Windows Admin Center version 2311 is now generally available!

2311 GA fixes compared to 2311 preview

:white_heavy_check_mark:1. Shared Connection Active Directory Search works again
:white_heavy_check_mark:2. Secured Core Configuration: "Running but not configured" can now again be remediated by selecting the item and "Enable" this was not possible in preview

feature requests / drawbacks / issues you could hopefully take care of in 2024 (from the field and customers):

1. Main Page: Connect to Arc only works with personal connections, not with Shared Connections
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/b41d9de0-dfa0-ee11-92bc-0022484c4141

2. Main Page: Arc Status does not work with shared connections, while personal connection status appears to be more solid

feature requests for next release
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/aaf83514-e0a0-ee11-92bc-0022484c4141

3. Main page: add column for Resource group name of Arc-enabled items
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/362d99e4-03ab-ee11-92bc-000d3a037f01

4. Main Page: option to import tags from Azure into WAC (add merge or replace)
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/32b51671-04ab-ee11-92bc-000d3a037f01

5. /tools/virtualmachines/inventory: VM Storage Migration currently uses the option "move all to one place" if one selects a new CSV the VM Storage move should 
5a. respect the folder structure (VMname Parent Folder and Virtual Hard Disks subfolder as you do when you create VMs. This is already done very right)
5b. cleanup empty folders in the source
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/f74c75d1-05ab-ee11-92bc-000d3a037f01


6.  /tools/virtualmachines/inventory: please implement "specify locations", and derive the structure from the current with the option to change. Usecase: sometimes you want to place VHDX in a different CSV due to Dedup settings, than the OS disks, etc.
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/f74c75d1-05ab-ee11-92bc-000d3a037f01

7.  /tools/virtualmachines/inventory: rendering still takes a long time even with few clustered VMs (tested with 2 VMs and 3 nodes)

8. /tools/virtualmachines/inventory: Please add the ability to make an unclustered VMs on a Host a Clustered one, and vice versa. currently we still need the old MMC for that.
Import VM is not the correct feature here, as this would include a storage migration and does not consider the VM is already in the right place. You cannot use "import VM" without changing the SID. Import VM also does not allow to choose the Host. It seems it is always the cluster master.
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/f9744bef-06ab-ee11-92bc-000d3a037f01

9. tools/hcivolumes: Turn on / off CSV maintenance mode
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/4c7960b8-9d2f-ed11-9db0-000d3a1f4287

10. tools/hcivolumes: easier access to Bitlocker Recovery Keys for CSVs
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/4c7960b8-9d2f-ed11-9db0-000d3a1f4287

11. tools/hcioverview: thinking about a new and verbose page to see Get-StorageJob, with a refresh timer.

tools/hcivolumes/inventory: Please implement the Disk property Disk Wear indicator as a column. This can be fetched via PowerShell.
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/2135989e-07ab-ee11-92bc-000d3a037f01

13. tools/hcivolumes/inventory: Balance CSV ownership
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/4c7960b8-9d2f-ed11-9db0-000d3a1f4287

> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/8e0d80c2-316f-ee11-a81c-000d3ae5ae95

#align volumes ownership to with servers
foreach ($Server in $Servers){
    Move-ClusterSharedVolume -Name "Cluster Virtual Disk ($Server)" -Node $Server -Cluster $ClusterName
}
#endregion

14. tools/hcivolumes/inventory: Ability to select and move more than one CSV at a time
> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/4c7960b8-9d2f-ed11-9db0-000d3a1f4287

15. /settings/extension/available Sometimes the automatic update of Extensions does not update all extensions. Please implement an "update all" button

> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/634668d3-08ab-ee11-92bc-000d3a037f01

#grab installed extensions and update these
$WACInstalledExtensions=Get-Extension -GatewayEndpoint https://$WACGatewayServerName  | Where-Object { $_.status -eq "Installed" }
$WACExtensionsToUpdate=$WACInstalledExtensions | Where-Object IsLatestVersion -eq $False

foreach ($WACExtension in $WACExtensionsToUpdate){
    Update-Extension -GatewayEndpoint https://$WACGatewayServerName -ExtensionId $WACExtention.ID
}

 
16. tools/settings/: I would love to have a toggle for the CAU Role Kernel Soft Reboot here. Sometimes this nice features doesn't work on Integrated Nodes, means it is not offered in WAC Cluster > Update, and sometimes it is offered (to disable)
Do I miss to see any CAU related settings in WAC?

> https://feedback.azure.com/d365community/idea/71b89ab7-09ab-ee11-92bc-000d3a037f01

#region CAU
Add-CauClusterRole -ClusterName $ClusterName -Force -AttemptSoftReboot -RebootMode SoftReboot  -CauPluginName Microsoft.WindowsUpdatePlugin -RebootTimeoutMinutes 20 -MaxRetriesPerNode 3 -CauPluginArguments @{ 'IncludeRecommendedUpdates' = 'True' } -RequireAllNodesOnline -StartDate "02.08.2023 12:00:00" -DaysOfWeek 32 -WeeksOfMonth @(4) -EnableFirewallRules;
#list cluster parameters - as you can see, CauEnableSoftReboot does not exist
Start-Cluster -Name $ClusterName 
Get-Cluster -Name $ClusterName | Get-ClusterParameter
#let's create the value and validate
Get-Cluster -Name $ClusterName | Set-ClusterParameter -Name CauEnableSoftReboot -Value 1 -Create
Get-Cluster -Name $ClusterName | Get-ClusterParameter -Name CauEnableSoftReboot
#endregion

Hope you find these ideas and the feedback helpful.