Merge pull request #100646 from itechedit/backup-azure-about-mars

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Author: ShawnJackson

articles/backup/backup-azure-about-mars.md

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-# About the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) Agent
+# About the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent
 
-This article describes how the Azure Backup service uses the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent to backup and restore files/folders, volume or system state from on-premises computer to Azure.
+This article describes how the Azure Backup service uses the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) agent to back up and restore files, folders, and the volume or system state from an on-premises computer to Azure.
 
 The MARS agent supports the following backup scenarios:
 
-![recovery services vault dashboard](./media/backup-try-azure-backup-in-10-mins/backup-scenarios.png)
+![MARS backup scenarios](./media/backup-try-azure-backup-in-10-mins/backup-scenarios.png)
 
-- **Files and Folders**: selectively protect Windows files and folders.
-- **Volume Level**: protect an entire Windows volume of your machine.
-- **System Level**: protect an entire Windows system state.
+- **Files and Folders**: Selectively protect Windows files and folders.
+- **Volume Level**: Protect an entire Windows volume of your machine.
+- **System Level**: Protect an entire Windows system state.
 
 The MARS agent supports the following restore scenarios:
 
-![recovery services vault dashboard](./media/backup-try-azure-backup-in-10-mins/restore-scenarios.png)
+![MARS recovery scenarios](./media/backup-try-azure-backup-in-10-mins/restore-scenarios.png)
 
--	**Same Server**: Same server on which the backup was originally created.
-    -    **Files and Folders**: You can browse and choose individual files and folders that you would like to restore.
-    -    **Volume Level**: You can choose the volume and the recovery point that you want to restore and restore it to the same location or alternate location on the same machine.  You can either create a copy of existing files, overwrite existing files or skip recovering existing files.
-    -    **System Level**: You can choose the system state and recovery point to restore to the same machine at a specified location.
+-	**Same Server**: The server on which the backup was originally created.
+    -    **Files and Folders**: Choose the individual files and folders that you want to restore.
+    -    **Volume Level**: Choose the volume and recovery point that you want to restore and then restore it to the same location or an alternate location on the same machine.  Create a copy of existing files, overwrite existing files, or skip recovering existing files.
+    -    **System Level**: Choose the system state and recovery point to restore to the same machine at a specified location.
 
 
-- 	**Alternate Server**: Another server, i.e. not the same server where the backup was taken.
-    -    **Files and Folders**: You can browse and choose individual files and folders that you would like to restore the recovery point to a target machine.
-    -    **Volume Level**: You can choose the volume and the recovery point that you want to restore to an alternate location by either creating a copy of the existing files, overwrite existing files or skip recovering existing files.
-    -    **System Level**: You can choose the system state and recovery point to restore as System State file to an alternate machine.
+- 	**Alternate Server**: A server other than the server where the backup was taken.
+    -    **Files and Folders**: Choose the individual files and folders whose recovery point you want to restore to a target machine.
+    -    **Volume Level**: Choose the volume and recovery point that you want to restore to another location. Create a copy of existing files, overwrite existing files, or skip recovering existing files.
+    -    **System Level**: Choose the system state and recovery point to restore as a System State file to an alternate machine.
 
 ## Backup process
 
-1.	From the Azure portal, create a [Recovery Service vault](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-configure-vault#create-a-recovery-services-vault) and choose files and folders and/or system state from Backup goals.
-2.	[Download](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-configure-vault#download-the-mars-agent) the Recovery Service vault credentials and agent installer to an on-premises machine. To protect on-premises machine by choosing the backup option choose files and folders and system state and download the MARS agent.
-3.	Prepare the infrastructure:
+1. From the Azure portal, create a [Recovery Services vault](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-configure-vault#create-a-recovery-services-vault), and choose files, folders, and the system state from the Backup goals.
+2. [Download the Recovery Services vault credentials and agent installer](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-configure-vault#download-the-mars-agent) to an on-premises machine. 
 
-    a.    Run the installer to [install](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-configure-vault#install-and-register-the-agent) the agent.
+    To protect the on-premises machine by selecting the Backup option, choose files, folders, and the system state, and then download the MARS agent.
 
-    b.	Use downloaded vault credentials to register the machine to Recovery Services vault.
-4.	From agent console on the client, use [schedule backup](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-configure-vault#create-a-backup-policy) to configure the backup. Specify the retention policy of your backup data and start protecting.
+3. Prepare the infrastructure:
 
-![recovery services vault dashboard](./media/backup-try-azure-backup-in-10-mins/backup-process.png)
+    a. Run the installer to [install the agent](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-configure-vault#install-and-register-the-agent).
+
+    b. Use your downloaded vault credentials to register the machine to the Recovery Services vault.
+4. From the agent console on the client, [configure the backup](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-configure-vault#create-a-backup-policy). Specify the retention policy of your backup data to start protecting it.
+
+![Azure Backup agent diagram](./media/backup-try-azure-backup-in-10-mins/backup-process.png)
 
 
 ### Additional scenarios
--	**Backup specific files and folders within Azure VM** - The primary method for backing up Azure virtual machines (VMs) is by using an Azure Backup extension on the VM. This backs up the entire VM. If you want to backup specific files and folders within a VM then you can install the MARS agent in Azure VMs. [Learn more](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-architecture#architecture-built-in-azure-vm-backup).
+-	**Back up specific files and folders within Azure virtual machines**: The primary method for backing up Azure virtual machines (VMs) is to use an Azure Backup extension on the VM. The extension backs up the entire VM. If you want to back up specific files and folders within a VM, you can install the MARS agent in the Azure VMs. For more information, see [Architecture: Built-in Azure VM Backup](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-architecture#architecture-built-in-azure-vm-backup).
 
--	**Offline Seeding** - Initial full backups of data to Azure, typically transfer large amounts of data and requires more network bandwidth when compared to subsequent backups that transfer only the delta/incremental. Azure Backup compresses the initial backups. Through the process of offline seeding, Azure Backup can use disks to upload the compressed initial backup data offline to Azure. [Learn more](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-azure-backup-server-import-export-).
+-	**Offline seeding**: Initial full backups of data to Azure typically transfer large amounts of data and require more network bandwidth. Subsequent backups transfer only the delta, or incremental, amount of data. Azure Backup compresses the initial backups. Through the process of *offline seeding*, Azure Backup can use disks to upload the compressed initial backup data offline to Azure. For more information, see [Offline-backup workflow for DPM and Azure Backup Server](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-azure-backup-server-import-export-).
 
 
 ## Next steps
-[The MARS agent support matrix](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-support-matrix-mars-agent)
+[MARS agent support matrix](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-support-matrix-mars-agent)
 
-[FAQ-The MARS agent](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-azure-file-folder-backup-faq)
+[MARS agent FAQ](https://docs.microsoft.com/azure/backup/backup-azure-file-folder-backup-faq)