Updating Hydra

Introduction

Hydra updates are typically straightforward and seamless, but there are a few things to consider.

Please only run an update when no deployments, scripts, or imaging processes are running, so plan a maintenance window around the update. Updates typically take around 5 minutes.
Refer to the Release Notes to ensure there aren't any known issues that may impact your deployment, and familiarize yourself with any new features or changes introduced.
Have a test Hydra deployment and update it first.
Ensure the App Service and SQL backups are working as expected, and you have a relatively recent rollback point.
Typical AVD operations, such as brokering and active AVD sessions, will continue as normal.
Full administrator permissions are needed in Hydra to conduct the update.

Click on the robot avatar in the upper right corner and select Update Engine:

After starting the update, it is normal to see API or communications-related errors pop up as the engine goes offline.
After a few minutes, reload the Hydra Portal website.

After reloading the Hydra Portal website, scroll to the bottom to check that the version displayed is the expected destination version:

Monitor autoscaling and operational activities to ensure Hydra is operating normally.