Merge pull request #259821 from johnmarco/jm-esu-avs-free

Clarified free ESUs for AVS

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/azure-arc/servers/license-extended-security-updates.md

@@ -49,7 +49,7 @@ In all cases, you're required to attest to conformance with SA or SPLA. There is
 
 As you migrate and modernize your Windows Server 2012 and Windows 2012 R2 infrastructure through the end of 2023, you can utilize the flexibility of monthly billing with Windows Server 2012 ESUs enabled by Azure Arc for cost savings benefits.
 
-As servers no longer require ESUs because they've been migrated to Azure, Azure VMware Solution (AVS), or Azure Stack HCI (where they’re eligible for free ESUs), or updated to Windows Server 2016 or higher, you can modify the number of cores associated with a license or delete/deactivate licenses. You can also link the license to a new scope of additional servers. See [Programmatically deploy and manage Azure Arc Extended Security Updates licenses](api-extended-security-updates.md) to learn more. For information about no-cost ESUs through Azure Stack HCI, see [Free Extended Security Updates through Azure Stack HCI](/azure-stack/hci/manage/azure-benefits-esu?tabs=windows-server-2012).
+As servers no longer require ESUs because they've been migrated to Azure, Azure VMware Solution (AVS), or Azure Stack HCI **where they’re eligible for free ESUs**, or updated to Windows Server 2016 or higher, you can modify the number of cores associated with a license or delete/deactivate licenses. You can also link the license to a new scope of additional servers. See [Programmatically deploy and manage Azure Arc Extended Security Updates licenses](api-extended-security-updates.md) to learn more. For information about no-cost ESUs through Azure Stack HCI, see [Free Extended Security Updates through Azure Stack HCI](/azure-stack/hci/manage/azure-benefits-esu?tabs=windows-server-2012).
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > This process is not automatic; billing is tied to the activated licenses and you are responsible for modifying your provisioned licensing to take advantage of cost savings.
@@ -86,8 +86,11 @@ In this scenario, you should provision a Windows Server 2012 Datacenter license
 
 ### Scenario 8: An insurance customer is running a 16 node VMware cluster with 1024 physical cores on-premises. 44 of the VMs on the cluster are running Windows Server 2012 R2. Those 44 VMs consume 506 virtual cores, which was calculated by summing up the maximum of 8 or the actual number of cores assigned to each VM.
 
-In this scenario, you could either license the entire cluster with 1024 Windows Server 2012 Datacenter ESU physical cores or license each VM individually with a total of 506 standard edition virtual cores. In this case, it's cheaper to purchase an Arc ESU Windows Server 2012 Standard edition license associated with 506 virtual cores. You'll need to onboard each of the 44 VMs to Azure Arc and then link the license to the Arc machines. If you migrate the VMs to Azure VMware Solution (AVS), these servers become eligible for free WS2012 ESUs and do not need to be licensed for ESUs through Azure Arc.
+In this scenario, you could either license the entire cluster with 1024 Windows Server 2012 Datacenter ESU physical cores or license each VM individually with a total of 506 standard edition virtual cores. In this case, it's cheaper to purchase an Arc ESU Windows Server 2012 Standard edition license associated with 506 virtual cores. You'll need to onboard each of the 44 VMs to Azure Arc and then link the license to the Arc machines.
 
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> If you migrate the VMs to Azure VMware Solution (AVS), these servers become eligible for free WS2012 ESUs and should not enroll in ESUs enabled through Azure Arc.
+> 
 ## Next steps
 
 * Find out more about [planning for Windows Server and SQL Server end of support](https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/windows-server/extended-security-updates) and [getting Extended Security Updates](/windows-server/get-started/extended-security-updates-deploy).

articles/azure-arc/servers/prepare-extended-security-updates.md

@@ -11,6 +11,9 @@ With Windows Server 2012 and Windows Server 2012 R2 having reached end of suppor
 
 The purpose of this article is to help you understand the benefits and how to prepare to use Arc-enabled servers to enable delivery of ESUs.
 
+> [!NOTE]
+> Azure VMware Solutions (AVS) machines are eligible for free ESUs and should not enroll in ESUs enabled through Azure Arc.
+> 
 ## Key benefits
 
 Delivering ESUs to your Windows Server 2012/2012 R2 machines provides the following key benefits:

articles/azure-arc/servers/troubleshoot-extended-security-updates.md

@@ -29,7 +29,7 @@ If you're unable to successfully link your Azure Arc-enabled server to an activa
 
 - **Operating system:** Only Azure Arc-enabled servers running the Windows Server 2012 and 2012 R2 operating system are eligible to enroll in Extended Security Updates.
 
-- **Environment:** The connected machine should not be running on Azure Stack HCI, Azure VMware solution, or as an Azure virtual machine. In these scenarios, WS2012 ESUs are available for free. For information about no-cost ESUs through Azure Stack HCI, see [Free Extended Security Updates through Azure Stack HCI](/azure-stack/hci/manage/azure-benefits-esu?tabs=windows-server-2012).
+- **Environment:** The connected machine should not be running on Azure Stack HCI, Azure VMware solution (AVS), or as an Azure virtual machine. **In these scenarios, WS2012 ESUs are available for free**. For information about no-cost ESUs through Azure Stack HCI, see [Free Extended Security Updates through Azure Stack HCI](/azure-stack/hci/manage/azure-benefits-esu?tabs=windows-server-2012).
 
 - **License properties:** Verify the license is activated and has been allocated sufficient physical or virtual cores to support the intended scope of servers.