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articles/automation/change-tracking/region-mappings-monitoring-agent.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
-title: Supported regions for Change tracking and inventory using Azure Monitoring Agent
+title: Supported Regions for Change Tracking and Inventory using Azure Monitoring Agent
 description: This article describes the supported region mappings between an Automation account and monitoring agent workspace as it relates to certain features of Azure Automation.
-ms.date: 09/09/2024
+ms.date: 07/16/2025
 services: automation
 ms.topic: overview
 ms.custom: references_regions
@@ -28,9 +28,11 @@ The following table shows the supported mappings:
 |**France**| FranceCentral|
 |**Germany** | Germany WestCentral|
 |**India**| CentralIndia|
+|**Italy**| ItalyNorth|
 |**Japan**| JapanEast|
 |**Korea**| KoreaCentral|
 |**Norway**| NorwayEast|
+|**Spain**| SpainCentral|
 |**Sweden** | SwedenCentral|
 |**Switzerland**| SwitzerlandNorth|
 |**United Arab Emirates**| UAENorth|

articles/automation/delete-account.md

@@ -150,17 +150,6 @@ To unlink from your Automation account, perform the following steps.
 
    ![Unlink workspace page](media/delete-account/automation-unlink-workspace-blade.png)
 
-    While it attempts to unlink the Log Analytics workspace, you can track the progress under **Notifications** from the menu.
-
-To unlink from the workspace, perform the following steps.
-
-1. In the Azure portal, navigate to **Log Analytics workspaces**.
-
-2. From the workspace, select **Automation Account** under **Related Resources**.
-
-3. On the Automation Account page, select **Unlink account**, and respond to prompts.
-
-While it attempts to unlink the Automation account, you can track the progress under **Notifications** from the menu.
 
 ### Step 3: Delete Automation account
 

articles/backup/backup-azure-backup-vault-troubleshoot.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Troubleshoot Azure Backup Vault
 description: Symptoms, causes, and resolutions of the Azure Backup Vault related operations.
 ms.topic: troubleshooting
-ms.date: 07/18/2024
+ms.date: 07/16/2025
 ms.service: azure-backup
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
@@ -27,6 +27,10 @@ This article provides troubleshooting steps that help you resolve Azure Backup V
 
 **Resolution:** To resolve this error, assign the same or alternate User Identity to the Backup Vault and update the Backup Instance to use the new identity in latter case. Otherwise, enable the System Identity of the Backup Vault, update the Backup Instance and assign all the necessary roles to it. 
 
-## Next steps
+## Related content
+
+- [About Azure Backup Vault](create-manage-backup-vault.md).
+- [Create and delete Backup vaults](create-manage-backup-vault.md).
+- [Manage Backup vaults](manage-backup-vault.md).
+
 
-- [About Azure Backup Vault](create-manage-backup-vault.md)

articles/backup/backup-azure-sql-automation.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: SQL DB in Azure VM backup & restore via PowerShell
 description: Back up and restore SQL Databases in Azure VMs using Azure Backup and PowerShell.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 07/30/2024
+ms.date: 11/04/2024
 ms.assetid: 57854626-91f9-4677-b6a2-5d12b6a866e1 
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell, engagement-fy24
 ms.service: azure-backup

articles/backup/backup-mabs-release-notes-v3.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Release notes for Microsoft Azure Backup Server v3
 description: This article provides the information about the known issues and workarounds for Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) v3.
 ms.topic: release-notes
-ms.date: 07/30/2024
+ms.date: 07/16/2025
 ms.asset: 0c4127f2-d936-48ef-b430-a9198e425d81
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
@@ -141,3 +141,8 @@ If you're protecting Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, you need to install Visual
 ## Next steps
 
 [What's new in MABS](backup-mabs-whats-new-mabs.md)
+
+## Related content
+
+- [About offline backup](offline-backup-overview.md).
+- [About backing up datasources with System Center DPM](backup-azure-dpm-introduction.md).

articles/backup/create-manage-backup-vault.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Create and delete Backup vaults
 description: Learn how to create and delete the Backup vaults.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 06/23/2025
+ms.date: 07/16/2025
 ms.custom: references_regions
 ms.service: azure-backup
 author: jyothisuri
@@ -88,5 +88,6 @@ When there are no more items in the vault, select **Delete** on the vault dashbo
 
 ## Next steps
 
-- [Manage a Backup vault](manage-backup-vault.md)
-- [Configure backup on Azure PostgreSQL databases](backup-azure-database-postgresql.md#configure-backup-on-azure-postgresql-databases)
+- [Manage a Backup vault](manage-backup-vault.md).
+- [Troubleshoot Azure Backup Vault related operations](backup-azure-backup-vault-troubleshoot.md).
+- [Configure backup on Azure PostgreSQL databases](backup-azure-database-postgresql.md#configure-backup-on-azure-postgresql-databases).

articles/backup/disk-backup-troubleshoot.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Troubleshooting backup failures in Azure Disk Backup
 description: Learn how to troubleshoot backup failures in Azure Disk Backup
 ms.topic: troubleshooting
-ms.date: 07/30/2024
+ms.date: 08/27/2024
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
 # Customer intent: "As an IT administrator, I want to troubleshoot backup failures in Azure Disk Backup, so that I can ensure successful backup and restore operations for my organization's data."

articles/backup/manage-backup-vault.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Manage Backup vaults
 description: Learn how to manage the Backup vaults.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 06/23/2025
+ms.date: 07/16/2025
 ms.custom: references_regions
 ms.service: azure-backup
 author: jyothisuri
@@ -200,4 +200,5 @@ You can configure and manage azure monitor based alerts from the **Alerts** pane
 ## Related content
 
 - [Create a Backup vault using REST API](backup-azure-dataprotection-use-rest-api-create-update-backup-vault.md).
-- [Configure backup on Azure PostgreSQL databases](backup-azure-database-postgresql.md#configure-backup-on-azure-postgresql-databases)
+- [Troubleshoot Azure Backup Vault related operations](backup-azure-backup-vault-troubleshoot.md).
+- [Configure backup on Azure PostgreSQL databases](backup-azure-database-postgresql.md#configure-backup-on-azure-postgresql-databases).

articles/backup/modify-vm-policy-cli.md

@@ -3,14 +3,14 @@ title: Update the existing VM backup policy using CLI
 description: Learn how to update the existing VM backup policy using Azure CLI.
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurecli
-ms.date: 07/30/2024
+ms.date: 07/16/2025
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
 # Customer intent: As a system administrator, I want to update the VM backup policy using CLI commands, so that I can modify retention settings and ensure my virtual machines are backed up according to the latest requirements.
 ---
 # Update the existing VM backup policy using CLI
 
-You can use Azure CLI to update an existing VM backup policy. This article will explain how to export the existing policy to a JSON file, modify the file, and then use Azure CLI to update the policy with the modified policy.
+This article describes how to update an existing VM backup policy using Azure CLI. To modify the policy, export the policy to a JSON file, make the required updates in the file, and then use Azure CLI to apply the changes. You can also [modify the policy using the Azure portal](backup-azure-manage-vms.md#modify-backup-policy).
 
 ## Modify an existing policy
 

articles/backup/pre-backup-post-backup-scripts.md

@@ -2,13 +2,13 @@
 title: Using Pre-Backup and Post-Backup Scripts
 description: This article contains the procedure to specify pre-backup and post-backup scripts. Azure Backup Server (MABS).
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 07/30/2024
+ms.date: 07/16/2025
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
 # Customer intent: As a system administrator, I want to configure pre-backup and post-backup scripts in the backup environment, so that I can automate data preparation and post-processing tasks for better backup efficiency and data management.
 ---
 
-# Using pre-backup and post-backup scripts
+# Use pre-backup and post-backup scripts
 
 Applies to: Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS)
 
@@ -43,7 +43,9 @@ xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/2003/dls/ScriptingConfig.xsd">
 </ScriptConfiguration>
 ```
 
-To specify pre-backup and post-backup scripts
+## Specify pre-backup and post-backup scripts
+
+To specify pre-backup and post-backup scripts, follow these steps:
 
 1. On the protected computer, open the ScriptingConfig.xml file with an XML or text editor.
 
@@ -58,9 +60,15 @@ To specify pre-backup and post-backup scripts
    1. In the _PreBackupCommandLine_ tag, enter command-line parameters to be passed to the scripts, separated by spaces.
    1. In the _PostBackupScript_ tag, enter the path and script name.
    1. In the _PostBackupCommandLine_ tag, enter command-line parameters to be passed to the scripts, separated by spaces.
-   1. In the _TimeOut_ tag, enter the amount of time in minutes that MABS should wait after invoking a script before timing out and marking the script as failed.
+   1. In the `TimeOut` tag, enter the amount of time in minutes that MABS should wait after invoking a script before timing out and marking the script as failed.
 
 1. Save the ScriptingConfig.xml file.
 
 >[!Note]
 >MABS will suffix an additional Boolean (true/false) parameter to the post-backup script command, indicating the status of the MABS backup job.
+
+
+## Related content
+
+- [Azure Backup Server (MABS) V4 protection matrix](backup-mabs-protection-matrix.md).
+- [Back up file data with MABS](back-up-file-data.md).