Updated region and upgrade content

Author: haileytap

articles/search/media/search-how-to-upgrade/upgrade-panel.png

@@ -1,5 +1,5 @@
 ---
-title: Service Upgrade in the Azure portal
+title: Service Upgrade in the Azure Portal
 titleSuffix: Azure AI Search
 description: Learn how to upgrade your existing Azure AI Search service to high-capacity storage and processors in your region.
 manager: nitinme
@@ -8,7 +8,7 @@ ms.author: haileytapia
 ms.service: azure-ai-search
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.custom: references_regions
-ms.date: 04/02/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 ---
 
 # Upgrade your Azure AI Search service in the Azure portal
@@ -20,7 +20,7 @@ An upgrade brings older search services to the capabilities of new services crea
 For [eligible services](#upgrade-eligibility), an upgrade increases the [partition storage](#higher-storage-limits) and [vector index size](#higher-vector-limits) on the same tier at no extra cost.
 
 > [!TIP]
-> Looking for tier upgrade? You can now move up between Basic and Standard (S1, S2, and S3) tiers. For more information, see [Change your pricing tier](search-capacity-planning.md#change-your-pricing-tier).
+> Looking to [change your pricing tier](search-capacity-planning.md#change-your-pricing-tier)? You can now move up between Basic and Standard (S1, S2, and S3) tiers.
 
 This article describes how to upgrade your service in the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/). Alternatively, you can use the [Search Management REST APIs](/rest/api/searchmanagement/) to upgrade your service programmatically. For more information, see [Manage your search service using REST](search-manage-rest.md#upgrade-a-service).
 
@@ -36,7 +36,8 @@ To qualify for an upgrade, your service:
 
 > [!div class="checklist"]
 > + Must have been created before April 2024. Services created after April 2024 should already have higher capacity. To see when you created your service, [check your service creation date](#check-your-service-creation-or-upgrade-date).
-> + Must be in a region where higher capacity is enabled. Currently, service upgrades are available in the following regions:
+> + Must be in a region where higher capacity is enabled.
+> + Must be in one of the following regions:
 >   + East US
 >   + North Central US
 >   + West Central US
@@ -70,11 +71,11 @@ For [eligible services](#upgrade-eligibility), the following table compares the
 
 ## Check your service creation or upgrade date
 
-On the **Overview** page, you can view various metadata about your search service, including the **Create date (UTC)** and **Upgrade date (UTC)**. The date you created your service partially determines its [upgrade eligibility](#upgrade-eligibility).
+On the **Overview** page, you can view various metadata about your search service, including the **Create date (UTC)** and **Upgrade date (UTC)**.
 
 :::image type="content" source="media/search-how-to-upgrade/service-creation-upgrade-metadata.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the service creation and service upgrade dates in the Azure portal." border="true":::
 
-If an upgrade is available for your service, the **Upgrade** button becomes available. Otherwise, the button appears dimmed.
+The date you created your service partially determines its [upgrade eligibility](#upgrade-eligibility). If your service has never been upgraded, the **Upgrade date (UTC)** doesn't appear.
 
 ## Upgrade your service
 

articles/search/search-how-to-upgrade.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ms.author: heidist
 ms.service: azure-ai-search
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.custom: references_regions
-ms.date: 03/27/2025
+ms.date: 04/04/2025
 
 ---
 
@@ -42,36 +42,36 @@ AI service integration refers to internal connections to an Azure AI services mu
 
 | Region | AI service integration | Availability zones | Semantic ranker | Query rewrite |
 |--|--|--|--|--|
-| Brazil South​​ ​| ✅ |  | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Canada Central​​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Brazil South​​ ​| ✅ |  | ✅ |  |
+| Canada Central​​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
 | Canada East​​ ​|  |  | ✅ |  |
-| ​Central US​​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| East US​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| East US 2 ​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| ​Central US​​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
+| East US​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
+| East US 2 ​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
 | Mexico Central |  | ✅ |  |  |
 | North Central US​ ​| ✅ |  | ✅ |  |
-| South Central US​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| West US​​ | ✅ |  | ✅ | ✅ |
-| West US 2​ ​| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| West US 3​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| South Central US​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
+| West US​​ | ✅ |  | ✅ |  |
+| West US 2​ ​| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
+| West US 3​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
 | West Central US​ ​ | ✅ |  | ✅ |  |
 
 ### Europe
 
 | Region | AI service integration | Availability zones | Semantic ranker | Query rewrite |
 |--|--|--|--|--|
 | North Europe​ <sup>1</sup>​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| West Europe​​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| France Central​​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| West Europe​​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
+| France Central​​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
 | Germany West Central​ ​| ✅ | ✅ |  |  |
 | Italy North​​ |  | ✅ |  |  |
 | Norway East​​ | ✅ | ✅ |  |  |
 | Poland Central​​ |  |  |  |  |
 | Spain Central <sup>2</sup> |  | ✅ |  |  |
-| Sweden Central​​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Switzerland North​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Sweden Central​​ | ✅ | ✅ |  |  |
+| Switzerland North​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
 | Switzerland West​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
-| UK South​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| UK South​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
 | UK West​ ​|  |  | ✅ |  |
 
 <sup>1</sup> This region has capacity constraints on the following tiers: S2, S3, L1, and L2.
@@ -82,8 +82,8 @@ AI service integration refers to internal connections to an Azure AI services mu
 
 | Region | AI service integration | Availability zones | Semantic ranker | Query rewrite |
 |--|--|--|--|--|
-| Israel Central​ <sup>1</sup> |  | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Qatar Central​ <sup>1</sup> |  | ✅ | ✅ |  |
+| Israel Central​ <sup>1</sup> |  | ✅ |  |  |
+| Qatar Central​ <sup>1</sup> |  | ✅ |  |  |
 | UAE North​​ | ✅ | ✅ |  |  |
 
 <sup>1</sup> [Higher storage limits](search-limits-quotas-capacity.md#service-limits) aren't available in this region. If you want higher limits, choose a different region.
@@ -98,16 +98,16 @@ AI service integration refers to internal connections to an Azure AI services mu
 
 | Region | AI service integration | Availability zones | Semantic ranker | Query rewrite |
 |--|--|--|--|--|
-| Australia East​ ​| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Australia East​ ​| ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
 | Australia Southeast​​​ |  |  | ✅ |  |
-| East Asia​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| East Asia​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
 | Southeast Asia​​ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Central India | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Jio India West​​ | ✅ |  | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Central India | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
+| Jio India West​​ | ✅ |  | ✅ |  |
 | South India <sup>1</sup> |  | ✅ |  |  |
-| Japan East | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Japan West​ | ✅ |  | ✅ | ✅ |
-| Korea Central | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Japan East | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
+| Japan West​ | ✅ |  | ✅ |  |
+| Korea Central | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
 | Korea South​​ |  |  | ✅ |  |
 | Indonesia Central |  | ✅ |  |  |
 
@@ -117,9 +117,9 @@ AI service integration refers to internal connections to an Azure AI services mu
 
 | Region | AI service integration | Availability zones | Semantic ranker | Query rewrite |
 |--|--|--|--|--|
-| Arizona | ✅ |  | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Arizona | ✅ |  | ✅ |  |
 | Texas |  |  |  |  |
-| Virginia | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |
+| Virginia | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ |  |
 
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@@ -129,7 +129,7 @@ AI service integration refers to internal connections to an Azure AI services mu
 | China East 2 <sup>1</sup> | ✅ |  |  |  |
 | China East 3 |  |  |  |  |
 | China North |  |  |  |  |
-| China North 2 <sup>1</sup> |  |  | ✅ |  |
+| China North 2 <sup>1</sup> |  |  |  |  |
 | China North 3 |  | ✅ | ✅ |  |
 
 <sup>1</sup> [Higher storage limits](search-limits-quotas-capacity.md#service-limits) aren't available in this region. If you want higher limits, choose a different region.