Merge pull request #273828 from AbhishekMallick-MS/Apr-30-2024-VMpolicy

Migrate VM backup to enhanced policy - Public preview updates

Author: JamesJBarnett

articles/backup/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy.md

@@ -0,0 +1,62 @@
+---
+title: Move VM backup - standard to enhanced policy in Azure Backup
+description: Learn how to trigger Azure VM backups migration from standard  policy to enhanced policy, and then monitor the configuration backup migration job.
+ms.topic: references
+ms.date: 05/02/2024
+ms.service: backup
+author: AbhishekMallick-MS
+ms.author: v-abhmallick
+ms.custom: engagement-fy24
+---
+
+# Migrate Azure VM backups from standard  to enhanced policy (preview)
+
+This article describes how to migrate Azure VM backups from standard to enhanced policy using Azure Backup.
+
+Azure Backup now supports migration to the enhanced policy for Azure VM backups using standard policy. The migration of VM backups to enhanced policy enables you to schedule multiple backups per day (up to every 4 hours), retain snapshots for longer duration, and use multi-disk crash consistency for VM backups. Snapshot-tier recovery points (created using enhanced policy) are zonally resilient. The migration of VM backups to enhanced policy also allows you to migrate your VMs to Trusted Launch and use Premium SSD v2 and Ultra-disks for the VMs without disrupting the existing backups.
+
+## Considerations
+
+- Before you start the migration, ensure that there are no ongoing backup jobs for the VM that you plan to migrate.
+- Migration is supported for Managed VMs only and isn’t supported for Classic or unmanaged VMs.
+- Once the migration is complete, you can’t change the backup policy back to standard policy.
+- Migration operations trigger a backup job as part of the migration process and might take up to several hours to complete for large VMs.
+- The change from standard policy to enhanced policy can result in additional costs. [Learn More](backup-instant-restore-capability.md#cost-impact).
+
+
+## Trigger the backup migration operation
+
+To do the policy migration, follow these steps:
+
+1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/).
+
+2. Go to the *Recovery Services vault*.
+
+3. On the **Backup Items** tile, select **Azure Virtual Machine**.
+
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/select-backup-item-type.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows the selection of backup type as Azure VM." lightbox="./media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/select-backup-item-type.png":::
+
+4. On the **Backup Items** blade, you can view the list of *protected VMs* and *last backup status with latest restore points time*.
+
+   Select **View details**.
+
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/view-backup-item-details.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows how to view the backup item details." lightbox="./media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/view-backup-item-details.png":::
+
+5. On the **Change Backup Policy** blade, select **Policy subtype** as **Enhanced**, choose a *backup policy* to apply to the virtual machine, and then select **Change**.
+
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/change-to-enhanced-policy.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows how to change the Azure VM backup policy to enhanced." lightbox="./media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/change-to-enhanced-policy.png":::
+
+## Monitor the policy migration job
+
+To monitor the migration job on the **Backup Items** blade, select **View jobs**.
+
+:::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/view-backup-migration-job-progress.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows how to go to the Backup Jobs blade." lightbox="./media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/view-backup-migration-job-progress.png":::
+
+The migration job is listed with Operation type Configure backup (Migrate policy).
+
+:::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/configure-backup-migrate-policy.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows the backup migration policy job listed." lightbox="./media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/configure-backup-migrate-policy.png":::
+
+## Next steps
+
+- Learn about [standard VM backup policy](backup-during-vm-creation.md#create-a-vm-with-backup-configured).
+- Learn how to [back up an Azure VM using Enhanced policy](backup-azure-vms-enhanced-policy.md).

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: 04/18/2024
+ms.date: 05/02/2024
 ms.reviewer: sharrai
 ms.service: backup
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurecli, devx-track-azurepowershell
@@ -21,9 +21,7 @@ Azure Backup now supports _Enhanced policy_ that's needed to support new Azure o
 >- Backups for VMs having [data access authentication enabled disks](../virtual-machines/windows/download-vhd.md?tabs=azure-portal#secure-downloads-and-uploads-with-azure-ad) will fail.
 >- 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 must enable backup of Trusted Launch VM through enhanced policy only. Enhanced policy provides the following features:
 
@@ -261,8 +259,8 @@ Trusted Launch VMs can only be backed up using Enhanced policies.
 >[!Note]
 >- The support for Enhanced policy is available in all Azure Public and US Government regions.
 >- 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 is only available to 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.
->- Back up an Azure VM with disks that has public network access disabled is not supported.
+>- Migration to enhanced policy for Azure VMs protected with standard policy is now supported and available in preview.
+>- Backup an Azure VM with disks that have public network access disabled is now supported and available in preview.
 
 ## Enable selective disk backup and restore
 

articles/backup/backup-during-vm-creation.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
 ---
 title: Enable backup when you create an Azure VM
 description: Describes how to enable backup when you create an Azure VM with Azure Backup.
-ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 07/19/2022
+ms.topic: how-to
+ms.date: 05/02/2024
 ms.service: backup
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-abhmallick
@@ -50,7 +50,8 @@ If you aren't already signed in to your account, sign in to the [Azure portal](h
       ![Default backup policy](./media/backup-during-vm-creation/daily-policy.png)
 
 >[!NOTE]
-> [SSE and PMK are the default encryption methods](backup-encryption.md) for Azure VMs. Azure Backup supports backup and restore of these Azure VMs.
+>- [SSE and PMK are the default encryption methods](backup-encryption.md) for Azure VMs. Azure Backup supports backup and restore of these Azure VMs.
+>- 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).
 
 ## Azure Backup resource group for Virtual Machines
 

articles/backup/media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/change-to-enhanced-policy.png

@@ -294,6 +294,8 @@
         href: backup-azure-manage-vms.md
       - name: Manage recovery points
         href: manage-recovery-points.md
+      - name: Migrate backups from standard to enhanced policy
+        href: backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy.md
       - name: Modify backup policy with Azure CLI
         href: modify-vm-policy-cli.md
   - name: SQL Server database on Azure VM backup

articles/backup/media/backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy/configure-backup-migrate-policy.png

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: What's new in Azure Backup
 description: Learn about the new features in the Azure Backup service.
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 03/13/2024
+ms.date: 05/02/2024
 ms.service: backup
 ms.custom:
   - ignite-2023
@@ -18,6 +18,8 @@ You can learn more about the new releases by bookmarking this page or by [subscr
 
 ## Updates summary
 
+- May 2024
+  - [Migration of Azure VM backups from standard to enhanced policy (preview)](#migration-of-azure-vm-backups-from-standard-to-enhanced-policy-preview)
 - March 2024
   - [Agentless multi-disk crash-consistent backups for Azure VMs (preview)](#agentless-multi-disk-crash-consistent-backups-for-azure-vms-preview)
   - [Azure Files vaulted backup (preview)](#azure-files-vaulted-backup-preview)
@@ -86,6 +88,12 @@ You can learn more about the new releases by bookmarking this page or by [subscr
 - February 2021
   - [Backup for Azure Blobs (in preview)](#backup-for-azure-blobs-in-preview)
 
+## Migration of Azure VM backups from standard to enhanced policy (preview)
+
+Azure Backup now supports migration to the enhanced policy for Azure VM backups using standard policy. The migration of VM backups to enhanced policy enables you to schedule multiple backups per day (up to every 4 hours), retain snapshots for longer duration, and use multi-disk crash consistency for VM backups. Snapshot-tier recovery points (created using enhanced policy) are zonally resilient. The migration of VM backups to enhanced policy also allows you to migrate your VMs to Trusted Launch and use Premium SSD v2 and Ultra-disks for the VMs without disrupting the existing backups.
+
+For more information, see [Migrate Azure VM backups from standard  to enhanced policy (preview)](backup-azure-vm-migrate-enhanced-policy.md).
+
 ## Agentless multi-disk crash-consistent backups for Azure VMs (preview)
 
 Azure Backup now supports agentless VM backups by using multi-disk crash-consistent restore points (preview). Crash consistent backups are OS agnostic, do not require any agent, and quiesce VM I/O for a shorter period compared to application or file-system consistent backups for performance sensitive workloads.