Overview: 25.06 introduces DR to Microsoft Azure, extends DR OS coverage with Alma Linux, integrates Acronis EDR with Microsoft Defender Antivirus, adds partner-level global AV exclusions, enhances malware detection using Intel Core Ultra, surfaces immutable storage usage, prevents M365 SharePoint/Group double backups, and brings AI-powered RMM Copilot & patch scoring.
What's new
Disaster Recovery: DR to Azure
DR to Microsoft Azure lets technicians configure Azure as a recovery site using the end-customer’s own subscription, enabling failover directly into Azure when the primary site is down.
Key Benefits
- Offer DR to broader segments via Acronis Cloud or Microsoft Azure.
- Use existing Microsoft contracts to drive Azure consumption.
- Leverage existing backups in Acronis Cloud for DR to Azure.
Feature Highlights
- Failover from backups stored in Azure, Acronis Cloud, or partner-hosted storage.
- Wizard-driven site configuration in Azure via the Acronis console.
- Support for physical & virtual workloads (incl. Windows desktops).
- On-demand DR agents (no permanent appliances).
- Cold DR mode; Warm DR (near-zero RTO) coming in future releases.
- Automated test failover with AI screenshot verification.
- Automated failback to physical & virtual machines with minimal downtime.
- Broad Linux OS support with minimal manual fixes.
- Runbooks to automate DR scenarios.
Licensing: Acronis Disaster Recovery.
Disaster Recovery: Added support for Alma Linux
Protect workloads running Alma Linux 8.x and 9.x with DR.
Licensing: All licenses.
Advanced Security + XDR: Acronis EDR with Microsoft Defender Antivirus
Acronis EDR now integrates with Microsoft Defender AV for unified visibility, advanced protection, and simplified management across all Microsoft license tiers.
Key Benefits
- Centralize management even with basic Microsoft security tiers.
- Gain deeper insight into Defender detections in Acronis EDR.
- Configure Defender settings via Acronis protection plans.
Implementation notes
- Defender detections generate EDR incidents.
- Quarantine handled by Defender; Acronis adds restore, isolation, forensic backup, patching.
- XDR graph not available for Defender-triggered incidents.
- If Defender provides real-time AV/AM, Acronis Real-time protection is disabled.
Licensing: Advanced Security + XDR.
Antivirus & Antimalware: Global exclusions at partner level
Apply exclusion entries across all customer workloads under a partner — no need to edit each tenant plan.
- Operational efficiency & fewer errors via standardized policy.
- Faster false-positive handling.
- Simplified policy management at scale.
Licensing: All Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud licenses.
Antivirus & Antimalware: Enhanced malware detection with Intel Core Ultra
- CNN-based behavioral analysis for sophisticated threats and zero-days.
- Performance optimized via Intel TDT, offloading heavy tasks to the NPU.
Licensing: All Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud licenses.
Backup: View immutable storage occupied by deleted archives
Usage reports and UI now show immutable storage consumed by deleted archives for improved capacity planning.
Licensing: All Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud licenses.
Backup: Avoid double backup of SharePoint sites and Group mailboxes
The UI indicates group-to-team relationships and warns when applying a plan to an already protected group. Group details also display protection status.
Key Benefits
- Reduced costs with Per-GB billing.
- Cleaner UX with less clutter under Groups.
- Faster M365 backups due to less data & fewer throttling incidents.
Licensing: Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud only; Microsoft 365 Business Backup only.
Acronis RMM: Copilot for software package deployment AI
- Automate package metadata and install/uninstall commands.
- Enable/Disable assistance; revert as needed.
- Simplifies complex uninstall scenarios with tailored arguments & exit codes.
Licensing: Acronis RMM.
Acronis RMM: Patch deployment scoring AI
- Assess patch stability to avoid downtime.
- AI insights accelerate decision-making and reduce risk.
- Validate stability pre-deployment; monitor status shifts to react quickly.
Licensing: Acronis RMM.
Cloud Management portal: AI Copilot integrated with Acronis Knowledge Base AI
Embedded Copilot now leverages KB content for faster troubleshooting and customer responses.
Licensing: All Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud licenses.
Cyber Cloud Integrations: Workflow automation (EAP)
- Reduce alert noise with granular triggers and delivery rules.
- Automate responses for XDR/EDR, RMM Patch Management, PSA ticketing, and more.
Licensing: All Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud licenses.
Updated Components
The Acronis Cyber Protection agent has the following versions in 25.06:
- Windows: v.25.06.40492
- Mac: v.25.06.40492
- Linux: v.25.06.40492
See the agent release notes for full history.
Changes in the Acronis Cyber Cloud API
Review the API change log document for details and history.
Fixed issues
Security
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud & Common
- [ABR-400823] Applied protection plans do not run as expected.
- [DF-5001] Catalog Indexing fails: “An internal error has occurred.”
- [PLTFRM-77657] Cloud storage size values may differ between Protection Console and Management Portal.
Cyber Protection agent
- [ABR-393235] VA backup plans fail: disk info request timed out.
- [ABR-398165] Agent update fails after unsuccessful Windows 11 upgrade.
- [ABR-401861] VM backups may warn on unrecognized partition table.
- [ABR-403270] Recovering volumes from cloud fails: “Misc network error.”
- [PLTFRM-79010] Dynamic component installation issues.
Data Loss Prevention
- [DEVLOCK-6770] Connected USB devices missing in Hardware Inventory.
Integrations
- [CI-31101] WHM/cPanel backups fail: non-zero return code from pre-data capture command.
Linux protection
- [ABR-401460] Backups fail on md-crypt volumes: “Invalid parameters were specified.”
Remote desktop
- [REM-1638] NEAR protocol: keyboard behaves as if Shift is pressed.
Known issues and limitations
Acronis Cyber Protect Cloud
- [ADP-39185] AD-based discovery may not work by default on Windows Server 2025 due to enforced LDAP encryption. Solution: See KB article.
Backup
- [ABR-365442] Validation status may be incorrect/missing with many backups.
- [ABR-361097] Backups with special characters in names may be inaccessible on network storage. Solution: Avoid special characters.
- [ABR-305920] System state backups via Windows Server Backup may fail: file in use by another process.
Bootable media
- [ABR-358235] WinPE media: cannot browse backups if cloud location contains corrupted archives.
Cyber Protection agent
- [ABR-371912] SnapAPI may require manual compilation on Rocky/Oracle Linux 8.7. Solution: Compile SnapAPI manually after Agent install.
Recovery
- [ABR-371521] Sorting by “last change date” may not work correctly when browsing backups.
Virtualization protection
- [ABR-383978] No “almost reached quota” alert for agentless Azure VM backups.
- [ABR-383972] No “exceeded quota” alert for agentless Azure VM backups.
Need help? Soteria Cloud partners can contact our support team for rollout guidance, best-practice policies, and Proactive DR design for Azure.
