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RETIREMENT

Retirement: Planned Service Retirement - Azure Automation State Configuration on September 30, 2027

Published date: Oct 03, 2024

Azure Automation State Configuration will be retired on September 30, 2027, please transition to Azure Machine Configuration by that date.

We encourage you to transition to Azure Machine Configuration prior to the retirement date to experience the new capabilities including:

  • Configurations are now assigned natively in Azure Resource Manager without the need for an Automation Account
  • Azure Policy provides at-scale assignment of configurations to machines
  • When machines drift from the desired state, you control when remediation occurs
  • Manage multiple configurations for the same machine
  • Advanced reporting through Azure Resource Graph including resource ID and state
  • Linux and Windows both consume PowerShell-based DSC resources

From now to September 30, 2027 you can continue to use Azure Automation State Configuration without disruption. On 30 September 2027—all configurations and node registrations in Azure Automation State Configuration will be deleted and associated historical data will be lost. Resources to aid in your migration can be found below.

This announcement only impacts the State Configuration features of Azure Automation and does not affect related products or services such as:

  • Other Azure Automation services such as runbooks or hybrid runbook workers.
  • Windows DSC Extension.
  • PowerShell Desired State Configuration.

To view the service in scope of this announcement in the Azure Portal, open “Automation Accounts”, select the name of each account, then “Configuration Management” in the table of contents, and finally “State Configuration”. There you will see a list of stored configurations and the server nodes where they are assigned.

Required action

To avoid service disruptions, please follow our instructions to migrate to Azure Machine Configuration by September 30, 2027.

Help and support

If you have questions, get answers from community experts in Microsoft Q&A.

If you have a support plan and you need technical help, create a support request.

For Issue type, select Technical. 

  1. For Subscription, select your subscription.  
  2. For Service, select My services, then select Azure Automation.  
  3. Select the Azure resource that you are creating a support request for.  
  4. For Summary, type a description of your issue.  
  5. For Problem type, select (General Question) Azure Automation State Configuration.   
  6. For Problem subtype, select Migrating Automation DSC to Guest Configuration.

Learn more about service retirements that may impact your resources in the Azure Retirement Workbook. Please note that retirements may not be visible in the workbook for up to two weeks after being announced.