Azure Cli for software-update-configuration

Question

I am automating the Update management via Azure CLI using the command "az automation software-update-configuration create".

When trying to included-update-classifications "Critical, Security", there is always error thrown as mentioned below. What changes to the command can fix them?

Error1:

az automation software-update-configuration create: 'Critical, Security' is not a valid value for '--included-update-classifications'. Allowed values: Unclassified, Critical, Security, UpdateRollup, FeaturePack, ServicePack, Definition, Tools, Updates.

Error2:

Code: BadRequest

Message: {"Message":"The request is invalid.","ModelState":{"softwareUpdateConfiguration.properties.updateConfiguration":["Software update configuration should specify Classification or IncludedPackageNameMask for any reboot setting other than 'RebootOnly'."]}}

Answer

@Senthilnath TM Thanks for reporting this. This is known issue and feedback has been conveyed to product team. For now, I would suggest you use PowerShell command to create software update configuration.

Adding example from Microsoft docs for reference.

$startTime = [DateTimeOffset]"2023-03-13T21:00"
$targetMachines = @(
    "/subscriptions/22e2445a-0984-4fa5-86a4-0280d76c4b2c/resourceGroups/compute/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/vm-w-01",
    "/subscriptions/22e2445a-0984-4fa5-86a4-0280d76c4b2c/resourceGroups/compute/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/vm-w-02"
)
$duration = New-TimeSpan -Hours 2
$schedule = New-AzAutomationSchedule -ResourceGroupName "mygroup" `
                                                  -AutomationAccountName "myaccount" `
                                                  -Name MyWeeklySchedule `
                                                  -StartTime $startTime `
                                                  -DaysOfWeek Saturday `
                                                  -WeekInterval 1 `
                                                  -ForUpdateConfiguration

New-AzAutomationSoftwareUpdateConfiguration -ResourceGroupName "mygroup" `
                                                 -AutomationAccountName "myaccount" `
                                                 -Schedule $schedule `
                                                 -Windows `
                                                 -AzureVMResourceId $targetMachines `
                                                 -IncludedUpdateClassification Critical `
                                                 -Duration $duration

UpdateConfiguration   : Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Automation.Model.UpdateManagement.UpdateConfiguration
ScheduleConfiguration : Microsoft.Azure.Commands.Automation.Model.Schedule
ProvisioningState     : Provisioning
ErrorInfo             :
ResourceGroupName     : mygroup
AutomationAccountName : myaccount
Name                  : MyWeeklySchedule
CreationTime          : 9/14/2018 3:53:27 AM +00:00
LastModifiedTime      : 9/14/2018 3:53:27 AM +00:00
Description           :

Azure Cli for software-update-configuration

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