Merge pull request #188157 from dannyevers/63648-pricing

63648-pricing

Author: jborsecnik

articles/marketplace/TOC.yml

@@ -229,6 +229,8 @@
         href: azure-vm-faq.yml
       - name: VM certification troubleshooting
         href: azure-vm-certification-faq.yml
+    - name: Update pricing
+      href: azure-vm-plan-manage.md
   - name: Consulting services offer
     items: 
     - name: Plan the offer

articles/marketplace/azure-vm-plan-manage.md

@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+---
+title: Update core sizes for an Azure virtual machine offer
+description: Update the core VM size for a virtual machine offer on Azure Marketplace.
+ms.service: marketplace 
+ms.subservice: partnercenter-marketplace-publisher
+ms.topic: how-to
+author: iqshahmicrosoft
+ms.author: iqshah
+ms.date: 02/10/2022
+---
+
+# Update core sizes for an Azure virtual machine offer
+
+Complete these steps when you are notified that new core sizes are now supported.
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> These steps apply regardless of the selected price entry option (free, flate rate, per core, per core size, per market and core size) and must be completed within the timeframe specified in the notification from Microsoft. Otherwise, we’ll publish the new core sizes at the price that we calculate for you.
+
+1. Sign in to [Partner Center](https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2166002).
+1. On the Home page, select the **Marketplace offers** tile.
+
+    [ ![Illustrates the Marketplace offers tile on the Partner Center Home page.](./media/workspaces/partner-center-home.png) ](./media/workspaces/partner-center-home.png#lightbox)
+
+1. On the **Overview** page, select your VM offer.
+1. On the **Offer overview** page, under **Plan overview**, select a plan within your offer.
+1. In the left-nav, select **Pricing and availability**.
+1. Do one of the following:
+    - If either the _Per core size_ or _Per market and core size_ price entry options are used, under **Pricing**, verify the price and make any necessary adjustments for the new core sizes that have been added.
+    - If your price entry option is set to _Free_, _Flat rate_, or _Per core_, go to step 6.
+1. Select **Save draft** and then select **Review and publish**.  After the offer is republished, the new core sizes will be available to your customers at the prices that you have set.

articles/marketplace/azure-vm-plan-overview.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.subservice: partnercenter-marketplace-publisher
 ms.topic: how-to
 author: iqshahmicrosoft
 ms.author: iqshah
-ms.date: 12/07/2021
+ms.date: 02/10/2022
 ---
 
 # Create plans for a virtual machine offer
@@ -126,22 +126,23 @@ Some things to consider when selecting a pricing option:
 - Microsoft suggests using a flat rate pricing for software solutions.
 - Prices are fixed, so once the plan is published the prices cannot be adjusted. However, if you would like to reduce prices for your VM offers you can open a [support ticket](support.md).
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Occasionally, Microsoft expands the list of supported core sizes available. When this occurs, we will notify you and request that you take action on your offer within a specified timeframe. If you do not review your offer within the timeframe specified, we’ll publish the new core sizes at the price that we have calculated for you. For details about updating core sizes, see [Update core size for an Azure virtual machine offer](azure-vm-plan-manage.md).
+
 ### Free Trial
 
 You can offer a one-month, three-month, or six-month **Free Trial** to your customers.
 
 ### Plan visibility
 
-You can design each plan to be visible to everyone or only to a preselected audience. Assign memberships in this restricted audience by using Azure tenant IDs, subscription IDs, or both.
+You can design each plan to be visible to everyone or only to a preselected private audience.
 
 **Public**: Your plan can be seen by everyone.
 
-**Private**: Make your plan visible only to a preselected audience. After it's published as a private plan, you can update the audience or change it to public. After you make a plan public, it must remain public. It can't be changed back to a private plan.
-
-Assign the audience that will have access to this private plan using *Azure tenant IDs*, *subscription IDs*, or both. Optionally, include a **Description** of each Azure tenant ID or subscription ID that you assign. Add up to 10 subscription IDs and tenant IDs manually or import a CSV spreadsheet if more than 10 IDs are required. For a published offer, select **Sync private audience** for the changes to the private audience to take effect automatically without needing to republish the offer.
+**Private**: Make your plan visible only to a preselected audience. After it's published as a private plan, you can update the private audience or change it to public. After you make a plan public, it must remain public. It can't be changed back to a private plan. If the plan is private, you can specify the private audience that will have access to this plan using *Azure tenant IDs*, *subscription IDs*, or both. Optionally, include a **Description** of each Azure tenant ID or subscription ID that you assign. Add up to 10 subscription IDs and tenant IDs manually or import a CSV spreadsheet if more than 10 IDs are required. For a published offer, select **Sync private audience** for the changes to the private audience to take effect automatically without needing to republish the offer.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> A private or restricted audience is different from the preview audience that you defined on the **Preview** pane. A preview audience can access your offer *before* it's published live to Azure Marketplace. Although the private audience choice applies only to a specific plan, the preview audience can view all private and public plans for validation purposes.
+> A private audience is different from the preview audience that you defined on the **Preview audience** pane. A preview audience can access and view all private and public plans for validation purposes before it's published live to Azure Marketplace. A private audience can only access the specific plans that they are authorized to have access to once the offer is live.
 
 Private offers are not supported with Azure subscriptions established through a reseller of the Cloud Solution Provider program (CSP).