Merge pull request #256908 from AbhishekMallick-MS/Oct-31-2023-MABS

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MABS v4 UR1 GA - doc updates
diff --git a/articles/backup/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware.md b/articles/backup/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware.md
@@ -2,11 +2,10 @@
 title: Back up VMware VMs with Azure Backup Server
 description: In this article, learn how to use Azure Backup Server to back up VMware VMs running on a VMware vCenter/ESXi server.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 03/03/2023
+ms.date: 11/07/2023
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-abhmallick
 ms.service: backup
-ms.custom: engagement-fy23
 ---
 # Back up VMware VMs with Azure Backup Server
 
@@ -582,6 +581,23 @@ To remove the disk from exclusion, run the following command:
 C:\Program Files\Microsoft Azure Backup Server\DPM\DPM\bin> ./ExcludeDisk.ps1 -Datasource $vmDsInfo[2] -Remove "[datastore1] TestVM4/TestVM4\_1.vmdk"
 ```
 
+## ApplicationQuiesceFault
+
+### Fall back to crash consistent backups for VMware VMs
+
+Application consistent backups for VMware VMs running Windows can fail with the *ApplicationQuiesceFault* error if:
+
+- The VSS providers in the VM aren't in a stable state.
+- The VM is under heavy load.
+
+To resolve this quiescing error and retry the failed application consistent backup with a crash consistent backup, use the following registry key on the MABS server running V4 UR1 or above:
+
+```azurepowershell
+Name - FailbackToCrashConsistentBackup DWORD = 1
+Path- SOFTWARE\\MICROSOFT\\MICROSOFT DATA PROTECTION MANAGER\\VMWare
+
+```
+
 ## Next steps
 
 For troubleshooting issues when setting up backups, review the [troubleshooting guide for Azure Backup Server](./backup-azure-mabs-troubleshoot.md).
diff --git a/articles/backup/backup-azure-security-feature.md b/articles/backup/backup-azure-security-feature.md
@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Security features that protect hybrid backups
 description: Learn how to use security features in Azure Backup to make backups more secure
 ms.reviewer: utraghuv
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 03/01/2023
+ms.date: 11/07/2023
 ms.service: backup
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-abhmallick
@@ -127,12 +127,12 @@ This feature is supported with MARS agent version *2.0.9250.0* and higher from D
 
 The following table lists the disallowed operations on DPM connected to an immutable Recovery:
 
-| Operation on Immutable vault | Result with DPM 2022 UR1, MABS v4, and latest MARS agent | Result with older DPM/MABS and or MARS agent |
+| Operation on Immutable vault | Result with DPM 2022 UR1, MABS v4, and latest MARS agent.    <br><br>   With DPM 2022 UR2 or MABS v4 UR1, you can select the option to retain online recovery points by policy when stopping protection or removing a data source from a protection group from the console.   | Result with older DPM/MABS and or MARS agent |
 | --- | --- | --- |
 | **Remove Data Source from protection group configured for online backup** | 81001: The backup item(s) can't be deleted because it has active recovery points, and the selected vault is an immutable vault. | 130001: Microsoft Azure Backup encountered an internal error. |
-| **Stop protection with delete data** | 81001: The backup item(s) can't be deleted because it has active recovery points, and the selected vault is an immutable vault. | 130001: Microsoft Azure Backup encountered an internal error. |
+| **Stop protection with delete data** | 81001: The backup item(s) can't be deleted because it has active recovery points, and the selected vault is an immutable vault.    <br><br>   With DPM 2022 UR2 or MABS v4 UR1, you can select the option to retain online recovery points by policy when stopping protection or removing a data source from a protection group from the console.    | 130001: Microsoft Azure Backup encountered an internal error. |
 | **Reduce online retention period** | 810002: Reduction in retention during Policy/Protection modification isn't allowed because the selected vault is immutable. | 130001: Microsoft Azure Backup encountered an internal error. |
-| **Remove-DPMChildDatasource command** | 81001: The backup item(s) can't be deleted because it has active recovery points, and the selected vault is an immutable vault. <br><br> Use new option *-EnableOnlineRPsPruning* with *-KeepOnlineData* to retain data only up to policy duration. | 130001: Microsoft Azure Backup encountered an internal error. <br><br> Use the *-KeepOnlineData* flag to retain data. |
+| **Remove-DPMChildDatasource command** | 81001: The backup item(s) can't be deleted because it has active recovery points, and the selected vault is an immutable vault. <br><br> Use new option *-EnableOnlineRPsPruning* with *-KeepOnlineData* to retain data only up to policy duration.     <br><br>   With DPM 2022 UR2 or MABS v4 UR1, you can select the option to retain online recovery points by policy when stopping protection or removing a data source from a protection group from the console.    | 130001: Microsoft Azure Backup encountered an internal error. <br><br> Use the *-KeepOnlineData* flag to retain data. |
 
 ### Immutability support for MARS
 
diff --git a/articles/backup/backup-mabs-release-notes-v3.md b/articles/backup/backup-mabs-release-notes-v3.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Release notes for Microsoft Azure Backup Server v3
 description: This article provides the information about the known issues and workarounds for Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) v3.
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 04/20/2023
+ms.date: 11/07/2023
 ms.asset: 0c4127f2-d936-48ef-b430-a9198e425d81
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-abhmallick
@@ -12,6 +12,10 @@ ms.author: v-abhmallick
 
 This article provides the known issues and workarounds for Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) V3.
 
+## MABS V4 UR1 known issues and workarounds
+
+No known issues.
+
 ## MABS V4 known issues and workarounds 
 
 If you're protecting Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, you need to install Visual C++ redistributable 2015 manually on the protected server. You can download [Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 from Official Microsoft Download Center](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=48145).
@@ -77,7 +81,7 @@ If you're protecting Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, you need to install Visual
 
 9. Start MSDPM service.
 
-### After installing UR1, the MABS reports aren't updated with new RDL files
+### After you install UR1, the MABS reports aren't updated with new RDL files
 
 **Description**: With UR1, the MABS report formatting issue is fixed with updated RDL files. The new RDL files aren't automatically replaced with existing files.
 
diff --git a/articles/backup/backup-mabs-whats-new-mabs.md b/articles/backup/backup-mabs-whats-new-mabs.md
@@ -2,16 +2,32 @@
 title: What's new in Microsoft Azure Backup Server
 description: Microsoft Azure Backup Server gives you enhanced backup capabilities for protecting VMs, files and folders, workloads, and more.
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 04/25/2023
+ms.date: 11/07/2023
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-abhmallick
-ms.custom: engagement-fy23
 ---
 
 # What's new in Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS)?
 
 Microsoft Azure Backup Server gives you enhanced backup capabilities to protect VMs, files and folders, workloads, and more.
 
+
+
+## What's new in MABS V4 Update Rollup 1 (UR1)?
+
+**Microsoft Azure Backup Server version 4 (MABS V4) Update Rollup 1** includes critical bug fixes and feature enhancements. To view the list of bugs fixed and the installation instructions for MABS V4 UR1, see [KB article 5032421](https://support.microsoft.com/help/5032421/).
+
+The following table lists the new features added in MABS V4 UR1:
+
+| Feature | Supportability |
+| --- | --- |
+| Item-level recovery for VMware VMs running Windows directly from online recovery points. |  Note that you need *MARS version 2.0.9251.0 or above* to use this feature.   | 
+| Windows and Basic SMTP Authentication for MABS email reports and alerts.    |  This enables MABS to send reports and alerts using any vendor supporting SMTP Basic Authentication. [Learn more](/system-center/dpm/monitor-dpm?view=sc-dpm-2022&preserve-view=true#configure-email-for-dpm).            <br><br>     Note that if you are using Microsoft 365 SMTP with a MABS V4 private fix, reenter the credential using Basic Authentication.       | 
+| Fall back to crash consistent backups for VMware VMs.    |     Use a registry key for VMware VMs when backups fail with ApplicationQuiesceFault. [Learn more](backup-azure-backup-server-vmware.md#applicationquiescefault).  |
+| **Experience improvements for MABS backups to Azure.** |                 |
+| List online recovery points for a data source along with the expiry time and soft-delete status. |     To view the list of recovery points along with their expiration dates, right-click a data source and select **List recovery points**.    |
+| Stop protection and retaining data using the policy duration for immutable vaults directly from the console.  |  This helps you to save the backup costs when stopping protection for a data source backed up to an immutable vault. [Learn more](backup-azure-security-feature.md#immutability-support).      |
+
 ## What's new in MABS V4 RTM
 
 Microsoft Azure Backup Server version 4 (MABS V4) includes critical bug fixes and the support for Windows Server 2022, SQL 2022, Azure Stack HCI 22H2, and other features and enhancements. To view the list of bugs fixed and the installation instructions for MABS V4, see [KB article 5024199](https://support.microsoft.com/help/5024199/).
diff --git a/articles/backup/restore-azure-backup-server-vmware.md b/articles/backup/restore-azure-backup-server-vmware.md
@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Restore VMware VMs with Azure Backup Server
 description: Use Azure Backup Server (MABS) to restore VMware VMs running on a VMware vCenter/ESXi server.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 03/01/2023
+ms.date: 11/07/2023
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-abhmallick
 ---
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ This article explains how to use Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) to restore
 You can restore individual files from a protected VM recovery point. This feature is only available for Windows Server VMs. Restoring individual files is similar to restoring the entire VM, except you browse into the VMDK and find the file(s) you want, before starting the recovery process. To recover an individual file or select files from a Windows Server VM:
 
 >[!NOTE]
->Restoring an individual file from a VM is available only for Windows VM and Disk Recovery Points.
+>Restoring an individual file from a VM, and from Disk and Online recovery Points.
 
 1. In the MABS Administrator Console, select **Recovery** view.
 
@@ -59,7 +59,13 @@ You can restore individual files from a protected VM recovery point. This featur
 
 3. In the **Recovery Points for:** pane, use the calendar to select the date that contains the desired recovery point(s). Depending on how the backup policy has been configured, dates can have more than one recovery point. Once you've selected the day when the recovery point was taken, make sure you've chosen the correct **Recovery time**. If the selected date has multiple recovery points, choose your recovery point by selecting it in the Recovery time drop-down menu. Once you chose the recovery point, the list of recoverable items appears in the **Path:** pane.
 
-4. To find the files you want to recover, in the **Path** pane, double-click the item in the **Recoverable item** column to open it. Select the file, files, or folders you want to recover. To select multiple items, press the **Ctrl** key while selecting each item. Use the **Path** pane to search the list of files or folders appearing in the **Recoverable Item** column. **Search list below** doesn't search into subfolders. To search through subfolders, double-click the folder. Use the **Up** button to move from a child folder into the parent folder. You can select multiple items (files and folders), but they must be in the same parent folder. You can't recover items from multiple folders in the same recovery job.
+4. To find the files you want to recover, in the **Path** pane, double-click the item in the **Recoverable item** column to open it. Select the file, files, or folders you want to recover.
+
+   	If you use an online recovery point, wait until the recovery point is mounted. Once the mount is complete, select the *VM*, *disk*, and the *volume* you want to restore until the files and folders are listed.
+
+
+
+   To select multiple items, press the **Ctrl** key while selecting each item. Use the **Path** pane to search the list of files or folders appearing in the **Recoverable Item** column. **Search list below** doesn't search into subfolders. To search through subfolders, double-click the folder. Use the **Up** button to move from a child folder into the parent folder. You can select multiple items (files and folders), but they must be in the same parent folder. You can't recover items from multiple folders in the same recovery job.
 
     ![Review Recovery Selection](./media/restore-azure-backup-server-vmware/vmware-rp-disk-ilr-2.png)
 
@@ -74,6 +80,12 @@ You can restore individual files from a protected VM recovery point. This featur
 9. On the **Specify Recovery Options** screen, choose which security setting to apply. You can opt to modify the network bandwidth usage throttling, but throttling is disabled by default. Also, **SAN Recovery** and **Notification** aren't enabled.
 10. On the **Summary** screen, review your settings and select **Recover** to start the recovery process. The **Recovery status** screen shows the progression of the recovery operation.
 
+>[!Tip]
+>You can also do item-level restore of the online recovery points for VMware VMs running Windows from **Add external DPM Server** for a quick recovery of VM files and folders.
+
+
+
+
 ## VMware parallel restore in MABS v4 (and later)
 
 MABS v4 supports restoring more than one VMware VMs protected from the same vCenter in parallel. By default, eight parallel recoveries are supported. You can increase the number of parallel restore jobs by adding the following registry key.
