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Generally Available: AVS Support for AV64 SKU on Azure Elastic SAN
Azure Elastic SAN datastores are now supported with AV64 SKUs, enabling higher-scale and higher-performance storage options for Azure VMware Solution deployments.
Generally Available: Single Volume Snapshots on Azure Elastic SAN
Azure Elastic SAN now supports single volume snapshots, enabling incremental, point‑in‑time backups of individual SAN volumes.
Generally Available: Azure Elastic SAN support for AVS Gen2 Private Cloud
Elastic SAN datastores deliver simpler connectivity and improved performance when used with AVS Gen2 Private Cloud:
Generally Available: Connect to Azure Elastic SAN from Windows VM via VM Extension
Azure Elastic SAN now supports volume connectivity for Windows Virtual Machines using the Elastic SAN VM extension, directly from the Azure Portal.
Generally Available: Azure Elastic SAN support for CRC Protection
Azure Elastic SAN now supports CRC‑32C checksum verification when enabled on the client for connections to Elastic SAN volumes. CRC protection can be enabled at creation time or on an existing Elastic SAN.
Public Preview: Azure Backup for Elastic SAN
Azure Backup now supports Elastic SAN, offering a fully managed solution for backing up and restoring Elastic SAN volumes.
Generally Available: Capacity Autoscaling on Azure Elastic SAN
Capacity Autoscaling support is now generally available on Elastic SAN. Customers can avoid the constraints of overprovisioning and manual capacity management by setting a policy to automatically expand SAN Capacity based on usage.
Generally Available: Azure Backup for Elastic SAN
Azure Backup now supports operational backup for Elastic SAN, offering a fully managed solution for backing up and restoring Elastic SAN volumes.