Deploy updates now and track results with Azure Update Manager

To install one-time updates on a single VM:

1. Sign in to the Azure portal.

2. On Update Manager > Overview, select your subscription and select One-time update to install updates.

   

3. Select Install now to proceed with the one-time updates:

   • Install one-time updates: Select Add machine to add the machine for deploying one time.
   • Select resources: Choose the machine and select Add.

4. On the Updates pane, specify the updates to include in the deployment. For each product, select or clear all supported update classifications and specify the ones to include in your update deployment.

   If your deployment is meant to apply only for a select set of updates, it's necessary to clear all the preselected update classifications when you configure the Inclusion/exclusion updates described in the following steps. This action ensures only the updates you've specified to include in this deployment are installed on the target machine.

   Note

   • Selected Updates shows a preview of OS updates that you can install based on the last OS update assessment information available. If the OS update assessment information in Update Manager is obsolete, the actual updates installed would vary. Especially if you've chosen to install a specific update category, where the OS updates applicable might vary as new packages or KB IDs might be available for the category.
   • Update Manager doesn't support driver updates.

   • Select Include update classification. Select the appropriate classifications that must be installed on your machines.

     

   • Select Include KB ID/package to include in the updates. You can add multiple KB IDs and package names. When you add KB ID/package name, the next row appears. The package can have both name and version. . For example, use 3103696 or 3134815. For Windows, you can refer to the MSRC webpage to get the details of the latest Knowledge Base release. For supported Linux distros, you specify a comma separated list of packages by the package name, and you can include wildcards. For example, use kernel*, glibc, or libc=1.0.1. Based on the options specified, Update Manager shows a preview of OS updates under the Selected Updates section.

   • To exclude updates that you don't want to install, select Exclude KB ID/package. We recommend selecting this option because updates that aren't displayed here might be installed, as newer updates might be available. You can exclude multiple KB IDs and package names.

   • To ensure that the updates published are on or before a specific date, select Include by maximum patch publish date. Select the date and select Add > Next.

     

5. On the Properties pane, specify the reboot and maintenance window:

   • Use the Reboot option to specify the way to handle reboots during deployment. The following options are available:
     • Reboot if required
     • Never reboot
     • Always reboot
   • Use Maximum duration (in minutes) to specify the amount of time allowed for updates to install. The maximum limit supported is 235 minutes. Consider the following details when you specify the window:
     • It controls the number of updates that must be installed.
     • New updates continue to install if the maintenance window limit is approaching.
     • In-progress updates aren't terminated if the maintenance window limit is exceeded.
     • Any remaining updates that aren't yet installed aren't attempted. We recommend that you reevaluate the maintenance window if this issue is consistently encountered.
     • If the limit is exceeded on Windows, it's often because of a service pack update that's taking a long time to install.

6. After you're finished configuring the deployment, verify the summary in Review + install and select Install.

1. Sign in to the Azure portal.

2. On Update Manager > Machine, select your subscription, select your machine, and select One-time update to install updates.

3. Select Install now to proceed with installing updates.

4. On the Install one-time updates page, the selected machine appears. Choose the machine, select Next, and follow the procedure from step 4 listed in From Overview pane of Install updates on a single VM.

   A notification informs you when the activity starts, and another tells you when it's finished. After it's successfully finished, you can view the installation operation results in History. You can view the status of the operation at any time from the Azure activity log.

1. Select your virtual machine and the virtual machines | Updates page opens.
2. Under Operations, select Updates.
3. In Updates, select Go to Updates using Azure Update Manager.
4. In Updates, select One-time update to install the updates.
5. In Install one-time updates page, the selected machine appears. Choose the machine, select Next and follow the procedure from step 4 listed in From Overview blade of Install updates on single VM.

1. Sign in to the Azure portal.

2. On Update Manager > Overview, select your subscription and select One-time update > Install now to install updates.

   

3. On the Install one-time updates pane, you can select the resources and machines to install the updates.

4. On the Machines page, you can view all the machines available in your subscription. You can also use Add machine to add the machines for deploying one-time updates. You can add up to 20 machines. Choose Select all and select Add.

Machines displays a list of machines for which you can deploy a one-time update. Select Next and follow the procedure from step 6 listed in From Overview pane of Install updates on a single VM.

1. Sign in to the Azure portal and go to Azure Update Manager.

2. Go to Machines, select your subscription, and choose your machines. You can choose Select all to select all the machines.

3. Select One-time update > Install now to deploy one-time updates.

4. On the Install one-time updates pane, you can select the resources and machines to install the updates.

5. On the Machines page, you can view all the machines available in your subscription. You can also select by using Add machine to add the machines for deploying one-time updates. You can add up to 20 machines. Choose Select all and select Add.

Machines displays a list of machines for which you want to deploy a one-time update. Select Next and follow the procedure from step 6 listed in From Overview pane of Install updates on a single VM.