Merge pull request #297648 from riperez123/main

AV48 updates to the Documentation

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/azure-vmware/architecture-private-clouds.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Architecture - Private clouds and clusters
 description: Understand the key capabilities of Azure VMware Solution software-defined data centers and VMware vSphere clusters. 
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: azure-vmware
-ms.date: 12/9/2024
+ms.date: 4/4/2025
 ms.custom: engagement-fy23, references_regions
 ---
 
@@ -85,6 +85,7 @@ AV64 SKUs are available per Availability Zone, the table below lists the Azure r
 | Germany West Central | AZ03 | **AV36, AV36P**, AV64 | Yes | 7 |
 | Italy North | AZ03 | AV36P, AV64 | No | 7 |
 | Japan East | AZ02 | **AV36**, AV64 | No | 7 |
+| Japan East | AZ03 | **AV48** | No | N/A |
 | Japan West | AZ01 | **AV36**, AV64 | No | 7 |
 | North Central US | AZ01 | **AV36**, AV64 | No | 7 |
 | North Central US | AZ02 | **AV36P**, AV64 | No | 7 |

articles/azure-vmware/azure-vmware-solution-known-issues.md

@@ -4,7 +4,7 @@ description: This article provides details about the known issues of Azure VMwar
 ms.topic: reference
 ms.custom: "engagement-fy23"
 ms.service: azure-vmware
-ms.date: 3/4/2025
+ms.date: 4/4/2025
 ---
 
 # Known issues: Azure VMware Solution
@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@ Refer to the table to find details about resolution dates or possible workaround
 
 |Issue | Date discovered | Workaround | Date resolved |
 | :------------------------------------- | :------------ | :------------- | :------------- |
+|After deploying an AV48 private cloud, you may see a High pNic error rate detected. Check the host's vSAN performance view for details alert is active in the vSphere client.  | April 2025  | The alert should be considered an informational message, since Microsoft manages the service. Select the **Reset to Green** link to clear it. | April 2025 |
 | [VMSA-2025-0004](https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390) VMCI Heap-overflow, ESXi arbitrary write, and Information disclosure vulnerabilities | March 2025 | Microsoft has verified the applicability of the vulnerabilities within the Azure VMware Solution service and have adjudicated the vulnerabilities at a combined adjusted Environmental Score of [9.4](https://www.first.org/cvss/calculator/3.1#CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/MAC:L/MPR:N/MUI:N/MS:C/MC:H/MI:H/MA:H). Customers are advised to take additional precautions when granting administrative access to, and monitor any administrative activities on, guest VMs until the update is fully addressed. For additional information on the vulnerability and Microsoft’s involvement, please see [this blog post](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuremigrationblog/azure-vmware-solution-broadcom-vmsa-2025-0004-remediation/4388074). (CVE-2025-22224, CVE-2025-22225, CVE-2025-22226) | March 2025 - Resolved in [ESXi 8.0_U2d](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/release-notes/esxi-update-and-patch-release-notes/vsphere-esxi-80u2d-release-notes.html) |
 |Issue 3464419: After upgrading HCX 4.10.2 users are unable to log in or perform various management operations. | 2024 | None | December 2024- Resolved in [HCX 4.10.3](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/hcx/vmware-hcx/4-10/hcx-4-10-release-notes/vmware-hcx-4103-release-notes.html#GUID-ca55e2de-cd98-494d-b026-201132967232-en_id-6fc83b19-af5d-4a89-a258-3ce63559ffb8) |
 |After deploying an AV64 Cluster to my private cloud, the **Cluster-N:  vSAN Hardware compatibility issue** alert is active in the vSphere client.  | 2024  | The alert should be considered an informational message, since Microsoft manages the service. Select the **Reset to Green** link to clear it. | 2024 |

articles/azure-vmware/azure-vmware-solution-platform-updates.md

@@ -4,13 +4,17 @@ description: Learn about the platform updates to Azure VMware Solution.
 ms.topic: reference
 ms.custom: "references_regions, engagement-fy23"
 ms.service: azure-vmware
-ms.date: 3/4/2025
+ms.date: 4/4/2025
 ---
 
 # What's new in Azure VMware Solution
 
 Microsoft regularly applies important updates to the Azure VMware Solution for new features and software lifecycle management. You should receive a notification through Azure Service Health that includes the timeline of the maintenance. For more information, see [Host maintenance and lifecycle management](azure-vmware-solution-host-remediation.md#host-maintenance-and-lifecycle-management).
 
+## April 2025
+
+Azure VMware Solution AV48 node size is now available in the Japan East region. The AV48 node is built on Intal Xeon Gold 6442Y CPUs with a total of 48 physical cores, 1 TB of Memory and 19.2 TB of total storage.
+
 ## March 2025
 
 To address the vulnerabilities (CVE-2025-22224, CVE-2025-22225, CVE-2025-22226) reported in Broadcom security advisory [VMSA-2025-0004](https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/25390), ESXi hosts are being patched in all Azure VMware Solution private clouds to [ESXi 8.0 U2d, Patch Release 24585300](https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/en/vmware-cis/vsphere/vsphere/8-0/release-notes/esxi-update-and-patch-release-notes/vsphere-esxi-80u2d-release-notes.html). All new Azure VMware Solution private clouds are deployed with the same version. [Learn more](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azuremigrationblog/azure-vmware-solution-broadcom-vmsa-2025-0004-remediation/4388074) 

articles/azure-vmware/includes/disk-capabilities-of-the-host.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Hardware specifications of the hosts
 description: Hosts used to build or scale clusters come from an isolated pool of hosts.
 ms.topic: include
 ms.service: azure-vmware
-ms.date: 3/6/2024
+ms.date: 4/4/2025
 author: suzizuber
 ms.author: v-szuber
 ms.custom: engagement-fy23
@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@ Azure VMware Solution clusters are based upon hyper-converged infrastructure. Th
 | :---      | :---: | :---:     | :---:                      | :---:                                        | :---:                 |
 | AV36      | Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6140 CPUs (Skylake microarchitecture) with 18 cores/CPU @ 2.3 GHz, Total 36 physical cores (72 logical cores with hyperthreading) |  576  | 3.2 (NVMe)               | 15.20 (SSD)  | Selected regions (*) |
 | AV36P     |  Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6240 CPUs (Cascade Lake microarchitecture) with 18 cores/CPU @ 2.6 GHz / 3.9 GHz Turbo, Total 36 physical cores (72 logical cores with hyperthreading) |  768  | 1.5 (Intel Cache) | 19.20 (NVMe) | Selected regions (*) |
+| AV48      | Dual Intel Xeon Gold 6442Y CPUs (Sapphire Rapids microarchitecture) with 24 cores/CPU @ 2.6 GHz / 4.0 GHz Turbo, Total 48 physical cores (96 logical cores with hyperthreading) | 1,024  | 1.5 (Intel Cache) | 19.20 (NVMe) | Selected regions (*) |
 | AV52      | Dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8270 CPUs (Cascade Lake microarchitecture) with 26 cores/CPU @ 2.7 GHz / 4.0 GHz Turbo, Total 52 physical cores (104 logical cores with hyperthreading) | 1,536  | 1.5 (Intel Cache) | 38.40 (NVMe) | Selected regions (*) |
 | AV64      | Dual Intel Xeon Platinum 8370C CPUs (Ice Lake microarchitecture) with 32 cores/CPU @ 2.8 GHz / 3.5 GHz Turbo, Total 64 physical cores (128 logical cores with hyperthreading) |  1,024  | 3.84 (NVMe) | 15.36 (NVMe) | Selected regions (**) |