Merge pull request #222545 from v-amallick/Dec-28-2022-QS2

QS Freshness - article updates

Author: v-regandowner

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

@@ -2,8 +2,12 @@
 title: Manage and monitor MARS Agent backups
 description: Learn how to manage and monitor Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) Agent backups by using the Azure Backup service.
 ms.reviewer: srinathv
-ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 10/05/2021
+ms.topic: how-to
+ms.date: 12/28/2022
+author: v-amallick
+ms.service: backup
+ms.author: v-amallick
+ms.custom: engagement-fy23
 ---
 # Manage Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) Agent backups by using the Azure Backup service
 
@@ -25,23 +29,23 @@ When you modify backup policy, you can add new items, remove existing items from
 
 1. In **Actions**, select **Schedule Backup**.
 
-    ![Schedule a Windows Server backup](./media/backup-configure-vault/schedule-first-backup.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to schedule a Windows Server backup.](./media/backup-configure-vault/schedule-first-backup.png)
 
 2. In **Select policy item** tab, and select **Modify backup schedule for your files and folders** and select **Next**.
 
-    ![Select Policy Items](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-policy-items.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to select Policy Items.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-policy-items.png)
 
 3. In **Modify or stop schedule backup** tab, select **Make changes to backup items or times** and select **Next**.
 
-    ![Modify or schedule backup](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/modify-schedule-backup.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to modify or schedule backup.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/modify-schedule-backup.png)
 
 4. In **Select items to Backup** tab, select **Add items** to add the items that you want to back up.
 
-    ![Modify or schedule backup add items](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/modify-schedule-backup-add-items.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to modify or schedule backup add items.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/modify-schedule-backup-add-items.png)
 
 5. In **Select Items** window, select files or folders that you  want to add and select **OK**.
 
-    ![Select the items](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-item.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to select the items.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-item.png)
 
 6. Complete the next steps and select **Finish** to complete the operation.
 
@@ -51,27 +55,27 @@ You can add exclusion rules to skip files and folders that you don't want to be
 
 1. From the Actions pane, select **Schedule Backup**. Go to **Select items to Backup** and select **Exclusion Settings**.
 
-    ![Exclusion settings](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-exclusion-settings.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows the exclusion settings.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-exclusion-settings.png)
 
 2. In **Exclusion Settings**, select **Add Exclusion**.
 
-    ![Add exclusion](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/add-exclusion.png)
+    ![Screenshow shows how to add exclusion.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/add-exclusion.png)
 
 3. From **Select Items to Exclude**, browse the files and folders and select items that you want to exclude and select **OK**.
 
-    ![Select the items to exclude](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-items-exclude.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to select the items to exclude.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-items-exclude.png)
 
 4. By default all **Subfolders** within the selected folders are excluded. You can change this by selecting **Yes** or **No**. You can edit and specify the file types to exclude as shown below:
 
-    ![Select subfolder types](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/subfolders-type.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to select subfolder types.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/subfolders-type.png)
 
 5. Complete the next steps and select **Finish** to complete the operation.
 
 ### Remove items from existing policy
 
 1. From the Actions pane, select **Schedule Backup**. Go to **Select items to Backup**. From the list, select the files and folders that you want to remove from backup schedule and select **Remove items**.
 
-    ![Select the items to remove](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-items-remove.png)
+    ![Screenshow shows how to select the items to remove.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-items-remove.png)
 
     > [!NOTE]
     > Proceed with caution when you completely remove a volume from the policy.  If you need to add it again, then it will be treated as a new volume. The next scheduled backup will perform an Initial Backup (full backup) instead of Incremental Backup. If you need to temporarily remove and add items later, then it's recommended to use **Exclusions Settings** instead of **Remove Items** to ensure incremental backup instead of full backup.
@@ -95,38 +99,38 @@ There are two ways to stop protecting Files and Folders backup:
 
 1. Open the MARS management console, go to the **Actions pane**, and **select Schedule Backup**.
 
-    ![Select schedule backup](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/mars-actions.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to select schedule backup.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/mars-actions.png)
 1. In the **Select Policy Item** page, select **Modify a backup schedule for your files and folders** and select **Next**.
 
-    ![Select policy item](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-policy-item-retain-data.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to select policy item.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/select-policy-item-retain-data.png)
 1. From the **Modify or Stop a Scheduled Backup** page, select **Stop using this backup schedule, but keep the stored backups until a schedule is activated again**. Then, select **Next**.
 
-    ![Stop a scheduled backup.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/stop-schedule-backup.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to stop a scheduled backup.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/stop-schedule-backup.png)
 1. In **Pause Scheduled Backup**, review the information and select **Finish**.
 
-    ![Pause a scheduled backup.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/pause-schedule-backup.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to pause a scheduled backup.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/pause-schedule-backup.png)
 1. In **Modify backup progress**, check your schedule backup pause is in success status and select **close** to finish.
 
 ### Stop protection and delete backup data
 
 1. Open the MARS management console, go to the **Actions** pane, and select **Schedule Backup**.
 2. From the **Modify or Stop a Scheduled Backup** page, select **Stop using this backup schedule and delete all the stored backups**. Then, select **Next**.
 
-    ![Modify or stop a scheduled backup.](./media/backup-azure-delete-vault/modify-schedule-backup.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to modify or stop a scheduled backup.](./media/backup-azure-delete-vault/modify-schedule-backup.png)
 
 3. From the **Stop a Scheduled Backup** page, select **Finish**.
 
-    ![Stop a scheduled backup and select finish](./media/backup-azure-delete-vault/stop-schedule-backup.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to stop a scheduled backup and select finish.](./media/backup-azure-delete-vault/stop-schedule-backup.png)
 4. You're prompted to enter a security PIN (personal identification number), which you must generate manually. To do this, first sign in to the Azure portal.
 5. Go to **Recovery Services vault** > **Settings** > **Properties**.
 6. Under **Security PIN**, select **Generate**. Copy this PIN. The PIN is valid for only five minutes.
 7. In the management console, paste the PIN, and then select **OK**.
 
-    ![Generate a security PIN.](./media/backup-azure-delete-vault/security-pin.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to generate a security PIN.](./media/backup-azure-delete-vault/security-pin.png)
 
 8. In the **Modify Backup Progress** page, the following message appears: *Deleted backup data will be retained for 14 days. After that time, backup data will be permanently deleted.*  
 
-    ![Modify Backup progress](./media/backup-azure-delete-vault/deleted-backup-data.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to modify Backup progress.](./media/backup-azure-delete-vault/deleted-backup-data.png)
 
 After you delete the on-premises backup items, follow the next steps from the portal.
 
@@ -137,10 +141,10 @@ If you stopped protection while retaining data and decided to resume protection,
 1. On **Actions** select **Schedule backup**.
 1. Select **Re-enable backup schedule. You can also modify backup items or times** and select **Next**.<br>
 
-    ![Re-enable backup schedule](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/re-enable-policy-next.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to re-enable backup schedule.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/re-enable-policy-next.png)
 1. In **Select Items to Backup**, select **Next**.
 
-    ![Select Items to Backup](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/re-enable-next.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to select Items to Backup.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/re-enable-next.png)
 1. In **Specify Backup Schedule**, specify the backup schedule and select **Next**.
 1. In **Select Retention Policy**, specify retention duration and select **Next**.
 1. Finally in the **Confirmation** screen, review the policy details and select **Finish**.
@@ -154,12 +158,12 @@ A passphrase is used to encrypt and decrypt data while backing up or restoring y
 1. Enter a new passphrase or select **Generate Passphrase**.
 1. Select **Browse** to save the new passphrase.
 
-    ![Generate passphrase.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/passphrase.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to generate passphrase.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/passphrase.png)
 
 1. Select **OK** to apply changes.  If the [Security Feature](./backup-azure-security-feature.md#enable-security-features) is enabled on the Azure portal for the Recovery Services vault, then you'll be prompted to enter the Security PIN. To receive the PIN, follow the steps listed in this [article](./backup-azure-security-feature.md#authentication-to-perform-critical-operations).<br>
 1. Paste the security PIN from the portal and select **OK** to apply the changes.<br>
 
-    ![Paste the security PIN](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/passphrase2.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to paste the security PIN.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/passphrase2.png)
 1. Ensure that the passphrase is securely saved in an alternate location (other than the source machine), preferably in the Azure Key Vault. Keep track of all the passphrases if you have multiple machines being backed up with the MARS agents.
 
 ## Validate passphrase
@@ -174,7 +178,7 @@ To validate your passphrase, follow these steps:
 
 1. Click **Validate**.
 
-   :::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/validate-passphrase-prompt-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the prompt for passphrase validation." lightbox="./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/validate-passphrase-prompt-expanded.png":::
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/validate-passphrase-prompt-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows the prompt for passphrase validation." lightbox="./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/validate-passphrase-prompt-expanded.png":::
 
    The passphrase validator opens and prompts for the current passphrase. If the passphrase doesn’t meet the updated requirements, an option to regenerate the passphrase appears.
 
@@ -184,7 +188,7 @@ To validate your passphrase, follow these steps:
    - A Security PIN (see [the steps to generate the Security PIN](#generate-security-pin)).
    - A secure location on the server to save the newly generated passphrase.
 
-   :::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/generate-passphrase.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the process to generate passphrase with the required details.":::
+   :::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/generate-passphrase.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows the process to generate passphrase with the required details.":::
 
 ### Validate passphrase for DPM/MABS agent
 
@@ -202,14 +206,14 @@ You can find the tool in one of the following locations:
 
 The passphrase validator opens and prompts for the current passphrase. If the passphrase doesn’t meet the updated requirements, regenerate the passphrase.
 
-:::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/passphrase-validator-prompts-for-current-passphrase.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing passphrase validator prompts for the current passphrase.":::
+:::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/passphrase-validator-prompts-for-current-passphrase.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows passphrase validator prompts for the current passphrase.":::
 
 Use the following steps:
 
 1. From the management console, navigate to the **Management** tab, and select **Online** -> **Configure**.
 1. Follow the **Configure Subscription Settings Wizard**, and at the **Encryption Setting** step, provide the updated passphrase.
 
-:::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/configure-subscription-settings-wizard.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the process to provide passphrase following the Configure Subscription Settings Wizard.":::
+:::image type="content" source="./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/configure-subscription-settings-wizard.png" alt-text="Screenshot show the process to provide passphrase following the Configure Subscription Settings Wizard.":::
 
 ## Generate Security PIN
 
@@ -266,17 +270,17 @@ To monitor backup data usage and daily churn, follow these steps:
 
    Set **Subscription Name**, **Vault Location**, and **Vault Name** as applicable.
 
-    ![Set the report filter Backup Solution.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/set-report-filter-backup-solution.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to set the report filter Backup Solution.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/set-report-filter-backup-solution.png)
 
 1. To view the usage by billed entity, navigate to the **Usage** tab. 
 
    The total protected instances billed. and the storage usage data are displayed. You can also see the trend information.
 
-    ![View the usage by billed entity.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/view-usage-by-billed-entity.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to view the usage by billed entity.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/view-usage-by-billed-entity.png)
 
 1. To view the average backup data added by backup jobs for each volume in the protected server, navigate to the **Jobs** tab. 
 
-    ![View the average backup data.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/view-average-backup-data.png)
+    ![Screenshot shows how to view the average backup data.](./media/backup-azure-manage-mars/view-average-backup-data.png)
 
 Learn more about [other report tabs](configure-reports.md) and receiving those [reports through email](backup-reports-email.md).