Merge pull request #287481 from dominicbetts/release-aio-m2-remove-opc-plc

AIO: Remove OPC simulator for M2 release

Author: AnnaMHuff

articles/iot-operations/.openpublishing.redirection.iot-operations.json

@@ -127,8 +127,13 @@
         },
         {
             "source_path_from_root": "/articles/iot-operations/manage-devices-assets/howto-configure-opc-plc-simulator.md",
-            "redirect_url": "/azure/iot-operations/discover-manage-assets/howto-configure-opc-plc-simulator",
-            "redirect_document_id": true
+            "redirect_url": "https://github.com/Azure-Samples/iot-edge-opc-plc/blob/main/README.md",
+            "redirect_document_id": false
+        },
+        {
+            "source_path_from_root": "/articles/iot-operations/discover-manage-assets/howto-configure-opc-plc-simulator.md",
+            "redirect_url": "https://github.com/Azure-Samples/iot-edge-opc-plc/blob/main/README.md",
+            "redirect_document_id": false
         },
         {
             "source_path_from_root": "/articles/iot-operations/manage-devices-assets/howto-autodetect-opcua-assets-using-akri.md",

articles/iot-operations/discover-manage-assets/howto-configure-opc-plc-simulator.md

@@ -28,8 +28,6 @@ As part of Azure IoT Operations, the connector for OPC UA is a native Kubernetes
 - Publishes JSON-encoded telemetry data from OPC UA servers in OPC UA PubSub format, using a JSON payload. By using this standard format for data exchange, you can reduce the risk of future compatibility issues.
 - Connects to Azure Arc-enabled services in the cloud.
 
-The connector for OPC UA includes an OPC UA simulation server that you can use to test your applications. To learn more, see [Configure an OPC PLC simulator to work with the connector for OPC UA](howto-configure-opc-plc-simulator.md).
-
 ### Other features
 
 The connector for OPC UA supports the following features as part of Azure IoT Operations:

articles/iot-operations/discover-manage-assets/overview-opcua-broker.md

@@ -51,8 +51,6 @@ items:
           href: discover-manage-assets/howto-configure-opcua-certificates-infrastructure.md
         - name: Configure OPC UA user authentication
           href: discover-manage-assets/howto-configure-opcua-authentication-options.md
-        - name: Configure an OPC PLC simulator
-          href: discover-manage-assets/howto-configure-opc-plc-simulator.md
     - name: Manage MQTT broker
       items:
       - name: MQTT broker overview