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This script helps you to install the latest MARS agent on your on-premises Windows server.
Sample script
<#
.SYNOPSIS
Sets MARS agent
.DESCRIPTION
Sets MARS agent
.ROLE
Administrators
#>
Set-StrictMode -Version 5.0
$ErrorActionPreference = "Stop"
Try {
$agentPath = $env:TEMP + '\MARSAgentInstaller.exe'
Invoke-WebRequest -Uri 'https://aka.ms/azurebackup_agent' -OutFile $agentPath
& $agentPath /q | out-null
$env:PSModulePath = (Get-ItemProperty -Path 'HKLM:\System\CurrentControlSet\Control\Session Manager\Environment' -Name PSModulePath).PSModulePath
$azureBackupModuleName = 'MSOnlineBackup'
$azureBackupModule = Get-Module -ListAvailable -Name $azureBackupModuleName
if ($azureBackupModule) {
$true
}
else {
$false
}
}
Catch {
if ($error[0].ErrorDetails) {
throw $error[0].ErrorDetails
}
throw $error[0]
}
Next steps
Learn more about how to use PowerShell to deploy and manage on-premises backups using MARS agent.