How to setup OS patching or update for both Windows & Linux OS for all Azure VMs under my subscription?

Question

Hi Folks, I wonder if Azure has some policy to apply Windows Update or OS patching deployment policy for both Windows and Linux? My goal here is to automatically patch all Azure VMs under my subscription and then schedule the reboot after the patch deployment. Thank you in advance.

Answer 1

EnterpriseArchitect Thanks for your question. For your requirement, I would recommend you to avail Azure Update Manager service within Azure. Update Manager is a unified service to help manage and govern updates for all your machines. You can monitor Windows and Linux update compliance across your deployments in Azure, on-premises, and on other cloud platforms from a single dashboard. You can also use Update Manager to make real-time updates or schedule them within a defined maintenance window.

You can use Update Manager in Azure to:

• Oversee update compliance for your entire fleet of machines in Azure, on-premises, and in other cloud environments.
• Instantly deploy critical updates to help secure your machines.
• Use flexible patching options such as automatic virtual machine (VM) guest patching in Azure, hotpatching, and customer-defined maintenance schedules.

For more information, refer Azure Update Manager documentation and revert if you have any further questions.