Merge pull request #251113 from rpsqrd/azcmagent-1-34-relnotes

agent 1.34 relnotes

Author: v-dirichards

articles/azure-arc/servers/agent-overview.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title:  Overview of the Azure Connected Machine agent
 description: This article provides a detailed overview of the Azure Connected Machine agent, which supports monitoring virtual machines hosted in hybrid environments.
-ms.date: 06/06/2023
+ms.date: 09/11/2023
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ---
 
@@ -193,7 +193,10 @@ Metadata information about a connected machine is collected after the Connected
 * Cluster resource ID (for Azure Stack HCI nodes)
 * Hardware manufacturer
 * Hardware model
-* CPU socket, physical core and logical core counts
+* CPU family, socket, physical core and logical core counts
+* Total physical memory
+* Serial number
+* SMBIOS asset tag
 * Cloud provider
 * Amazon Web Services (AWS) metadata, when running in AWS:
   * Account ID

articles/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes-archive.md

@@ -16,6 +16,19 @@ The Azure Connected Machine agent receives improvements on an ongoing basis. Thi
 - Known issues
 - Bug fixes
 
+## Version 1.30 - May 2023
+
+Download for [Windows](https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/7/9/779eae73-a12b-4170-8c5e-abec71bc14cf/AzureConnectedMachineAgent.msi) or [Linux](manage-agent.md#installing-a-specific-version-of-the-agent)
+
+### New features
+
+- Introduced a scheduled task that checks for agent updates on a daily basis. Currently, the update mechanism is inactive and no changes are made to your server even if a newer agent version is available. In the future, you'll be able to schedule updates of the Azure Connected Machine agent from Azure. For more information, see [Automatic agent upgrades](manage-agent.md#automatic-agent-upgrades).
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Resolved an issue that could cause the agent to go offline after rotating its connectivity keys.
+- `azcmagent show` no longer shows an incomplete resource ID or Azure portal page URL when the agent isn't configured.
+
 ## Version 1.29 - April 2023
 
 Download for [Windows](https://download.microsoft.com/download/2/7/0/27063536-949a-4b16-a29a-3d1dcb29cff7/AzureConnectedMachineAgent.msi) or [Linux](manage-agent.md#installing-a-specific-version-of-the-agent)

articles/azure-arc/servers/agent-release-notes.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: What's new with Azure Connected Machine agent
 description: This article has release notes for Azure Connected Machine agent. For many of the summarized issues, there are links to more details.
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 07/11/2023
+ms.date: 09/11/2023
 ms.custom: references_regions
 ---
 
@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ The Azure Connected Machine agent receives improvements on an ongoing basis. To
 
 This page is updated monthly, so revisit it regularly. If you're looking for items older than six months, you can find them in [archive for What's new with Azure Connected Machine agent](agent-release-notes-archive.md).
 
+## Version 1.34 - September 2023
+
+Download for [Windows](https://download.microsoft.com/download/b/3/2/b3220316-13db-4f1f-babf-b1aab33b364f/AzureConnectedMachineAgent.msi) or [Linux](manage-agent.md#installing-a-specific-version-of-the-agent)
+
+### New features
+
+- [Extended Security Updates for Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2](prepare-extended-security-updates.md) can be purchased and enabled through Azure Arc. If your server is already running the Azure Connected Machine agent, [upgrade to agent version 1.34](manage-agent.md#upgrade-the-agent) or later to take advantage of this new capability.
+- Additional system metadata is collected to enhance your device inventory in Azure:
+  - Total physical memory
+  - Additional processor information
+  - Serial number
+  - SMBIOS asset tag
+- Network requests to Microsoft Entra ID (formerly Azure Active Directory) now use `login.microsoftonline.com` instead of `login.windows.net`
+
+### Fixed
+
+- Better handling of disconnected agent scenarios in the extension manager and policy engine.
+
 ## Version 1.33 - August 2023
 
 Download for [Windows](https://download.microsoft.com/download/0/c/7/0c7a484b-e29e-42f9-b3e9-db431df2e904/AzureConnectedMachineAgent.msi) or [Linux](manage-agent.md#installing-a-specific-version-of-the-agent)
@@ -26,7 +44,7 @@ Agent version 1.33 contains a fix for [CVE-2023-38176](https://msrc.microsoft.co
 
 ### Known issue
 
-[azcmagent check](azcmagent-check.md) validates a new endpoint in this release: `<geography>-ats.his.arc.azure.com`. This endpoint is reserved for future use and not required for the Azure Connected Machine agent to operate successfully. However, if you are using a private endpoint, this endpoint will fail the network connectivity check. You can safely ignore this endpoint in the results and should instead confirm that all other endpoints are reachable.
+[azcmagent check](azcmagent-check.md) validates a new endpoint in this release: `<geography>-ats.his.arc.azure.com`. This endpoint is reserved for future use and not required for the Azure Connected Machine agent to operate successfully. However, if you're using a private endpoint, this endpoint will fail the network connectivity check. You can safely ignore this endpoint in the results and should instead confirm that all other endpoints are reachable.
 
 This endpoint will be removed from `azcmagent check` in a future release.
 
@@ -83,19 +101,6 @@ To check if you're running the latest version of the Azure connected machine age
 - Improved output of the [azcmagent check](azcmagent-check.md) command
 - Better handling of spaces in the `--location` parameter of [azcmagent connect](azcmagent-connect.md)
 
-## Version 1.30 - May 2023
-
-Download for [Windows](https://download.microsoft.com/download/7/7/9/779eae73-a12b-4170-8c5e-abec71bc14cf/AzureConnectedMachineAgent.msi) or [Linux](manage-agent.md#installing-a-specific-version-of-the-agent)
-
-### New features
-
-- Introduced a scheduled task that checks for agent updates on a daily basis. Currently, the update mechanism is inactive and no changes are made to your server even if a newer agent version is available. In the future, you'll be able to schedule updates of the Azure Connected Machine agent from Azure. For more information, see [Automatic agent upgrades](manage-agent.md#automatic-agent-upgrades).
-
-### Fixed
-
-- Resolved an issue that could cause the agent to go offline after rotating its connectivity keys.
-- `azcmagent show` no longer shows an incomplete resource ID or Azure portal page URL when the agent isn't configured.
-
 ## Next steps
 
 - Before evaluating or enabling Azure Arc-enabled servers across multiple hybrid machines, review [Connected Machine agent overview](agent-overview.md) to understand requirements, technical details about the agent, and deployment methods.