Merge pull request #259582 from JnHs/jh-arcrb-scvmmpga

post-GA updates for SCVMM

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/azure-arc/resource-bridge/overview.md

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 title: Azure Arc resource bridge overview
 description: Learn how to use Azure Arc resource bridge to support VM self-servicing on Azure Stack HCI, VMware, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager.
-ms.date: 11/15/2023
+ms.date: 11/27/2023
 ms.topic: overview
 ms.custom: references_regions
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@@ -10,7 +10,7 @@ ms.custom: references_regions
 
 Azure Arc resource bridge is a Microsoft managed product that is part of the core Azure Arc platform. It is designed to host other Azure Arc services. In this release, the resource bridge supports VM self-servicing and management from Azure, for virtualized Windows and Linux virtual machines hosted in an on-premises environment on [Azure Stack HCI](/azure-stack/hci/manage/azure-arc-vm-management-overview), VMware ([Arc-enabled VMware vSphere](../vmware-vsphere/index.yml)), and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) [Arc-enabled SCVMM](../system-center-virtual-machine-manager/index.yml).
 
-Azure Arc resource bridge is a Kubernetes management cluster installed on the customer’s on-premises infrastructure. The resource bridge is provided credentials to the infrastructure control plane that allows it to apply guest management services on the on-premises resources. Arc resource bridge enables projection of on-premises resources as ARM resources and management from ARM as “arc-enabled” Azure resources.
+Azure Arc resource bridge is a Kubernetes management cluster installed on the customer’s on-premises infrastructure. The resource bridge is provided credentials to the infrastructure control plane that allows it to apply guest management services on the on-premises resources. Arc resource bridge enables projection of on-premises resources as ARM resources and management from ARM as "Arc-enabled" Azure resources.
 
 Arc resource bridge delivers the following benefits:
 
@@ -65,12 +65,14 @@ By registering resource pools, networks, and VM templates, you can represent a s
 
 ### System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM)
 
-You can connect an SCVMM management server to Azure by deploying Azure Arc resource bridge (preview) in the VMM environment. Azure Arc resource bridge enables you to represent the SCVMM resources (clouds, VMs, templates etc.) in Azure and perform various operations on them:
+You can connect an SCVMM management server to Azure by deploying Azure Arc resource bridge in the VMM environment. Azure Arc resource bridge enables you to represent the SCVMM resources (clouds, VMs, templates etc.) in Azure and perform various operations on them:
 
 * Start, stop, and restart a virtual machine
 * Control access and add Azure tags
 * Add, remove, and update network interfaces
 * Add, remove, and update disks and update VM size (CPU cores and memory)
+* Enable guest management
+* Install extensions
 
 ## Example scenarios
 
@@ -141,8 +143,7 @@ Arc resource bridge typically releases a new version on a monthly cadence, at th
 
 ## Next steps
 
-* Learn more about [how Azure Arc-enabled VMware vSphere extends Azure's governance and management capabilities to VMware vSphere infrastructure](../vmware-vsphere/overview.md).
-* Learn more about [provisioning and managing on-premises Windows and Linux VMs running on Azure Stack HCI clusters](/azure-stack/hci/manage/azure-arc-enabled-virtual-machines).
+* Learn how [Azure Arc-enabled VMware vSphere extends Azure's governance and management capabilities to VMware vSphere infrastructure](../vmware-vsphere/overview.md).
+* Learn how [Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM extends Azure's governance and management capabilities to System Center managed infrastructure(../system-center-virtual-machine-manager/overview.md).
+* Learn about [provisioning and managing on-premises Windows and Linux VMs running on Azure Stack HCI clusters](/azure-stack/hci/manage/azure-arc-enabled-virtual-machines).
 * Review the [system requirements](system-requirements.md) for deploying and managing Arc resource bridge.
-
-

articles/azure-arc/resource-bridge/upgrade.md

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 title: Upgrade Arc resource bridge
 description: Learn how to upgrade Arc resource bridge using either cloud-managed upgrade or manual upgrade.  
-ms.date: 11/15/2023
+ms.date: 11/27/2023
 ms.topic: how-to
 ---
 
@@ -31,9 +31,9 @@ There are two ways to upgrade Arc resource bridge: cloud-managed upgrades manage
 
 ## Cloud-managed upgrade
 
-As a Microsoft-managed product, Arc resource bridges on a supported [private cloud provider](#private-cloud-providers) with an appliance version 1.0.15 or higher are automatically opted into cloud-manaaged upgrade. With cloud-managed upgrade, Microsoft will manage the upgrade of your Arc resource bridge to be within supported versions provided prerequisites are met. If prerequisites are not met, then cloud managed upgrade will fail. 
+As a Microsoft-managed product, Arc resource bridges on a supported [private cloud provider](#private-cloud-providers) with an appliance version 1.0.15 or higher are automatically opted into cloud-manaaged upgrade. With cloud-managed upgrade, Microsoft manages the upgrade of your Arc resource bridge to be within supported versions, as long as the prerequisites are met. If prerequisites are not met, then cloud managed upgrade will fail.
 
-While Microsoft manages the upgrade of your Arc resource bridge, you are still responsible for checking that your resource bridge is healthy, online, in a "Running" status and within the supported versions. Disruptions could cause cloud-managed upgrade to fail and you should remain proactive on the health, version and status of your appliance VM. You can check on the health, version and status of your appliance by using the az arcappliance show command from your management machine or checking the Azure resource of your Arc resource bridge.
+While Microsoft manages the upgrade of your Arc resource bridge, it's still important for you to ensure that your resource bridge is healthy, online, in a `Running` status, and on a supported version. To do so, run the `az arcappliance show` command from your management machine, or check the Azure resource of your Arc resource bridge. If your appliance VM isn't in a healthy state, cloud-managed upgrade might fail, and your version may become unsupported.
 
 Cloud-managed upgrades are handled through Azure. A notification is pushed to Azure to reflect the state of the appliance VM as it upgrades. As the resource bridge progresses through the upgrade, its status might switch back and forth between different upgrade steps. Upgrade is complete when the appliance VM `status` is `Running` and `provisioningState` is `Succeeded`.  
 
@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ Arc resource bridge can be manually upgraded from the management machine. You mu
 
 Manual upgrade generally takes between 30-90 minutes, depending on network speeds. The upgrade command takes your Arc resource bridge to the next appliance version, which might not be the latest available appliance version. Multiple upgrades could be needed to reach a [supported version](#supported-versions). You can check your appliance version by checking the Azure resource of your Arc resource bridge.
 
-To manually upgrade your Arc resource bridge, make sure you have installed the latest `az arcappliance` CLI extension by running the extension upgrade command from the management machine:
+To manually upgrade your Arc resource bridge, make sure you're using the latest `az arcappliance` CLI extension by running the extension upgrade command from the management machine:
 
 ```azurecli
 az extension add --upgrade --name arcappliance 
@@ -61,20 +61,22 @@ To manually upgrade your resource bridge, use the following command:
 az arcappliance upgrade <private cloud> --config-file <file path to ARBname-appliance.yaml> 
 ```
 
-For example, to upgrade a resource bridge on VMware: `az arcappliance upgrade vmware --config-file c:\contosoARB01-appliance.yaml`
+For example, to upgrade a resource bridge on VMware, run: `az arcappliance upgrade vmware --config-file c:\contosoARB01-appliance.yaml`
+
+To upgrade a resource bridge on System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), run: `az arcappliance upgrade scvmm --config-file c:\contosoARB01-appliance.yaml`
 
 Or to upgrade a resource bridge on Azure Stack HCI, run: `az arcappliance upgrade hci --config-file c:\contosoARB01-appliance.yaml`
 
 ## Private cloud providers
 
 Currently, private cloud providers differ in how they perform Arc resource bridge upgrades. Review the following information to see how to upgrade your Arc resource bridge for a specific provider.
 
-For Arc-enabled VMware vSphere, manual upgrade is available, but appliances on version 1.0.15 and higher will receive cloud-managed upgrade as the default experience. Appliances that are below version 1.0.15 must be manually upgraded. A manual upgrade only upgrades the appliance to the next version, not the latest version. If you have multiple versions to upgrade, then another option is to review the steps for [performing a recovery](/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/recover-from-resource-bridge-deletion), then delete the appliance VM and perform the recovery steps. This will deploy a new Arc resource bridge using the latest version and reconnect pre-existing Azure resources.
+For Arc-enabled VMware vSphere, manual upgrade is available, but appliances on version 1.0.15 and higher automatically receive cloud-managed upgrade as the default experience. Appliances that are earlier than version 1.0.15 must be manually upgraded. A manual upgrade only upgrades the appliance to the next version, not the latest version. If you have multiple versions to upgrade, another option is to review the steps for [performing a recovery](/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/recover-from-resource-bridge-deletion), then delete the appliance VM and perform the recovery steps. This deploys a new Arc resource bridge using the latest version and reconnects pre-existing Azure resources.
+
+Azure Arc VM management (preview) on Azure Stack HCI supports upgrade of an Arc resource bridge on Azure Stack HCI, version 22H2 up until appliance version 1.0.14 and `az arcappliance` CLI extension version 0.2.33. These upgrades can be done through manual upgrade. However, HCI version 22H2 won't be supported for appliance version 1.0.15 or higher because it's being deprecated. Customers on HCI 22H2 will receive limited support. To use appliance version 1.0.15 or higher, you must transition to Azure Stack HCI, version 23H2 (preview). In version 23H2 (), the LCM tool manages upgrades across all components as a "validated recipe" package. For more information, visit the [Arc VM management FAQ page](/azure-stack/hci/manage/azure-arc-vms-faq).
 
-Azure Arc VM management (preview) on Azure Stack HCI supports upgrade of an Arc resource bridge on Azure Stack HCI, version 22H2 up until appliance version 1.0.14 and `az arcappliance` CLI extension version 0.2.33. These upgrades can be done through manual upgrade. However, HCI version 22H2 will not be supported for appliance version 1.0.15 or higher because it is being deprecated. Customers on HCI 22h2 will receive limited support. To use appliance version 1.0.15 or higher, you must transition to Azure Stack HCI, version 23H2 (preview). In version 23H2 (preview), the LCM tool manages upgrades across all components as a "validated recipe" package. For more information, visit the [Arc VM management FAQ page](/azure-stack/hci/manage/azure-arc-vms-faq).
+For Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), the manual upgrade feature is available for appliance version 1.0.14 and higher. Appliances below version 1.0.14 need to perform the recovery option to get to version 1.0.15 or higher. Review the steps for [performing the recovery operation](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/disaster-recovery), then delete the appliance VM from SCVMM and perform the recovery steps. This deploys a new resource bridge and reconnects pre-existing Azure resources.
 
-For Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) (preview), the manual upgrade feature is available for appliance version 1.0.14 and higher. Appliances below version 1.0.14 need to perform the recovery option to get to version 1.0.15 or higher. Review the steps for [performing the recovery operation](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/disaster-recovery), then delete the appliance VM from SCVMM and perform the recovery steps. This deploys a new resource bridge and reconnects pre-existing Azure resources.
- 
 ## Version releases
 
 The Arc resource bridge version is tied to the versions of underlying components used in the appliance image, such as the Kubernetes version. When there's a change in the appliance image, the Arc resource bridge version gets incremented. This generally happens when a new `az arcappliance` CLI extension version is released. A new extension is typically released on a monthly cadence at the end of the month. For detailed release info, see the [Arc resource bridge release notes](https://github.com/Azure/ArcResourceBridge/releases) on GitHub.
@@ -92,7 +94,7 @@ For example, if the current version is 1.0.18, then the typical n-3 supported ve
 
 There might be instances where supported versions aren't sequential. For example, version 1.0.18 is released and later found to contain a bug. A hot fix is released in version 1.0.19 and version 1.0.18 is removed. In this scenario, n-3 supported versions become 1.0.19, 1.0.17, 1.0.16, 1.0.15.
 
-Arc resource bridge typically releases a new version on a monthly cadence, at the end of the month, although it's possible that delays could push the release date further out. Regardless of when a new release comes out, if you are within n-3 supported versions, then your Arc resource bridge version is supported. To stay updated on releases, visit the [Arc resource bridge release notes](https://github.com/Azure/ArcResourceBridge/releases) on GitHub.
+Arc resource bridge typically releases a new version on a monthly cadence, at the end of the month, although it's possible that delays could push the release date further out. Regardless of when a new release comes out, if you're within n-3 supported versions, then your Arc resource bridge version is supported. To stay updated on releases, visit the [Arc resource bridge release notes](https://github.com/Azure/ArcResourceBridge/releases) on GitHub.
 
 If a resource bridge isn't upgraded to one of the supported versions (n-3), then it will fall outside the support window and be unsupported. If this happens, it might not always be possible to upgrade an unsupported resource bridge to a newer version, as component services used by Arc resource bridge could no longer be compatible. In addition, the unsupported resource bridge might not be able to provide reliable monitoring and health metrics.