automation-remove-vms-from-update-management.md

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Remove VMs from Azure Automation Update Management	This article tells how to remove VMs from Update Management.	automation	conceptual	05/10/2018	mvc

Remove VMs from Update Management

When you're finished deploying updates to VMs in your environment, you can remove them from the Update Management feature.

To remove your VMs

1. From your Automation account, select Update management under Update management.

2. Use the following command to identify the UUID of a VM that you want to remove from management.

   az vm show -g MyResourceGroup -n MyVm -d
   

3. In your Log Analytics workspace under General, access the saved searches for the scope configuration MicrosoftDefaultScopeConfig-Updates.

4. For the saved search MicrosoftDefaultComputerGroup, click the ellipsis to the right and select Edit.

5. Remove the UUID for the VM.

6. Repeat the steps for any other VMs to remove.

7. Save the saved search when you're finished editing it.

Next steps

• To continue working with Update Management, see Manage updates and patches for your Azure VMs.
• To resolve general feature problems, see Troubleshoot Update Management issues.
• For issues with the Windows update agent, see Troubleshoot Windows update agent issues.
• For issues with the Linux update agent, see Troubleshoot Linux update agent issues.