Azure Update Manager
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You can use Update Manager for:
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+- **Unified Update Management** - Monitor update compliance across Windows and Linux machines (running a server operating system) from a single dashboard, including machines in Azure, and on-premises or other cloud environments (connected by Azure Arc).
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+- **Flexible patching options**:
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+ - Schedule updates within [customer-defined maintenance ](scheduled-patching.md), for both Azure and Arc-connected machines.
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+ - [Apply updates in real-time](deploy-updates.md)
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+ - Use [Automatic VM guest patching](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/virtual-machines/automatic-vm-guest-patching), to automatically apply updates to Azure VMs without requiring manual intervention.
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+ - Use [Hot patching](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/get-started/hotpatch), to apply critical updates to Azure VMs without requiring a reboot, minimizing downtime
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+- **Security and Compliance tracking** - Apply security and critical patches with enhanced security measures and compliance tracking.
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+- **Periodic update Assessments** - Enable [periodic assessments](periodic-assessment-at-scale.md) to check for updates every 24 hours.
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+- **Dynamic Scoping** - Group machines based on criteria and apply updates at scale.
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+- **Custom Reporting and Alerts** - Build custom dashboards to report update status and [configure alerts](manage-alerts.md) to notify you of update statuses and any issues that arise.
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+- **Granular Access Control** - Use role-based access control (RBAC) to delegate permissions for patch management tasks at a per-resource level.
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+- **Third party software updates**:
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+ - Available in Microsoft Updates
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+ - All updates available in Linux packages
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+ - Updates published to [Windows Server Update Services (WSUS)](https://learn.microsoft.com/windows-server/administration/windows-server-update-services/get-started/windows-server-update-services-wsus)
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+- Patching diverse resources
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+ - Azure Virtual Machines (VMs): both Windows and Linux VMs in Azure (including SQL servers). VMs also include the ones which are created by Azure Migrate, Azure Backup, and Azure Site Recovery.
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+ - [Hybrid machines](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-arc/servers/) (including SQL Arc servers) and Windows IoT Enterprise on Arc enabled servers
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+ - [VMware machines](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/)
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+ - [System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM) machines](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/)
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+ - [Azure Local clusters](https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-local/)
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−- Instantly check for updates or [deploy security or critical updates](https://aka.ms/on-demand-patching) to help secure your machines.
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−- Enable [periodic assessment](https://aka.ms/umc-periodic-assessment-policy) to check for updates every 24 hours.
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−- Use flexible patching options such as:
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− - [Customer-defined maintenance schedules](https://aka.ms/umc-scheduled-patching) for both Azure and Arc-connected machines.
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− - [Automatic virtual machine (VM) guest patching](/azure/virtual-machines/automatic-vm-guest-patching) and [hot patching](/azure/automanage/automanage-hotpatch) for Azure VMs.
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−- Build custom reporting dashboards for reporting update status and [configure alerts](https://aka.ms/aum-alerts) on certain conditions.
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−- Oversee update compliance for your entire fleet of machines in Azure and on-premises/in other cloud environments connected by [Azure Arc](/azure/azure-arc/) through a single pane. The different types of machines that can be managed are:
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− - [Hybrid machines](/azure/azure-arc/servers/)
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− - [VMWare machines](/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/)
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− - [SCVMM machines](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/)
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− - [Azure Local VMs](/azure-stack/hci/)
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+These features make Azure Update Manager a powerful tool for maintaining the security and performance of your IT infrastructure.
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## Key benefits
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