Merge pull request #10232 from mbifeld/main

AB#8392: Updated migration date for Serial Console

Author: ryanberg-aquent

support/azure/virtual-machines/linux/serial-console-linux.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ms.service: azure-virtual-machines
 ms.collection: linux
 ms.tgt_pltfrm: vm-linux
 ms.workload: infrastructure-services
-ms.date: 09/10/2025
+ms.date: 11/20/2025
 ms.author: mbifeld
 ---
 
@@ -92,7 +92,7 @@ By default, all subscriptions have serial console access enabled. You can disabl
 > There's a known issue where Azure Serial Console might fail to connect when a custom boot diagnostics storage account has firewall restrictions when using the [az serial-console](/cli/azure/serial-console) command. To avoid connectivity issues, use Serial Console in the Azure Portal.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> By the end of 2025, Azure Serial Console will no longer utilize boot diagnostics storage accounts for establishing a connection. No customer action is required for this change. This change doesn't affect serial logs or screenshots.
+> In 2026, Azure Serial Console will no longer utilize boot diagnostics storage accounts for establishing a connection. No customer action is required for this change. This change doesn't affect serial logs or screenshots.
 
 Serial Console uses the storage account configured for boot diagnostics in its connection workflow. When a firewall is enabled on this storage account, the Serial Console service IPs must be added as exclusions. To do this, follow these steps:
 

support/azure/virtual-machines/windows/serial-console-windows.md

@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.service: azure-virtual-machines
 ms.collection: windows
 ms.tgt_pltfrm: vm-windows
 ms.workload: infrastructure-services
-ms.date: 10/16/2025
+ms.date: 11/20/2025
 ms.author: jarrettr
 ms.reviewer: mbifeld
 ms.custom: sap:Cannot connect to my VM
@@ -146,7 +146,7 @@ By default, all subscriptions have serial console access enabled. You can disabl
 > There's a known issue where Azure Serial Console might fail to connect when a custom boot diagnostics storage account has firewall restrictions when using the [az serial-console](/cli/azure/serial-console) command. To avoid connectivity issues, use Serial Console in the Azure Portal.
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]
-> By the end of 2025, Azure Serial Console will no longer utilize boot diagnostics storage accounts for establishing a connection. No customer action is required for this change. This change doesn't affect serial logs or screenshots.
+> In 2026, Azure Serial Console will no longer utilize boot diagnostics storage accounts for establishing a connection. No customer action is required for this change. This change doesn't affect serial logs or screenshots.
 
 Serial Console uses the storage account configured for boot diagnostics in its connection workflow. When a firewall is enabled on this storage account, the Serial Console service IPs must be added as exclusions. To do this, follow these steps: