微软发布了Azure VMware Solution（AVS）的大版本更新，新增支持拉伸集群、客户管理密钥、Azure NetApp Files数据存储等功能。拉伸集群功能通过自动将虚拟机和企业应用迁移到未受影响的可用区，确保99.99%的应用高可用性。Azure NetApp Files集成允许客户在AVS上运行SAP、数据库等高要求文件工作负载。客户现在可以使用Azure Key Vault管理的客户管理密钥（CMKs）加密vSAN密钥加密密钥（KEKs），并新增两种节点尺寸（AV36P和AV52）以优化内存和存储。此外，客户可将Azure Defender for Cloud、Azure Monitor等原生服务集成到AVS，提升混合环境中的虚拟机监控和保护能力。

🔗 拉伸集群功能通过自动故障转移确保99.99%的应用高可用性，将虚拟机和企业应用迁移到未受影响的可用区，帮助组织专注于核心应用功能。

🔑 客户管理密钥（CMKs）支持使客户能够使用Azure Key Vault管理的密钥加密vSAN密钥加密密钥（KEKs），增强数据安全性并符合合规要求。

📈 新增AV36P和AV52两种节点尺寸，优化内存和存储资源分配，降低延迟敏感服务的交易成本，提升工作负载性能。

🌐 Azure原生服务集成，包括Azure Defender for Cloud、Azure Monitor、Azure Arc等，简化混合环境中虚拟机的监控和保护流程。

📊 Azure NetApp Files数据存储集成，允许客户在AVS上运行SAP、数据库等高要求企业文件工作负载，扩展存储解决方案能力。

Microsoft has announced the release of a big update for its Azure VMware Solution (AVS). This release brings support for stretched clusters, customer-managed keys, Azure NetApp Files Datastores, and much more.

“Azure VMware Solution is an easy way to extend and migrate existing VMware Private Clouds to run them natively on Azure. Azure VMware Solution offers symmetry with on-premises environments, which helps to accelerate datacenter migrations, so customers recognize the benefits of the cloud sooner,” said Ram Gowrishankar, Microsoft’s Partner Director for Product Management.

Microsoft has introduced support for stretched clusters in Azure VMware Solution. The feature is designed to ensure 99.99 percent uptime for mission-critical apps. It automatically moves virtual machines (VMs) and enterprise applications to an availability zone that has not been affected by the problem. The stretched clusters feature helps organizations to focus on core application features and requirements.

Additionally, Microsoft has announced a new Azure NetApp Files integration in Azure VMware Solution. This release enables customers to run their most demanding enterprise file workloads (such as SAP, databases, and high-performance computing application on Azure VMware Solution.

Azure VMware Solution adds support for customer-managed keys

The latest update brings the ability for customers to use customer-managed keys (CMKs) managed by customer-owned Azure Key Vault to encrypt VMware vSAN Key Encryption Keys (KEKs). Microsoft has added support for two new node sizes (AV36P and AV52) in Azure VMware Solution. It enables organizations to optimize their workloads for memory and storage as well as reduce transaction costs of latency-sensitive services.

Lastly, Microsoft announced that customers can now integrate Azure native services into Azure VMware Solution. These include Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Monitor, Azure Arc, Log Analytics Workspace, and Azure Update Management. It should make it easier to monitor and protect their virtual machines (VMs) in hybrid environments.

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