Azure Files previews NFS vaulted backup, snapshot rollback and cross-region copy
Three Azure Files resilience capabilities enter public preview, with participation sign-up linked in Microsoft’s announcement:
- Vaulted backup extends isolated recovery points to NFS shares through Azure Backup, supporting retention and immutable backup strategies.
- Revert Snapshot rolls an SMB share back in place while retaining its endpoint and mount path; NFS support is planned.
- Storage Mover copies and incrementally synchronizes SMB shares across accounts, regions and subscriptions within the same tenant; NFS support is coming later.
The capabilities address different recovery needs: operational rollback, secondary copies and protected backups. The announcement retains preview status and does not establish NFS availability for the latter two capabilities.
Partner briefing
- What it is
New Azure Files backup and recovery previews.
- What’s changing
NFS vaulted backup and SMB rollback/copy capabilities are in public preview.
- Why it matters
Adds complementary options for operational recovery and regional continuity.
- Who it affects
Azure storage administrators and partners supporting business-critical file workloads.