Addressed EEE doc ask #29293985

Author: AbhishekMallick01

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

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Support matrix for Azure VM backups
 description: Get a summary of support settings and limitations for backing up Azure VMs by using the Azure Backup service.
 ms.topic: reference
-ms.date: 01/10/2025
+ms.date: 01/30/2025
 ms.custom: references_regions, linux-related-content
 ms.reviewer: nikhilsarode
 ms.service: azure-backup
@@ -178,6 +178,7 @@ Back up Azure VMs with locks | Supported for managed VMs. <br><br> Not supported
 [Restore spot VMs](/azure/virtual-machines/spot-vms) | Not supported. <br><br/> Azure Backup restores spot VMs as regular Azure VMs.
 [Restore VMs in an Azure dedicated host](/azure/virtual-machines/dedicated-hosts) | Supported.<br></br>When you're restoring an Azure VM through the [Create new](backup-azure-arm-restore-vms.md#create-a-vm) option, the VM can't be restored in the dedicated host, even when the restore is successful. To achieve this, we recommend that you [restore as disks](backup-azure-arm-restore-vms.md#restore-disks). While you're restoring as disks by using the template, create a VM in a dedicated host, and then attach the disks.<br></br>This is not applicable in a secondary region while you're performing [cross-region restore](backup-azure-arm-restore-vms.md#cross-region-restore).
 Configure standalone Azure VMs in Windows Storage Spaces | Not supported.
+Configure standalone Azure VMs in Windows Storage Spaces direct | Not supported.
 [Restore Virtual Machine Scale Sets](/azure/virtual-machine-scale-sets/virtual-machine-scale-sets-orchestration-modes#scale-sets-with-flexible-orchestration) | Supported for the flexible orchestration model to back up and restore a single Azure VM.
 Restore with managed identities | Supported for managed Azure VMs. <br><br> 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">Back up trusted launch VMs</a>    |  Backup is supported. <br><br> Backup of trusted launch VMs is supported through [Enhanced policy](backup-azure-vms-enhanced-policy.md). You can enable backup through a [Recovery Services vault](./backup-azure-arm-vms-prepare.md), the [pane for managing a VM](./backup-during-vm-creation.md#start-a-backup-after-creating-the-vm), and the [pane for creating a VM](backup-during-vm-creation.md#create-a-vm-with-backup-configured).    <br><br>   **Feature details**   <br><br> - Backup is supported in all regions where trusted launch VMs are available. <br><br> - Configuration of backups, alerts, and monitoring for trusted launch VMs is supported through the backup center. <br><br> - Migration of an existing [Gen2 VM](/azure/virtual-machines/generation-2) (protected with Azure Backup) to a trusted launch VM is currently not supported. [Learn how to create a trusted launch VM](/azure/virtual-machines/trusted-launch-portal?tabs=portal#deploy-a-trusted-launch-vm).  <br><br> - Item-level restore is supported for the scenarios mentioned [here](backup-support-matrix-iaas.md#support-for-file-level-restore).      <br><br>     Note that if the trusted launch VM was created by converting a Standard VM, ensure that you remove all the recovery points created using Standard policy before enabling the backup operation for the VM.   <br><br> Backup of trusted launch VM using standard policy is available in preview. Review the following supported scenarios: <br> - Supported regions: South Africa, North, Norway, East, Sweden, Central, Korea, Central, Japan, East, Qatar, Central, Mexico, Central, Jio India, West, Israel, Central, Brazil, Southeast, Germany, West Central, UK, West, UAE, Central, Switzerland, West, South Africa, West, Norway, West, West India, South India, France, South, Australia, East, Australia, Central 2, North Europe, Southeast Asia, North Central US, West Central US. <br> - Configuring backup of trusted launch VM using standard policy is supported only using Recovery Services – Backup APIs using API version *2024-09-30-preview*.