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articles/azure-arc/servers/manage-automatic-vm-extension-upgrade.md

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title: Automatic Extension Upgrade (preview) for Azure Arc-enabled servers
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description: Learn how to enable the Automatic Extension Upgrade (preview) for your Azure Arc-enabled servers.
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ms.topic: conceptual
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ms.date: 11/04/2021
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ms.date: 11/06/2021
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# Automatic Extension Upgrade (preview) for Azure Arc-enabled servers
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A failed extension update is automatically retried. A retry is attempted every few days automatically without user intervention.
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## Upgrade process
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### Availability-first Updates
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How does the upgrade process work for an Arc-enabled server?
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The availability-first model for platform orchestrated updates ensures that availability configurations in Azure are respected across multiple availability levels.
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For a group of Arc-enabled servers undergoing an update, the Azure platform will orchestrate updates following the model described in the [Automation Extension Upgrade](../../virtual-machines/automatic-extension-upgrade.md#availability-first-updates). However, there are some notable differences between Arc-enabled servers and Azure VMs:
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**Across regions:**
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- Geo-paired regions is not applicable.
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- The success of an update is measured by tracking the health of a machine post update. Machine health is tracked through platform health indicators for the Arc-enabled server.
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**Within a region:**
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- Availability Zones are not applicable.
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- Machines are batched on a best effort basis to avoid concurrent updates for all machines registered with Arc-enabled servers in a subscription.
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## Supported extensions
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