terms and consolidate hardware reqs

Author: kgremban

articles/iot-operations/deploy-iot-ops/howto-prepare-cluster.md

@@ -28,18 +28,17 @@ To prepare an Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster, you need:
 
 * An Azure subscription. If you don't have an Azure subscription, [create one for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
 
-* Azure CLI version 2.64.0 or newer installed on your development machine. Use `az --version` to check your version and `az upgrade` to update if necessary. For more information, see [How to install the Azure CLI](/cli/azure/install-azure-cli).
+* Azure CLI version 2.64.0 or newer installed on your cluster machine. Use `az --version` to check your version and `az upgrade` to update if necessary. For more information, see [How to install the Azure CLI](/cli/azure/install-azure-cli).
 
-* The latest version of the following extensions for Azure CLI:
+* The latest version of the **connectedk8s** extension for Azure CLI:
 
   ```bash
-  az extension add --upgrade --name azure-iot-ops
   az extension add --upgrade --name connectedk8s
   ```
 
 * Hardware that meets the system requirements:
 
-  * Ensure that your machine has a minimum of 16-GB available RAM and 8 available vCPUs reserved for Azure IoT Operations.
+  * [Azure IoT Operations supported envrionments](./overview-deploy.md#supported-environments).
   * [Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes system requirements](/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/system-requirements).
   * [K3s requirements](https://docs.k3s.io/installation/requirements).
 
@@ -53,7 +52,7 @@ To prepare an Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster, you need:
 
 * Hardware that meets the system requirements:
 
-  * Ensure that your machine has a minimum of 16-GB available RAM, 8 available vCPUs, and 52-GB free disk space reserved for Azure IoT Operations.
+  * [Azure IoT Operations supported envrionments](./overview-deploy.md#supported-environments).
   * [Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes system requirements](/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/system-requirements).
   * [AKS Edge Essentials requirements and support matrix](/azure/aks/hybrid/aks-edge-system-requirements).
   * [AKS Edge Essentials networking guidance](/azure/aks/hybrid/aks-edge-concept-networking).

articles/iot-operations/deploy-iot-ops/overview-deploy.md

@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ Microsoft supports the following environments for Azure IoT Operations deploymen
 | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ |
 | K3s on Ubuntu 24.04 | K3s version 1.31.1 | General availability |
 | Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Edge Essentials on Windows 11 IoT Enterprise | AksEdge-K3s-1.29.6-1.8.202.0 | Public preview |
-| Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure Stack HCI | Azure Stack HCI OS, version 23H2, build 2411 | Public preview |
+| Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure Local | Azure Stack HCI OS, version 23H2, build 2411 | Public preview |
 
 >[!NOTE]
 >Billing usage records are collected on any environment where Azure IoT Operations is installed, regardless of support or availability levels.