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General Availability release notes update
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@@ -3,25 +3,12 @@ title: Release notes for the Azure Storage Mover service | Microsoft Docs
 description: Read the release notes for the Azure Storage Mover service, which allows you to migrate your on-premises unstructured data to the Azure Storage service.
 services: storage-mover
 author: stevenmatthew
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-ms.service: storage
-ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 06/21/2022
 ms.author: shaas
+ms.service: storage-mover
+ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.date: 4/14/2022
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 # Release notes for the Azure Storage Mover service
 
 Azure Storage Mover is a hybrid service, which continuously introduces new features and improvements to its cloud service and the agent components. New features often require a matching agent version that supports them. This article provides a summary of key improvements for each service and agent version combination that is released. The article also points out limitations and if possible, workarounds for identified issues.
@@ -30,18 +17,20 @@ Azure Storage Mover is a hybrid service, which continuously introduces new featu
 
 The following Azure Storage Mover agent versions are supported:
 
-| Milestone              | Version number | Release date       | Status    |
-|------------------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------|
-| Public preview release | 0.1.116        | September 15, 2022 | Supported |
+| Milestone                    | Version number | Release date       | Status                                                            |
+|------------------------------|----------------|--------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
+| General availability release | 1.0.229        | April 17, 2023     | Supported                                                         |
+| Public preview release       | 0.1.116        | September 15, 2022 | Functioning. No longer supported by Microsoft Azure Support teams.|
 
 ### Azure Storage Mover update policy
 
-The Azure Storage Mover agents aren't automatically updated to new versions at this time. New functionality and fixes to any issues will require the [download](https://aka.ms/StorageMover/agent), [deployment](agent-deploy.md) and [registration](agent-register.md) of a new Storage Mover agent.
+Preview agents aren't automatically updated.
+Beginning with the general availability release of service and agent, all GA Azure Storage Mover agents are automatically updated to future versions. GA and newer agents automatically download and apply new functionality and bug fixes. If you need to [deploy another Storage Mover agent](agent-deploy.md), you can find the latest available agent version on [Microsoft Download Center](https://aka.ms/StorageMover/agent). Be sure to [register](agent-register.md) your newly deployed agent before you can utilize them for your migrations.
 
-> [!TIP]
-> Switching to the latest agent version can be done safely. Follow the section Upgrading to a newer agent version in the agent deployment article.
+The automatic agent update doesn't affect running migration jobs. Running jobs are allowed to complete before the update is locally applied on the agent. Any errors during the update process result in the automatic use of the previous agent version. In parallel, a new update attempt is started automatically. This behavior ensures an uninterrupted migration experience.
 
-New agent versions will be released on Microsoft Download Center. [https://aka.ms/StorageMover/agent](https://aka.ms/StorageMover/agent) We recommend retiring old agents and deploying agents of the current version, when they become available.
+> [!TIP]
+> Always download the latest agent version from Microsoft Download Center. [https://aka.ms/StorageMover/agent](https://aka.ms/StorageMover/agent). Redistributing previously downloaded images may no longer be supported (check the [Supported agent versions](#supported-agent-versions) table), or they need to update themselves prior to being ready for use. Speed up your deployments by always obtaining a the latest image from Microsoft Download Center.
 
 #### Major vs. minor versions
 
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 #### Lifecycle and change management guarantees
 
-Azure Storage Mover is a hybrid service, which continuously introduces new features and improvements. Azure Storage Mover agent versions can only be supported for a limited time. To facilitate your deployment, the following rules guarantee you have enough time, and notification to accommodate agent updates/upgrades in your change management process:
+Azure Storage Mover is a hybrid service, which continuously introduces new features and improvements. Azure Storage Mover agent versions can only be supported for a limited time. Agents automatically update themselves to the latest version. There's no need to manage any part of the self-update process. However, agents need to be running and connected to the internet to check for updates. To facilitate updates to agents that haven't been running for a while:
 
 - Major versions are supported for at least six months from the date of initial release.
 - We guarantee there's an overlap of at least three months between the support of major agent versions.
-- Warnings are issued for registered servers using a soon-to-be expired agent at least three months prior to expiration. You can check if a registered server is using an older version of the agent in the registered agents section of a storage mover resource.
+- The [Supported agent versions](#supported-agent-versions) table lists expiration dates. Agent versions that have expired, might still be able to update themselves to a supported version but there are no guarantees. 
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Preview versions of the Storage Mover agent cannot update themselves. You must replace them manually by deploying the [latest available agent](https://aka.ms/StorageMover/agent).
+
+## 2023 April 17
+
+General availability release notes for:
+
+- Service version: April 17, 2023
+- Agent version: 1.0.229
+
+### Migration scenarios
+
+Support for a migration from an NFS (v3 / v4) source share to an Azure blob container (not [HNS enabled](../storage/blobs/data-lake-storage-namespace.md)).
+
+### Migration options
+
+In addition to merging content from the source to the target (public preview), the service now supports another migration option: Mirror content from source to target.
+
+- Files in the target will be deleted if they don’t exist in the source.
+- Files and folders in the target will be updated to match the source.
+- Folder renames between copies will lead to the deletion of the cloud content and reupload of anything contained in the renamed folder on the source.
+
+### Service
+
+The service now supports viewing copy logs and job logs in the Azure portal. An Azure Log Analytics workspace must be configured to receive the logs. This configuration is done once for a Storage Mover resource and applies to all agents and migration jobs in that Storage Mover resource. To configure an existing Storage Mover resource or learn how to create a new Storage Mover resource with this configuration, follow the steps in the article: [How to enable Azure Storage Mover copy and job logs](log-monitoring.md).
+
+It's possible to send the logs to a third party monitoring solution and even into a raw file in a storage account. However, the Storage Mover migration job blade in the Azure portal can only query a Log Analytics workspace for the logs. To get an integrated experience, be sure to select a Log Analytics workspace as a target.
+
+### Agent
+
+Private link connections from the agent into Azure are supported. Data that is migrated can travel from the agent over a private link connection to the target storage account in Azure. Agent registration can also be accomplished over a private link connection. Agent control messages (jobs, logs) can only be sent over the public endpoint of the Storage Mover agent gateway. If using a firewall or proxy server to restrict public access, make sure the following URL isn't blocked: *.agentgateway.prd.azsm.azure.com. The concrete URL is determined by the Azure region of the Storage Mover resource the agent is registered with.
 
 ## 2022 September 15
 
