours** as duration. You can choose to modify the settings as needed.
+     By default, enhanced backup schedule is set to **Hourly**, with **8 AM** as start time, **Every 4 hours** as schedule, and **24 Hours** as duration. You can choose to modify the settings as needed.
 
-     Note that the Hourly backup frequency is in preview. To enroll your subscription for this feature, write to us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
+     Note that Hourly backup frequency is in preview. To enroll your subscription for this feature, write to us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).
 
-   - **Instant Restore**: You can set the retention of recovery snapshot from 1 to 30 days. The default value is set to 7.
-   - **Retention range**: The options for retention range are auto-selected based on the backup frequency you choose. The default retention for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly backup points are set to 180 days, 12 weeks, 60 months, and 10 years respectively. You can customize the values as per the requirement.
+   - **Instant Restore**: You can set the retention of recovery snapshot from _1_ to _30_ days. The default value is set to _7_.
+   - **Retention range**: Options for retention range are auto-selected based on backup frequency you choose. The default retention for daily, weekly, monthly, and yearly backup points are set to 180 days, 12 weeks, 60 months, and 10 years respectively. You can customize these values as required.
 
    :::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-vms-enhanced-policy/enhanced-backup-policy-settings.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing to configure the enhanced backup policy.":::
 
 6. Click **Create**.
 
 >[!Note]
->- We support the Enhanced policy configuration through [Recovery Services vault](./backup-azure-arm-vms-prepare.md) and [VM Manage blade](./backup-during-vm-creation.md#start-a-backup-after-creating-the-vm) only. Configuration through Backup center is currently not supported.
->- For hourly backups, the last backup of the day is transferred to the vault. If the backup fails, the first backup of the next day is transferred to the vault.
+>- We support Enhanced policy configuration through [Recovery Services vault](./backup-azure-arm-vms-prepare.md) and [VM Manage blade](./backup-during-vm-creation.md#start-a-backup-after-creating-the-vm) only. Configuration through Backup center is currently not supported.
+>- For hourly backups, the last backup of the day is transferred to vault. If backup fails, the first backup of the next day is transferred to vault.
 >- Enhanced policy can be only availed for unprotected VMs that are new to Azure Backup. Note that Azure VMs that are protected with existing policy can't be moved to Enhanced policy.
 
 ## Next steps

articles/backup/backup-support-matrix-iaas.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Support matrix for Azure VM backup
 description: Provides a summary of support settings and limitations when backing up Azure VMs with the Azure Backup service.
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 12/08/2021
+ms.date: 02/11/2022
 ms.custom: references_regions 
 ms.reviewer: geg
 author: v-amallick
@@ -164,7 +164,7 @@ Backup of Azure VMs with locks | Unsupported for unmanaged VMs. <br><br> Support
 Windows Storage Spaces configuration of standalone Azure VMs | Supported
 [Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets](../virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-orchestration-modes.md#scale-sets-with-flexible-orchestration) | Supported for flexible orchestration model to back up and restore Single Azure VM.
 Restore with Managed identities | Yes, supported for managed Azure VMs, and not supported for classic and unmanaged Azure VMs.  <br><br> Cross Region Restore isn't supported with managed identities. <br><br> Currently, this is available in all Azure public and national cloud regions.   <br><br> [Learn more](backup-azure-arm-restore-vms.md#restore-vms-with-managed-identities).
-<a name="tvm-backup">Trusted Launch VM</a>    |  Backup supported (in preview)    <br><br>  To enroll your subscription for this feature, write to us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).    <br><br>  Backup for Trusted Launch VM is supported through [Enhanced policy](backup-azure-vms-enhanced-policy.md). You can enable backup only through [Recovery Services vault](./backup-azure-arm-vms-prepare.md) and [VM Manage blade](./backup-during-vm-creation.md#start-a-backup-after-creating-the-vm).    <br><br>   **Feature details**   <br>  <ul><li> Migration of an existing [Generation 2](../virtual-machines/generation-2.md) VM (protected with Azure Backup) to Trusted Launch VM is currently not supported. Learn about how to [create a Trusted Launch VM](../virtual-machines/trusted-launch-portal.md?tabs=portal#deploy-a-trusted-vm). </li><li> Configurations of Backup, Alerts, and Monitoring for Trusted Launch VM are currently not supported through Backup center. </li><li> Currently, you can restore as [Create VM](./backup-azure-arm-restore-vms.md#create-a-vm), or [Restore disk](./backup-azure-arm-restore-vms.md#restore-disks) only.  </li><li> [vTPM state](../virtual-machines/trusted-launch.md#vtpm) doesn't persist while you restore a VM from a recovery point. Therefore, scenarios that require vTPM persistence may not work across the backup and restore operation.  </li></ul>   
+<a name="tvm-backup">Trusted Launch VM</a>    |  Backup supported (in preview)    <br><br>  To enroll your subscription for this feature, write to us at [[email protected]](mailto:[email protected]).    <br><br>  Backup of Trusted Launch VM is supported through [Enhanced policy](backup-azure-vms-enhanced-policy.md). You can enable backup only through [Recovery Services vault](./backup-azure-arm-vms-prepare.md) and [VM Manage blade](./backup-during-vm-creation.md#start-a-backup-after-creating-the-vm).    <br><br>   **Feature details**   <br>  <ul><li> Migration of an existing [Generation 2](../virtual-machines/generation-2.md) VM (protected with Azure Backup) to Trusted Launch VM is currently not supported. Learn about how to [create a Trusted Launch VM](../virtual-machines/trusted-launch-portal.md?tabs=portal#deploy-a-trusted-vm). </li><li> Configurations of Backup, Alerts, and Monitoring for Trusted Launch VM are currently not supported through Backup center. </li><li> Currently, you can restore as [Create VM](./backup-azure-arm-restore-vms.md#create-a-vm), or [Restore disk](./backup-azure-arm-restore-vms.md#restore-disks) only.  </li><li> [vTPM state](../virtual-machines/trusted-launch.md#vtpm) doesn't persist while you restore a VM from a recovery point. Therefore, scenarios that require vTPM persistence may not work across backup and restore operations.  </li></ul>   
 
 ## VM storage support