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This article explains the supported versions, environments, and regions for Azure IoT Operations, along with its key dependencies and related resources. Use this guide to ensure compatibility and optimize your deployment.
Supported versions
Microsoft supports three generally available (GA) versions of Azure IoT Operations at any time: the latest version, and the two previous minor versions.
Currently, there are two supported minor GA versions. Azure support is available for the following GA versions:
Version | Patch release (YYMM) | CLI version | Release notes |
---|---|---|---|
1.1.x | 1.1.59 (2506) 1.1.19 (2504) |
1.7.0 1.4.0, 1.5.0 |
Release notes Release notes |
1.0.x | 1.0.34 (2503) 1.0.15 (2502) 1.0.9 (2411) |
1.3.0 1.2.0 1.0.0 |
Release notes Release notes Release notes |
To learn about upgrades between versions, see Upgrade to a new version.
Important
Previous minor versions don't receive security patches. Upgrade to the latest version to get the latest security updates and features.
Currently, there's only one supported preview version. Azure support is available for the following preview version:
Version | Patch release (YYMM) | CLI version | Release notes |
---|---|---|---|
1.2.x-preview | 1.2.36 (2507) | 2.0.0b2 (preview) | Release notes |
Warning
Don't use preview versions in production environments.
To verify your current version, go to the overview page for your Azure IoT Operations instance in the Azure portal or use the Azure IoT Operations CLI az iot ops instance show command.
Supported environments
Microsoft supports the following environments for Azure IoT Operations deployments.
Environment | Minimum version | Availability |
---|---|---|
K3s on Ubuntu 24.04 | K3s version 1.31.1 | General availability |
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Edge Essentials on Windows 11 IoT Enterprise | AksEdge-K3s-1.29.6-1.8.202.0 | Public preview |
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) on Azure Local | Azure Stack HCI OS, version 23H2, build 2411 | Public preview |
Tanzu Kubernetes release (TKr) on Tanzu Kubernetes Grid with a management cluster 2.5.2 | TKr version 1.28.11 | General availability |
Important
Support for Azure IoT Operations deployments is only available on version 1.28.11 of TKr.
Supported regions
Azure IoT Operations supports Arc-enabled clusters in these regions:
Region | CLI value |
---|---|
East US | eastus |
East US 2 | eastus2 |
West US | westus |
West US 2 | westus2 |
West US 3 | westus3 |
West Europe | westeurope |
North Europe | northeurope |
Germany West Central | germanywestcentral |
This list applies only to the region you use to connect your cluster to Azure Arc. It doesn't limit you from using your preferred Azure region for cloud resources. Azure IoT Operations components and other resources deployed to clusters in these regions connect to cloud resources in different regions.
Dependencies
Azure IoT Operations depends on these support services and features:
- Azure Device Registry
- Schema registry
- Azure Container Storage enabled by Azure Arc
- Azure Key Vault Secret Store extension
- Azure Monitor pipeline
- Workload identity federation in Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes
Note
These features and services, used as dependencies by internal Azure IoT Operations systems, inherit general availability status from the Azure IoT Operations product license. For more information about the licensing model, see Microsoft Online Subscription Agreement.