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articles/azure-vmware/set-up-backup-server-for-azure-vmware-solution.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Set up Azure Backup Server for Azure VMware Solution
 description: Set up your Azure VMware Solution environment to back up virtual machines using Azure Backup Server.
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.service: azure-vmware
-ms.date: 03/01/2023
+ms.date: 04/20/2023
 ---
 
 # Set up Azure Backup Server for Azure VMware Solution
@@ -37,7 +37,7 @@ This article helps you prepare your Azure VMware Solution environment to back up
 
 ## Limitations
 
-- •	If you're using *Azure Backup Server V3*, then you must install [Update Rollup 2](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/update-rollup-2-for-microsoft-azure-backup-server-v3-350de164-0ae4-459a-8acf-7777dbb7fd73). New installations from the Azure portal now use *Azure Backup Server V4* that supports vSphere, version *6.5* to *8.0*.
+- If you're using *Azure Backup Server V3*, then you must install [Update Rollup 2](https://support.microsoft.com/topic/update-rollup-2-for-microsoft-azure-backup-server-v3-350de164-0ae4-459a-8acf-7777dbb7fd73). New installations from the Azure portal now use *Azure Backup Server V4* that supports vSphere, version *6.5* to *8.0*.
 - You can't back up user snapshots before the first Azure Backup Server backup. After Azure Backup Server finishes the first backup, then you can back up user snapshots.
 - Azure Backup Server can't protect VMware vSphere VMs with pass-through disks and physical raw device mappings (pRDMs).
 - Azure Backup Server can't detect or protect VMware vSphere vApps.
@@ -228,7 +228,8 @@ If you downloaded the software package to a different server, copy the files to
 1. Once extracted, select the option to **Execute setup.exe** and then select **Finish**.
 
 > [!TIP]
-> You can also locate the setup.exe file from the folder where you extracted the software package.
+>- You can also locate the setup.exe file from the folder where you extracted the software package.
+>- To use your own SQL Server instance, ensure that you're using the supported SQL Server versions - SQL Server 2022 and 2019.
 
 ### Install the software package
 

articles/backup/backup-azure-backup-faq.yml

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ metadata:
   description: 'Answers to common questions about'
   ms.topic: faq
   ms.service: backup
-  ms.date: 03/01/2023
+  ms.date: 04/20/2023
   author: jyothisuri
   ms.author: jsuri
 
@@ -127,6 +127,8 @@ sections:
           Windows Server 2016 64 bit | Standard, Datacenter, Essentials | With the latest service packs/updates.
           Windows Storage Server 2016 64 bit | Standard, Workgroup | With the latest service packs/updates.
           Windows Storage Server 2012 R2 64 bit | Standard, Workgroup, Essential | With the latest service packs/updates.
+          Windows Server 2012 R2 64 bit | Standard, Datacenter, Foundation | With the latest service packs/updates.
+          Windows Server 2012 64 bit | Datacenter, Foundation, Standard | With the latest service packs/updates.
           Windows Storage Server 2012 64 bit | Standard, Workgroup | With the latest service packs/updates.
           
           

articles/backup/backup-mabs-install-azure-stack.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Install Azure Backup Server on Azure Stack
 description: In this article, learn how to use Azure Backup Server to protect or back up workloads in Azure Stack.
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 03/01/2023
+ms.date: 04/20/2023
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
 ---
@@ -310,16 +310,19 @@ Once you know the state of the Azure connectivity and of the Azure subscription,
 
 If your machine has limited internet access, ensure that firewall settings on the machine or proxy allow the following URLs and IP addresses:
 
-* URLs
-  * `www.msftncsi.com`
-  * `*.Microsoft.com`
-  * `*.WindowsAzure.com`
-  * `*.microsoftonline.com`
-  * `*.windows.net`
-  * `www.msftconnecttest.com`
-* IP addresses
-  * 20.190.128.0/18
-  * 40.126.0.0/18
+- **URLs**
+  - `www.msftncsi.com`
+  - `*.Microsoft.com`
+  - `*.WindowsAzure.com`
+  - `*.microsoftonline.com`
+  - `*.windows.net`
+  - `www.msftconnecttest.com`
+  - `*.blob.core.windows.net`
+  - `*.queue.core.windows.net`
+  - `*.blob.storage.azure.net`
+- **IP addresses**
+  - `20.190.128.0/18`
+  - `40.126.0.0/18`
 
 
 Once connectivity to Azure is restored to the Azure Backup Server, the Azure subscription state determines the operations that can be performed. Once the server is **Connected**, use the table in [Network connectivity](backup-mabs-install-azure-stack.md#network-connectivity) to see the available operations.

articles/backup/backup-mabs-protection-matrix.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: MABS (Azure Backup Server) V4 protection matrix
 description: This article provides a support matrix listing all workloads, data types, and installations that Azure Backup Server v4 protects.
-ms.date: 03/01/2023
+ms.date: 04/20/2023
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: backup
 author: jyothisuri
@@ -38,7 +38,7 @@ The following sections details the protection support matrix for MABS:
 | **Workload**               | **Version**                                                  | **Azure Backup Server   installation**                       | **Azure Backup Server** | **Protection and recovery**                                  |
 | -------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------ | --------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ |
 | Client computers (64-bit) | Windows 11, Windows 10                                                  | Physical  server  <br><br>    Hyper-V virtual machine   <br><br>   VMware virtual machine | V4 UR2                            | Volume,  share, folder, files, deduped volumes   <br><br>   Protected volumes must be NTFS. FAT and FAT32 aren't supported.  <br><br>    Volumes must be at least 1 GB. Azure Backup Server uses Volume Shadow Copy  Service (VSS) to take the data snapshot and the snapshot only works if the  volume is at least 1 GB. |
-| Servers  (64-bit)          | Windows  Server 2022, 2019, 2016 <br /><br />(Including Windows Server Core edition)                   | Azure  virtual machine (when workload is running as Azure virtual machine)  <br><br>    Physical server  <br><br>    Hyper-V virtual machine <br><br>     VMware virtual machine  <br><br>    Azure Stack | V4                            | Volume,  share, folder, file <br><br>    Deduped  volumes (NTFS only) <br><br>   System  state and  bare metal  (Not  supported when workload is running as Azure virtual machine) |
+| Servers  (64-bit)          | Windows  Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012, 2012 R2  <br /><br />(Including Windows Server Core edition)                   | Azure  virtual machine (when workload is running as Azure virtual machine)  <br><br>    Physical server  <br><br>    Hyper-V virtual machine <br><br>     VMware virtual machine  <br><br>    Azure Stack | V4                            | Volume,  share, folder, file <br><br>    Deduped  volumes (NTFS only) <br><br>   System  state and  bare metal  (Not  supported when workload is running as Azure virtual machine). <br><br> To protect Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, install Visual C++ 2015 on the protected server. |
 | SQL  Server                | SQL  Server 2022, 2019, 2017, 2016 and [supported SPs](https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search?alpha=SQL%20Server%202016), 2014 and supported [SPs](https://support.microsoft.com/lifecycle/search?alpha=SQL%20Server%202014) | Physical  server  <br><br>     Hyper-V virtual machine   <br><br>     VMware  virtual machine  <br><br>   Azure virtual machine (when workload is running as Azure virtual machine)  <br><br>     Azure Stack | V4                            | All  deployment scenarios: database       <br><br>    SQL database, stored on the Cluster Shared Volume and ReFS volumes.       <br><br>     MABS doesn't support SQL Server databases hosted on Scale-Out File Servers (SOFS). <br><br>   MABS can't protect SQL server Distributed Availability Group (DAG) or Availability Group (AG), where the role name on the failover cluster is different than the named AG on SQL.       |
 | Exchange                   | Exchange  2019, 2016                                         | Physical  server   <br><br>   Hyper-V virtual machine  <br><br>      VMware  virtual machine  <br><br>   Azure Stack  <br><br>    Azure virtual machine (when workload is running as Azure virtual machine) | V4                            | Protect  (all deployment scenarios): Standalone Exchange server, database under a  database availability group (DAG)  <br><br>    Recover (all deployment scenarios): Mailbox, mailbox databases under a DAG    <br><br>  Backup of Exchange over ReFS is supported with MABS v3 UR1 |
 | SharePoint                 | SharePoint  2019, 2016 with latest SPs                       | Physical  server  <br><br>    Hyper-V virtual machine <br><br>    VMware  virtual machine  <br><br>   Azure virtual machine (when workload is running as Azure virtual machine)   <br><br>   Azure Stack | V4                            | Protect  (all deployment scenarios): Farm, frontend web server content  <br><br>    Recover (all deployment scenarios): Farm, database, web application, file, or  list item, SharePoint search, frontend web server  <br><br>    Protecting a SharePoint farm that's using the SQL Server 2012  Always On feature for the content databases isn't supported. |

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: conceptual
-ms.date: 03/01/2023
+ms.date: 04/20/2023
 ms.asset: 0c4127f2-d936-48ef-b430-a9198e425d81
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
@@ -14,14 +14,17 @@ This article provides the known issues and workarounds for Microsoft Azure Backu
 
 ## MABS V4 known issues and workarounds 
 
-Currently, there are no known issues with MABS V4. 
+If you're protecting Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2, you need to install Visual C++ redistributable 2015 manually on the protected server. You can download [Visual C++ Redistributable for Visual Studio 2015 from Official Microsoft Download Center](https://www.microsoft.com/en-in/download/details.aspx?id=48145).
 
 ## MABS V3 known issues and workarounds
 
 ### Backup and recovery fails for clustered workloads
 
 **Description:** Backup/restore fails for clustered data sources such as Hyper-V cluster or SQL cluster (SQL Always On) or Exchange in database availability group (DAG) after upgrading MABS V2 to MABS V3.
 
+>[!Note] 
+>This issue is fixed in MABS V4.
+
 **Work around:** To prevent this, open SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)) and run the following SQL script on the DPM DB:
 
 ```sql

articles/backup/backup-support-matrix-mabs-dpm.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: MABS & System Center DPM support matrix
 description: This article summarizes Azure Backup support when you use Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) or System Center DPM to back up on-premises and Azure VM resources.
-ms.date: 03/01/2023
+ms.date: 04/20/2023
 ms.topic: conceptual
 author: jyothisuri
 ms.author: jsuri
@@ -23,9 +23,7 @@ MABS is based on System Center DPM and provides similar functionality with a few
 - For both MABS and DPM, Azure provides long-term backup storage. In addition, DPM allows you to back up data for long-term storage on tape. MABS doesn't provide this functionality.
 - [You can back up a primary DPM server with a secondary DPM server](/system-center/dpm/back-up-the-dpm-server). The secondary server will protect the primary server database and the data source replicas stored on the primary server. If the primary server fails, the secondary server can continue to protect workloads that are protected by the primary server, until the primary server is available again.  MABS doesn't provide this functionality.
 
-You can download MABS from the [Microsoft Download Center](https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=57520). It can be run on-premises or on an Azure VM.
-
-https://go.microsoft.com/fwLink/?LinkId=626082
+You can download MABS from the [Microsoft Download Center](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=57520). It can be run on-premises or on an Azure VM.
 
 DPM and MABS support backing up a wide variety of apps, and server and client operating systems. They provide multiple backup scenarios:
 
@@ -104,7 +102,7 @@ You can deploy MABS on an Azure Stack VM so that you can manage backup of Azure
 **.NET Framework on MABS** | The MABS VM needs .NET Framework 4.5 or later installed on it.
 **MABS domain** | The MABS VM must be joined to a domain. A domain user with admin privileges must install MABS on the VM.
 **Azure Stack VM data backup** | You can back up files, folders, and apps.
-**Supported backup** | These operating systems are supported for VMs that you want to back up:<br/><br/>  Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 20016
+**Supported backup** | These operating systems are supported for VMs that you want to back up:<br/><br/>  Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows Server 20016, Windows Server 2012, Windows Server 2012 R2
 **SQL Server support for Azure Stack VMs** | Back up SQL Server 2022, SQL Server 2019, SQL Server 2017, SQL Server 2016 (SPs), and SQL Server 2014 (SPs).<br/><br/> Back up and recover a database.
 **SharePoint support for Azure Stack VMs** | SharePoint 2019, SharePoint 2016 with latest SPs.<br/><br/> Back up and recover a farm, database, front end, and web server.
 **Network requirements for backed up VMs** | All VMs in Azure Stack workload must belong to the same virtual network and belong to the same subscription.

articles/backup/microsoft-azure-backup-server-protection-v3.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: What Azure Backup Server V3 RTM can back up
 description: This article provides a protection matrix listing all workloads, data types, and installations that Azure Backup Serve V3 RTM protects.
-ms.date: 03/02/2023
+ms.date: 04/20/2023
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: backup
 author: jyothisuri
@@ -61,7 +61,7 @@ The following matrix lists what can be protected with Azure Backup Server V3 RTM
 |Hyper-V host - MABS protection agent on Hyper-V host server, cluster, or VM|Windows Server 2012 R2 - Datacenter and Standard|Physical server<br /><br />On-premises Hyper-V virtual machine|V3, V2|Protect: Hyper-V computers, cluster shared volumes (CSVs)<br /><br />Recover: Virtual machine, Item-level recovery of files and folder, volumes, virtual hard drives|
 |Hyper-V host - MABS protection agent on Hyper-V host server, cluster, or VM|Windows Server 2012 - Datacenter and Standard|Physical server<br /><br />On-premises Hyper-V virtual machine|V3, V2|Protect: Hyper-V computers, cluster shared volumes (CSVs)<br /><br />Recover: Virtual machine, Item-level recovery of files and folder, volumes, virtual hard drives|
 |VMware VMs|VMware vCenter/vSphere ESX/ESXi  Licensed Version 5.5/6.0/6.5 |Physical server, <br/>On-premises Hyper-V VM, <br/> Windows VM in VMware|V3, V2|VMware VMs on cluster-shared volumes (CSVs), NFS, and SAN storage<br /> Item-level recovery of files and folders is available only for Windows VMs, VMware vApps are not supported.|
-|VMware VMs|[VMware vSphere Licensed version 6.7, 7.0, and 8.0](backup-azure-backup-server-vmware.md#vmware-vsphere-67-70-and-80) |Physical server, <br/>On-premises Hyper-V VM, <br/> Windows VM in VMware|V3|VMware VMs on cluster-shared volumes (CSVs), NFS, and SAN storage<br /> Item-level recovery of files and folders is available only for Windows VMs, VMware vApps are not supported.|
+|VMware VMs|[VMware vSphere Licensed version 6.7, 7.0](backup-azure-backup-server-vmware.md#vmware-vsphere-67-70-and-80) |Physical server, <br/>On-premises Hyper-V VM, <br/> Windows VM in VMware|V3|VMware VMs on cluster-shared volumes (CSVs), NFS, and SAN storage<br /> Item-level recovery of files and folders is available only for Windows VMs, VMware vApps are not supported.|
 |Linux|Linux running as [Hyper-V](back-up-hyper-v-virtual-machines-mabs.md) or [VMware](backup-azure-backup-server-vmware.md) guest|Physical server, <br/>On-premises Hyper-V VM, <br/> Windows VM in VMware|V3, V2|Hyper-V must be running on Windows Server 2012 R2 or Windows Server 2016. Protect: Entire virtual machine<br /><br />Recover: Entire virtual machine <br/><br/> Only file-consistent snapshots are supported. <br/><br/> For a complete list of supported Linux distributions and versions, see the article, [Linux on distributions endorsed by Azure](../virtual-machines/linux/endorsed-distros.md).|
 
 ### Operating systems and applications at end of support