Release notes for Azure Arc-enabled VM extensions

For Azure Arc-enabled machines, two extensions are installed. For more information, see How Update Manager works

The Azure Arc-enabled VM extensions receive improvements on an ongoing basis. To stay up to date with the most recent developments, this article provides you with the information about:

• The latest releases
• Known issues
• Bug fixes

Fixed

• Improvement in error message to make troubleshooting easier

  • Current error message: An internal error occurred while processing the operation.
  • New error message: Windows update API threw an exception while assessing the machine for available updates. HResult: 0x80004005

  Note

  The HResult could be different, based on the issue.

• Fixed an issue where at times the extension status is stuck in Creating state. Then the assessment or install updates job fails with the following error: Extension failed during enable. Extension Enable command timed out.

• Fixed an issue where although the updates are installed and reboot is completed within the maintenance window, still the operation is stuck in InProgress state and completes the maintenance window end time with the following error message: Maintenance window exceeded. Could not complete patching process within window specified.

To be updated as and when future versions are released.

• How Update Manager works
• Prerequisites of Update Manager
• View updates for a single machine.
• Deploy updates now (on-demand) for a single machine.
• Enable periodic assessment at scale using policy.
• Manage update settings via the portal.
• Manage multiple machines by using Update Manager.