Linux nodes only

Author: kgremban

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

@@ -218,7 +218,7 @@ For instructions on running the script, see [Configure an AKS Edge Essentials cl
 
 ### [AKS on Azure Local](#tab/azure-local)
 
-For instructions on creating and Arc-enabling an AKS cluster on Azure Local, see [Create Kubernetes clusters using Azure CLI](/azure/aks/hybrid/aks-create-clusters-cli).
+For instructions on creating and Arc-enabling an AKS cluster on Azure Local, see [Create Kubernetes clusters using Azure CLI](/azure/aks/hybrid/aks-create-clusters-cli). By default, a Kubernetes cluster is created with a node pool that can run Linux containers. If you add additional node pools after creation, make sure the OS is set to Linux. Azure IoT Operations doesn't support deployment to Windows nodes.
 
 Then, once you have an Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes cluster, you can [deploy Azure IoT Operations](howto-deploy-iot-operations.md).
 

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

@@ -21,8 +21,10 @@ Microsoft supports the following environments for Azure IoT Operations deploymen
 | Environment | Minimum version | Availability |
 | ----------- | --------------- | ------------ |
 | 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 Local | Azure Stack HCI OS, version 23H2, build 2411 | Public preview |
+| Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Edge Essentials on Windows 11 IoT Enterprise <sup>1</sup> | AksEdge-K3s-1.29.6-1.8.202.0 | Public preview |
+| Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure Local <sup>1</sup> | Azure Stack HCI OS, version 23H2, build 2411 | Public preview |
+
+<sup>1</sup> Regardless of the host system environment, Azure IoT Operations only supports deployment to Kubernetes clusters running on Linux nodes.
 
 >[!NOTE]
 >Billing usage records are collected on any environment where Azure IoT Operations is installed, regardless of support or availability levels.
@@ -87,7 +89,7 @@ If you use enterprise firewalls or proxies to manage outbound traffic, configure
 
 * Endpoints in [Azure CLI endpoints](/cli/azure/azure-cli-endpoints?tabs=azure-cloud#endpoints).
 
-  You need `graph.windows.net`, `*.azurecr.io`, `*.blob.core.windows.net`, `*.vault.azure.net` from this endpoint list.
+  Azure IoT Operations uses `graph.windows.net`, `*.azurecr.io`, `*.blob.core.windows.net`, `*.vault.azure.net` from this endpoint list.
 
 * The following endpoints are required specifically for Azure IoT Operations:
 
@@ -102,6 +104,7 @@ If you use enterprise firewalls or proxies to manage outbound traffic, configure
   * Event Grid: [Troubleshoot connectivity issues - Azure Event Grid](/azure/event-grid/troubleshoot-network-connectivity).
   * Azure Data Lake Storage Gen 2: [Storage account standard endpoints](/azure/storage/common/storage-account-overview#standard-endpoints).
 
+Currently, Azure IoT Operations doesn't support proxies that perform TLS inspection.
 
 ## Next steps