Applying Windows / Linux VM updates

[jonnyry]

Are there mechanisms for applying Windows and Linux OS updates to VMs on a restricted workspace?

I can see on linux that APT has been pointed to the Nexus package mirror allowing updates that have been loaded into it:

However Windows Update won't connect - I'm not sure if there's a different mechanism being used to apply updates from the package mirror?

[marrobi]

HI @jonnyry, customers handle update in a variety of ways.

Some use WSUS, others open up rules in the firewall - https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/windows-client/deployment/windows-update-issues-troubleshooting?toc=%2Fwindows%2Fdeployment%2Ftoc.json&bc=%2Fwindows%2Fdeployment%2Fbreadcrumb%2Ftoc.json#issues-related-to-httpproxy

We could do with doing an investigation and adding some documentation around Azure Update Manager:
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/update-manager/overview?tabs=azure-vms

[jonnyry]

Thanks @marrobi. I'll take a look at those.