Expert knowledge for Azure Update Manager development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when onboarding VMs/Arc servers, configuring patch schedules/ESU, using Change Tracking, or calling Update Manager APIs, and other Azure Update Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Automation (use azure-automation), Azure Policy (use azure-policy), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor).
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Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
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Azure Update Manager Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Update Manager. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
How to Use This Skill
IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide
This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
Category
Lines
Description
Troubleshooting
L36-L42
Diagnosing and fixing onboarding failures, extension/agent issues, and common errors when using Azure Update Manager, Automanage, and Change Tracking.
Best Practices
L43-L53
Best practices for configuring Automanage and guest patching on Windows/Linux/Arc VMs, handling SQL Server and Ubuntu/Ubuntu Pro updates, and managing SMB over QUIC in Update Manager.
Decision Making
L54-L59
Planning patch strategies across subscriptions and guidance for migrating patch management from Configuration Manager to Azure Update Manager
Limits & Quotas
L60-L68
OS, region, image, and workload support limits for Update Manager, including supported update sources/types, change tracking matrix, and unsupported scenarios.
Security
L69-L74
Configuring disk encryption for Automanaged VMs and setting up RBAC roles/permissions to securely manage and control access to Azure Update Manager.
Using SDKs (Go/Java/JS/Python) and REST APIs to assign Automanage profiles, manage VM/Arc server updates, and implement pre/post maintenance with Functions, webhooks, and runbooks
Deployment
L108-L120
Deploying and managing Automanage/Update Manager at scale: onboarding VMs and Arc servers, moving/repairing configs across regions/tenants, policies, extension versions, and supported OS/features.
Troubleshooting
Topic
URL
Troubleshoot Azure Automanage onboarding failures and errors