how to unlock immutble vault and delete it ??

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how to unlock immutble vault and delete it ??

Sangram Jena 5

by mistake i lucked my immutble vault, now i want to unlock it and delete it, please help me how to do it ??

Monalla-MSFT 13,061 Reputation points

2024-04-10T01:58:00.09+00:00

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Monalla-MSFT 13,061 Reputation points

2024-04-10T01:58:00.09+00:00

@Sangram Jena Just checking in to see if the below answer helped. If this answers your query, do click "Accept as Answer" and click "Yes" for the same, which might be beneficial to other community members reading this thread. And, if you have any further query do let us know.

Answer 1

Monalla-MSFT 13,061

@Sangram Jena - Welcome to Microsoft Q&A and thanks for reaching out to us.

To unlock the Immutable vault, you can follow the below steps:

Go to the Recovery Services vault, go to Properties > Immutable vault, and then select Settings.
On Immutable vault, uncheck the Lock immutability checkbox to disable the lock.
Select Apply to save the changes.

Once you have unlocked the Immutable vault, you can follow the steps mentioned in the document to delete the vault.

Please note that you cannot delete a Recovery Services vault if there are any backup items in soft deleted state in the vault. The soft deleted items are permanently deleted after 14 days of the delete operation. So once the backup items are permanently deleted and there is no item in soft deleted state left in the vault, then try to delete the vault.

Hope this helps. and please feel free to reach out if you have any further questions.

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Rob McNees 281 Reputation points

2024-07-29T17:49:24.27+00:00

@Monalla-MSFT According to Microsoft Documentation, you cannot turn off (toggle) a locked immutable Recovery Service Vault (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/backup/backup-azure-immutable-vault-concept?tabs=recovery-services-vault#making-immutability-irreversible). But to follow up on the initial question: Can you delete a Recovery Service Vault that has immutability locked on it?

My thinking is you should, if you stop all of the backup items on the Recovery vault. Question: When you stop the backup on a VM, (if soft delete is disabled at this point), can you remove all of the backups or do you have to wait until retention policy runs its course, and then and only then you can remove the Recovery Vault?
SadiqhAhmed-MSFT 48,721 Reputation points Microsoft Employee

2024-07-30T16:08:22.2366667+00:00

@Rob McNees The short answer is "No". I have answered your question here - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/1846311/can-i-delete-a-recovery-vault-after-it-has-been-lo

Answer 2

@Sangram Jena

Once immutability and vault-lock are in place, the vault can't normally be deleted until all backup data has passed its retention period. It's meant to protect data and enforce policies.

However, if you have a special case where you really need to delete the vault early, you can submit a request through Microsoft Support.

You’ll need to open a support case.
Clearly explain the situation and why early deletion is needed (include vault details and strong justification).
Microsoft reviews these requests individually.

Also important: costs keep adding up as long as the vault exists.

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