Backup Central - extending the retention of a restore point

Question

Is there a simple way to stop backups for a VM and extend the retention of a restore point

Answer 1

@Ruegsegger, Jeff (Admin) Welcome to Microsoft Platform. Thank you for posting your query here.

Yes, You can change the retention policy for an existing restore point. As mentioned in document point number 4, you can switch policy or change the current policy.

Please refer to the document for the same: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-manage-vms#manage-backup-policy-for-a-vm

Hope this helps!

Kindly let us know if the above helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

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Answer 2

@Ruegsegger, Jeff (Admin) Just checking in to see if the above answer helped. If this answers your query, do click “Mark as Answer” and Up-Vote for the same, which might be beneficial to other community members reading this thread. And, if you have any further queries do let us know.