Updates Archives
Monthly updates for January 2020
Azure Backup now supports selective disk backup and restore using Azure Virtual machine backup solution
Azure Backup now supports exclude-disk functionality where you get an option to backup one or a few from the many data disks in a VM. Each recovery point contains data of the disks included in the backup operation, which further allows you to have a subset of disks restored from the given recovery point during the restore operation. This provides an efficient and cost-effective solution for your backup and restore needs.
Azure Site Recovery now supports customer-managed keys
Azure Site Recovery now supports replication of Azure virtual machines that have managed disks encrypted with customer-managed keys.
Updating hardware generation in managed instance now available in Azure portal
Managed instance now provides the capability to update hardware generation from Gen4 to Gen5 from the pricing tier screen in the Azure portal.
Azure Backup—Soft delete for SQL Server in Azure VM and SAP HANA
Azure Backup now provides soft delete for SQL Server in Azure Virtual Machines and SAP HANA in Azure Virtual Machines workloads along with the already supported Azure Virtual Machines soft delete scenario.
New Azure Lighthouse features are now generally available
New Azure Lighthouse features are now generally available, including a built-in role for managed service providers to opt out of managing delegated scopes and the ability to Azure Resource Graph to query across tenants.
Upgrade to new solution for Azure Monitor for virtual machines
The new solution for Azure Monitor for VMs will soon be available in all regions. This update will provide richer monitoring functionality and map data sets for Service Map customers. Once it is available in your region, it will be necessary to upgrade to the new solution in order to continue using Azure Monitor for VMs.
Azure Functions runtime 3.0 is now generally available
Azure Functions runtime version 3.0 is now available. Built on top of .NET Core 3.1, it enables you to write your function apps in new languages, such as .NET Core 3.1 and Node 12.
SAP HANA using Azure Backup now available in several Asia regions
The Azure Backup solution to backup SAP HANA DBs in Azure Virtual Machines is now available in Australia Central, Australia Central 2, Australia East (AE), Australia Southeast (ASE), Japan East (JPE), Japan West (JPW), Korea Central (KRC) and Korea South (KRS).
SAP HANA using Azure Backup now available in several Europe regions
The Azure Backup solution to backup SAP HANA DBs in Azure Virtual Machines is now available in West Europe (WE), North Europe (NE), France Central, France South, UK West (UKW), Germany North, Germany West Central, Germany Central, Germany North East, Switzerland North and Switzerland West.
Azure Red Hat OpenShift virtual network peering and ExpressRoute support
Virtual network peering and ExpressRoute support in Azure Red Hat OpenShift is now available in preview.
New Cloud Disaster Recovery Benefit for Azure SQL Virtual Machines
We have enhanced the existing Software Assurance benefits for SQL Server to help customers implement a holistic business continuity plan with SQL Server.
Azure HDInsight TLS 1.2 Enforcement
Target availability: Q1 2020
Starting on 30th June 2020, Azure HDInsight will enforce TLS 1.2 or later versions for all HTTPS connections. We recommend that you ensure that all your clients are ready to handle TLS 1.2 or later versions.
Azure Lab Services automatically installs GPU drivers with GPU machines
Azure Lab Services now automatically installs the necessary GPU drivers for you when you create a lab with GPU machines. You no longer have to figure out which GPU driver to use on your own.
Azure Lab Services—Virtual machine shutdown for Windows users
Azure Lab Services added the ability to automatically shut down virtual machines when a users’ remote desktop (RDP) session is disconnected (Windows).
Azure DevTest Labs—Browser connect now generally available
Azure DevTest Labs recently released integration with Azure Bastion, enabling you to connect to your lab virtual machines through a web browser.
Connect a Power BI report to a dataset using dynamic binding
Use dynamic binding to maintain a single template of a Power BI report that can be connected to multiple datasets across workspaces, instead of copying and maintaining hundreds of report duplicates.
Minimum virtual machine sizing for Azure HDInsight cluster head nodes
Beginning 6th April, 2020, customers will be able to choose only 4-core or higher virtual machines (VMs) as head nodes for the new HDInsight clusters. Existing clusters will continue to run as expected.
Azure spot virtual machine meter changes
Effective 3rd February 2020, the resource GUIDs (also known as meter IDs) and names of Azure low-priority virtual machines on scale sets will change.
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