Azure Updates - Latest from Azure Charts

Generally Available: Azure Update Manager

Sat, 21 Sep 2024 00:00:00 Z

Centrally govern and manage OS updates to Azure VMs and Arc-enabled Serversat scale
Update Type: GA, Services: Virtual Machines, Update Manager, Categories:

Automated Patching retirement and replacement with Azure Update Manager

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 07:00:00 Z

Effective Sept 15th, 2027, we will be retiring the Automated Patching feature and replacing it with Azure Update Manager. This decision was made after careful consideration, and we believe it will lead to a more streamlined and efficient process for manag
Update Type: GA, Services: Virtual Machines, Update Manager, Categories: Features, Retirements

Generally Available: Automated Patching retirement and replacement with Azure Update Manager

Thu, 19 Sep 2024 00:00:00 Z

Automated Patching retirement and replacement with Azure Update Manager.
Update Type: GA, Services: Update Manager, Categories: Features

Azure Update Manager to support CIS hardened images among other images

Fri, 19 Jul 2024 08:01:54 Z

What’s coming in by end of July 2024: Azure Update Manager will add support for 35 CIS hardened images. This is the first time that Update Management product in Azure is supporting CIS hardened images. Apart from CIS hardened images, Azure Update Manager will also add support for 59 other images to unblock Automation Update Management migrations to Azure Update Manager. What’s coming in September: After this release, another batch of 30 images will be added support for. Please refer to the article below to check the details of which images will be supported. Below 35 CIS images will be supported by Azure Update Manager by end of July 2024. Please note Publisher for all these images is center-for-internet-security-inc. Offer Plan cis-windows-server cis-windows-server2016-l1-gen1 cis-windows-server2019-l1-gen1 cis-windows-server2019-l1-gen2 cis-windows-server2019-l2-gen1 cis-windows-server2022-l1-gen2 cis-windows-server2022-l2-gen2 cis-windows-server2022-l1-gen1 cis-windows-server-2022-l1 cis-windows-server-2022-l1 cis-windows-server-2022-l1-gen2 cis-windows-server-2022-l2 cis-windows-server-2022-l2 cis-windows-server-2022-l2-gen2 cis-windows-server-2019-v1-0-0-l1 cis-ws2019-l1 cis-windows-server-2019-v1-0-0-l2 cis-ws2019-l2 cis-windows-server-2016-v1-0-0-l1 cis--l1 cis-windows-server-2016-v1-0-0-l2 cis-ws2016-l2 cis-windows-server-2012-r2-v2-2-1-l2 cis-ws2012-r2-l2 cis-rhel9-l1 cis-rhel9-l1 cis-rhel9-l1-gen2 cis-rhel-8-l1 cis-rhel-8-l2 cis-rhel8-l2 cis-rhel-7-l2 cis-rhel7-l2 cis-rhel cis-redhat8-l1-gen1 cis-redhat8-l2-gen1 cis-redhat7-l1-gen1 cis-redhat9-l1-gen2 cis-redhat9-l1-gen1 cis-ubuntu-linux-2204-l1 cis-ubuntu-linux-2204-l1 cis-ubuntu-linux-2204-l1-gen2 cis-ubuntu-linux-2004-l1 cis-ubuntu2004-l1 cis-ubuntu-linux-1804-l1 cis-ubuntu1804-l1 cis-ubuntu cis-ubuntu1804-l1 cis-ubuntulinux2004-l1-gen1 cis-ubuntulinux2204-l1-gen1 cis-ubuntulinux2204-l1-gen2
Update Type: Announcement, Services: Update Manager, Categories: Security, Management

Generally available: Automation Update Management to Azure Update Manager migration tool

Fri, 10 May 2024 06:35:55 Z

Azure Automation Update Management will be deprecated on 31st August 2024 as the Log Analytics agent it uses, also known as the Microsoft Monitoring Agent (MMA), will be retired. Therefore, if you are using the Azure Automation Update Management solution, we recommend that you move to Azure Update Manager before 31st August 2024. Follow the guidance to move your machines and schedules from Automation Update Management to Azure Update Manager. Methods to move from Automation Update Management to Azure Update Manager: First Method: Using automated migration tool (GA): This provides a minimal click, automated way to move resources. This tool migrates machines and schedules at an automation account level. You can click on “Migrate Now” from the deprecation banner in the portal and subsequently select an automation account. The tool will list all resources in the selected automation account that need to be moved. You can view details of the resources that need to be moved. Post that, it is a 3-step process as also shown in the screenshot below. Learn more. Step 1: Prerequisites: Onboard Non-Azure machines on to Azure Arc: Arc connectivity is a prerequisite for Azure Update Manager and hence you need to onboard all non-Azure machines on to Azure Arc. Create user managed identity: Download and run a PowerShell script locally on the machine to create user managed identity with necessary permissions to carry out the migration process. Step 2: “Migrate Now” button: It imports MigrateToAzureUpdateManager runbook into your automation account and then you can run the script. It moves all machines and schedules from Automation Update Management to Azure Update Manager. Step 3: “Run clean up script” button: It imports clean up script DeboardFromAutomationUpdateManagement into your automation account and you can run it to deboard resources from Automation Update Management. Second Method: Using automated migration scripts: You can move resources usin
Update Type: GA, Services: Automation, Azure Monitor, Update Manager, Categories: Management, Retirements

Generally Available: Azure Update Manager

Thu, 21 Sep 2023 00:00:00 Z

Azure Update Manager, previously known as Update Management Center, is now generally available.
Update Type: GA, Services: Update Manager, Categories: Management