Merge pull request #183004 from MashaMSFT/202112_sqlvmdisk

New storage experience

Author: laurabren

articles/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/automated-backup.md

@@ -12,7 +12,7 @@ ms.subservice: backup
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.tgt_pltfrm: vm-windows-sql-server
 ms.workload: iaas-sql-server
-ms.date: 05/03/2018
+ms.date: 12/21/2021
 ms.author: pamela
 ms.reviewer: mathoma 
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell
@@ -112,21 +112,41 @@ Then, on Tuesday at 10 for 6 hours, full backups of all databases start again.
 
 ## Configure new VMs
 
-Use the Azure portal to configure Automated Backup v2 when you create a new SQL Server 2016 or 2017 virtual machine in the Resource Manager deployment model.
+Use the Azure portal to configure Automated Backup when you create a new SQL Server 2016 or later machine in the Resource Manager deployment model.
 
-In the **SQL Server settings** tab, select **Enable** under **Automated backup**. The following Azure portal screenshot shows the **SQL Automated Backup** settings.
+In the **SQL Server settings** tab, select **Enable** under **Automated backup**. 
+When you enable automated backup, you can configure the following settings:
 
-![SQL Automated Backup configuration in the Azure portal](./media/automated-backup/automated-backup-blade.png)
+* Retention period for backups (up to 90 days)
+* Storage account, and storage container, to use for backups
+* Encryption option and password for backups
+* Backup system databases
+* Configure backup schedule
+
+To encrypt the backup, select **Enable**. Then specify the **Password**. Azure creates a certificate to encrypt the backups and uses the specified password to protect that certificate. 
+
+Choose **Select Storage Container** to specify the container where you want to store your backups. 
+
+By default the schedule is set automatically, but you can create your own schedule by selecting **Manual**, which allows you to configure the backup frequency, backup time window, and the log backup frequency in minutes.
+
+The following Azure portal screenshot shows the **Automated Backup** settings when you create a new SQL Server VM:
+
+![Automated Backup configuration in the Azure portal](./media/automated-backup/automated-backup-blade.png)
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> Automated Backup v2 is disabled by default.
 
 ## Configure existing VMs
 
-For existing SQL Server virtual machines, go to the [SQL virtual machines resource](manage-sql-vm-portal.md#access-the-resource) and then select **Backups** to configure your automated backups.
+For existing SQL Server virtual machines, go to the [SQL virtual machines resource](manage-sql-vm-portal.md#access-the-resource) and then select **Backups** to configure your automated backups. 
+
+Select **Enable** to configure your automated backup settings. 
+
+You can configure the retention period (up to 90 days), the container for the storage account where you want to store your backups, as well as the encryption, and the backup schedule. By default, the schedule is automated.
+
+![Automated Backup for existing VMs](./media/automated-backup/sql-server-configuration.png)
 
-![SQL Automated Backup for existing VMs](./media/automated-backup/sql-server-configuration.png)
+If you want to set your own backup schedule, choose **Manual** and configure the backup frequency, whether or not you want system databases backed up, and the transaction log backup interval in minutes. 
 
+![Select manual to configure your own backup schedule](./media/automated-backup/configure-manual-backup-schedule.png)
 
 When finished, click the **Apply** button on the bottom of the **Backups** settings page to save your changes.
 

articles/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/create-sql-vm-portal.md

@@ -11,14 +11,24 @@ ms.subservice: service-overview
 ms.topic: reference
 ms.tgt_pltfrm: vm-windows-sql-server
 ms.workload: iaas-sql-server
-ms.date: 11/10/2021
+ms.date: 12/21/2021
 ms.custom: ignite-fall-2021
 ---
 # Documentation changes for SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines
 [!INCLUDE[appliesto-sqlvm](../../includes/appliesto-sqlvm.md)]
 
 When you deploy an Azure virtual machine (VM) with SQL Server installed on it, either manually, or through a built-in image, you can leverage Azure features to improve your experience. This article summarizes the documentation changes associated with new features and improvements in the recent releases of [SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)](https://azure.microsoft.com/services/virtual-machines/sql-server/). To learn more about SQL Server on Azure VMs, see the [overview](sql-server-on-azure-vm-iaas-what-is-overview.md). 
 
+## December 2021
+
+
+| Changes | Details |
+| --- | --- |
+| **Deployment configuration improvements** | It's now possible to configure the following options when deploying your SQL Server VM from an Azure marketplace image: System database location, number of tempdb data files, collation, max degree of parallelism, min and max server memory settings, and optimize for ad hoc workloads. Review [Deploy SQL Server VM](create-sql-vm-portal.md) to learn more. | 
+| **Automated backup improvements** | The possible maximum automated backup retention period has changed from 30 days to 90, and you're now able to choose a specific container within the storage account. Review [automated backup](automated-backup.md) to learn more.  | 
+| **Tempdb configuration** | You can now modify tempdb settings directly from the [SQL virtual machines](manage-sql-vm-portal.md) blade in the Azure portal, such as increasing the size, and adding data files. |
+|   |   |
+
 ## November 2021
 
 | Changes | Details |

articles/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/doc-changes-updates-release-notes-whats-new.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.subservice: management
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.tgt_pltfrm: vm-windows-sql-server
 ms.workload: iaas-sql-server
-ms.date: 05/30/2021
+ms.date: 12/21/2021
 ms.author: pamela
 ms.reviewer: mathoma
 ms.custom: ignite-fall-2021
@@ -69,7 +69,7 @@ Changing the license and edition metadata in the Azure portal is only supported
 
 ## Storage 
 
-Use the **Configure**  page of the SQL virtual machines resource to extend your data, log, and tempdb drives. 
+Use the **Storage Configuration** page of the SQL virtual machines resource to extend your data, log, and tempdb drives. Review [storage configuration](storage-configuration.md) to learn more. 
 
 ![Extend storage in the Azure portal using the SQL virtual machines resource](./media/manage-sql-vm-portal/sql-vm-storage-configuration.png)