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Azure Update Manager - dynamic scope not adding the machines
Hello, I am trying to create a maintenance configuration to distribute the Definition Updates to a bunch of machines but when I use a dynamic scope to get the machines, the configuration is never ap...
Many people were having these issues but it's getting better since 2023 updates. Little things you will need to do in your Azure Portal environment are:
Dynamic Scope Configuration: Review the dynamic scope configuration to ensure that it includes the appropriate criteria for adding machines.
Prerequisites: Ensure that the Azure VMs or Arc-enabled VMs have Patch Orchestration set to Customer Managed Schedules. This sets patch mode to AutomaticByPlatform and the BypassPlatformSafetyChecksOnUserSchedule = True.
Associate a Schedule with the VM: Make sure a schedule is associated with the VM.
Permissions: For Dynamic Scoping and configuration assignment, ensure that you have the following permissions: Write permissions at subscription level to create or modify a schedule. Read permissions at subscription level to assign or read schedule.
Dynamic Scope Configuration: Review the dynamic scope configuration to ensure that it includes the appropriate criteria for adding machines.
Prerequisites: Ensure that the Azure VMs or Arc-enabled VMs have Patch Orchestration set to Customer Managed Schedules. This sets patch mode to AutomaticByPlatform and the BypassPlatformSafetyChecksOnUserSchedule = True.
Associate a Schedule with the VM: Make sure a schedule is associated with the VM.
Permissions: For Dynamic Scoping and configuration assignment, ensure that you have the following permissions: Write permissions at subscription level to create or modify a schedule. Read permissions at subscription level to assign or read schedule.