How important is scheduling template updates?
The option to schedule template updates and server reboots is critical to ensuring the smooth operation of Cloud Application Servers running in on-premises data center infrastructure. This useful option allows the IT administrator to schedule the template update and reboot the Cloud App servers at an optimal time that is most convenient for both the IT team and end-users.
How does the IT admin use this feature?
This selective feature allows the IT administrator to schedule Cloud App server image updates. Additionally, the IT Administrator can keep a VM intact and replace just the boot drive. This feature also introduces the option to reboot all the VMs in a Cloud App pool.
Use Cases:
Customers typically want to schedule server image updates during a predefined maintenance window. They have the option of keeping the VM mostly intact and replace just the boot drive, leaving critical infrastructure configurations like the server MAC address and any data drives where logs files can be placed, intact. Users are notified prior to the defined start time.
Customers who want to reboot their on-premises Cloud App Servers at a specific, scheduled time. Users will be notified prior to the defined start time.