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articles/site-recovery/deploy-vmware-azure-replication-appliance-modernized.md

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Windows Server roles | Don't enable these roles: <br> - Active Directory Domain Services <br>- Internet Information Services <br> - Hyper-V
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Group policies | Don't enable these group policies: <br> - Prevent access to the command prompt. <br> - Prevent access to registry editing tools. <br> - Trust logic for file attachments. <br> - Turn on Script Execution. <br> [Learn more](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-7/gg176671(v=ws.10))
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IIS | - No pre-existing default website <br> - No pre-existing website/application listening on port 443 <br>- Enable [anonymous authentication](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc731244(v=ws.10)) <br> - Enable [FastCGI](/previous-versions/windows/it-pro/windows-server-2008-R2-and-2008/cc753077(v=ws.10)) setting
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FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) | Do not enable FIPS mode|
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FIPS (Federal Information Processing Standards) | Don't enable FIPS mode|
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### Network requirements
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|`*.microsoftonline.com `|Create Azure Active Directory (AD) apps for the appliance to communicate with Azure Site Recovery. |
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|management.azure.com |Create Azure AD apps for the appliance to communicate with the Azure Site Recovery service. |
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|`*.services.visualstudio.com `|Upload app logs used for internal monitoring. |
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|`*.vault.azure.net `|Manage secrets in the Azure Key Vault. Note: Ensure that the machines which need to be replicated have access to this. |
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|aka.ms |Allow access to also known as links. Used for Azure Site Recovery appliance updates. |
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|`*.vault.azure.net `|Manage secrets in the Azure Key Vault. Note: Ensure that the machines that need to be replicated have access to this URL. |
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|aka.ms |Allow access to "also known as" links. Used for Azure Site Recovery appliance updates. |
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|download.microsoft.com/download |Allow downloads from Microsoft download. |
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|`*.servicebus.windows.net `|Communication between the appliance and the Azure Site Recovery service. |
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|`*.discoverysrv.windowsazure.com `<br><br>`*.hypervrecoverymanager.windowsazure.com `<br><br> `*.backup.windowsazure.com ` |Connect to Azure Site Recovery micro-service URLs.
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|`*.blob.core.windows.net `|Upload data to Azure storage which is used to create target disks. |
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|`*.blob.core.windows.net `|Upload data to Azure storage, which is used to create target disks. |
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| `portal.azure.us` | `portal.azure.cn` |Navigate to the Azure portal. |
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| `*.microsoftonline.us/*` <br> `management.usgovcloudapi.net` | `*.microsoftonline.cn/*` <br> `management.chinacloudapi.cn/*` | Create Azure AD apps for the appliance to communicate with the Azure Site Recovery service. |
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| `*.hypervrecoverymanager.windowsazure.us` <br> `*.migration.windowsazure.us` <br> `*.backup.windowsazure.us` | `*.hypervrecoverymanager.windowsazure.cn` <br> `*.migration.windowsazure.cn` <br> `*.backup.windowsazure.cn` | Connect to Azure Site Recovery micro-service URLs. |
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|`*.vault.usgovcloudapi.net`| `*.vault.azure.cn` |Manage secrets in the Azure Key Vault. Note: Ensure that the machines which need to be replicated have access to this. |
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|`*.vault.usgovcloudapi.net`| `*.vault.azure.cn` |Manage secrets in the Azure Key Vault. Note: Ensure that the machines, which need to be replicated have access to this URL. |
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## Prepare infrastructure
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You need to set up an Azure Site Recovery replication appliance in the on-premises environment to enable recovery on your on-premises machine. For detailed information on the operations performed by the appliance [see this section](vmware-azure-architecture-modernized.md)
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You need to set up an Azure Site Recovery replication appliance in the on-premises environment to enable recovery on your on-premises machine. For detailed information on the operations performed by the appliance, [see this section](vmware-azure-architecture-modernized.md)
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Go to **Recovery Services Vault** > **Getting Started**. In VMware machines to Azure, select
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1. Download the OVF template to set up an appliance on your on-premises environment.
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2. After the deployment is complete, power on the appliance VM to accept Microsoft Evaluation license.
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3. In the next screen, provide password for the administrator user.
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4. Select **Finalize,** the system reboots and you can login with the administrator user account.
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4. Select **Finalize,** the system reboots and you can log in with the administrator user account.
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### Set up the appliance through PowerShell
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In case of any organizational restrictions, you can manually set up the Site Recovery replication appliance through PowerShell. Follow these steps:
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If there is any organizational restrictions, you can manually set up the Site Recovery replication appliance through PowerShell. Follow these steps:
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1. Download the installers from [here](https://aka.ms/V2ARcmApplianceCreationPowershellZip) and place this folder on the Azure Site Recovery replication appliance.
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- DisableRegistryTools value should not be equal 0.
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- DisableRegistryTools value shouldn't be equal 0.
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- Ensure the group policy 'Turn on Script Execution Attachment Manager' isn't set to Disabled or 'Allow only signed scripts'
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**Use the following steps to register the appliance**:
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3. Once the prerequisites have been checked, in the next step information about all the appliance components will be fetched. Review the status of all components and then click **Continue**. After saving the details, proceed to choose the appliance connectivity.
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3. Once the prerequisites have been checked, in the next step information about all the appliance components will be fetched. Review the status of all components and then select **Continue**. After saving the details, proceed to choose the appliance connectivity.
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:::image type="authentication code" source="./media/deploy-vmware-azure-replication-appliance-modernized/enter-code.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing authentication code.":::
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:::image type="Appliance registered" source="./media/deploy-vmware-azure-replication-appliance-modernized/app-setup.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing appliance registered.":::
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You'll also be able to see a tab for **Discovered items** that lists all of the discovered vCenter Servers/vSphere hosts."
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![Replication appliance modernized](./media/deploy-vmware-azure-replication-appliance-modernized/discovered-items.png)
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articles/site-recovery/site-recovery-whats-new.md

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**Update** | **Unified Setup** | **Configuration server/Replication appliance** | **Mobility service agent** | **Site Recovery Provider** | **Recovery Services agent**
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[Rollup 65](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/update-rollup-65-for-azure-site-recovery-kb5021964-15db362f-faac-417d-ad71-c22424df43e0) | 9.52.6522.1 | 5.1.7870.0 | 9.52.6522.1 | 5.1.7870.0 | 2.0.9257.0
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## Updates (November 2022)
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[Update rollup 65](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/update-rollup-65-for-azure-site-recovery-kb5021964-15db362f-faac-417d-ad71-c22424df43e0) provides the following updates:
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**Providers and agents** | Updates to Site Recovery agents and providers as detailed in the rollup KB article.
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**Issue fixes/improvements** | A number of fixes and improvement as detailed in the rollup KB article.
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**Azure VM disaster recovery** | Added support for Debian 11 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 4 Linux distro.
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**VMware VM/physical disaster recovery to Azure** | Added support for Debian 11 and SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 15 SP 4 Linux distro.<br/><br/> Added Modernized VMware to Azure DR support for government clouds. [Learn more](deploy-vmware-azure-replication-appliance-modernized.md#allow-urls-for-government-clouds).
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