Merge pull request #227265 from AbhishekMallick01/Feb-14-2023-RESTpolicy

Create RSV REST

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/backup/backup-azure-arm-userestapi-createorupdatepolicy.md

@@ -1,8 +1,8 @@
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 title: Create backup policies using REST API
 description: In this article, you'll learn how to create and manage backup policies (schedule and retention) using REST API.
-ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 06/13/2022
+ms.topic: how-to
+ms.date: 02/14/2023
 ms.assetid: 5ffc4115-0ae5-4b85-a18c-8a942f6d4870
 ms.service: backup
 author: jyothisuri
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ For the complete list of definitions in the request body, refer to the [backup p
 
 #### For Azure VM backup
 
-The following request body defines a backup policy for Azure VM backups.
+The following request body defines a standard backup policy for Azure VM backups.
 
 This policy:
 
@@ -127,9 +127,93 @@ This policy:
 }
 ```
 
+The following request body defines an enhanced backup policy for Azure VM backups creating multiple backups a day.
+
+This policy:
+
+- Takes a backup every 4 hours from 3:30 PM UTC everyday
+- Retains instant recovery snapshot for 7 days
+- Retains the daily backups for 180 days
+- Retains the backups taken on the Sunday of every week for 12 weeks
+- Retains the backups taken on the first Sunday of every month for 12 months
+
+```json
+{
+	"properties": {
+		"backupManagementType": "AzureIaasVM",
+		"policyType": "V2",
+		"instantRPDetails": {},
+		"schedulePolicy": {
+			"schedulePolicyType": "SimpleSchedulePolicyV2",
+			"scheduleRunFrequency": "Hourly",
+			"hourlySchedule": {
+				"interval": 4,
+				"scheduleWindowStartTime": "2023-02-06T15:30:00Z",
+				"scheduleWindowDuration": 24
+			}
+		},
+		"retentionPolicy": {
+			"retentionPolicyType": "LongTermRetentionPolicy",
+			"dailySchedule": {
+				"retentionTimes": [
+					"2023-02-06T15:30:00Z"
+				],
+				"retentionDuration": {
+					"count": 180,
+					"durationType": "Days"
+				}
+			},
+			"weeklySchedule": {
+				"daysOfTheWeek": [
+					"Sunday"
+				],
+				"retentionTimes": [
+					"2023-02-06T15:30:00Z"
+				],
+				"retentionDuration": {
+					"count": 12,
+					"durationType": "Weeks"
+				}
+			},
+			"monthlySchedule": {
+				"retentionScheduleFormatType": "Weekly",
+				"retentionScheduleWeekly": {
+					"daysOfTheWeek": [
+						"Sunday"
+					],
+					"weeksOfTheMonth": [
+						"First"
+					]
+				},
+				"retentionTimes": [
+					"2023-02-06T15:30:00Z"
+				],
+				"retentionDuration": {
+					"count": 12,
+					"durationType": "Months"
+				}
+			}
+		},
+		"tieringPolicy": {
+			"ArchivedRP": {
+				"tieringMode": "DoNotTier",
+				"duration": 0,
+				"durationType": "Invalid"
+			}
+		},
+		"instantRpRetentionRangeInDays": 7,
+		"timeZone": "UTC",
+		"protectedItemsCount": 0
+	}
+}
+```
+
+
 > [!IMPORTANT]
 > The time formats for schedule and retention support only DateTime. They don't support Time format alone.
 
+
+
 #### For SQL in Azure VM backup
 
 The following is an example request body for SQL in Azure VM backup.