Merge pull request #177976 from SnehaGunda/alwaysencrypted

Linking to PITR limitations from backup migration doc

Author: v-lmcdonald

articles/cosmos-db/migrate-continuous-backup.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Azure Cosmos DB currently supports a one-way migration from periodi
 author: SnehaGunda
 ms.service: cosmos-db
 ms.subservice: cosmosdb-sql
-ms.date: 10/04/2021
+ms.date: 10/28/2021
 ms.author: sngun
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.reviewer: sngun
@@ -26,7 +26,7 @@ The following are the key reasons to migrate into continuous mode:
 > [!NOTE]
 > The migration capability is one-way only and it's an irreversible action. Which means once you migrate from periodic mode to continuous mode, you can’t switch back to periodic mode.
 >
-> You can migrate an account to continuous backup mode only if the following conditions are true:
+> You can migrate an account to continuous backup mode only if the following conditions are true. Also checkout the [point in time restore limitations](continuous-backup-restore-introduction.md#current-limitations) before migrating your account:
 >
 > * If the account is of type SQL API or API for MongoDB.
 > * If the account has a single write region.

articles/cosmos-db/restore-account-continuous-backup.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Learn how to identify the restore time and restore a live or delete
 author: kanshiG
 ms.service: cosmos-db
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 07/29/2021
+ms.date: 11/02/2021
 ms.author: govindk
 ms.reviewer: sngun
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell
@@ -89,6 +89,18 @@ After initiating a restore operation, select the **Notification** bell icon at t
 
 :::image type="content" source="./media/restore-account-continuous-backup/track-restore-operation-status.png" alt-text="The status of restored account changes from creating to online when the operation is complete." border="true" lightbox="./media/restore-account-continuous-backup/track-restore-operation-status.png":::
 
+### Get the restore details from the restored account
+
+After the restore operation completes, you may want to know the source account name from which you restored or the restore time. In some cases, the source account may be deleted and you can get these details from the restored account.
+
+Use the following steps to get the restore details from Azure portal:
+
+1. Sign into the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/) and navigate to the restored account.
+
+1. Navigate to the **Export template** pane. It opens a JSON template, corresponding to the restored account.
+
+1. The **resources** > **properties** > **restoreParameters** object contains the restore details. The **restoreTimestampInUtc** gives you the time at which the account was restored and the **databasesToRestore** shows the database and container from which the account was restored.
+
 ## <a id="restore-account-powershell"></a>Restore an account using Azure PowerShell
 
 Before restoring the account, install the [latest version of Azure PowerShell](/powershell/azure/install-az-ps?view=azps-6.2.1&preserve-view=true) or version higher than 6.2.0. Next connect to your Azure account and select the required subscription with the following commands:
@@ -148,6 +160,14 @@ Restore-AzCosmosDBAccount `
 
 ```
 
+### Get the restore details from the restored account
+
+Import the `Az.CosmosDB` module and run the following command to get the restore details:
+
+```azurepowershell
+Get-AzCosmosDBAccount -ResourceGroupName MyResourceGroup -Name MyCosmosDBDatabaseAccount 
+```
+
 ### <a id="enumerate-sql-api"></a>Enumerate restorable resources for SQL API
 
 The enumeration cmdlets help you discover the resources that are available for restore at various timestamps. Additionally, they also provide a feed of key events on the restorable account, database, and container resources.
@@ -311,6 +331,14 @@ The simplest way to trigger a restore is by issuing the restore command with nam
 
    ```
 
+### Get the restore details from the restored account
+
+Run the following command to get the restore details. The restoreTimestamp will be under the restoreParameters object:
+
+```azurecli-interactive
+az cosmosdb show --name MyCosmosDBDatabaseAccount --resource-group MyResourceGroup
+```
+
 ### <a id="enumerate-sql-api"></a>Enumerate restorable resources for SQL API
 
 The enumeration commands described below help you discover the resources that are available for restore at various timestamps. Additionally, they also provide a feed of key events on the restorable account, database, and container resources.