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Author: halkazwini

articles/azure-functions/durable/durable-task-scheduler/durable-task-scheduler.md

@@ -152,6 +152,14 @@ Stale orchestration data should be purged periodically to ensure efficient stora
     | Orchestration custom status | 1 MB |
     | Entity state | 1 MB |
 
+- **Orchestration instance ID length:**
+  
+  Orchestration instance IDs are limited to a maximum length of 100 characters.
+
+  * Allowed characters: Printable ASCII only (letters, numbers, symbols like -, _, ., etc. Characters 0x20 through 0x7E)
+  * Minimum length: 1 character (cannot be empty)
+  * Instance IDs starting with @ are reserved for entities
+
 - **Feature parity:** 
 
     [Extended sessions](../durable-functions-azure-storage-provider.md#extended-sessions) are not available in the Durable Task Scheduler backend yet.
@@ -168,4 +176,4 @@ Stale orchestration data should be purged periodically to ensure efficient stora
 ## Next steps
 
 > [!div class="nextstepaction"]
-> [Choose your orchestration framework](./choose-orchestration-framework.md)
+> [Choose your orchestration framework](./choose-orchestration-framework.md)

articles/azure-maps/rest-api-azure-maps.md

@@ -25,7 +25,7 @@ The most recent stable release of the Azure Maps services.
 | [Geolocation] |  1.0  | Convert IP addresses to country/region ISO codes. |
 | [Render] |  2024-04-01  | Get road, satellite/aerial, weather, traffic map tiles, and static map images. |
 | [Route] |  2025-01-01  | Calculate optimized travel times and distances between locations for multiple modes of transportation and returns localized travel instructions. Now supports [Snap to Roads] API that snaps GPS data to road aligned coordinates. |
-| [Search] |  2025-01-01  | Geocode addresses and coordinates, search for business listings and places by name or category and get administrative boundary polygons. |
+| [Search] |  2026-01-01  | Geocode addresses and coordinates, search for places and businesses by name or category, and retrieve administrative boundary polygons. The Autocomplete API returns real-time suggestions for addresses and places based on partial user input. |
 | [Timezone] |  1.0  | Get time zone and sunrise/sunset information for specified locations. |
 | [Traffic] |  2025-01-01  | Provides traffic incident data, such as construction, traffic congestion, accidents, and more, within a specified bounding box. |
 | [Weather] |  1.1  | Get current, forecasted, and historical weather conditions, air quality, tropical storm details, and weather along a route. |
@@ -50,7 +50,6 @@ Prerelease version of an Azure Maps service. Preview releases contain new functi
 | API | API version | Description |
 |-----|-------------|-------------|
 | [Route][Route-2024-07-01-preview] | 2024-07-01-preview | The Route Range API supports high definition isochrone polygons. |
-| [Search][Search-2025-06-01-preview]  |  2025-06-01-preview  | The new Autocomplete (preview) API enhances user experience by providing real-time suggestions as users type queries for addresses or places. |
 
 <!--- Links to latest versions of each service ---------------------------------->
 [Geolocation]: /rest/api/maps/geolocation
@@ -73,4 +72,3 @@ Prerelease version of an Azure Maps service. Preview releases contain new functi
 <!--- 2024-07-01-preview is the latest preview release of the Route service,
       currently the only Azure Maps service in Preview -------------------------->
 [Route-2024-07-01-preview]: /rest/api/maps/route?view=rest-maps-2024-07-01-preview
-[Search-2025-06-01-preview]: /rest/api/maps/search?view=rest-maps-2025-06-01-preview

articles/cost-management-billing/benefits/macc/track-consumption-commitment.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.reviewer: shrshett
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
 ms.subservice: billing
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 01/20/2025
+ms.date: 03/03/2026
 ms.author: shrshett
 ms.custom: sfi-image-nochange
 ---

articles/cost-management-billing/manage/avoid-charges-free-account.md

@@ -5,8 +5,8 @@ author: shrutis06
 ms.reviewer: shrshett
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
 ms.subservice: billing
-ms.topic: concept-article
-ms.date: 09/23/2025
+ms.topic: conceptual
+ms.date: 03/03/2026
 ms.author: shrshett
 ---
 

articles/cost-management-billing/manage/create-free-services.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.reviewer: shrshett
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
 ms.subservice: billing
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 09/22/2025
+ms.date: 03/03/2026
 ms.author: shrshett
 ---
 

articles/cost-management-billing/manage/markup-china.md

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ ms.reviewer: shrshett
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
 ms.subservice: billing
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 09/22/2025
+ms.date: 03/03/2026
 ms.author: shrshett
 ms.custom: references_regions
 ---

articles/cost-management-billing/understand/mca-understand-your-usage.md

@@ -1,13 +1,13 @@
 ---
 title: Microsoft Customer Agreement Azure usage and charges file terms
 description: Learn how to read and understand the sections of the Azure usage and charges CSV for your billing profile.
-author: shrutis06
-ms.reviewer: shrshett
+author: vikramdesai01
+ms.reviewer: vikdesai
 ms.service: cost-management-billing
 ms.subservice: billing
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.date: 09/16/2025
-ms.author: shrshett
+ms.date: 03/03/2026
+ms.author: vikdesai
 ---
 
 # Terms in the Azure usage and charges file for a Microsoft Customer Agreement

articles/dns/tutorial-alias-pip.md

@@ -5,7 +5,7 @@ services: dns
 author: asudbring
 ms.service: azure-dns
 ms.topic: tutorial
-ms.date: 11/30/2023
+ms.date: 03/03/2026
 ms.author: allensu
 ms.custom: template-tutorial #Required; leave this attribute/value as-is.
 #Customer intent: As an experienced network administrator, I want to configure Azure an DNS alias record to refer to an Azure public IP address.
@@ -76,11 +76,11 @@ Create a virtual network and a subnet to place your web server in.
 
 ## Create a web server virtual machine
 
-Create a Windows Server virtual machine and then install IIS web server on it.
+Create a Linux virtual machine and install NGINX web server on it.
 
 ### Create the virtual machine
 
-Create a Windows Server 2019 virtual machine.
+Create an Ubuntu virtual machine.
 
 1. In the Azure portal, enter *virtual machine* in the search box at the top of the portal, and then select **Virtual machines** from the search results.
 1. In **Virtual machines**, select **+ Create** and then select **Azure virtual machine**.
@@ -92,16 +92,17 @@ Create a Windows Server 2019 virtual machine.
     | Subscription   | Select your Azure subscription. |
     | Resource Group    | Select **PIPResourceGroup**. |
     | **Instance details**  |     |
-    | Virtual machine name   | Enter **Web-01**. |
+    | Virtual machine name   | Enter **web-01**. |
     | Region    | Select **(US) East US**. |
     | Availability options   | Select **No infrastructure redundancy required**. |
     | Security type  | Select **Standard**. |
-    | Image   | Select **Windows Server 2019 Datacenter - Gen2**. |
+    | Image   | Select **Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS - x64 Gen2**. |
     | Size    | Select your VM size. |
     | **Administrator account** |            |
+    | Authentication type | Select **SSH public key**. |
     | Username | Enter a username. |
-    | Password | Enter a password. |
-    | Confirm password    | Reenter the password. |
+    | SSH public key source | Select **Generate new key pair**. |
+    | Key pair name | Enter a name for the key pair. |
     | **Inbound port rules**  |   |
     | Public inbound ports | Select **None**. |
 
@@ -118,35 +119,40 @@ Create a Windows Server 2019 virtual machine.
     | Public IP | Take the default Standard SKU public IP. |
     | NIC network security group | Select **Basic**. |
     | Public inbound ports | Select **Allow selected ports**. |
-    | Select inbound ports | Select **HTTP (80)**, **HTTPS (443)** and **RDP (3389)**. |
+    | Select inbound ports | Select **HTTP (80)** and **HTTPS (443)**. |
 
 1. Select **Review + create**.
 1. Review the settings, and then select **Create**.
 
 This deployment may take a few minutes to complete.
 
 > [!NOTE]
-> **Web-01** virtual machine has an attached NIC with a Standard SKU dynamic public IP that changes every time the virtual machine is restarted.
+> The **web-01** virtual machine has an attached NIC with a Standard SKU dynamic public IP that changes every time the virtual machine is restarted.
 
-### Install IIS web server
+> [!NOTE]
+> The network security group rules block inbound SSH access from the internet. To run commands on the virtual machine, use the **Run command** feature in the Azure portal or deploy Azure Bastion. For more information about Azure Bastion, see [Quickstart: Deploy Azure Bastion with default settings](../bastion/quickstart-host-portal.md).
+
+### Install NGINX web server
+
+Install NGINX web server on **web-01** using the **Run command** feature in the Azure portal.
+
+1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter *virtual machine*. Select **Virtual machines** in the search results.
+
+1. Select the **web-01** virtual machine.
+
+1. In the **Operations** section of the left menu, select **Run command**.
 
-Install IIS web server on **Web-01**.
+1. Select **RunShellScript**.
 
-1. In the **Overview** page of **Web-01**, select **Connect** and then **RDP**.
-1. In the **RDP** page, select **Download RDP File**.
-1. Open *Web-01.rdp*, and select **Connect**.
-1. Enter the username and password entered during virtual machine creation.
-1. On the **Server Manager** dashboard, select **Manage** then **Add Roles and Features**.
-1. Select **Server Roles** or select **Next** three times. On the **Server Roles** screen, select **Web Server (IIS)**.
-1. Select **Add Features**, and then select **Next**.
+1. In the **Run Command Script** pane, enter the following command:
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/tutorial-alias-pip/iis-web-server-installation.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Add Roles and Features Wizard in Windows Server 2019 showing how to install the I I S Web Server by adding Web Server role.":::
+    ```bash
+    sudo apt-get update && sudo apt-get install -y nginx
+    ```
 
-1. Select **Confirmation** or select **Next** three times, and then select **Install**. The installation process takes a few minutes to finish.
-1. After the installation finishes, select **Close**.
-1. Open a web browser. Browse to **localhost** to verify that the default IIS web page appears.
+1. Select **Run**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/tutorial-alias-pip/iis-web-server.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Internet Explorer showing the I I S Web Server default web page.":::
+1. Wait for the command to complete. The output displays the installation progress and finishes when NGINX is installed.
 
 ## Create an alias record
 
@@ -157,18 +163,18 @@ Create an alias record that points to the public IP address.
 1. In the **Add record set**, enter *web01* in the **Name**.
 1. Select **A** for the **Type**.
 1. Select **Yes** for the **Alias record set**, and then select the **Azure Resource** for the **Alias type**.
-1. Select the **Web-01-ip** public IP address for the **Azure resource**.
+1. Select the **web-01-ip** public IP address for the **Azure resource**.
 1. Select **OK**.
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/tutorial-alias-pip/add-public-ip-alias-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot of adding an alias record to refer to the Azure public IP of the I I S web server using the Add record set page." lightbox="./media/tutorial-alias-pip/add-public-ip-alias-expanded.png":::
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/tutorial-alias-pip/add-public-ip-alias-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot of adding an alias record to refer to the Azure public IP of the web server using the Add record set page." lightbox="./media/tutorial-alias-pip/add-public-ip-alias-expanded.png":::
 
 ## Test the alias record
 
 1. In the Azure portal, enter *virtual machine* in the search box at the top of the portal, and then select **Virtual machines** from the search results.
-1. Select the **Web-01** virtual machine. Note the public IP address in the **Overview** page.
-1. From a web browser, browse to `web01.contoso.com`, which is the fully qualified domain name of the **Web-01** virtual machine. You now see the IIS default web page.
+1. Select the **web-01** virtual machine. Note the public IP address in the **Overview** page.
+1. From a web browser, browse to `web01.contoso.com`, which is the fully qualified domain name of the **web-01** virtual machine. You now see the NGINX default web page.
 1. Close the web browser.
-1. Stop the **Web-01** virtual machine, and then restart it.
+1. Stop the **web-01** virtual machine, and then restart it.
 1. After the virtual machine restarts, note the new public IP address for the virtual machine.
 1. From a web browser, browse again to `web01.contoso.com`.