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@Karl-WE Karl-WE commented Mar 4, 2026

Clarified prerequisites and registration, converted the bullet points into a more readable table, especially because the resource registration could be overlooked.

added note about download does not appear when registration is not made, in order to reduce Microsoft support calls.

Clarified prerequisites and registration, converted the bullet points into a more readable table, especially because the resource registration could be overlooked.

added note about download does not appear when registration is not made, in order to reduce support calls.
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@Karl-WE Karl-WE changed the title Update document for Azure Stack HCI version 24H2 Update upgrade instructions from 22H2 to Azure Stack HCI version 24H2 Mar 4, 2026
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This article describes how to download the operating system (OS) software from the Azure portal to deploy an Azure Local instance.

The first step in deploying Azure Local is to download the OS from the Azure portal. The software download includes a free 60-day trial. However, if you've purchased Integrated System or Premier solution hardware from the [Azure Local Catalog](https://aka.ms/AzureStackHCICatalog) through your preferred Microsoft hardware partner (OEM), the Azure Stack HCI OS should be preinstalled.
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This is incorrect, and the right statement is that OEMs have golden images available for the deployment.

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I believe this was part of the original instructions but due to the copy paste the whole file is marked as new

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@troettinger thanks for another review if this the changes honour your correction.

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See the comment otherwise looks good

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Hi @Karl-WE: Could you please update the PR to incorporate Thomas’s feedback? Once that’s done, I’ll pull this PR into the private repo to get it merged. I’ll keep this PR open until then. Thanks!

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Karl-WE commented Apr 16, 2026

Will take care about it

added remark about OEM images and golden image download section.
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This article describes how to download the operating system (OS) software from the Azure portal to deploy an Azure Local instance.

The first step in deploying Azure Local is to download the OS from the Azure portal. The software download includes a free 60-day trial. However, if you've purchased Integrated System or Premier solution hardware from the [Azure Local Catalog](https://aka.ms/AzureStackHCICatalog) through your preferred Microsoft hardware partner (OEM), the Azure Stack HCI OS should be preinstalled.
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This article describes how to download the operating system (OS) software from the Azure portal to deploy an Azure Local instance.

The first step in deploying Azure Local is to download the OS from the Azure portal. The software download includes a free 60-day trial. However, if you've purchased Integrated System or Premier solution hardware from the [Azure Local Catalog](https://aka.ms/AzureStackHCICatalog) through your preferred Microsoft hardware partner (OEM), the Azure Stack HCI OS should be preinstalled.
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@troettinger thanks for another review if this the changes honour your correction.

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Karl-WE commented Apr 16, 2026

oopsie. @ManikaDhiman I am sorry I fail to understand the GitHub Automation issues after my PR change. Thanks for guidance.

improving readability of Important remark
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oopsie. @ManikaDhiman I am sorry I fail to understand the GitHub Automation issues after my PR change. Thanks for guidance.

No worries, @Karl-WE. I’ll pull your changes into a private repo PR and keep the file name as-is to avoid any build issues. I'll keep this PR open until then. FYI, we’re planning to update file names as part of a separate bulk update project. Thanks!

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Karl-WE commented Apr 16, 2026

OK I defer to Thomas' feedback as mentioned the PR Review

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