Automatic VM guest patching is now in public preview for Linux VMs

Microsoft announced a preview of this Linux Virtual Machines and Virtual Machines update in March 2021.

In preview1 version

Facts

Microsoft id
automatic-vm-guest-patching-now-in-preview-linux
Status
In preview
Products
Linux Virtual Machines, Virtual Machines
Update type
Features, Security
Product categories
Compute
Preview
March 2021
Status pages
Azure Virtual Machines status
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Microsoft last modified
Source
Azure Updates · open the original at Microsoft

Microsoft says

Automatic VM guest patching for virtual machines helps ease update management by safely and automatically patching virtual machines to maintain security compliance.

Azure Updates,

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  1. First version we captured ·

    As first seen: In preview
    Status
    In preview

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