Merge pull request #228259 from Nickomang/main

Added links to node image upgrade; updated what's new

Author: denrea

articles/aks/index.yml

@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ landingContent:
             url: intro-kubernetes.md
       - linkListType: whats-new
         links:
+          - text: Automatically upgrade node images
+            url: auto-upgrade-node-image.md
           - text: Mariner container host for AKS
             url: use-mariner.md
           - text: Vertical Pod Autoscaler (preview)
@@ -44,8 +46,6 @@ landingContent:
             url: start-stop-nodepools.md
           - text: Default OS disk sizing
             url: cluster-configuration.md#default-os-disk-sizing
-          - text: Calico for Windows Server containers (GA)
-            url: use-network-policies.md#create-an-aks-cluster-for-calico-network-policies
       - linkListType: concept
         links:
           - text: Kubernetes core concepts for AKS

articles/aks/node-image-upgrade.md

@@ -15,6 +15,8 @@ For more information about the latest images provided by AKS, see the [AKS relea
 
 For information on upgrading the Kubernetes version for your cluster, see [Upgrade an AKS cluster][upgrade-cluster].
 
+Node image upgrades can also be performed automatically, and scheduled by using planned maintenance. For more details, see [Automatically upgrade node images][auto-upgrade-node-image].
+
 > [!NOTE]
 > The AKS cluster must use virtual machine scale sets for the nodes.
 
@@ -171,3 +173,4 @@ az aks nodepool show \
 [max-surge]: upgrade-cluster.md#customize-node-surge-upgrade
 [az-extension-add]: /cli/azure/extension#az_extension_add
 [az-extension-update]: /cli/azure/extension#az_extension_update
+[auto-upgrade-node-image]: auto-upgrade-node-image.md

articles/aks/node-upgrade-github-actions.md

@@ -27,6 +27,8 @@ This process is better than updating Linux-based kernels manually because Linux
 
 This article shows you how you can automate the update process of AKS nodes. You'll use GitHub Actions and Azure CLI to create an update task based on `cron` that runs automatically.
 
+Node image upgrades can also be performed automatically, and scheduled by using planned maintenance. For more details, see [Automatically upgrade node images][auto-upgrade-node-image].
+
 ## Before you begin
 
 This article assumes that you have an existing AKS cluster. If you need an AKS cluster, see the AKS quickstart [using the Azure CLI][aks-quickstart-cli], [using Azure PowerShell][aks-quickstart-powershell], or [using the Azure portal][aks-quickstart-portal].
@@ -225,3 +227,4 @@ jobs:
 [system-pools]: use-system-pools.md
 [spot-pools]: spot-node-pool.md
 [use-multiple-node-pools]: use-multiple-node-pools.md
+[auto-upgrade-node-image]: auto-upgrade-node-image.md