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articles/backup/back-up-hyper-v-virtual-machines-mabs.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Back up Hyper-V virtual machines with MABS
 description: This article contains the procedures for backing up and recovery of virtual machines using Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS).
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 01/16/2023
+ms.date: 03/01/2023
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
 ms.service: backup
@@ -161,12 +161,14 @@ To open the Recovery Wizard and recover a virtual machine, follow these steps:
 
 ## Restore an individual file from a Hyper-V VM 
 
-You can restore individual files from a protected Hyper-V VM recovery point. This feature is only available for Windows Server VMs. Restoring individual files is similar to restoring the entire VM, except you browse into the VMDK and find the file(s) you want, before starting the recovery process.
+You can restore individual files from a protected Hyper-V VM recovery point, both disk and online. This feature is only available for Windows Server VMs. Restoring individual files is similar to restoring the entire VM, except you browse into the VMDK and find the file(s) you want, before starting the recovery process.
 
 To recover an individual file or select files from a Windows Server VM, follow these steps:
 
 >[!Note]
->Restoring an individual file from a Hyper-V VM is available only for Windows VM and Disk Recovery Points. 
+> With MABS v4 and later, you can restore an individual file from a Hyper-V VM from both disk and online recovery points. The VM should be a Windows Server VM. 
+> 
+> Additionally, for item-level recovery from an online recovery point, ensure that the Hyper-V role is installed on the MABS Server, automatic mounting of volumes is enabled, and the VM VHD doesn't contain a dynamic disk. The item-level recovery for online recovery points works by mounting the VM recovery point using *iSCSI* for browsing, and only one VM can be mounted at a given time.
 
 1. On the MABS Administrator Console, select **Recovery** view. 
 
@@ -176,7 +178,11 @@ To recover an individual file or select files from a Windows Server VM, follow t
 
 1. On the **Recovery Points for** pane, use the calendar to select the date that contains the desired recovery point(s). Depending on how the backup policy has been configured, dates can have more than one recovery point. Once you've selected the day when the recovery point was taken, make sure you've chosen the correct **Recovery time**. If the selected date has multiple recovery points, choose your recovery point by selecting it in the Recovery time drop-down menu. Once you chose the recovery point, the list of recoverable items appears in the Path pane. 
 
-1. To find the files you want to recover, in the **Path** pane, double-click the item in the Recoverable item column to open it. Select the file, files, or folders you want to recover. To select multiple items, press the **Ctrl** key while selecting each item. Use the **Path** pane to search the list of files or folders appearing in the **Recoverable Item** column.**Search list below** doesn't search into subfolders. To search through subfolders, double-click the folder. Use the Up button to move from a child folder into the parent folder. You can select multiple items (files and folders), but they must be in the same parent folder. You can't recover items from multiple folders in the same recovery job. 
+1. To find the files you want to recover, in the **Path** pane, double-click the item in the Recoverable item column to open it.
+
+   If you use an online recovery point, wait until the recovery point is mounted. Once the mount is complete, select the *VM*, *VHD disk*, and the *volume* you want to restore until the files and folders are listed.
+
+   Select the file, files, or folders you want to recover. To select multiple items, press the **Ctrl** key while selecting each item. Use the **Path** pane to search the list of files or folders appearing in the **Recoverable Item** column.**Search list below** doesn't search into subfolders. To search through subfolders, double-click the folder. Use the Up button to move from a child folder into the parent folder. You can select multiple items (files and folders), but they must be in the same parent folder. You can't recover items from multiple folders in the same recovery job. 
 
     ![Screenshot shows how to review Recovery Selection in Hyper-v VM.](./media/back-up-hyper-v-virtual-machines-mabs/hyper-v-vm-rp-disk-ilr-2.png) 
 
@@ -194,6 +200,15 @@ To recover an individual file or select files from a Windows Server VM, follow t
 
 1. On the **Summary** screen, review your settings and select **Recover** to start the recovery process. The **Recovery status** screen shows the progression of the recovery operation. 
 
+>[!Tip]
+>You can perform item-level restore of online recovery points for Hyper-V VMs running Windows also from *Add external DPM Server* to recover VM files and folders quickly.
+
+>[!Note]
+>By default, *eight parallel recoveries* are supported. You can increase the number of parallel restore jobs by adding the following registry key:
+>**Key Path**: `HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Microsoft Data Protection Manager\Configuration\ MaxParallelRecoveryJobs`
+>- **32 Bit DWORD**: HyperV
+>- **Data**: `<number>`
+
 ## Next steps
 
 [Recover data from Azure Backup Server](./backup-azure-alternate-dpm-server.md)

articles/backup/backup-azure-backup-server-vmware.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Back up VMware VMs with Azure Backup Server
 description: In this article, learn how to use Azure Backup Server to back up VMware VMs running on a VMware vCenter/ESXi server.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 01/18/2023
+ms.date: 03/03/2023
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
 ms.service: backup
@@ -12,9 +12,6 @@ ms.custom: engagement-fy23
 
 This article describes how to back up VMware VMs running on VMware ESXi hosts/vCenter Server to Azure using Azure Backup Server (MABS).
 
->[!Note]
->With MABS v3 Update Rollup 2 release, you can now back up VMware 7.0 VMs as well.
-
 ## VMware VM protection workflow
 
 To protect VMware VM using Azure Backup you need to:
@@ -45,6 +42,7 @@ MABS provides the following features when backing up VMware virtual machines:
 
 | MABS versions | Supported VMware VM versions for backup |
 | --- | --- |
+| MABS v4     | VMware server 8.0, 7.0, 6.7, or 6.5 (Licensed version) |
 | MABS v3 UR2 | VMware server 7.0, 6.7, 6.5, or 6.0 (Licensed Version) |
 | MABS v3 UR1 | VMware server 6.7, 6.5, 6.0, or 5.5 (Licensed Version) |
 
@@ -60,6 +58,7 @@ Before you start backing up a VMware virtual machine, review the following list
 - MABS can't protect VMware VMs with pass-through disks and physical raw device mappings (pRDM).
 - MABS can't detect or protect VMware vApps.
 - MABS can't protect VMware VMs with existing snapshots.
+- MABS v4 doesn't support the *DataSets* feature for VMware 8.0.
 
 ## Before you start
 
@@ -435,9 +434,9 @@ You can modify the number of jobs by using the registry key as shown below (not
 > [!NOTE]
 > You can modify the number of jobs to a higher value. If you set the jobs number to 1, replication jobs run serially. To increase the number to a higher value, you must consider the VMware performance. Consider the number of resources in use and additional usage required on VMWare vSphere Server, and determine the number of delta replication jobs to run in parallel. Also, this change will affect only the newly created protection groups. For existing protection groups you must temporarily add another VM to the protection group. This should update the protection group configuration accordingly. You can remove this VM from the protection group after the procedure is completed.
 
-## VMware vSphere 6.7 and 7.0
+## VMware vSphere 6.7, 7.0, and 8.0
 
-To back up vSphere 6.7 and 7.0, follow these steps:
+To back up vSphere 6.7, 7.0, and 8.0, follow these steps:
 
 - Enable TLS 1.2 on the MABS Server
 
@@ -470,9 +469,6 @@ Windows Registry Editor Version 5.00
 
 With MABS V3 UR1 (and later), you can exclude the specific disk from VMware VM backup. The configuration script **ExcludeDisk.ps1** is located in the `C:\Program Files\Microsoft Azure Backup Server\DPM\DPM\bin folder`.
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> This feature is applicable for MABS V3 UR1 (and later).
-
 To configure the disk exclusion, follow these steps:
 
 ### Identify the VMware VM and disk details to be excluded

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

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Back up SQL Server by using Azure Backup Server
 description: In this article, learn the configuration to back up SQL Server databases by using Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS).
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 01/16/2023
+ms.date: 03/01/2023
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
 ms.service: backup
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) provides backup and recovery for SQL Server
 
 ## Supported scenarios
 
-- MABS v3 UR2 supports SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (FCI) using Cluster Shared Volume (CSV).
+- MABS v3 UR2, MABS v4, or later supports SQL Server Failover Cluster Instance (FCI) using Cluster Shared Volume (CSV).
 - Protection of SQL Server FCI with Storage Spaces Direct on Azure, and SQL Server FCI with Azure shared disks is supported with this feature. The DPM server must be deployed in the Azure Virtual Machine to protect the SQL FCI instance, deployed on the Azure VMs.
 - A SQL Server Always On availability group with theses preferences:
   - Prefer Secondary
@@ -99,9 +99,8 @@ To protect SQL Server databases in Azure, first create a backup policy:
 
     ![Screenshot shows how to set up disk allocation in MABS.](./media/backup-azure-backup-sql/pg-storage.png)
 
-    By default, MABS creates one volume per data source (SQL Server database). The volume is used for the initial backup copy. In this configuration, Logical Disk Manager (LDM) limits MABS protection to 300 data sources (SQL Server databases). To work around this limitation, select **Co-locate data in DPM Storage Pool**. If you use this option, MABS uses a single volume for multiple data sources. This setup allows MABS to protect up to 2,000 SQL Server databases.
-
-    If you select **Automatically grow the volumes**, then MABS can account for the increased backup volume as the production data grows. If you don't select **Automatically grow the volumes**, then MABS limits the backup storage to the data sources in the protection group.
+   *Total data size* is the size of the data you want to back up, and disk space to be provisioned on DPM is the space that MABS recommends for the protection group. DPM chooses the ideal backup volume based on the settings. However, you can edit the backup volume choices in the disk allocation details. For the workloads, select the preferred storage in the dropdown menu. The edits change the values for *Total Storage* and *Free Storage* in the **Available Disk Storage** pane. *Underprovisioned space* is the amount of storage that DPM suggests you add to the volume for continuous smooth backups.
+    
 1. If you're an administrator, you can choose to transfer this initial backup **Automatically over the network** and choose the time of transfer. Or choose to **Manually** transfer the backup. Then select **Next**.
 
     ![Screenshot shows how to choose a replica-creation method in MABS.](./media/backup-azure-backup-sql/pg-manual.png)