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Author: alkohli

azure-local/concepts/billing.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author: alkohli
 ms.author: alkohli
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: azure-local
-ms.date: 04/28/2025
+ms.date: 04/29/2025
 ---
 
 # Azure Local billing and payment
@@ -39,7 +39,7 @@ To manually upload core data to Azure, use the **`Sync-AzureStackHCI`** cmdlet.
 
 ## Billing changes for 12.2504.1001.20 and later
 
-For any new deployments running solution version 12.2504.1001.20 and later, the usage record originates from the Azure Local resource in Azure directly.
+For deployments running solution version 12.2504.1001.20 and later, the usage record originates from the Azure Local resource in Azure directly.
 
 If you shut down or decommission your system without deleting the Azure Local resource in Azure, billing continues until the Azure Local resource in Azure is in a disconnected state for over 31 days.
 

azure-local/known-issues.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Release notes with fixed and known issues in Azure Local
 description: Read about the known issues and fixed issues in Azure Local.
 author: alkohli
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 04/28/2025
+ms.date: 04/29/2025
 ms.author: alkohli
 ms.reviewer: alkohli
 ---
@@ -63,6 +63,7 @@ The following table lists the known issues in this release:
 |Feature  |Issue  |Workaround  |
 |---------|---------|---------|
 | Add server <br> Repair server <!--32447442--> | The `Add-server` and `Repair-server` cmdlets fail with the error: <br> `Cluster Build ID matches node to add's Build ID`. | Use the OS image of the same solution version as that running on the existing cluster. To get the OS image, identify and download the image version from this [Release table](https://github.com/Azure-Samples/AzureLocal/tree/main/os-image). |
+| Security management <!--57340784--> | Owing to a bug in the compliance report, the **Security defaults**, **Application control**, and **Data protections** pages show *Unknown* for all security settings. | This is an issue only in the security compliance report. The states of the security settings are unaffected. Use PowerShell to verify the compliance statis of the security settings. <br><br>For more information, see [Manage secure baseline via PowerShell cmdlets](./manage/manage-secure-baseline.md#powershell-cmdlet-properties) |
 
 
 ## Known issues from previous releases

azure-local/oem-license.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: OEM license for Azure Local overview
 description: Learn about the OEM license for Azure Local, its benefits, license requirements, activation, and more.
 author: ronmiab
 ms.topic: overview
-ms.date: 04/04/2025
+ms.date: 04/29/2025
 ms.author: robess
 ms.reviewer: alkohli
 ---

azure-local/whats-new.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ ms.topic: overview
 author: alkohli
 ms.author: alkohli
 ms.service: azure-local
-ms.date: 04/28/2025
+ms.date: 04/29/2025
 ---
 
 # What's new in Azure Local?
@@ -52,16 +52,20 @@ This release has the following features and improvements:
     - Added a health check to ensure failover cluster nodes are healthy before starting the update.
     - Simplified the Azure portal experience for viewing the progress and history of update runs.
 
-- **Add and repair node changes**: 
+- **Add and repair node changes**:
+    - If you are using a Microsoft image, you can download this image. Contact your Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM) if your system ships with an OEM image. 
 
-- **OEM license name changes**: Azure Stack HCI OEM license is now known as OEM license for Azure Local. For more information, see [OEM license overview](./oem-license.md) and [OEM license and billing FAQ](./license-billing.yml).
+- **OEM license changes**:
+    
+    - **OEM license renamed**: Azure Stack HCI OEM license is now known as OEM license for Azure Local. For more information, see [OEM license overview](./oem-license.md) and [OEM license and billing FAQ](./license-billing.yml).
+    - **OEM license with Windows Server 2025 guest VMs**: With the release of 2504, OEM license for Azure Local will be available with Windows Server 2025 guest VMs. This integrates essential services for your cloud infrastructure: Azure Local, and Windows Server Datacenter 2025 Guest rights. 
 
 - **Solution extension improvements**:
     - Improved error message to fix firewall blocking access to solution extension manifest endpoints.
     - Improved reliability of copying solution extension content locally to each machine.
     - Added specification of plug-in name in the solution extension.
 
-- **Billing changes**: For any new deployments running solution version 12.2504.1001.20 and later, the usage record originates from the Azure Local resource in Azure directly. For more information, see [Billing](./concepts/billing.md#billing-changes-for-122504100120-and-later).
+- **Billing changes**: For deployments running solution version 12.2504.1001.20 and later, the usage record originates from the Azure Local resource in Azure directly. For more information, see [Billing and payment](./concepts/billing.md#billing-changes-for-122504100120-and-later).
 
 - **Archival of Azure Local, version 22H2 documentation**: The documentation for version 22H2 will be archived by May 31, 2025 and will be available in the [Azure previous versions documentation](/previous-versions/azure/) for reference. The archived documentation isn't updated and isn't supported.