Server update/patching with Azure (Both Azure & on-premises machines)
Update Management Update Management solution in Azure can be used to manage the updates and patches for your Windows/Linux virtual machines. With this solution, you can - Onboard the On-prem virtual machines in azure. See the status of available updates. Schedule the installation of required updates. Review the deployment (scheduled updates) results. Below are the 2 resources you need to have in azure for update management . Log Analytics workspace. Azure Automation Account The following steps highlight the actual implementation. Create a Log Analytics workspace. Create an Automation account. Link the Automation account with the Log Analytics workspace. Enable Update Management for Azure VMs ( Add Azure Machines) Enable Update Management for non-Azure VMs ( Add Non-Azure (On-prem)Machines ) Now we will go through All the above 5 process one by one: Create a Log Analytics workspace: Before you create a Log Analytics workspace, ensure that you have at least Log Analytics Co...