# Azure product updates - 2026-09-12 **2 new update(s)** — first seen in this run. The last 7 day(s) are rescanned every time so late or backdated announcements are not missed. Grouped by Azure product category. Source: [Azure Updates](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates) ## Summary by category | Category | Updates | GA | Preview | Top products | | --- | ---: | ---: | ---: | --- | | [Migration](#migration) | 1 | - | 1 | Azure Storage Mover | | [Other](#other) | 1 | - | - | | ## Migration ### [Public Preview: Agentless migration of on-premises SMB file shares to Azure Files (SMB)](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=570910) **Status:** In preview | **Published:** 2026-09-11 | **Products:** Azure Storage Mover | **Tags:** Features Azure Storage Mover now offers agentless migration of on-premises SMB file shares to Azure Files (SMB) in public preview, simplifying migration by eliminating the need for on-premises agents. - Supports agentless migration from Windows Server or NAS SMB shares to Azure Files over private connections (VPN or ExpressRoute). - Source credentials are securely stored in Azure Key Vault and accessed via Storage Mover managed identities. - Migration jobs can be configured and run via Azure portal or CLI, with support for up to 500 million objects per job and up to 10 concurrent jobs per subscription. - Currently in preview with limitations: only SMB 2.x/3.x supported, data is copied (not moved), and only one job per target share recommended to avoid conflicts. Documentation: [Migrate on-premises SMB file shares to Azure Files using the agentless migration capability in Storage Mover](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage-mover/agentless-on-premises-files-migration?tabs=portal) ## Other ### [Retirement: Azure Linux with OS Guard in Azure Kubernetes Service](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates?id=571257) **Status:** Retirement | **Published:** 2026-09-11 | **Tags:** Retirements Azure Linux with OS Guard in Azure Kubernetes Service is retiring by December 10, 2026, requiring customers to migrate to Azure Container Linux to maintain support and security updates. - Support ends December 10, 2026: no new node pools, no new node images, and no security patches for existing Azure Linux with OS Guard node pools. - Node images will be removed on March 10, 2027, causing scaling and remediation operations to fail on affected node pools. - Migration options include in-place OS SKU migration to Azure Container Linux or creating new ACL node pools and migrating workloads. - Azure Container Linux requires Trusted Launch with Secure Boot and vTPM, Azure CLI 2.86.0+, and has specific VM size and configuration requirements. Documentation: [Tutorial: Migrate Nodes to Azure Container Linux (ACL) for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)](https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-migrate-azure-container-linux-aks) --- _Generated automatically on 2026-09-12 00:58 UTC._