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articles/azure-change-tracking-inventory/media/create-data-collection-rule/deployment-success-expanded.png

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Quickstart - Enable Azure Change Tracking and Inventory for single and multiple machines from the portal
 description: In this quickstart, learn how to enable Azure Change Tracking and Inventory for single and multiple machines from the portal.
 services: automation
-ms.date: 12/03/2025
+ms.date: 12/09/2025
 ms.topic: quickstart
 #Customer intent: As a customer, I want to enable Azure Change Tracking and Inventory so that I can further use the CTI services.
 ms.service: azure-change-tracking-inventory
@@ -98,10 +98,6 @@ To enable Azure CTI for multiple Azure VMs using portal, follow these steps:
    > [!NOTE]
    > You can enable CTI on up to 250 virtual machines at a time.
 
-1. On the **Enable Change Tracking** pane, select the banner at the top of the pane, **Click here to try new change tracking and inventory with Azure Monitor Agent (AMA) experience**.
-
-   :::image type="content" source="media/create-data-collection-rule/enable-change-tracking-multiple-virtual-machines-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing how to select enable change tracking for multiple Virtual Machines from the portal." lightbox="media/create-data-collection-rule/enable-change-tracking-multiple-virtual-machines-expanded.png":::
-
 1. On the **Enable Change Tracking** pane, you can view the list of machines that are enabled, ready to be enabled and the ones that you can't enable. You can use the filters to select the **Subscription**, **Location**, and **Resource groups**. You can select a maximum of three resource groups.
 
    :::image type="content" source="media/create-data-collection-rule/change-tracking-status-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the status of multiple VMs." lightbox="media/create-data-collection-rule/change-tracking-status-expanded.png":::

articles/azure-change-tracking-inventory/media/create-data-collection-rule/deployment-success-inline.png

@@ -67,9 +67,9 @@ Find your Azure Web PubSub service from **Azure portal**. Navigate to **Identity
 
 ## Test your configuration with live demo
 
-1. Open this [Event Hubs Consumer Client](https://awpseventlistenerdemo.z13.web.core.windows.net/eventhub-consumer/index.html) web app, input the Event Hubs connection string to connect to an event hub as a consumer. If you get the Event Hubs connection string from an Event Hubs namespace resource instead of an event hub instance, then you need to specify the event hub name. This event hub consumer client is connected with the mode that only reads new events; the events published before aren't seen here. You can change the consumer client connection mode to read all the available events in the production environment.
+1. Open this [Event Hubs Consumer Client](https://aka.ms/awps/event-listener-demo/eventhub-consumer) web app, input the Event Hubs connection string to connect to an event hub as a consumer. If you get the Event Hubs connection string from an Event Hubs namespace resource instead of an event hub instance, then you need to specify the event hub name. This event hub consumer client is connected with the mode that only reads new events; the events published before aren't seen here. You can change the consumer client connection mode to read all the available events in the production environment.
 
-1. Use this [WebSocket Client](https://awpseventlistenerdemo.z13.web.core.windows.net/webpubsub-client/websocket-client.html) web app to generate client events. If you've configured to send system event `connected` to that event hub, you should be able to see a printed `connected` event in the Event Hubs consumer client after connecting to Web PubSub service successfully. You can also generate a user event with the app.
+1. Use this [WebSocket Client](https://aka.ms/awps/event-listener-demo/websocket-client) web app to generate client events. If you've configured to send system event `connected` to that event hub, you should be able to see a printed `connected` event in the Event Hubs consumer client after connecting to Web PubSub service successfully. You can also generate a user event with the app.
    :::image type="content" source="media/howto-develop-event-listener/eventhub-consumer-connected-event.png" alt-text="Screenshot of a printed connected event in the Event Hubs consumer client app.":::
    :::image type="content" source="media/howto-develop-event-listener/web-pubsub-client-specify-event-name.png" alt-text="Screenshot showing the area of the WebSocket client app to generate a user event.":::
 

articles/azure-change-tracking-inventory/quickstart-monitor-changes-collect-inventory-azure-change-tracking-inventory.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Delete a Microsoft Azure Recovery Services vault 
 description: In this article, learn how to remove dependencies and then delete an Azure Backup Recovery Services vault.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 11/18/2025
+ms.date: 12/09/2025
 ms.service: azure-backup
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-mallicka
@@ -82,7 +82,9 @@ To delete a vault, follow these steps:
       
 - <a id="portal-delete-backup-servers">**Step 5:**</a> Delete Backup Servers
 
-  1. Go to the vault dashboard menu > **Backup Infrastructure** > **Protected Servers**. In Protected Servers, select the server to unregister. To delete the vault, you must unregister all the servers. Right-click each protected server and select **Unregister**.
+Before deleting the vault, ensure that all on-premises backup servers are unregistered from the vault. To unregister the servers, perform the following steps based on your on-premises scenario:
+
+  1. Go to the vault dashboard menu > **Backup Infrastructure** > **Protected Servers**. In Protected Servers, select the backup management type from the list. To delete the vault, you must unregister all the servers. On the selected backup management pane, select the **more icon ( ... )** corresponding to each protected server and select **Unregister**.
 
   1. **MARS protected servers**: Go to the vault dashboard menu -> **Backup Infrastructure** -> **Protected Servers**. If you've MARS protected servers, then all servers listed here must be deleted along with their backup data. [Follow these steps](#delete-protected-items-on-premises) to delete MARS protected servers.
 

articles/azure-web-pubsub/howto-develop-event-listener.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Troubleshoot monitoring issues for Azure Backup
 description: Learn how to troubleshoot monitoring issues for Azure Backup.
 ms.topic: troubleshooting
-ms.date: 12/30/2024
+ms.date: 12/09/2025
 ms.service: azure-backup
 ms.custom: engagement-fy24
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
@@ -40,4 +40,5 @@ Learn [about the best practices for Azure Monitor alerts](/azure/azure-monitor/b
 
 ## Next steps
 
-[Common questions about backup monitoring alert](backup-azure-monitor-alert-faq.yml)
+- [Common questions about backup monitoring alert](backup-azure-monitor-alert-faq.yml).
+- [Manage Azure Monitor based alerts for Azure Backup](backup-azure-monitoring-alerts.md).

articles/backup/backup-azure-delete-vault.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Manage Azure Monitor based alerts for Azure Backup
 description: Learn about the new and improved alerting capabilities via Azure Monitor and the process to configure Azure Monitor.
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 07/03/2025
+ms.date: 12/09/2025
 ms.service: azure-backup
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-mallicka
@@ -263,4 +263,5 @@ To configure the same, run the following commands:
    ```
 
 ## Next steps
-Learn more about [Azure Backup monitoring and reporting](monitoring-and-alerts-overview.md).
+- Learn more about [Azure Backup monitoring and reporting](monitoring-and-alerts-overview.md).
+- [Troubleshoot monitoring issues for Azure Backup](backup-azure-monitor-troubleshoot.md).

articles/backup/backup-azure-monitor-troubleshoot.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Back up SQL Server databases to Azure 
 description: This article explains how to back up SQL Server to Azure. The article also explains SQL Server recovery.
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 04/23/2025
+ms.date: 12/09/2025
 author: AbhishekMallick-MS
 ms.author: v-mallicka
 # Customer intent: "As a database administrator, I want to implement SQL Server backups to Azure, so that I can ensure reliable data recovery and minimize downtime in case of data loss."
@@ -18,6 +18,9 @@ ms.author: v-mallicka
 
 To view the backup and restore scenarios that we support today, see the [support matrix](sql-support-matrix.md#scenario-support).
 
+>[!Note]
+>Private Preview for Snapshot based backup is now available! Snapshot based backup will help you backup large sized databases in a performant way and will also ensure faster restores from instant restore tier. To enroll in the private preview or know more about the feature, reach out to [email protected].
+
 ## Backup process
 
 This solution leverages the SQL native APIs to take backups of your SQL databases.

articles/backup/backup-azure-monitoring-alerts.md

@@ -116,7 +116,7 @@ If you'd like to trigger a restore on the healthy SQL instances, do the followin
 
 | Error message | Possible causes | Recommended actions |
 |---|---|---|
-| Backup file manipulation operations (such as ALTER DATABASE ADD FILE) and encryption changes on a database must be serialized. | The following are the cases where this error code might surface:<br><ul><li>Adding or dropping files to a database while a backup is happening.</li><li>Shrinking files while database backups are happening.</li><li>A database backup by another backup product configured for the database is in progress and a backup job is triggered by Azure Backup extension.</li></ul>| Disable the other backup product to resolve the issue.
+| Backup file manipulation operations (such as ALTER DATABASE ADD FILE) and encryption changes on a database must be serialized. | The following are the cases where this error code might surface:<br><ul><li>Adding or dropping files to a database while a backup is happening.</li><li>Shrinking files while database backups are happening.</li><li>A database backup by another backup product configured for the database is in progress and a backup job is triggered by Azure Backup extension.</li><li>Another Azure Backup job may be in progress.</li></ul>| Disable the other backup product to resolve the issue. In case there is any other Azure Backup job in progress, wait for its completion.
 
 
 ### UserErrorSQLPODoesNotExist

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

@@ -104,7 +104,10 @@ sections:
           Can I use Azure Site Recovery for SQL machine as well as Azure SQL database backup on the same machine?
         answer: |
           Yes. Azure Site Recovery will trigger a *copy-only full backup* while taking the *application consistent snapshot* on the VM not to truncate the logs. [Learn more](../site-recovery/site-recovery-sql.md#combining-bcdr-technologies-with-site-recovery).   
-
+      - question: |
+          What happens if I rename the SQL Server VM at the OS level? Will backups and restores still work?
+        answer: |
+          Renaming the VM at the OS level is supported. Azure Backup for SQL Server relies on the Azure Resource URI and SQL Server instance registration, not the OS hostname. Backups will continue to work as long as the Azure Backup Plugin can connect to the SQL Server instance. 
   - name: Manage
     questions:
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