Merge pull request #280153 from SnehaSudhirG/05July-AUMUpdates

Updated docs - what's New, mcm, patching sql

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articles/update-manager/guidance-migration-azure.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: Patching guidance overview for Microsoft Configuration Manager to A
 author: snehasudhirG
 ms.service: azure-update-manager
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 04/19/2024
+ms.date: 07/05/2024
 ms.author: sudhirsneha
 ---
 
@@ -55,6 +55,23 @@ Deploy software updates (install patches) | Provides three modes of deploying up
 
 As a first step in MCM user's journey towards Azure Update Manager, you need to enable Azure Update Manager on your existing MCM managed servers (i.e. ensure that Azure Update Manager and MCM co-existence is achieved). The following section address few challenges that you might encounter in this first step.
 
+### Prerequisites for Azure Update Manager and MCM co-existence
+
+- Ensure that the Auto updates are disabled on the machine. For more information, see [Manage additional Windows Update- Windows Deployment](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows/deployment/update/waas-wu-settings#configuring-automatic-updates-by-editing-the-registry).
+  
+    Ensure that the registry path *HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Policies\Microsoft\Windows\WindowsUpdate\AU, NoAutoUpdate* is set to 1.
+
+- Azure Update Manager can get updates from WSUS server and for this, ensure to configure WSUS server as part of SCCM.
+
+    - Ensure that the WSUS server has enough space.
+    - Ensure to update language option to download the packages in WSUS config. We recommend that you select the languages that are required. For more information, see [Step 2 - Configure WSUS](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-server-update-services/deploy/2-configure-wsus#to-configure-wsus).
+    - Ensure to create a rule for auto approving updates in WSUS to download the applicable packages on the WSUS server so that Azure Update Manager can get the updates from this WSUS server.
+      - Select classifications you want as per your requirements or keep them same as selected in SCCM.
+      - Select products as per requirements or keep them same as selected in SCCM.
+      - To start, create a test computer group and apply this rule to it, to test these changes.
+      - After testing the test group, you can expand it to all computer groups.
+      - Create an exclusion computer group in WSUS if needed.
+
 ### Overview of current MCM setup
 
 MCM client uses WSUS server to scan for first-party updates, therefore you have WSUS server configured as part of the initial setup.  

articles/update-manager/guidance-patching-sql-server-azure-vm.md

@@ -4,18 +4,16 @@ description: An overview on patching guidance for SQL Server on Azure VMs using
 author: snehasudhirG
 ms.service: azure-update-manager
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 04/15/2024
+ms.date: 07/06/2024
 ms.author: sudhirsneha
 ---
 
 # Guidance on patching for SQL Server on Azure VMs using Azure Update Manager
 
 **Applies to:** :heavy_check_mark: Windows VMs :heavy_check_mark: Linux VMs :heavy_check_mark: On-premises environment :heavy_check_mark: Azure Arc-enabled servers.
 
-This article provides the details on how to integrate [Azure Update Manager](overview.md) with your [SQL virtual machines](/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/manage-sql-vm-portal) resource for your [SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)](/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/sql-server-on-azure-vm-iaas-what-is-overview)
+This article provides the details on how to integrate [Azure Update Manager](overview.md) with your [SQL virtual machines](/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/manage-sql-vm-portal) resource for your [SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (VMs)](/azure/azure-sql/virtual-machines/windows/sql-server-on-azure-vm-iaas-what-is-overview).
 
-> [!NOTE]
-> This feature isn't available in Azure US Government and Azure China operated by 21 Vianet. 
 
 ## Overview
 

articles/update-manager/whats-new.md

@@ -5,13 +5,19 @@ ms.service: azure-update-manager
 ms.topic: overview
 author: SnehaSudhirG
 ms.author: sudhirsneha
-ms.date: 05/13/2024
+ms.date: 07/05/2024
 ---
 
 # What's new in Azure Update Manager
 
 [Azure Update Manager](overview.md) helps you manage and govern updates for all your machines. You can monitor Windows and Linux update compliance across your deployments in Azure, on-premises, and on the other cloud platforms from a single dashboard. This article summarizes new releases and features in Azure Update Manager.
 
+## June 2024
+
+### New region support
+
+General Availability: Azure Update Manager is now supported in US Government and Microsoft Azure operated by 21Vianet. [Learn more](support-matrix.md#supported-regions).
+
 ## May 2024
 
 ### Migration portal experience and scripts: Generally Available