Azure NetApp Files

Generally Available: Support for large volume breakthrough mode

Large volume breakthrough mode in Azure NetApp Files enables extreme performance and scalability for demanding HPC and EDA workloads. It supports large volumes up to 2PiB, delivering throughput up to 80 GiBps, depending on workload characteristics.

Generally Available: Storage with cool access enhancement

QoS update with cool access enabled on Premium and Ultra service levels improves how Azure NetApp Files balances performance and cost for mixed hot and cool workloads.

Public Preview: Microsoft entra kerberos authentication for Azure NetApp Files

Azure NetApp Files now supports Microsoft Entra Kerberos authentication for SMB volumes. The capability enables users with hybrid or cloud-only identities to authenticate through Microsoft Entra ID using cloud-issued Kerberos tickets.

Public Preview: Support for SMB Opportunistic Locking (Oplocks) configuration

Azure NetApp Files now supports configuration of SMB opportunistic locking (oplocks) for SMB and dual-protocol volumes. Opportunistic locks (Oplocks) improve SMB client caching and are enabled by default.

Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files migration assistant

Azure NetApp Files migration assistant (with SnapMirror) provides efficient and cost-effective data migration leveraging ONTAP's built-in replication engine for seamless transition from on-premises or CVO/other cloud providers to Azure NetApp Files (ANF).

Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files object REST API

The Object REST API (an S3-compatible REST API) on Azure NetApp Files bridges the gap between traditional file-based storage and modern cloud services, enabling you to use your existing data in new ways.

Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files cache volumes

Azure NetApp Files cache volumes is now Generally Available. Azure NetApp Files now support cache volumes, which are cloud-based caches of an external origin volume, containing only the most actively accessed data on the volume.

Generally Available: Support for workloads with large files in Azure NetApp Files

To support seamless migration and operation of workloads that use large files including Azure VMware Solution (AVS) virtual machines with large VMDK disks, Azure NetApp Files now supports file sizes of up to 64 TiB for regular volume s.

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files enable backup by default

Azure NetApp Files now enables backup by default when creating new volumes, delivering a more seamless and secure data‑protection experience.

Generally Available: Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection

Azure NetApp Files advanced ransomware protection (ANF ARP) is now in G A (General Availability). ANF ARP is designed to help organizations proactively detect, respond to, and recover from ransomware threats on cloud volumes.

Generally Available: User and group quota reports in Azure NetApp Files

For organizations leveraging individual user and group quotas in Azure NetApp Files to manage capacity on NFS, SMB, and dual-protocol volumes, the user and group quota reporting feature offers clear visibility into key metrics such as quota limits, used capacity, and percentage…

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files storage with cool access enhancement

QoS update with cool access enabled on Premium and Ultra service levels improves how Azure NetApp Files balances performance and cost for mixed hot and cool workloads.

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files Elastic zone-redundant service level

Azure NetApp Files Elastic zone-redundant storage (ANF Elastic ZRS) is an advanced high-availability service level for Azure NetApp Files that provides continuous data access with zero data loss, even if an entire Azure Availability Zone goes offline.

Public Preview: Azure NetApp Files support in OpenShift Virtualization

Azure NetApp Files now enables fast virtual machine (VM) provisioning, instant cloning, and live migration in OpenShift Virtualization.

Generally Available: Application volume group for Oracle create data protection volume group (API)

The functionality of application volume group for Oracle has been expanded with the ability to create data protection volumes in a volume group with the same anti-affinity layout as production volume groups.