Merge pull request #303907 from AbhishekMallick-MS/Aug-6-2025-Freshness

Freshness - PowerShell Script to install the latest MARS agent on an on-premises Windows server

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/backup/install-mars-agent.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Install the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent
 description: Learn how to install the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent to back up Windows machines.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 02/28/2025
+ms.date: 08/06/2025
 ms.service: azure-backup
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-mallicka
@@ -151,6 +151,8 @@ To install and register  the MARRS agent, follow these steps:
    >[!Note]
    >We recommend to save your passphrase in an alternate secure location, such as Azure Key Vault. Microsoft can't recover the data without the passphrase. [Learn](save-backup-passphrase-securely-in-azure-key-vault.md) how to store a secret in Key Vault.
 
+You can also [use PowerShell script to install the MARS agent](./scripts/install-latest-microsoft-azure-recovery-services-agent.md).
+
 ## Next step
 
 Learn how to [Back up Windows machines by using the Azure Backup MARS agent](backup-windows-with-mars-agent.md)

articles/backup/scripts/install-latest-microsoft-azure-recovery-services-agent.md

@@ -2,15 +2,15 @@
 title: Script Sample - Install the latest MARS agent on on-premises Windows servers
 description: Learn how to use a script to install the latest MARS agent on your on-premises Windows servers in a storage account.
 ms.topic: sample
-ms.date: 06/23/2021
+ms.date: 08/06/2025
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-mallicka
 # Customer intent: "As an IT administrator, I want to use a PowerShell script to install the latest MARS agent on my on-premises Windows servers, so that I can ensure my backup solutions are up-to-date and effectively managing our data protection."
 ---
 
 # PowerShell Script to install the latest MARS agent on an on-premises Windows server
 
-This script helps you to install the latest MARS agent on your on-premises Windows server.
+This script helps you to install the latest MARS agent on your on-premises Windows server. You can also [install the MARS agent using the installer](../install-mars-agent.md#install-and-register-the-agent).
 
 ## Sample script
 
@@ -55,4 +55,4 @@ Catch {
 
 ## Next steps
 
-[Learn more](../backup-client-automation.md) about how to use PowerShell to deploy and manage on-premises backups using MARS agent.
+[Learn more](../backup-client-automation.md) about how to use PowerShell to deploy and manage on-premises backups using MARS agent.