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RSS feedJune 2023
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Availability zone volume placement enhancement – Populate existing volume
Populate previously deployed, existing volumes with the logical availability zone information to enable failure domain protection for workloads in specific availability zones.
May 2023
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Standard Network Features - Edit Volumes
Azure NetApp Files now supports ability to edit existing ANF volumes and upgrading Basic network features to Standard network features.
General Availability: AzAcSnap 8 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot tool updates
AzAcSnap Version 8 Release
February 2023
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files volume user and group quotas
Azure NetApp Files now supports volume user and group quotas to manage storage utilization on a per user or group basis
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files now support large volumes up to 500TiB in size
You can now create Azure NetApp Files large volumes between 100TiB to 500TiB in size.
Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files support for 2TiB capacity pools
Azure NetApp Files now supports smaller 2TiB capacity pool sizes, lowered from 4TiB, when used with volumes using standard network features.
Public Preview: Customer-managed keys for Azure NetApp Files volume encryption
Azure NetApp Files volumes now support encryption with customer-managed keys (CMK), using Azure Key Vault for key storage, to enable an extra layer of security for data at rest.
January 2023
General Availability: AzAcSnap 7 — Azure Application Consistent Snapshot tool updates
AzAcSnap Version 7 Release
December 2022
Public preview: Azure NetApp Files cross-zone replication
Replicate Azure NetApp Files volumes from one availability zone to another in a fast and cost-effective way, protecting your data from unforeseeable zone failures.
October 2022
Public preview: Availability zone volume placement for Azure NetApp Files
Deploy new Azure NetApp Files volumes in Azure availability zones (AZs) of your choice to support workloads across multiple availability zones.
General availability: Azure NetApp Files application volume group for SAP HANA
With Azure NetApp Files application volume group (AVG) for SAP HANA, you are able to deploy all volumes required to install and operate an SAP HANA system according to best practices.
September 2022
General availability: Azure Policy built-in definitions for Azure NetApp Files
The new Azure Policy built-in definitions for Azure NetApp Files enable organization admins to restrict creation of unsecure volumes or audit existing volumes.
General availability: Azure NetApp Files new regions and cross-region replication
Azure NetApp Files is now available in additional regions and supports new cross-region replication pairs.
Public preview: Expanded feature regional availability for Azure NetApp Files backup
Regional coverage has expanded for Azure NetApp Files backup.
General availability: Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files
Standard network features for Azure NetApp Files is generally available in 20 regions.
August 2022
Generally available: JetStream DR for AVS supports Azure NetApp Files datastores
JetStream DR enables cost-effective disaster recovery by consuming minimal resources at the DR site and using cost-effective cloud storage. JetStream DR now also automates recovery to Azure NetApp Files datastores.
June 2022
Public preview: SMB Continuous Availability shares for Citrix App Layering
New feature added to Azure NetApp Files.
Public preview: Expanded feature regional availability for standard network features
Regional coverage has expanded for Azure NetApp Files for standard network features.
General availability: Feature general availability and feature expansion of regional availability
Various Azure NetApp Files features have reached general availability and regional coverage has been expanded for Azure NetApp Files cross-region replication.
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