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Update for Azure Backup for Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent

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Summary

This article describes an update for the Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent that is used both by Microsoft Azure Backup and the Microsoft Azure Site Recovery service to transport data to Azure. This update of the agent contains the following new features and some reliability fixes. 

Extended retention range

Microsoft Azure Backup provides a retention range of no more than 120 recovery points. This translates to a maximum of 120 days with one recovery point per day. This update flexes this limit, and backups can now be scheduled at a weekly frequency. Even with the 120-day recovery point limit, users can keep recovery points for up to nine years if a recovery point is configured one time in four weeks.

Agent registration flow

Microsoft Azure Recovery Services Agent must be installed on the server to be protected, and the server has to be registered to a backup vault that was created on the portal. A self-signed certificate was required to register the server. This update improves this experience by letting the user download the vault credentials from the portal instead of by creating a certificate and then uploading it to the portal.

Note This enhancement is not yet supported for Data Protection Manager (DPM) server registration with Azure. DPM will continue to work with the certificates until further update.

Support for Windows Server 2012 R2 CORE SKUs

Support for Windows Server 2012 R2 CORE SKUs has been added to the agent. You can use this version of the agent together with the Microsoft Azure Site Recovery service to protect virtual machines that are running on Windows Server 2012 R2 CORE SKU and Microsoft Hyper V Server 2012 R2 into Azure.

Notes about this update
  • You can use the agent to run the "Backup of files and folders only" feature on the following operating systems:
    • Windows Server 2008 R2 (all GUI-based editions)
    • Windows Server 2012 (all GUI-based editions)
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 (all GUI-based editions) 
  • You can use the agent to replicate virtual machines to Microsoft Azure only on the following operating system:
    • Windows Server 2012 R2 (all editions, both GUI and non-GUI)

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Update information

This update is available for download from the Microsoft Download Center.

Prerequisites

For Microsoft System Center Data Protection Manager, the following updates have to be installed for Azure backup to work seamlessly:
  • For System Center 2012 Data Protection Manager Service Pack 1, install update 2966012 .
  • For System Center 2012 R2 Data Protection Manager, install update 2966014 .

Restart information

You do not have to restart the computer after you apply this update.

File information

The English version of this update has the file attributes (or later file attributes) that are listed in the following table. The dates and times for these files are listed in Coordinated Universal Time (UTC). When you view the file information, it is converted to local time. To find the difference between UTC and local time, use the Time Zone tab in the Date and Time item in Control Panel.

File nameFile versionFile sizeDateTimePlatform
Cbpsetup.exe2.0.8689.029,37608-Sep-201410:57x64
Cloudsharedinfra.dll2.0.8689.087,24008-Sep-201410:57x86
Cloudutils.dll2.0.8689.0475,84808-Sep-201410:58x86
Interop.taskscheduler.dll2.0.0.056,05627-Aug-201415:14x86
Lkrhdpm.dll2.0.8689.086,20808-Sep-201410:57x64
Managedsetup.exe2.0.8689.0755,90408-Sep-201410:58x86
Managedsetup.exe.configNot applicable16927-Aug-201414:40Not applicable
Microsoft.vc110.crt.manifestNot applicable54327-Aug-201414:40Not applicable
Msvcp110.dll11.0.51106.1661,45627-Aug-201414:40x64
Msvcr110.dll11.0.51106.1849,36027-Aug-201414:40x64
Muauth_mini.cabNot applicable7,69927-Aug-201414:40Not applicable
Nativemethods.dll2.0.8689.087,24008-Sep-201410:57x86
Traceprovider.dll2.0.8689.059,07208-Sep-201410:57x64
Tracewrapper.dll2.0.8689.087,74408-Sep-201410:57x64
Watsonintegrator.dll2.0.8689.087,23208-Sep-201410:57x64
Wizardframework.dll2.0.8689.0270,53608-Sep-201410:58x86

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Article Info
Article ID : 2997692
Revision : 1
Created on : 1/7/2017
Published on : 10/17/2014
Exists online : False
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