Merge pull request #283707 from tomvcassidy/centOsEolUpdates7

CentOS EOL Updates Part 7

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/virtual-machines/compiling-scaling-applications.md

@@ -5,17 +5,14 @@ ms.service: azure-virtual-machines
 ms.subservice: hpc
 ms.custom:
 ms.topic: article
-ms.date: 04/11/2023
+ms.date: 08/06/2024
 ms.reviewer: cynthn, mattmcinnes
 ms.author: jushiman
 author: ju-shim
 ---
 
 # Scaling HPC applications
 
-> [!CAUTION]
-> This article references CentOS, a Linux distribution that is End Of Life (EOL) status. Please consider your use and plan accordingly. For more information, see the [CentOS End Of Life guidance](~/articles/virtual-machines/workloads/centos/centos-end-of-life.md).
-
 **Applies to:** :heavy_check_mark: Linux VMs :heavy_check_mark: Windows VMs :heavy_check_mark: Flexible scale sets :heavy_check_mark: Uniform scale sets
 
 Optimal scale-up and scale-out performance of HPC applications on Azure requires performance tuning and optimization experiments for the specific workload. This section and the VM series-specific pages offer general guidance for scaling your applications.

articles/virtual-machines/hbv4-series-overview.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services: virtual-machines
 ms.service: azure-virtual-machines
 ms.subservice: hpc
 ms.topic: article
-ms.date: 07/25/2024
+ms.date: 08/06/2024
 ms.reviewer: cynthn
 ms.author: padmalathas
 author: padmalathas
@@ -127,7 +127,7 @@ When paired in a striped array, the NVMe SSD provides up to 12 GB/s reads and 7
 
 > [!NOTE] 
 > * These VMs support only Generation 2.
-> * There is no official kernel level support from AMD on CentOS. Support starts at RHEL 8.6 and a derivative of RHEL which is AlmaLinux 8.6.
+> * Official kernel-level support from AMD starts with RHEL 8.6 and AlmaLinux 8.6, which is a derivative of RHEL.
 > * Windows Server 2012 R2 is not supported on HBv4 and other VMs with more than 64 (virtual or physical) cores. For more information, see [Supported Windows guest operating systems for Hyper-V on Windows Server](/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/supported-windows-guest-operating-systems-for-hyper-v-on-windows). Windows Server 2022 is required for 144 and 176 core sizes, Windows Server 2016 also works for 24, 48, and 96 core sizes, Windows Server works for only 24 and 48 core sizes.  
 
 > [!IMPORTANT] 

articles/virtual-machines/hc-series-overview.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ms.service: azure-virtual-machines
 ms.subservice: hpc
 ms.custom:
 ms.topic: article
-ms.date: 07/25/2024
+ms.date: 08/06/2024
 ms.reviewer: wwilliams
 ms.author: padmalathas
 author: padmalathas
@@ -54,9 +54,8 @@ The following diagram shows the segregation of cores reserved for Azure Hypervis
 | OS Support for SRIOV RDMA   | RHEL 7.6+, Ubuntu 20.04+, SLES 15.4, WinServer 2016+  |
 | Orchestrator Support        | CycleCloud, Batch, AKS; [cluster configuration options](sizes-hpc.md#cluster-configuration-options)  |
 
-> [!IMPORTANT]
-> * This document references a release version of Linux that is nearing or at End of Life (EOL). Please consider updating to a more current version.
-> * There is no official kernel level support from AMD on CentOS. The support starts at RHEL.
+> [!NOTE]
+> Official kernel-level support from AMD starts with RHEL 8.6 and AlmaLinux 8.6, which is a derivative of RHEL.
 
 ## Next steps
 

articles/virtual-machines/hx-series-overview.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services: virtual-machines
 ms.service: azure-virtual-machines
 ms.subservice: hpc
 ms.topic: article
-ms.date: 07/25/2024
+ms.date: 08/06/2024
 ms.reviewer: cynthn
 ms.author: padmalathas
 author: padmalathas
@@ -126,7 +126,7 @@ When paired in a striped array, the NVMe SSD provides up to 12 GB/s reads and 7
 
 > [!NOTE] 
 > * These VMs support only Generation 2.
-> * There is no official kernel level support from AMD on CentOS. Support starts at RHEL 8.6 and a derivative of RHEL which is Alma Linux 8.6.
+> * Official kernel-level support from AMD starts with RHEL 8.6 and AlmaLinux 8.6, which is a derivative of RHEL.
 > * Windows Server 2012 R2 is not supported on HX and other VMs with more than 64 (virtual or physical) cores. For more information, see [Supported Windows guest operating systems for Hyper-V on Windows Server](/windows-server/virtualization/hyper-v/supported-windows-guest-operating-systems-for-hyper-v-on-windows). Windows Server 2022 is required for 144 and 176 core sizes, Windows Server 2016 also works for 24, 48, and 96 core sizes, Windows Server works for only 24 and 48 core sizes.  
 
 > [!IMPORTANT]