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Azure Instant Access for VM Restore Points Now Generally Available

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Azure Disk Storage's Instant Access feature for VM restore points is now generally available for virtual machines using Premium v2 or Ultra data disks. This capability significantly shortens recovery time objectives (RTO) by allowing immediate disk restoration from a restore point, eliminating the need to wait for background data replication. The GA release introduces a consolidated `instantAccessState` property on the restore point, simplifying restore decisions by removing the previous requirement to inspect individual disk states. Users can enable Instant Access on restore point collections and configure its active duration.

  • →Instant Access for VM Restore Points Generally Available
  • →Simplified Restore Decisions with `instantAccessState`
Features (1) ›
  • Instant Access for VM Restore Points Generally Available

    This feature allows immediate disk restoration from application-consistent restore points on Azure virtual machines using Premium v2 or Ultra data disks. It helps shorten recovery time objectives by enabling restoration as soon as a snapshot is created, without waiting for background data replication.

Enhancements (1) ›
  • Simplified Restore Decisions with `instantAccessState`

    The general availability release introduces a new `instantAccessState` property on the restore point itself. This consolidated read-only property simplifies recovery automation by allowing users to determine restore readiness in a single step, rather than polling individual disk restore points.

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https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=572573

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