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28 changes: 23 additions & 5 deletions azure-local/upgrade/upgrade-22h2-to-23h2-powershell.md
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Expand Up @@ -3,7 +3,7 @@ title: Upgrade Azure Stack HCI OS, version 22H2 to version 23H2 via PowerShell
description: Learn how to use PowerShell to upgrade Azure Stack HCI OS, version 22H2 to version 23H2.
author: alkohli
ms.topic: how-to
ms.date: 10/08/2025
ms.date: 12/02/2025
ms.author: alkohli
ms.reviewer: alkohli
ms.service: azure-local
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Test-Cluster
```

1. Extract the contents of the ISO image and copy them to the local system drive on each machine. Ensure that the local path is the same on each machine. Then, update the `PathToSetupMedia` parameter with the local path to the extracted ISO contents, not the ISO file.

```powershell
# Define ISO and destination folder for extracted contents
$isoFilePath = "C:\SetupFiles\WindowsServer\ISOs\example.iso"
$destinationPath = "C:\SetupFiles\WindowsServer\ExtractedFilesFolder"
# Mount the ISO file
$iso = Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath $isoFilePath
# Get the drive letter
$driveLetter = ($iso | Get-Volume).DriveLetter
# Create the destination directory
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $destinationPath
# Copy contents to the local directory
Copy-Item -Path "${driveLetter}:\*" -Destination $destinationPath -Recurse
# Dismount the ISO file
Dismount-DiskImage -ImagePath $isoFilePath
```

1. Check for the available updates:

```PowerShell
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Test-Cluster
```

1. Extract the contents of the ISO image and copy them to the local system drive on each machine. Ensure that the local path is the same on each machine. Then, update the `PathToSetupMedia` parameter with the local path to the ISO image.
1. Extract the contents of the ISO image and copy them to the local system drive on each machine. Ensure that the local path is the same on each machine. Then, update the `PathToSetupMedia` parameter with the local path to the extracted ISO contents, not the ISO file.

```powershell
# Define ISO and destination paths
# Define ISO and destination folder for extracted contents
$isoFilePath = "C:\SetupFiles\WindowsServer\ISOs\example.iso"
$destinationPath = "C:\SetupFiles\WindowsServer\Files"
$destinationPath = "C:\SetupFiles\WindowsServer\ExtractedFilesFolder"
# Mount the ISO file
$iso = Mount-DiskImage -ImagePath $isoFilePath
# Get the drive letter
$driveLetter = ($iso | Get-Volume).DriveLetter
# Create the destination directory
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Path $destinationPath
# Copy contents to the local directory
Copy-Item -Path "${driveLetter}:\*" -Destination $destinationPath –Recurse
Copy-Item -Path "${driveLetter}:\*" -Destination $destinationPath -Recurse
# Dismount the ISO file
Dismount-DiskImage -ImagePath $isoFilePath
```
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