Update hdinsight-release-notes-archive.md

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 # Archived release notes
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 ## Release Information
 
+### Release date: Jan 23, 2025
+
+Azure HDInsight periodically releases maintenance updates for delivering bug fixes, performance enhancements, and security patches ensuring you stay up to date with these updates guarantees optimal performance and reliability.
+
+This release note applies to
+
+:::image type="icon" source="./media/hdinsight-release-notes/yes-icon.svg" border="false"::: HDInsight 5.1 version.
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+:::image type="icon" source="./media/hdinsight-release-notes/yes-icon.svg" border="false"::: HDInsight 5.0 version.
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+:::image type="icon" source="./media/hdinsight-release-notes/yes-icon.svg" border="false"::: HDInsight 4.0 version. 
+
+HDInsight release will be available to all regions over several days. This release note is applicable for image number **2501080039**. [How to check the image number?](./view-hindsight-cluster-image-version.md)
+
+HDInsight uses safe deployment practices, which involve gradual region deployment. It might take up to 10 business days for a new release or a new version to be available in all regions.
+
+**OS versions**
+
+* HDInsight 5.1: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS Linux Kernel 5.4
+* HDInsight 5.0: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS Linux Kernel 5.4
+* HDInsight 4.0: Ubuntu 18.04.5 LTS Linux Kernel 5.4
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> Ubuntu 18.04 is supported under [Extended Security Maintenance(ESM)](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/linux-and-open-source-blog/canonical-ubuntu-18-04-lts-reaching-end-of-standard-support/ba-p/3822623) by the Azure Linux team for [Azure HDInsight July 2023](/azure/hdinsight/hdinsight-release-notes-archive#release-date-july-25-2023), release onwards. 
+
+For workload specific versions, see [HDInsight 5.x component versions](./hdinsight-5x-component-versioning.md).
+
+## New feature
+
+* MSI Based authentication for SQL Databases.
+  
+    HDInsight now offers Managed Identity for secure authentication with SQL databases in its clusters offerings. This enhancement provides a more secure mechanism for authentication. For more information see, [Use Managed Identity for SQL Database authentication in Azure HDInsight](./use-managed-identity-for-sql-database-authentication-in-azure-hdinsight.md).
+    
+   To use Managed Identity with SQL databases, follow these steps: 
+
+    * This feature isn't enabled by default. To enable it, submit a [support ticket](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Support/HelpAndSupportBlade/overview) with your subscription and region details.
+
+    * After the capability has been enabled, proceed to recreate the cluster.
+
+    > [!NOTE]
+    > Managed Identity is currently available only in public regions. It will be rolled out to other regions (Federal and China regions) in future releases. 
+
+## New Regions 
+
+* New Zealand North.
+
+## Reminder
+
+* HDInsight service transitioned to use standard load balancers for all its cluster configurations due to [deprecation announcement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/azure-basic-load-balancer-will-be-retired-on-30-september-2025-upgrade-to-standard-load-balancer#main) of Azure basic load balancer.
+
+  > [!NOTE]
+  > This change is available in all regions. Recreate your cluster to consume this change. For any assistance, contact [support](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Support/HelpAndSupportBlade/~/overview).
+
+  > [!IMPORTANT]
+  > When using your own Virtual Network (custom VNet) during cluster creation, be advised that the cluster creation won't succeed once this change is enabled. We recommend referring to the [migration guide to recreate the cluster](./load-balancer-migration-guidelines.md).
+  > For any assistance, contact [support](https://portal.azure.com/#blade/Microsoft_Azure_Support/HelpAndSupportBlade/overview).
+
+* [Basic and Standard A-series VMs Retirement](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/basic-and-standard-aseries-vms-on-hdinsight-will-retire-on-31-august-2024/).
+   * On August 31, 2024, we'll retire Basic and Standard A-series VMs. Before that date, you need to migrate your workloads to Av2-series VMs, which provide more memory per vCPU and faster storage on solid-state drives (SSDs).
+   * To avoid service disruptions, [migrate your workloads](https://aka.ms/Av1retirement) from Basic and Standard A-series VMs to Av2-series VMs before August 31, 2024.
+
+### :::image type="icon" border="false" source="./media/hdinsight-release-notes/clock.svg"::: Coming soon
+
+* Retirement Notifications for [HDInsight 4.0](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/azure-hdinsight-40-will-be-retired-on-31-march-2025-migrate-your-hdinsight-clusters-to-51) and  [HDInsight 5.0](https://azure.microsoft.com/updates/hdinsight5retire/).
+ 
+If you have any more questions, contact [Azure Support](https://ms.portal.azure.com/#view/Microsoft_Azure_Support/HelpAndSupportBlade/~/overview).
+
+You can always ask us about HDInsight on [Azure HDInsight - Microsoft Q&A](/answers/tags/168/azure-hdinsight).
+
+We're listening: You’re welcome to add more ideas and other topics here and vote for them - [HDInsight Ideas](https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/search/?q=HDInsight) and follow us for more updates on [AzureHDInsight Community](https://www.linkedin.com/groups/14313521/).
+
+> [!NOTE]
+> We advise customers to use to latest versions of HDInsight [Images](./view-hindsight-cluster-image-version.md) as they bring in the best of open source updates,  Azure updates, and security fixes. For more information, see, [Best practices](./hdinsight-overview-before-you-start.md).
+
 ### Release date: Oct 22, 2024
 
 > [!NOTE]