Description:
At the moment, VM restores in NME only work if the storage account is in the same region AND the same resource group as the VM, plus has the right tag.
For big environments like ours, where we have lots of resource groups and centrally managed, policy-compliant storage accounts, this is really limiting. It forces us to create extra storage accounts in every resource group just to meet the restore requirement, which adds cost and complexity.
Feature Request:
It would be great if NME could either:
- Look for a compatible storage account by region + tag only (ignoring the resource group), or
- Let admins manually choose a storage account for restores in the Host Pool → Backup & Recovery tab.
Why It Matters:
- Avoids unnecessary extra storage accounts.
- Works better with enterprise governance and security policies.
- Simplifies restores and reduces cost/management overhead.
- Lets us use the secure, centrally managed storage we already have.
- This would make restores far more practical for large environments and keep things consistent with the way we manage storage.
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