Merge pull request #281445 from SnehaSudhirG/22July-PrePostGAUpdates

Removed ref to preview, registering for preview and updated date

Author: ttorble

articles/update-manager/manage-pre-post-events.md

@@ -1,45 +1,19 @@
 ---
-title: Manage the pre and post maintenance configuration events (preview) in Azure Update Manager
+title: Manage the pre and post maintenance configuration events in Azure Update Manager
 description: The article provides the steps to manage the pre and post maintenance events in Azure Update Manager.
 ms.service: azure-update-manager
-ms.date: 07/09/2024
+ms.date: 07/24/2024
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.author: sudhirsneha
 author: SnehaSudhirG
 ---
 
-# Manage pre and post events maintenance configuration events (preview)
+# Manage pre and post events maintenance configuration events
 
 **Applies to:** :heavy_check_mark: Windows VMs :heavy_check_mark: Linux VMs :heavy_check_mark: On-premises environment :heavy_check_mark: Azure Arc-enabled servers :heavy_check_mark: Azure VMs.
 
 This article describes on how to register your subscription and manage pre and post events in Azure Update Manager.
 
-## Register your subscription for public preview
-
-To self-register your subscription for public preview, follow these steps:
-
-#### [Azure portal](#tab/portal)
-
-1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com) and select **More services**.
-1. On the **All services** page, search for **Preview features**.
-1. On the **Preview Features** page, search and select **Pre and Post Events**.
-1. Select the feature and then select **Register** to register the subscription.
-   
-   :::image type="content" source="./media/tutorial-using-functions/register-feature.png" alt-text="Screenshot that shows how to register the preview feature." lightbox="./media/tutorial-using-functions/register-feature.png"::: 
-
-#### [Azure CLI](#tab/cli)
-
-```azurecli-interactive
-az feature register --name InGuestPatchPrePostMaintenanceActivity --namespace Microsoft.Maintenance
-```
-
-#### [PowerShell](#tab/ps)
-
-```azurepowershell-interactive
-Register-AzProviderFeature -FeatureName "InGuestPatchPrePostMaintenanceActivity" -ProviderNamespace "Microsoft.Maintenance"
-```
----
-
 ## Manage pre and post events
 
 ### View pre and post events
@@ -253,7 +227,7 @@ To delete pre and post events, follow these steps:
 ---
 
 ## Next steps
--  For an overview of pre and post events (preview) in Azure Update Manager, refer [here](pre-post-scripts-overview.md)
+-  For an overview of pre and post events in Azure Update Manager, refer [here](pre-post-scripts-overview.md)
 - To learn on how to create pre and post events, see [pre and post maintenance configuration events](pre-post-events-schedule-maintenance-configuration.md).
 - To learn how to use pre and post events to turn on and off your VMs using Webhooks, refer [here](tutorial-webhooks-using-runbooks.md).
 - To learn how to use pre and post events to turn on and off your VMs using Azure Functions, refer [here](tutorial-using-functions.md).

articles/update-manager/pre-post-events-schedule-maintenance-configuration.md

@@ -1,15 +1,15 @@
 ---
-title: Create the pre and post maintenance configuration events (preview) in Azure Update Manager
+title: Create the pre and post maintenance configuration events in Azure Update Manager
 description: The article provides the steps to create the pre and post maintenance events in Azure Update Manager.
 ms.service: azure-update-manager
-ms.date: 07/09/2024
+ms.date: 07/24/2024
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.author: sudhirsneha
 author: SnehaSudhirG
 zone_pivot_groups: create-pre-post-events-maintenance-configuration
 ---
 
-# Create pre and post events (preview)
+# Create pre and post events
 
 **Applies to:** :heavy_check_mark: Windows VMs :heavy_check_mark: Linux VMs :heavy_check_mark: On-premises environment :heavy_check_mark: Azure Arc-enabled servers :heavy_check_mark: Azure VMs.
 
@@ -19,7 +19,7 @@ This article describes on how to create pre and post events in Azure Update Mana
 
 ## Event Grid in schedule maintenance configurations
 
-Azure Update Manager leverages Event grid to create and manage pre and post events. For more information, go through the [overview of Event Grid](../event-grid/overview.md). To trigger an event either before or after a schedule maintenance window, you require the following:
+Azure Update Manager leverages Event Grid to create and manage pre and post events. For more information, go through the [overview of Event Grid](../event-grid/overview.md). To trigger an event either before or after a schedule maintenance window, you require the following:
 
 1. **Schedule maintenance configuration** - You can create Pre and post events for a schedule maintenance configuration in Azure Update Manager. For more information, see [schedule updates using maintenance configurations](scheduled-patching.md).
 1. **Action to be performed in the pre or post event** - You can use the [Event handlers](../event-grid/event-handlers.md) (Endpoints) supported by Event Grid to define actions or tasks. Here are examples on how to create Azure Automation Runbooks via Webhooks and Azure Functions. Within these Event handlers/Endpoints, you must define the actions that should be performed as part of pre and post events. 
@@ -28,7 +28,7 @@ Azure Update Manager leverages Event grid to create and manage pre and post even
 1. **Pre and post event** - You can follow the steps shared in the following section to create a pre and post event for schedule maintenance configuration. To learn more about the terms used in the Basics tab of Event Grid, see [Event Grid](../event-grid/concepts.md) terms.
 
 
-## Create a pre and post event (preview)
+## Create a pre and post event
 
 ::: zone pivot="new-mc"
 
@@ -386,7 +386,7 @@ PUT /subscriptions/<subscription Id>/resourceGroups/<resource group name>/provid
 
 
 ## Next steps
-- For an overview of pre and post events (preview) in Azure Update Manager, refer [here](pre-post-scripts-overview.md).
+- For an overview of pre and post events in Azure Update Manager, refer [here](pre-post-scripts-overview.md).
 - To learn on how to manage pre and post events or to cancel a schedule run, see [pre and post maintenance configuration events](manage-pre-post-events.md).
 - To learn how to use pre and post events to turn on and off your VMs using Webhooks, refer [here](tutorial-webhooks-using-runbooks.md).
 - To learn how to use pre and post events to turn on and off your VMs using Azure Functions, refer [here](tutorial-using-functions.md).

articles/update-manager/pre-post-scripts-overview.md

@@ -1,18 +1,18 @@
 ---
-title: An overview of pre and post events (preview) in your Azure Update Manager
-description: This article provides an overview on pre and post events (preview) and its requirements.
+title: An overview of pre and post events in your Azure Update Manager
+description: This article provides an overview on pre and post events and its requirements.
 ms.service: azure-update-manager
-ms.date: 06/15/2024
+ms.date: 07/24/2024
 ms.topic: conceptual
 author: SnehaSudhir 
 ms.author: sudhirsneha
 ---
 
-# About pre and post events (preview)
+# About pre and post events
 
 **Applies to:** :heavy_check_mark: Windows VMs :heavy_check_mark: Linux VMs :heavy_check_mark: On-premises environment :heavy_check_mark: Azure Arc-enabled servers.
 
-The pre and post events (preview) in Azure Update Manager allow you to perform certain tasks automatically before and after a scheduled maintenance configuration. For more information on how to create schedule maintenance configurations, see [Schedule recurring updates for machines by using the Azure portal and Azure Policy](scheduled-patching.md). For example, using pre and post events, you can execute the following tasks on machines that are part of a schedule. The following list isn't exhaustive, and you can create pre and post events as per your need.
+The pre and post events in Azure Update Manager allow you to perform certain tasks automatically before and after a scheduled maintenance configuration. For more information on how to create schedule maintenance configurations, see [Schedule recurring updates for machines by using the Azure portal and Azure Policy](scheduled-patching.md). For example, using pre and post events, you can execute the following tasks on machines that are part of a schedule. The following list isn't exhaustive, and you can create pre and post events as per your need.
 
 
 ## Sample tasks
@@ -92,6 +92,8 @@ We recommend that you're watchful of the following:
 - The status of the pre and post event run can be checked in the event handler you chose.
 
 ## Next steps
-
+- To learn on how to create pre and post events, see [pre and post maintenance configuration events](pre-post-events-schedule-maintenance-configuration.md).
 - To learn on how to configure pre and post events or to cancel a schedule run, see [pre and post maintenance configuration events](manage-pre-post-events.md).
+- To learn how to use pre and post events to turn on and off your VMs using Webhooks, refer [here](tutorial-webhooks-using-runbooks.md).
+- To learn how to use pre and post events to turn on and off your VMs using Azure Functions, refer [here](tutorial-using-functions.md).
 

articles/update-manager/toc.yml

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ items:
     items:
       - name: Schedule updates dynamically and at scale using dynamic scope
         href: tutorial-dynamic-grouping-for-scheduled-patching.md
-  - name: Pre and Post Events (preview)
+  - name: Pre and Post Events
     items:
       - name: Create pre and post events using a webhook with Automation Runbooks
         href: tutorial-webhooks-using-runbooks.md
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ items:
     href: updates-maintenance-schedules.md
   - name: Assessment options
     href: assessment-options.md
-  - name: Overview of Pre and Post Events (preview)
+  - name: Overview of Pre and Post Events
     href: pre-post-scripts-overview.md
   - name: Query resources with Azure Resource Graph
     href: query-logs.md 
@@ -85,11 +85,11 @@ items:
         href: manage-dynamic-scoping.md
       - name: Schedule patching configuration on Azure VMs for business continuity
         href: prerequsite-for-schedule-patching.md
-    - name: Pre and Post Events (preview)
+    - name: Pre and Post Events
       items:
-      - name: Create pre and post events (preview)
+      - name: Create pre and post events
         href: pre-post-events-schedule-maintenance-configuration.md
-      - name: Manage pre and post events (preview)
+      - name: Manage pre and post events
         href: manage-pre-post-events.md  
     - name: Manage updates for Azure VMs using REST API
       href: manage-vms-programmatically.md

articles/update-manager/tutorial-using-functions.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Create pre and post events using Azure Functions.
 description: In this tutorial, you learn how to create the pre and post events using Azure Functions.
 ms.service: azure-update-manager
-ms.date: 07/15/2024
+ms.date: 07/24/2024
 ms.topic: tutorial 
 author: SnehaSudhirG
 ms.author: sudhirsneha
@@ -287,5 +287,8 @@ In this tutorial, you learn how to:
 You can also use Azure Storage accounts and Event hub to store, send, and receive events. Learn more on [how to create Event hub](../event-hubs/event-hubs-create.md) and [Storage queues](../event-hubs/event-hubs-create.md).
 
 ## Next steps
-Learn about [managing multiple machines](manage-multiple-machines.md).
+- Learn more on the [overview of pre and post events in Azure Update Manager](pre-post-scripts-overview.md).
+- Learn more on [how to create pre and post events](pre-post-events-schedule-maintenance-configuration.md)
+- To learn on how to manage pre and post events or to cancel a schedule run, see [pre and post maintenance configuration events](manage-pre-post-events.md).
+- Learn more on [Create pre and post events using a webhook with Automation](manage-multiple-machines.md).
  

articles/update-manager/tutorial-webhooks-using-runbooks.md

@@ -2,7 +2,7 @@
 title: Create pre and post events using a webhook with Automation runbooks.
 description: In this tutorial, you learn how to create the pre and post events using webhook with Automation runbooks.
 ms.service: azure-update-manager
-ms.date: 12/07/2023
+ms.date: 07/24/2024
 ms.topic: tutorial 
 author: SnehaSudhirG
 ms.author: sudhirsneha
@@ -13,7 +13,7 @@ ms.author: sudhirsneha
 
 **Applies to:** :heavy_check_mark: Windows VMs :heavy_check_mark: Linux VMs :heavy_check_mark: On-premises environment :heavy_check_mark: Azure VMs :heavy_check_mark: Azure Arc-enabled servers.
 
-Pre and post events, also known as pre/post-scripts, allow you to execute user-defined actions before and after the schedule patch installation. One of the most common scenarios is to start and stop a VM. With pre-events, you can run a prepatching script to start the VM before initiating the schedule patching process. Once the schedule patching is complete, and the server is rebooted, a post-patching script can be executed to safely shutdown the VM
+Pre and post events, also known as pre/post-scripts, allow you to execute user-defined actions before and after the schedule patch installation. One of the most common scenarios is to start and stop a VM. With pre-events, you can run a prepatching script to start the VM before initiating the schedule patching process. Once the schedule patching is complete, and the server is rebooted, a post-patching script can be executed to safely shut down the VM.
 
 This tutorial explains how to create pre and post events to start and stop a VM in a schedule patch workflow using a webhook.
 
@@ -369,5 +369,8 @@ Invoke-AzRestMethod `
 
     
 ## Next steps
-Learn about [managing multiple machines](manage-multiple-machines.md).
+- Learn more on the [overview of pre and post events in Azure Update Manager](pre-post-scripts-overview.md).
+- Learn more on [how to create pre and post events](pre-post-events-schedule-maintenance-configuration.md)
+- To learn on how to manage pre and post events or to cancel a schedule run, see [pre and post maintenance configuration events](manage-pre-post-events.md).
+- Learn more on [how Create pre and post events using Azure Functions](tutorial-using-functions.md).
  

articles/update-manager/whats-new.md

@@ -5,13 +5,19 @@ ms.service: azure-update-manager
 ms.topic: overview
 author: SnehaSudhirG
 ms.author: sudhirsneha
-ms.date: 07/05/2024
+ms.date: 07/24/2024
 ---
 
 # What's new in Azure Update Manager
 
 [Azure Update Manager](overview.md) helps you manage and govern updates for all your machines. You can monitor Windows and Linux update compliance across your deployments in Azure, on-premises, and on the other cloud platforms from a single dashboard. This article summarizes new releases and features in Azure Update Manager.
 
+## July 2024
+
+### Pre and Post events
+
+General Availability: Azure Update Manager now supports creating and managing pre and post events on scheduled maintenance configurations. [Learn more](pre-post-scripts-overview.md).
+
 ## June 2024
 
 ### New region support