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Author: Ryan Willis

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

@@ -16,6 +16,24 @@ The Azure Connected Machine agent receives improvements on an ongoing basis. Thi
 - Known issues
 - Bug fixes
 
+## 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)

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: 12/06/2023
+ms.date: 02/07/2024
 ms.custom: references_regions
 ---
 
@@ -16,6 +16,21 @@ 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 1.38 - February 2024
+
+Download for [Windows]() or [Linux](manage-agent.md#installing-a-specific-version-of-the-agent)
+
+### New features
+
+- AlmaLinux 9 is now a [supported operating system](prerequisites.md#supported-operating-systems)
+
+### Fixed
+
+- The hybrid instance metadata service (HIMDS) now listens on the IPv6 local loopback address (::1)
+- Improved logging in the extension manager and policy engine
+- Improved reliability when fetching the latest operating system metadata
+- Reduced extension manager CPU usage
+
 ## Version 1.37 - December 2023
 
 Download for [Windows](https://download.microsoft.com/download/f/6/4/f64c574f-d3d5-4128-8308-ed6a7097a93d/AzureConnectedMachineAgent.msi) or [Linux](manage-agent.md#installing-a-specific-version-of-the-agent)
@@ -81,24 +96,6 @@ The Windows Admin Center in Azure feature is incompatible with Azure Connected M
 - Fixed a bug where clearing the `incomingconnections.enabled` [configuration setting](azcmagent-config.md) would show `<nil>` as the previous value
 - Security fix for the extension allowlist and blocklist feature to address an issue where an invalid extension name could impact enforcement of the lists.
 
-## 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.
-
 ## 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.

articles/azure-arc/servers/prerequisites.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 ---
 title: Connected Machine agent prerequisites
 description: Learn about the prerequisites for installing the Connected Machine agent for Azure Arc-enabled servers.
-ms.date: 12/06/2023
+ms.date: 02/07/2024
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell
 ---
@@ -35,6 +35,7 @@ If two agents use the same configuration, you will encounter inconsistent behavi
 
 Azure Arc supports the following Windows and Linux operating systems. Only x86-64 (64-bit) architectures are supported. The Azure Connected Machine agent does not run on x86 (32-bit) or ARM-based architectures.
 
+* AlmaLinux 9
 * Amazon Linux 2 and 2023
 * Azure Linux (CBL-Mariner) 1.0, 2.0
 * Azure Stack HCI