Summary
This article describes an important update to Azure Backup for Microsoft Azure Recovery Services (MARS) Agent version to 2.0.9266.0, that is used both by Microsoft Azure Backup and the Microsoft Azure Site Recovery service to transport data to Azure.
Important improvements
This update contains the following improvements:
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Add support for saving passphrase to Key Vault in Microsoft Azure Government and Microsoft Azure Operated by 21Vianet sovereign clouds.
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Remove requirement for security pin when MARS is installed and registered for the first time in a machine.
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Fix errors in offline seeding for customer owned disks in azurebackupofflineseeding tool.
Important:
Deprecation of File Catalog based item level recovery for DPM and MABS.
The following versions of System Center Data Protection Manager (DPM) and Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) use an outdated File Catalog based item level recovery. With MARS 2.0.9266.0, the File Catalog is replaced with a faster iSCSI-based item level recovery, and you need to update your DPM or MABS installation to support iSCSI-based item level recovery.
If you are using any of the older versions of DPM or MABS listed below and upgrade to MARS 2.0.9266.0, you will see a dialog blocking item level recovery from online recovery points.
It is recommended that you upgrade your DPM and MABS installation to the recommended version before installing MARS 2.0.9266.0. Once you upgrade, item level recovery of existing recovery points will also be supported via iSCSI.
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Unsupported Version with MARS 2.0.9266.0 |
Recommended Upgrade before installing MARS 2.0.9266.0 |
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Microsoft Azure Backup Server V1 (all Update Rollups) |
Microsoft Azure Backup Server v3 Upgrade Rollup 2 Hotfix with MARS agent 2.0.9266.0. |
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Microsoft Azure Backup Server V2 (all Update Rollups) |
Microsoft Azure Backup Server v3 Upgrade Rollup 2 Hotfix with MARS agent 2.0.9266.0. |
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Microsoft Azure Backup Server V3 (Upgrade Rollup 2 and below) |
Microsoft Azure Backup Server v3 Upgrade Rollup 2 Hotfix with MARS agent 2.0.9266.0. |
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System Center Data Protection Manager 2012 (all Update Rollups) |
System Center Data Protection Manager 2016 Update Rollup 10 Hotfix with MARS agent 2.0.9266.0. |
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System Center Data Protection Manager 2016 (Update Rollup 10 and below) |
System Center Data Protection Manager 2016 Update Rollup 10 Hotfix with MARS agent 2.0.9266.0. |
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System Center Data Protection Manager 2019 (Update Rollup 3 and below) |
System Center Data Protection Manager 2019 Update Rollup 5 with MARS agent 2.0.9266.0. |
Note: MABS V1, V2, and DPM 2012 are out of support. It is recommended that you upgrade them to the recommended version.
Update information
Download information
To apply this update, download and install the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services agent from the Microsoft Download Center.
Note The version for this update of Microsoft Azure Recovery Services agent is 2.0.9266.0.
For more information about how to download Microsoft support files, see the following Microsoft Knowledge Base article:
119591 How to obtain Microsoft support files from online services
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Applying the update to multiple servers
Perform the following steps to update multiple servers from the Azure portal
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Download the installer for the update from the link in this section.
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Navigate to the Recovery Services Vault where your servers are registered.
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On the left-side Settings blade, select Backup Infrastructure in the Manage section.
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Select Protected Servers under Management Servers, and then select Azure Backup Agent as the Backup Management Type.
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On the blade that appears, select a server for which the agent version is earlier than 2.0.9266.0.
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On the server detail blade, select Connect. This will download a Remote Desktop Connection file that you can use to connect to the server, copy the downloaded agent to the server, and then update it.
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After you finish updating, you can select other servers that have agent versions that are earlier than 2.0.9266.0, and update the agents on those servers.
Restart information
If you are using Windows Server 2008 (SP2 and R2 SP1, any SKU), you have to restart the computer after you apply this update. Users that have installed MARS Agent on other Windows Server versions don’t have to restart the computer after they apply this update.
Prerequisites
If you use System Center Data Protection Manager (SC DPM) or Microsoft Azure Backup Server (MABS) ensure that you are on the latest Update Rollup for the product.
Note
Windows Server 2008 and 2008 R2 are at end of support. Please plan to update these servers to newer operating systems to ensure backup support with the upcoming versions of MARS.
