November 24 - Release notes

docs/azure_jumpstart_arcbox/DataOps/_index.md

@@ -51,7 +51,11 @@ ArcBox allows you to experience various Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance u
 
 ## ArcBox Azure Consumption Costs
 
-ArcBox resources generate Azure consumption charges from the underlying Azure resources including core compute, storage, networking, and auxiliary services. Note that Azure consumption costs vary depending on the region where ArcBox is deployed. Be mindful of your ArcBox deployments and ensure that you disable or delete ArcBox resources when not in use to avoid unwanted charges. Please see the [Jumpstart FAQ](../../faq/) for more information on consumption costs.
+ArcBox resources generate Azure consumption charges from the underlying Azure resources including core compute, storage, networking, and auxiliary services. Note that Azure consumption costs vary depending on the region where ArcBox is deployed. Be mindful of your ArcBox deployments and ensure that you disable or delete ArcBox resources when not in use to avoid unwanted charges.  In an effort to reduce the costs, by default the client VM will auto-shutdown at 1800 UTC.  This can be changed either during the deployment by altering the parameters for autoShutdownEnabled, autoShutdownTime, and autoShutdownTimezone within the Bicep template or after deployment by changing the [auto-shutdown](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/auto-shutdown-vm?tabs=portal) parameters from the Azure Portal.  When the ArcBox-Client VM is stopped, there will be no compute charges; however, there will still be charges for the storage components.
+
+![screenshot showing the auto-shutdown parameters in the Azure Portal](./arcbox-client-auto-shutdown.png)
+
+Please see the [Jumpstart FAQ](../../faq/) for more information on consumption costs.
 
 ## Deployment Options and Automation Flow
 

docs/azure_jumpstart_arcbox/DevOps/_index.md

@@ -75,7 +75,11 @@ ArcBox deploys several management and operations services that work with ArcBox'
 
 ## ArcBox Azure Consumption Costs
 
-ArcBox resources generate Azure consumption charges from the underlying Azure resources including core compute, storage, networking, and auxiliary services. Note that Azure consumption costs vary depending on the region where ArcBox is deployed. Be mindful of your ArcBox deployments and ensure that you disable or delete ArcBox resources when not in use to avoid unwanted charges. Please see the [Jumpstart FAQ](../../faq/) for more information on consumption costs.
+ArcBox resources generate Azure consumption charges from the underlying Azure resources including core compute, storage, networking, and auxiliary services. Note that Azure consumption costs vary depending on the region where ArcBox is deployed. Be mindful of your ArcBox deployments and ensure that you disable or delete ArcBox resources when not in use to avoid unwanted charges.  In an effort to reduce the costs, by default the client VM will auto-shutdown at 1800 UTC.  This can be changed either during the deployment by altering the parameters for autoShutdownEnabled, autoShutdownTime, and autoShutdownTimezone within the Bicep template or after deployment by changing the [auto-shutdown](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/auto-shutdown-vm?tabs=portal) parameters from the Azure Portal.  When the ArcBox-Client VM is stopped, there will be no compute charges; however, there will still be charges for the storage components.
+
+![screenshot showing the auto-shutdown parameters in the Azure Portal](./arcbox-client-auto-shutdown.png)
+
+Please see the [Jumpstart FAQ](../../faq/) for more information on consumption costs.
 
 ## Deployment Options and Automation Flow
 

docs/azure_jumpstart_arcbox/ITPro/_index.md

@@ -37,7 +37,11 @@ ArcBox deploys several management and operations services that work with ArcBox'
 
 ## ArcBox Azure Consumption Costs
 
-ArcBox resources generate Azure Consumption charges from the underlying Azure resources including core compute, storage, networking and auxiliary services. Note that Azure consumption costs vary depending the region where ArcBox is deployed. Be mindful of your ArcBox deployments and ensure that you disable or delete ArcBox resources when not in use to avoid unwanted charges. Please see the [Jumpstart FAQ](../../faq/) for more information on consumption costs.
+ArcBox resources generate Azure Consumption charges from the underlying Azure resources including core compute, storage, networking and auxiliary services. Note that Azure consumption costs vary depending the region where ArcBox is deployed. Be mindful of your ArcBox deployments and ensure that you disable or delete ArcBox resources when not in use to avoid unwanted charges. In an effort to reduce the costs, by default the client VM will auto-shutdown at 1800 UTC.  This can be changed either during the deployment by altering the parameters for autoShutdownEnabled, autoShutdownTime, and autoShutdownTimezone within the Bicep template or after deployment by changing the [auto-shutdown](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/auto-shutdown-vm?tabs=portal) parameters from the Azure Portal.  When the ArcBox-Client VM is stopped, there will be no compute charges; however, there will still be charges for the storage components.
+
+![screenshot showing the auto-shutdown parameters in the Azure Portal](./arcbox-client-auto-shutdown.png)
+
+ Please see the [Jumpstart FAQ](../../faq/) for more information on consumption costs.
 
 ## Deployment Options and Automation Flow
 
@@ -57,7 +61,7 @@ ArcBox uses an advanced automation flow to deploy and configure all necessary re
 - User remotes into Client Windows VM, which automatically kicks off multiple scripts that:
   - Deploy and configure five (5) nested virtual machines in Hyper-V
     - Windows Server 2022 VM - onboarded as Azure Arc-enabled server
-    - Windows Server 2019 VM - onboarded as Azure Arc-enabled server
+    - Windows Server 2025 VM - onboarded as Azure Arc-enabled server
     - Windows VM running SQL Server - onboarded as Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server (as well as Azure Arc-enabled server)
     - 2 x Ubuntu VM - onboarded as Azure Arc-enabled servers
   - Deploy an Azure Monitor workbook that provides example reports and metrics for monitoring ArcBox components
@@ -104,6 +108,7 @@ ArcBox uses an advanced automation flow to deploy and configure all necessary re
   az provider register --namespace Microsoft.GuestConfiguration --wait
   az provider register --namespace Microsoft.AzureArcData --wait
   az provider register --namespace Microsoft.OperationsManagement --wait
+  az provider register --namespace Microsoft.Insights--wait
   ```
 
 ## Deployment Option 1: Azure portal
@@ -143,7 +148,7 @@ ArcBox uses an advanced automation flow to deploy and configure all necessary re
   - _`autoShutdownTimezone`_ - If _autoShutdownEnabled_ is set to true, this value specifies what timezone will be used on conjunction with the value specified for _autoShutdownTime_ to shut down the VM. If not specified, the default value is _UTC_.
   - _`autoShutdownEmailRecipient`_ - If _autoShutdownEnabled_ is set to true, this value specifies what e-mail address to notify 30 minutes prior to the scheduled shutdown.
   - _`resourceTags`_ - Tags to assign for all ArcBox resources.
-  - _`namingPrefix`_ - The naming prefix for the nested virtual machines and all Azure resources.deployed. The maximum length for the naming prefix is 7 characters,example if the value is _Contoso_: `Contoso-Win2k19`.
+  - _`namingPrefix`_ - The naming prefix for the nested virtual machines and all Azure resources.deployed. The maximum length for the naming prefix is 7 characters,example if the value is _Contoso_: `Contoso-Win2k25`.
   - _`sqlServerEdition`_ - SQL Server edition to deploy on the Hyper-V guest VM. Supported values are Developer, Standard, and Enterprise. Default is Developer edition. Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server features such as performance metrics requires Standard or Enterprise edition. Use this parameter to experience SQL Server performance metrics enabled by Azure Arc.
 
   ![Screenshot showing example parameters](./parameters_itpro_bicep.png)
@@ -298,7 +303,7 @@ Enter-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $Env:resourceGroup -Name $serverName -LocalUser $l
   ```powershell
   az login --identity
 
-  $serverName = "ArcBox-Win2K22"
+  $serverName = "ArcBox-Win2K25"
   $localUser = "Administrator"
 
   az ssh arc --resource-group $Env:resourceGroup --name $serverName --local-user $localUser
@@ -309,7 +314,7 @@ Following the previous method, connect to _ArcBox-Win2K22_ via SSH.
 ### Azure CLI
 
 ```shell
-$serverName = "ArcBox-Win2K22"
+$serverName = "ArcBox-Win2K25"
 $localUser = "Administrator"
 az ssh arc --resource-group $Env:resourceGroup --name $serverName --local-user $localUser
 ```
@@ -319,7 +324,7 @@ or
 ### Azure PowerShell
 
 ```powershell
-$serverName = "ArcBox-Win2K22"
+$serverName = "ArcBox-Win2K25"
 $localUser = "Administrator"
 Enter-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $Env:resourceGroup -Name $serverName -LocalUser $localUser
 ```
@@ -333,7 +338,7 @@ In addition to SSH, you can also connect to the Azure Arc-enabled servers, Windo
 ### Azure CLI
 
 ```shell
-$serverName = "ArcBox-Win2K22"
+$serverName = "ArcBox-Win2K25"
 $localUser = "Administrator"
 az ssh arc --resource-group $Env:resourceGroup --name $serverName --local-user $localUser --rdp
 ```
@@ -343,7 +348,7 @@ or
 ### Azure PowerShell
 
 ```powershell
-$serverName = "ArcBox-Win2K22"
+$serverName = "ArcBox-Win2K25"
 $localUser = "Administrator"
 Enter-AzVM -ResourceGroupName $Env:resourceGroup -Name $serverName -LocalUser $localUser -Rdp
 ```
@@ -734,6 +739,22 @@ The following tools are including on the _ArcBox-Client_ VM.
 - Windows Terminal
 - WinGet
 
+### Windows Server Management Enabled by Azure Arc
+
+There are a host of other features enabled by [Azure Arc for Windows Server management](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-arc/servers/windows-server-management-overview?tabs=portal) such as Azure Site Recovery Configuration, Best Practices Assessment, and Windows Admin Center in Azure for Arc.  Some of these capabilities are specific to Windows Server 2025 and require the use of either Software Assurance or a pay-as-you-go (PAYG) license.  To use these features, first activate a license on _ArcBox-Win2K25_.
+
+![Screenshot showing ArcBox-Win2K25 license activation](./windows_server_license.png)
+
+If you have Software Assurance, click on the Activate Benefits and attest to having active Software Assurance.
+
+![Screenshot attesting to active Software Assurance](./windows_activate_attestation.png)
+
+In the license section of _ArcBox-Win2K25_ in the Azure Portal, the machine will now show as licensed.
+
+![Screenshot showing ArcBox-Win2K25 successfully licensed](./win2k25_licensed.png)
+
+Once the license is active, enable the features of interest from the Azure Portal.
+
 ### Next steps
 
 ArcBox is a sandbox that can be used for a large variety of use cases, such as an environment for testing and training or a kickstarter for proof of concept projects. Ultimately, you are free to do whatever you wish with ArcBox. Some suggested next steps for you to try in your ArcBox are:

docs/azure_jumpstart_arcbox/faq/_index.md

@@ -47,6 +47,8 @@ ArcBox incurs normal Azure consumption charges for various Azure resources such
 - [ArcBox for DevOps cost estimate](https://aka.ms/ArcBoxDevOpsCost)
 - [ArcBox for DataOps cost estimate](https://aka.ms/ArcBoxDataOpsCost)
 
+In an effort to reduce the overall cost of ArcBox, the [virtual machine auto-shutdown](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/auto-shutdown-vm?tabs=portal) feature is enabled by default.  When shutdown, the compute charges for the virtual machine will stop; however, the storage costs for the disks will continue to be incurred.
+
 ## Where can I go if I have trouble deploying or using ArcBox?
 
 Each ArcBox flavor deployment guide has it's own troubleshooting section you can review for common issues.

docs/release_notes/_index.md

@@ -9,6 +9,34 @@ weight: 6
 
 > **Note:** Release notes will be released around the first week of each month and will cover the previous month.
 
+## November 2024
+
+### Release highlights
+* Critical Jumpstart ArcBox/HCIBox bug fixes
+* [Announcing Jumpstart Agora "Contoso Hypermarket" scenario](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurearcblog/announcing-jumpstart-agora-contoso-hypermarket-scenario/4289504)
+* [Jumpstart Drops Hits General Availability](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurearcblog/jumpstart-drops-hits-general-availability/4288629)
+* Other minor fixes 
+
+### Jumpstart HCIBox
+
+- [HCIBox - autoDeployClusterResource set to true / Enable Storage Auto IP #2780](https://github.com/microsoft/azure_arc/issues/2780)
+- [Remove WinGet pindown for ArcBox and HCIBox #2793](https://github.com/microsoft/azure_arc/issues/2793)
+- [Type 'ValidateAzureStackNetworkATCSettings' of Role 'HostNetwork' raised an exception #2861](https://github.com/microsoft/azure_arc/issues/2861)
+- [main.azd.bicep contains unsupported region #2873](https://github.com/microsoft/azure_arc/issues/2873)
+- [azd down: error deleting Azure resources: no resources found for deployment · Issue #2876](https://github.com/microsoft/azure_arc/issues/2876)
+
+### Jumpstart ArcBox
+
+- [Can't see SQL Databases using ARC box for it Pros #2782](https://github.com/microsoft/azure_arc/issues/2782)
+- [Remove WinGet pindown for ArcBox and HCIBox #2793](https://github.com/microsoft/azure_arc/issues/2793)
+
+### Jumpstart Agora
+
+- [Agora-HyperMarket Deployment Issue #2863](https://github.com/microsoft/azure_arc/issues/2863)
+
+### Arc-enabled Kubernetes
+- [AKS ARM template fails deployment due to unsupported parameter inclusion #2847](https://github.com/microsoft/azure_arc/issues/2847)
+
 ## October 2024
 
 ### Release highlights