Ensure all Recovery Services Vaults have soft delete enabled

Why This Matters

Recovery Services Vaults are critical for backing up Azure resources like virtual machines and workloads. Without soft delete enabled, an accidental or malicious deletion of backups can lead to permanent data loss, leaving you without recovery options. Enabling soft delete provides a safeguard by retaining deleted backup data for a configurable period, reducing the risk of irreversible data loss.

What Aether365 Checks

Aether365 verifies that soft delete is enabled for all Recovery Services Vaults in your Microsoft 365 environment. This check appears in the Aether365 dashboard under microsoft-365 checks and flags any vaults where the feature is disabled.

How to Fix

To enable soft delete for a Recovery Services Vault: