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Update Windows CVM marketplace image guidance #34

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3 changes: 2 additions & 1 deletion vm-samples/BuildRandomCVM.ps1
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Expand Up @@ -401,7 +401,8 @@ $VirtualMachine = New-AzVMConfig -VMName $VMName -VMSize $vmSize;
switch ($osType) {
"Windows" {
$VirtualMachine = Set-AzVMOperatingSystem -VM $VirtualMachine -Windows -ComputerName $vmname -Credential $cred -ProvisionVMAgent -EnableAutoUpdate;
$VirtualMachine = Set-AzVMSourceImage -VM $VirtualMachine -PublisherName 'MicrosoftWindowsServer' -Offer 'windowsserver' -Skus '2022-datacenter-smalldisk-g2' -Version "latest";
# Use the new Windows Server 2022 offer (windowsserver2022) to avoid deprecated legacy images.
$VirtualMachine = Set-AzVMSourceImage -VM $VirtualMachine -PublisherName 'MicrosoftWindowsServer' -Offer 'windowsserver2022' -Skus '2022-datacenter-smalldisk-g2' -Version "latest";
$VMIsLinux = $false
}
"Windows11" {
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7 changes: 6 additions & 1 deletion vm-samples/README.md
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Expand Up @@ -54,6 +54,11 @@ Builds a CVM with **Confidential OS disk encryption bound to a Customer Managed

Supported images: Windows Server 2022, Windows Server 2019, Windows 11 Enterprise, Ubuntu 24.04 LTS, and RHEL 9.5 CVM. The script tags the resource group with the GitHub repo URL (auto-detected from git remote) for traceability.

For Windows Server 2022 deployments, use the refreshed Marketplace offer published under `windowsserver2022` rather than the legacy `windowsserver` offer. Microsoft announced that the legacy Windows Server 2022 images are being deprecated; the refreshed offer is the supported path for new deployments and reimages.

- [Azure Compute blog announcement](https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/blog/azurecompute/incoming-changes-for-window-server-2022-marketplace-image-users/4262423)
- [Deprecated Azure Marketplace images guidance](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/deprecated-images)

### Prerequisites

Before running `BuildRandomCVM.ps1`, ensure you have the following:
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- **NoInternetAccess**: Optional switch that skips NAT Gateway setup and keeps the CVM subnet fully offline; attestation download is skipped

## OS Type Options:
- **Windows**: Windows Server 2022 Datacenter (RDP via Bastion)
- **Windows**: Windows Server 2022 Datacenter using the refreshed `windowsserver2022` Marketplace offer (RDP via Bastion)
- **Windows2019**: Windows Server 2019 Datacenter (RDP via Bastion)
- **Windows11**: Windows 11 Enterprise 24H2 (RDP via Bastion)
- **Ubuntu**: Ubuntu 24.04 LTS CVM (SSH via Bastion)
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