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title: Upgrade the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent
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description: Learn how to upgrade the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent.
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ms.topic: conceptual
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ms.date: 03/03/2020
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ms.topic: how-to
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ms.date: 12/28/2022
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author: v-amallick
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ms.service: backup
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# Upgrade the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent
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In this article you'll learn how to:
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This article describes how to upgrade the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent.
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* Identify servers with earlier versions of the MARS agent
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* Update MARS installations on those servers
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Azure Backup uses the MARS agent to back up and recover files, folders, and the volume or system state from an on-premises computer to Azure.
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## Identify servers with earlier versions of the MARS agent
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For Installations of Azure Backup agent and Azure Backup server:
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1. Navigate to the Recovery Services vault where you have registered servers that are potentially being backed up by older versions of the agent. You can find a representative list of vaults with older Azure Backup agents in the Azure Backup Update alerts from Azure.
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1. Go to the Recovery Services vault where you have registered servers that are potentially being backed up by older versions of the agent. You can find a representative list of vaults with older Azure Backup agents in the Azure Backup Update alerts from Azure.
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1. On the left-side **Settings** section of the Recovery Services vault, select **Backup Infrastructure** under the **Manage** section.
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1. To discover Azure Backup agents installed as part of Azure Backup server installations, go to **Backup Management Servers** under **Management Servers**. This will list the servers that have Azure Backup server installations along with the version number for the associated Azure Backup agent.
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![List of MARS agents installed as part of Azure Backup server installations](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/backup-management-servers.png)
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![Screenshot shows the list of MARS agents installed as part of Azure Backup server installations.](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/backup-management-servers.png)
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1. To check agent versions for Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent installations or the Azure Backup agent, go to **Protected Servers** under **Management Servers**. Then select **Azure Backup agent** under Backup Management Type. This will list the servers that have Azure Backup agent installations along with the version number for the installation.
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1. To check agent versions for Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent installations or the Azure Backup agent, go to **Protected Servers** under **Management Servers**. Then select **Azure Backup agent** under Backup Management Type. This will list the servers that have the Azure Backup agent installations along with the version number for the installation.
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![List of servers with the MARS agent installed](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/protected-servers.png)
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![Screenshot shows how to check the version of installed MARS agent.](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/protected-servers.png)
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1. Sort the Azure Backup Agent version column by selecting the **Agent Version** column for MARS Agent installations or the **Azure Backup Agent Version** column for Azure Backup Server installations.
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Once you've identified the servers that need an Azure Backup agent update, perform the following steps for each identified server (using Azure Backup server or the MARS Agent). [Download the latest version of the Azure Backup agent](https://aka.ms/azurebackup_agent) before following the steps below.
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1. Select a row that has Azure Backup agent lower than 2.0.9083.0 or blank. This will open the server detail screen.
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1. Select a row that has the Azure Backup agent lower than 2.0.9083.0 or blank. This will open the server detail screen.
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![Protected servers with out-of-date agent versions](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/old-agent-version.png)
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![Screenshot shows how to select out-of-date agent.](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/old-agent-version.png)
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![Azure Backup servers with out-of-date agent versions](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/backup-management-servers-old-versions.png)
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![Screenshot shows the server details.](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/backup-management-servers-old-versions.png)
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1. Select **Connect** to receive a remote desktop connection file to connect with the server or directly connect to the server via the Remote Desktop connection on your server.
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![Connect to server via remote desktop connection](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/connect-to-server.png)
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![Screenshot shows how to connect to server via remote desktop connection.](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/connect-to-server.png)
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> If the listed server doesn't exist or has been decommissioned, you can ignore the remaining steps below and skip to the next server.
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1. Copy the Azure Backup agent update installer to the server.
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![Copy Azure Backup agent update installer to server](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/copy-agent-installer.png)
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![Screenshot shows how to copy Azure Backup agent update installer to server.](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/copy-agent-installer.png)
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1. Run the installer. The Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent Upgrade wizard opens.
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![The Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent Upgrade Wizard](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/agent-upgrade-wizard.png)
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![Screenshot shows how to upgrade the MARS agent via the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent Upgrade wizard.](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/agent-upgrade-wizard.png)
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1. Select **Next**.
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1. Select **Upgrade**.
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![Installation of the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/upgrade-installation.png)
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![Screenshot shows how to install the MARS agent.](./media/upgrade-mars-agent/upgrade-installation.png)
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1. The final confirmation screen indicates that the Azure Backup agent has been successfully updated.
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## For System Center Data Protection Manager (SC DPM) customers
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## Upgrade Azure Backup agent for System Center Data Protection Manager
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If you've installed Azure Backup agents on the System Center Data Protection Manager (SC DPM) servers, then you need to follow the steps below to identify whether your DPM servers need an Azure Backup agent update:
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If you've installed the Azure Backup agents on the System Center Data Protection Manager (SC DPM) servers, then you need to follow the steps below to identify whether your DPM servers need an Azure Backup agent update:
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## Next steps
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Learn how to [Back up Windows machines by using the Azure Backup MARS agent](backup-windows-with-mars-agent.md)
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- Learn how to [Back up Windows machines by using the Azure Backup MARS agent](backup-windows-with-mars-agent.md)

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