SU2411-HDInsight Release notes

SU2411-HDInsight Release notes

Author: sreekzz

articles/hdinsight/hdinsight-release-notes.md

@@ -20,23 +20,19 @@ To subscribe, click the **watch** button in the banner and watch out for [HDInsi
 
 ## Release Information
 
-### Release date: Oct 22, 2024
-
-> [!NOTE]
-> This is a Hotfix / maintenance release for Resource Provider. For more information see, [Resource Provider](.//hdinsight-overview-versioning.md#hdinsight-resource-provider).
+### Release date: Mon dd, 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 
+This release note applies to
 
 :::image type="icon" source="./media/hdinsight-release-notes/yes-icon.svg" border="false"::: HDInsight 5.1 version.
 
 :::image type="icon" source="./media/hdinsight-release-notes/yes-icon.svg" border="false"::: HDInsight 5.0 version.
 
 :::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 **2409240625**. [How to check the image number?](./view-hindsight-cluster-image-version.md)
+HDInsight release will be available to all regions over several days. This release note is applicable for image number **2412110641**. [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.
 
@@ -51,12 +47,28 @@ HDInsight uses safe deployment practices, which involve gradual region deploymen
 
 For workload specific versions, see [HDInsight 5.x component versions](./hdinsight-5x-component-versioning.md).
 
-## Updated
+## 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.
 
-* MSI based authentication support available for Azure blob storage.
+    Learn more about how to Use Managed Identity for SQL Database authentication in Azure HDInsight.
+ 
+    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.
 
-  * Azure HDInsight now supports OAuth-based authentication for accessing Azure Blob storage by leveraging Azure Active Directory (AAD) and managed identities (MSI). With this enhancement, HDInsight uses user-assigned managed identities to access Azure blob storage. For more information, see [Managed identities for Azure resources](/entra/identity/managed-identities-azure-resources/overview).
+    * 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 in future releases. Change will be rolled out in a phased manner for different regions.
 
+## 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.
 
@@ -67,12 +79,12 @@ For workload specific versions, see [HDInsight 5.x component versions](./hdinsig
   > 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).
 
-## :::image type="icon" border="false" source="./media/hdinsight-release-notes/clock.svg"::: Coming soon
-
 * [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).
@@ -82,6 +94,7 @@ You can always ask us about HDInsight on [Azure HDInsight - Microsoft Q&A](/answ
 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).
 
 ### Next steps