Merge pull request #277844 from AbhishekMallick-MS/Jun-11-2024-Git

Addressed Git issue #118812, 118813

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

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

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Back up Azure VMs with Enhanced policy
 description: Learn how to configure Enhanced policy to back up VMs.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 05/02/2024
+ms.date: 06/11/2024
 ms.reviewer: sharrai
 ms.service: backup
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurecli, devx-track-azurepowershell
@@ -22,6 +22,7 @@ Azure Backup now supports _Enhanced policy_ that's needed to support new Azure o
 >- If you're protecting a VM with an enhanced policy, it incurs additional snapshot costs. [Learn more](backup-instant-restore-capability.md#cost-impact).
 >- Once you enable a VM backup with Enhanced policy, Azure Backup doesn't allow to change the policy type to *Standard*.
 >- Azure Backup now supports the migration to enhanced policy for the Azure VM backups using standard policy. [Learn more](backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy.md).
+>- You can exclude shared disk with Enhanced policy and backup the other supported disks in the VM.
 
 You must enable backup of Trusted Launch VM through enhanced policy only. Enhanced policy provides the following features:
 

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: conceptual
-ms.date: 04/19/2024
+ms.date: 06/11/2024
 ms.custom: references_regions, linux-related-content
 ms.reviewer: sharrai
 ms.service: backup
@@ -197,7 +197,7 @@ Backup and restore of deduplicated VMs or disks | Azure Backup doesn't support d
 Adding a disk to a protected VM | Supported.
 Resizing a disk on a protected VM | Supported.
 Shared storage| Backing up VMs by using Cluster Shared Volumes (CSV) or Scale-Out File Server isn't supported. CSV writers are likely to fail during backup. On restore, disks that contain CSV volumes might not come up.
-[Shared disks](../virtual-machines/disks-shared-enable.md) | Not supported.
+[Shared disks](../virtual-machines/disks-shared-enable.md) | Not supported. <br><br> You can exclude shared disk with Enhanced policy and backup the other supported disks in the VM.
 <a name="ultra-disk-backup">Ultra disks</a> | Supported with [Enhanced policy](backup-azure-vms-enhanced-policy.md).        <br><br>    [Supported regions](../virtual-machines/disks-types.md#ultra-disk-limitations).      <br><br>    - Configuration of Ultra disk protection is supported via Recovery Services vault and via virtual machine blade.       <br><br>    - Cross-region restore is currently not supported for machines using Ultra disks. <br><br> - GRS type vaults cannot be used for enabling backup. <br><br>    - File-level restore is currently not supported for machines using Ultra disks. 
 <a name="premium-ssd-v2-backup">Premium SSD v2</a> | Supported with [Enhanced policy](backup-azure-vms-enhanced-policy.md).       <br><br>    [Supported regions](../virtual-machines/disks-types.md#regional-availability).     <br><br>    - Configuration of Premium SSD v2 disk protection is supported via Recovery Services vault and via virtual machine blade.       <br><br>    - Cross-region restore is currently not supported for machines using Premium v2 disks and GRS type vaults cannot be used for enabling backup.  <br><br>    - File-level restore is currently not supported for machines using Premium SSD v2 disks. 
 [Temporary disks](../virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview.md#temporary-disk) | Azure Backup doesn't back up temporary disks.