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Author: Ankita Dutta

articles/site-recovery/deploy-vmware-azure-replication-appliance-modernized.md

@@ -158,6 +158,9 @@ If there are any organizational restrictions, you can manually set up the Site R
 
       By default, an authentication code is generated as highlighted below, in the **Appliance configuration manager** page. Use this code in the authentication tab.
 
+     >[!NOTE]
+     >  During Azure Site Recovery modernized appliance deployment, you must use the device code flow for authentication during registration.
+
   - Enter your Microsoft Azure credentials to complete registration.
 
       After successful registration, you can close the tab and move to appliance configuration manager to continue the setup.

articles/site-recovery/how-to-enable-replication-proximity-placement-groups.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ author: ankitaduttaMSFT
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.service: azure-site-recovery
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell
-ms.date: 03/21/2025
+ms.date: 04/26/2025
 ---
 
 # Replicate virtual machines running in a proximity placement group to another region
@@ -42,7 +42,9 @@ Site Recovery replicates the data from one Azure region to another region. It br
 You can choose to enable replication for a virtual machine through the virtual machine disaster recovery page. Or you can enable replication by going to a pre-created vault, going to the Site Recovery section, and then enabling replication. Let's look at how you can set up Site Recovery virtual machines inside a proximity placement group through both approaches.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> Resource group of the target PPG should be same as that of target virtual machine.
+> - Ensure that the target PPG and the target virtual machine are in the same resource group.
+>
+> - If the VM is also a part of an *Availability Set*, ensure that the availability set, VM, and PPG all reside in the same resource group.
 
 To select a proximity placement group in the DR region while enabling replication through the infrastructure as a service (IaaS) virtual machine DR page:
 

articles/site-recovery/hyper-v-azure-common-questions.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Common questions for Hyper-V disaster recovery with Azure Site Recovery 
 description: This article summarizes common questions about setting up disaster recovery for on-premises Hyper-V VMs to Azure using the Azure Site Recovery site.
-ms.date: 03/27/2025
+ms.date: 04/26/2025
 ms.service: azure-site-recovery
 ms.topic: overview
 ms.author: ankitadutta
@@ -78,6 +78,16 @@ Yes. When you create a vault in a region, we ensure that all metadata used by Si
 ### Does Site Recovery encrypt replication?
 Yes, both encryption-in-transit and [encryption in Azure](../storage/common/storage-service-encryption.md) are supported.
 
+### Does backup recovery services agent (MARS) installation on Hyper-V host impact the replication?
+
+
+Without VMM, the Azure Site Recovery provider and Recovery Services agent are installed on each Hyper-V host. 
+
+With VMM, the Recovery Services agent is installed on each Hyper-V host, while the Azure Site Recovery Provider runs on the VMM server. 
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Installing the Recovery Services agent designed for Microsoft Azure Backup (MARS) is not supported. Ensure you install the correct version of the Recovery Services agent specifically tailored for Azure Site Recovery.
+
 
 ## Deployment
 

articles/site-recovery/site-recovery-deployment-planner.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author: ankitaduttaMSFT
 ms.service: azure-site-recovery
 ms.topic: concept-article
 ms.author: ankitadutta
-ms.date: 03/31/2025
+ms.date: 04/26/2025
 ---
 
 # About the Azure Site Recovery Deployment Planner for VMware to Azure
@@ -63,7 +63,10 @@ The tool provides the following details:
 | Supported configuration|vCenter Server, ESXi| Hyper-V cluster, Hyper-V host|NA|Hyper-V cluster, Hyper-V host|NA |
 | Number of servers that can be profiled per running instance of Site Recovery Deployment Planner |Single (VMs belonging to one vCenter Server or one ESXi server can be profiled at a time)|Multiple (VMs across multiple hosts or host clusters can be profiled at a time)| NA |Multiple (VMs across multiple hosts or host clusters can be profiled at a time)| NA |
 
-*The tool is primarily for the Hyper-V to Azure disaster recovery scenario. For Hyper-V to secondary site disaster recovery, it can be used only to understand source-side recommendations like required network bandwidth, required free storage space on each of the source Hyper-V servers, and initial replication batching numbers and batch definitions. Ignore the Azure recommendations and costs from the report. Also, the Get Throughput operation is not applicable for the Hyper-V-to-secondary-site disaster recovery scenario.
+The tool supports Hyper-V to Azure disaster recovery scenarios. For Hyper-V to secondary site disaster recovery, use the tool only to obtain source-side recommendations, such as required network bandwidth, required free storage space on each source Hyper-V server, and initial replication batch sizes and definitions. Ignore Azure recommendations and costs in the report. The Get Throughput operation doesn't apply to the Hyper-V to secondary site disaster recovery scenario.
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> The Azure Site Recovery Deployment Planner doesn't support OfferID MS-AZR-0017P.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 

articles/site-recovery/vmware-azure-set-up-replication-tutorial-modernized.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Set up VMware VM disaster recovery to Azure with Azure Site Recovery - Mo
 description: Learn how to set up disaster recovery to Azure for on-premises VMware VMs with Azure Site Recovery - Modernized.
 ms.service: azure-site-recovery
 ms.topic: tutorial
-ms.date: 04/03/2025
+ms.date: 04/26/2025
 ms.custom: MVC
 ms.author: ankitadutta
 author: ankitaduttaMSFT
@@ -44,7 +44,7 @@ To create and register the Azure Site Recovery replication appliance, you need a
 
 - Contributor or Owner permissions on the Azure subscription.
 - Permissions to register Microsoft Entra apps.
-- Owner or Contributor and User Access Administrator permissions on the Azure subscription to create a Key Vault, used during agentless VMware migration.
+
 
 If you just created a free Azure account, you're the owner of your subscription. If you're not the subscription owner, work with the owner for the required permissions.
 

articles/site-recovery/vmware-azure-set-up-source.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author: ankitaduttaMSFT
 ms.service: azure-site-recovery
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.author: ankitadutta
-ms.date: 07/08/2024
+ms.date: 04/26/2025
 
 ---
 
@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@ Exclude following folders from Antivirus software
 
 ### If Antivirus Software is active on the Linux Master Target
 
-Exclude following folders from Antivirus software
+Exclude following folders from Antivirus software:
 
 1.	/usr/local/ASR
 2.	/usr/local/InMage
@@ -89,6 +89,14 @@ Exclude following folders from Antivirus software
 6.	/var/log/ASRsetuptelemetry
 7.	/var/log/ASRsetuptelemetry_uploaded
 
+Exclude the following registries from Antivirus software:
+
+1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Wow6432Node\SV Systems
+1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Azure Site Recovery\Registration
+1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Azure Site Recovery\ProxySettings
+1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\InMage Systems
+1. HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Windows Azure Backup\Config\InMageMT
+
 
 ## Next steps
 [Set up your target environment](./vmware-azure-set-up-target.md)