of readers: Set the number of readers to control how many parallel read operations can be launched during backups. To edit other settings, in the Settings area, click Edit.

In the Custom resource group for disk snapshots area, click Edit.

To change the resource group a snapshot is created in, complete the following: To discover VM owners during backups, move the Auto detect VM owner toggle key to the right. For virtual machines that have a known issue with CBT, you can turn off CBT to run backups using the cyclic redundancy check (CRC) method instead. You can use CBT with unmanaged and managed disks. With CBT, backups write only blocks that changed after the previous backup.

To use changed block tracking (CBT) for backups, move the Use changed block tracking toggle key to the right. The Settings area shows settings that are used to back up the virtual machines in the VM group. The VM groups area displays summary information for any existing VM groups. The VM agent must be in a ready state for application-consistent restore points.Īfter you change the VM backup type between File System and Application Consistent and Crash Consistent, Metallic forces a full backup.įrom the navigation pane, go to Protect > Virtualization. When a Windows VM is not running, Azure creates a crash-consistent restore point.įor Linux VMs, Azure creates a file-system-consistent restore point. When a Windows VM is running and the VM agent is in a ready state, Azure creates an application-consistent restore point. This backup type is available only for streaming backups, not IntelliSnap backups. For more information, see Considerations for Locked Azure Resources.įor the File System and Application Consistent Backup type, consider the following: If you want to use a VM in a locked Azure resource, you must select an unlocked resource group for the VM to create and remove snapshots. Creating a Passkey for Virtual Machine Restores >Īdding Permissions for VMs Encrypted with Azure Key VaultĬross-Hypervisor Restores (VM Conversion) >įor an existing VM group, you can modify options that affect backups.

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