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2 | 2 | title: MABS (Azure Backup Server) V4 protection matrix |
3 | 3 | description: This article provides a support matrix listing all workloads, data types, and installations that Azure Backup Server v4 protects. |
4 | | -ms.date: 07/17/2025 |
| 4 | +ms.date: 02/10/2026 |
5 | 5 | ms.topic: reference |
6 | 6 | ms.service: azure-backup |
7 | 7 | ms.custom: linux-related-content, engagement-fy24 |
@@ -48,9 +48,9 @@ The following sections details the protection support matrix for MABS: |
48 | 48 |
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49 | 49 | | **Workload** | **Version** | **Azure Backup Server installation** | **Supported Azure Backup Server** | **Protection and recovery** | |
50 | 50 | | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | ---------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------ | |
51 | | -| Hyper-V host - MABS protection agent on Hyper-V host server, cluster, or VM | Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2012 | Physical server <br><br> Hyper-V virtual machine <br><br> VMware virtual machine | V4 | Protect: Virtual machines, cluster shared volumes (CSVs) <br><br> Recover: Virtual machine, Item-level recovery of files and folders available only for Windows, volumes, virtual hard drives | |
| 51 | +| Hyper-V host - MABS protection agent on Hyper-V host server, cluster, or VM | Windows Server 2022, 2019, 2016, 2012 R2, 2012 | Physical server <br><br> Hyper-V virtual machine <br><br> VMware virtual machine | V4 | Protect: Virtual machines, cluster shared volumes (CSVs) <br><br> Recover: Virtual machine, Item-level recovery of files and folders available only for Windows, volumes, virtual hard drives <br><br> Note that Item Level Recovery isn't supported for Virtual Machine volumes that have BitLocker enabled. | |
52 | 52 | | Azure Local | V1, 20H2, 21H2, 22H2, and 23H2 | Physical server <br><br> Hyper-V / Azure Local virtual machine <br><br> VMware virtual machine | V4 | Protect: Virtual machines, cluster shared volumes (CSVs) <br><br> Recover: Virtual machine, Item-level recovery of files and folders available only for Windows, volumes, virtual hard drives <br><br> Recovery of Arc VMs is supported in a limited capacity in Azure Local, version 23H2. [Learn more](back-up-azure-stack-hyperconverged-infrastructure-virtual-machines.md). | |
53 | | -| VMware VMs | VMware server 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0 (Licensed Version) | Hyper-V virtual machine <br><br> VMware virtual machine | V4 | Protect: VMware VMs on cluster-shared volumes (CSVs), NFS, and SAN storage <br><br> Recover: Virtual machine, Item-level recovery of files and folders available only for Windows, volumes, virtual hard drives <br><br> VMware vApps aren't supported. <br><br> vSphere 8.0 DataSets feature isn't supported for backup. | |
| 53 | +| VMware VMs | VMware server 6.5, 6.7, 7.0, 8.0 (Licensed Version) | Hyper-V virtual machine <br><br> VMware virtual machine | V4 | Protect: VMware VMs on cluster-shared volumes (CSVs), NFS, and SAN storage <br><br> Recover: Virtual machine, Item-level recovery of files and folders available only for Windows, volumes, virtual hard drives <br><br> Note that Item Level Recovery isn't supported for Virtual Machine volumes that have BitLocker enabled. <br><br> VMware vApps aren't supported. <br><br> vSphere 8.0 DataSets feature isn't supported for backup. | |
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55 | 55 | >[!NOTE] |
56 | 56 | > MABS doesn't support backup of virtual machines with pass-through disks or those that use a remote VHD. We recommend that in these scenarios you use guest-level backup using MABS, and install an agent on the virtual machine to back up the data. |
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