Can we extend the Expiry time of the backup which is already took from the VM

Kishore-Reddy.Byreddy 85

Hi Team,

Can we extend the Expiry time of the backup which is already took from the VM in Azure. I took the VM adhoc backup with 10 days retention. But now I want to extend the retention of that adhoc backup from 10 days to 60 days, so that backup will be available for restore of VM or files.

Please let me know if have any options to do this.

Thanks in advance.

Thanks & Regards,

Kishore

SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 37,686 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-08-24T06:45:33.1566667+00:00

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SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 37,686 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2023-08-25T11:07:02.36+00:00

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Afsal K J 0 Reputation points

2024-03-27T15:09:22.1866667+00:00

@SadiqhAhmed-MSFT I have the same doubt, Can we extend the existing backup's retention for a VM backup in Azure ?
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 37,686 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-03-28T14:24:59.0966667+00:00

@Afsal K J Yes, you can extend the retention of an existing backup for a VM in Azure. When you extend the retention settings, the existing recovery points are marked and kept. However, if you reduce the retention settings, the existing recovery points will be pruned in the next cleanup job and eventually deleted. You can define the backup policy based on the type of data that's being backed up, RTO/RPO requirements, operational or regulatory compliance needs, and workload type. You can learn more about backup policy essentials in the Azure Backup Architecture documentation - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-architecture#backup-policy-essentials

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Manu Philip 16,971 Reputation points MVP

2023-08-23T04:47:25.0366667+00:00

The retention changes will be applicable to all existing and future recovery points. However, any new retention category(weekly/monthly/yearly) added to the existing policy will be applicable only for future recovery points.

Modify the retention policy of any existing backup from 'Modify Policy' page!

Backup Center > Vault > Backup Policies > Select the currently active policy and change the value as needed as highlighted below:

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