Merge branch 'release-local-2503' of https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/azure-stack-docs-pr into 6-2503

Author: alkohli

azure-local/deploy/deploy-via-portal.md

@@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Deploy an Azure Local instance using the Azure portal
 description: Learn how to deploy an Azure Local instance from the Azure portal
 author: alkohli
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 03/11/2025
+ms.date: 03/24/2025
 ms.author: alkohli
 ms.service: azure-local
 #CustomerIntent: As an IT Pro, I want to deploy an Azure Local instance of 1-16 machines via the Azure portal so that I can host VM and container-based workloads on it.
@@ -60,6 +60,10 @@ This article helps you deploy an Azure Local instance using the Azure portal.
 
    :::image type="content" source="./media/deploy-via-portal/basics-tab-5.png" alt-text="Screenshot of successful validation on the Basics tab in deployment via Azure portal." lightbox="./media/deploy-via-portal/basics-tab-5.png":::
 
+    If the validation fails with wrong extension version, go to **Install extensions** to install the appropriate version of extension.
+
+    After the extensions are installed successfully, **Add machines** by selecting from the same list of machines and then **Validate selected machines**.
+
 1. **Select an existing Key Vault** or select **Create a new Key Vault**. Create an empty key vault to securely store secrets for this system, such as cryptographic keys, local admin credentials, and BitLocker recovery keys.
 
 1. On the **Create a new key vault** page, provide information for the specified parameters and select **Create**:

azure-local/known-issues.md

@@ -151,7 +151,7 @@ The following table lists the known issues in this release:
 
 |Feature  |Issue  |Workaround  |
 |---------|---------|---------|
-| Deployment  | During Azure Local deployment via portal, **Validate selected machines** fails with this error emssage: `Mandatory extension [Lcm controller] installed version [30.2503.0.907] is not equal to the required version [30.2411.2.789] for Arc machine [Name of the machine]. Please create EdgeDevice resource again for this machine to fix the issue.`   | Reinstall the correct version of `AzureEdgeLifecycleManager` extension. Follow these steps: <br> 1. Select the machine and then select **Install extensions**. <br> 2. Repeat this step for each machine you intend to cluster. It takes roughly 15 minutes for the installation to complete. <br> 3. Verify that the `AzureEdgeLifecycleManager` extension version is 30.2411.2.789. <br> 4. After the extensions are installed on all the machines in the list, select **Add machines** to refresh the list. <br> 5. Select **Validate selected machines**. The validation should succeed. |
+| Deployment  | During Azure Local deployment via portal, **Validate selected machines** fails with this error message: `Mandatory extension [Lcm controller] installed version [30.2503.0.907] is not equal to the required version [30.2411.2.789] for Arc machine [Name of the machine]. Please create EdgeDevice resource again for this machine to fix the issue.`   | Reinstall the correct version of `AzureEdgeLifecycleManager` extension. Follow these steps: <br> 1. Select the machine and then select **Install extensions**. <br> <br>![Screenshot of extension installation on Azure Local machines.](media/known-issues/select-machine-2.png)<br> <br> 2. Repeat this step for each machine you intend to cluster. It takes roughly 15 minutes for the installation to complete. <br> 3. Verify that the `AzureEdgeLifecycleManager` extension version is 30.2411.2.789. <br><br> ![Screenshot of extension version installed on Azure Local machines that can be validated.](media/known-issues/select-machine-1.png) <br><br> 4. After the extensions are installed on all the machines in the list, select **Add machines** to refresh the list. <br> 5. Select **Validate selected machines**. The validation should succeed. |
 | Deployment | During the Azure Local deployment, `DeviceManagementExtension` fails to install when a proxy is configured. | Install previous `DeviceManangementExtension` version 1.2502.0.3012 when using a proxy. |
 | Operating system  | Restoring the registry using *RegBack* isn't supported on Azure Local. This operation can remove the Lifecycle Manager (LCM) and Microsoft On-premises Cloud (MOC) settings on your Azure Local instance, which can corrupt the solution.  | |
 

azure-local/media/known-issues/select-machine-1.png

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ author: alkohli
 ms.author: alkohli
 ms.topic: conceptual
 ms.service: azure-local
-ms.date: 02/19/2025
+ms.date: 03/27/2025
 ---
 
 # Azure Local release information
@@ -22,7 +22,7 @@ This article provides the release information for Azure Local, including the rel
 
 ## About Azure Local releases
 
-The Azure Local includes multiple release trains: 2311, 2402, 2405, 2408, and 2411. Each release train includes a feature build and subsequent cumulative updates.
+The Azure Local includes multiple release trains: 2402, 2405, 2408, 2411, and 2503. Each release train includes a feature build and subsequent cumulative updates.
 
 - **Feature build**: The feature update build is the initial version of the software in a release train. Feature releases go beyond quality and security fixes, incorporating product enhancements, including updates for Azure Local services and agents.
 
@@ -62,6 +62,7 @@ The following table summarizes the release information for Azure Local across al
 
 |Version| OS Build |Security update| What's new | Known issues |
 |------|-------|---------------|------------|--------------|
+| 10.2503.0.11 <br><br> Availability date: 2025-03-19 | 25398.1486 | [March OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-2503&preserve-view=true) | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-2503&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-2503) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-2503&preserve-view=true) |
 | 10.2411.3.2 <br><br> Availability date: 2025-02-20 | 25398.1425 | [February OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-24113&preserve-view=true) | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-24113&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24113) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-24113&preserve-view=true) |
 | 10.2411.2.12 <br><br> Availability date: 2025-02-10 | 25398.1369 | [January OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-24112&preserve-view=true) | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-24112&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24112) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-24112&preserve-view=true) |
 | 10.2411.1.10 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-12-17 | 25398.1308 | [December OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-24111&preserve-view=true) | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-24111&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24111) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-24111&preserve-view=true) |
@@ -71,16 +72,16 @@ The following table summarizes the release information for Azure Local across al
 | 10.2408.1.9 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-09-25 |  25398.1128 | [September OS Security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-24081&preserve-view=true) | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-24081&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24081) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-24081&preserve-view=true) |
 | 10.2408.0.29 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-09-05 | 25398.1085 | [August OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-2408&preserve-view=true) | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-2408&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-2408) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-2408&preserve-view=true) |
 | 10.2405.3.7 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-08-20 | 25398.1085 | [August OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true)  | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24053) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true) |
-| 10.2405.2.7 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-07-16  | 25398.1009 | [July OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true)  | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24052) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true) |
-| 10.2405.1.4 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-06-19 | 25398.950 | [June OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true)  | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24051) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true) |
-| 10.2402.4.4 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-06-19 | 25398.950 | [June OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true)  | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24024) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true) |
 
 ### Older versions of Azure Local
 
 The following table summarizes the release information for Azure Local across older versions.
 
 |Version| OS Build |Security update| What's new | Known issues |
 |------|-------|---------------|------------|--------------|
+| 10.2405.2.7 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-07-16  | 25398.1009 | [July OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true)  | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24052) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true) |
+| 10.2405.1.4 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-06-19 | 25398.950 | [June OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true)  | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24051) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true) |
+| 10.2402.4.4 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-06-19 | 25398.950 | [June OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true)  | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24024) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true) |
 | 10.2405.0.24  <br><br> Availability date: 2024-05-30 | 25398.887 | [May OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true) | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-2405) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true) |
 | 10.2402.3.10 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-05-21 | 25398.887 | [May OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true)  | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24023) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true) |
 | 10.2402.2.12 <br><br> Availability date: 2024-04-16 | 25398.830 | [April OS security update](security-update/security-update.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true)  | [Features and improvements](./whats-new.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true#features-and-improvements-in-24022) | [Known issues](./known-issues.md?view=azloc-previous&preserve-view=true) |

azure-local/media/known-issues/select-machine-2.png

@@ -28,6 +28,7 @@ This is a baseline release with the following features and improvements:
     - Several security enhancements were done for the Bootstrap service.
     - Service Principal Name (SPN) is deprecated for Arc registration.
     - The Arc installer script is simplified to only use `Start-ArcBootstrap` to register Azure Local machines with Arc.
+  - **Deployment of current version and previous versions**: Starting with this release, you can deploy the current version of Azure Local using the Azure portal. To deploy a previous version, use an Azure Resource Manager template that matches the version you wish to deploy. For more information, see [Deploy via ARM template](./deploy/deployment-azure-resource-manager-template.md).
 - **Environment checker related changes**
   - Environment checker is now integrated for connectivity tests.
   - Environment checker validates the composed image used for bootstrap.