Can Azure Dedicated hosts be used to mitigate Azure Scheduled Maintenance events on CVO ?
Applies to
- Cloud Volumes ONTAP(CVO) on Azure
- Azure Maintenance Events
- Azure Dedicated Hosts
Answer
No, Though recommended by Microsoft, Azure Dedicated hosts is unsupported by NetApp for Cloud Volumes ONTAP on Azure currently.
Additional Information
Azure Scheduled Maintenance event notifications are sent to ONTAP via the Azure metadata service, but only 15 minutes prior to the actual event.
Microsoft recommends Azure Dedicated Hosts as it provides Maintenance Control feature.