Retirement: All Azure Automation jobs running on Agent-based Hybrid Worker will be stopped from 1 April 2025

Starting April 1, 2025, all jobs running on agent-based User Hybrid Runbook Worker will be stopped. 

 

Azure Automation Agent-based User Hybrid Worker (Windows & Linux) retired on August 31, 2024, and is no longer supported. It poses a potential Security risk since Agent-based Hybrid Worker has not been getting any Security fixes post-retirement. Hence, it is strongly recommended that you move to extension-based User Hybrid Runbook Worker (Windows & Linux) for executing Hybrid jobs.  

  

Key benefits of new approach: 

- Enhanced security posture for your VMs through access control using system-assigned managed identities, instead of self-managed certificates 

- Improved operational productivity for keeping the workers up to date, using automatic upgrades and at-scale management of the VMs 

- Simplified installation of extension while eliminating the need to install Log Analytics agent. 

 

Follow the instructions to migrate your agent-based User Hybrid Runbook Workers to extension-based Hybrid Workers before April 1, 2025.