Merge pull request #30850 from rwestMSFT/rw-0611-centos

Remove mentions of CentOS and refresh articles [due 30 June]

Author: Jill Grant

docs/azdata/install/deploy-install-azdata-pip.md

@@ -3,29 +3,28 @@ title: Install Azure Data CLI (azdata) using pip
 description: Learn how to install the azdata tool with pip.
 author: MikeRayMSFT
 ms.author: mikeray
-ms.reviewer: danibunny
-ms.date: 07/29/2021
+ms.reviewer: danibunny, randolphwest
+ms.date: 06/28/2024
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: big-data-cluster
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.custom: intro-installation, linux-related-content
+ms.custom:
+  - intro-installation
+  - linux-related-content
 ---
 
 # Install [!INCLUDE [azure-data-cli-azdata](../../includes/azure-data-cli-azdata.md)] with `pip`
 
-[!INCLUDE[azdata](../../includes/applies-to-version/azdata.md)]
+[!INCLUDE [azdata](../../includes/applies-to-version/azdata.md)]
 
-> [!CAUTION]
-> This article references CentOS, a Linux distribution that is nearing End Of Life (EOL) status. Please consider your use and plan accordingly. For more information, see the [CentOS End Of Life guidance](/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/centos/centos-end-of-life).
+This article describes how to install the [!INCLUDE [azure-data-cli-azdata](../../includes/azure-data-cli-azdata.md)] tool on Windows, Linux, or macOS using `pip`.
 
-This article describes how to install the [!INCLUDE [azure-data-cli-azdata](../../includes/azure-data-cli-azdata.md)] tool on Windows, Linux or macOS/OS X using `pip`.
+> [!TIP]  
+> For a simpler experience, `azdata` can be installed with a [package manager](deploy-install-azdata.md) for Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL, openSUSE and SLE distributions) and macOS.
 
-> [!TIP]
-> For a simpler experience, `azdata` can be installed with a [package manager](./deploy-install-azdata.md) for Windows, Linux (Ubuntu, Debian, RHEL, CentOS, openSUSE and SLE distributions) and macOS.
+## Prerequisites
 
-## <a id="prerequisites"></a> Prerequisites
-
-`azdata` is a command-line utility written in Python that enables cluster administrators to bootstrap and manage data resources via REST APIs. The minimum Python version required is v3.6. `pip` is required to download and install the `azdata` tool. The instructions below provide examples for Windows, Linux (Ubuntu) and macOS/OS X. For installing Python on other platforms, see the [Python documentation](https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download). In addition, install and update the latest version of `requests` Python package:
+`azdata` is a command-line utility written in Python that enables cluster administrators to bootstrap and manage data resources via REST APIs. The minimum Python version required is v3.6. `pip` is required to download and install the `azdata` tool. The following instructions provide examples for Windows, Linux (Ubuntu), and macOS. For installing Python on other platforms, see the [Python documentation](https://wiki.python.org/moin/BeginnersGuide/Download). In addition, install and update the latest version of `requests` Python package:
 
 ```bash
 pip3 install -U requests
@@ -35,21 +34,21 @@ pip3 install -U requests
 
 1. On a Windows client, download the necessary Python package from [https://www.python.org/downloads/](https://www.python.org/downloads/). For python 3.6 and later, pip3 is also installed when you install Python.
 
-   > [!TIP]
-   > When installing Python3, select to add Python to your `PATH`. If you do not, you can later find where pip3 is located and manually add it to your `PATH`.
+   > [!TIP]  
+   > When installing Python3, select to add Python to your `PATH`. If you don't, you can later find where pip3 is located and manually add it to your `PATH`.
 
 1. Open a new Windows PowerShell session so that it gets the latest path with Python in it.
 
-1. Starting with SQL Server 2019 CU5 release, azdata has an independent semantic version from the server. If you have any previous releases of `azdata` installed prior to this, it is important to first uninstall them before installing the latest version.
+1. Starting with SQL Server 2019 CU5 release, `azdata` has an independent semantic version from the server. If you have any previous releases of `azdata` installed older than this, it's important to first uninstall them before installing the latest version.
 
    For example, for 2019-cu4, run the following command:
 
    ```powershell
    pip3 uninstall -r https://azdatacli.blob.core.windows.net/python/azdata/2019-cu4/requirements.txt
    ```
 
-  > [!NOTE]
-  > In the preceding examples, replace `2019-cu6` with the version and CU of your installation of `azdata`. 
+   > [!NOTE]  
+   > In the preceding examples, replace `2019-cu6` with the version and CU of your installation of `azdata`.
 
 1. Install `azdata`.
 
@@ -78,29 +77,29 @@ On Linux, you must install Python 3.6 and then upgrade pip. The following exampl
    sudo -H pip3 install --upgrade pip
    ```
 
-1. Starting with SQL Server 2019 CU5 release, azdata has an independent semantic version from the server. If you have any previous releases of `azdata` installed prior to this, it is important to first uninstall them before installing the latest version.
+1. Starting with SQL Server 2019 CU5 release, `azdata` has an independent semantic version from the server. If you have any previous releases of `azdata` installed older than this, it's important to first uninstall them before installing the latest version.
 
    For example, for `2019-cu6`, run the following command:
 
    ```bash
    pip3 uninstall -r https://azdatacli.blob.core.windows.net/python/azdata/2019-cu6/requirements.txt
    ```
 
-  > [!NOTE]
-  > In the preceding examples, replace `2019-cu6` with the version and CU of your installation of `azdata`.
+   > [!NOTE]  
+   > In the preceding examples, replace `2019-cu6` with the version and CU of your installation of `azdata`.
 
 1. Install `azdata`.
 
    ```bash
    pip3 install -r https://aka.ms/azdata --user
    ```
 
-   > [!NOTE]
+   > [!NOTE]  
    > The `--user` switch installs `azdata` to the Python user install directory. This is typically `~/.local/bin` on Linux. Either add this directory to your path or navigate to the user install directory and run `./azdata` from there.
 
-## <a id="macOSX"></a> Install `azdata` on macOS or OS X
+## <a id="macOSX"></a> Install `azdata` on macOS
 
-To install `azdata` on macOS or OS X complete these steps. For each step, run the example in Terminal.
+To install `azdata` on macOS, complete these steps. For each step, run the example in Terminal.
 
 1. On a macOS client, install [Homebrew](https://brew.sh) if you don't have it already:
 
@@ -121,7 +120,7 @@ To install `azdata` on macOS or OS X complete these steps. For each step, run th
    brew install freetds
    ```
 
-1. Starting with SQL Server 2019 CU5 release, azdata has an independent semantic version from the server. If you have any previous releases of `azdata` installed prior to this, it is important to first uninstall them before installing the latest version. For example, the following command removes the RC1 version of `azdata`:
+1. Starting with SQL Server 2019 CU5 release, `azdata` has an independent semantic version from the server. If you have any previous releases of `azdata` installed older than this, it's important to first uninstall them before installing the latest version. For example, the following command removes the RC1 version of `azdata`:
 
    ```bash
    pip3 uninstall -r https://azdatacli.blob.core.windows.net/python/azdata/2019-rc1/requirements.txt
@@ -133,6 +132,6 @@ To install `azdata` on macOS or OS X complete these steps. For each step, run th
    pip3 install -r https://aka.ms/azdata
    ```
 
-## Next steps
+## Related content
 
-For more information about big data clusters, see [What are [!INCLUDE[big-data-clusters-2019](../../includes/ssbigdataclusters-ver15.md)]?](../../big-data-cluster/big-data-cluster-overview.md).
+- [What are [!INCLUDE[big-data-clusters-2019](../../includes/ssbigdataclusters-ver15.md)]?](../../big-data-cluster/big-data-cluster-overview.md)

docs/azdata/install/deploy-install-azdata.md

@@ -3,38 +3,36 @@ title: Install Azure Data CLI (azdata)
 description: Learn how to install the Azure Data CLI azdata) tool.
 author: MikeRayMSFT
 ms.author: mikeray
-ms.reviewer: mihaelab
-ms.date: 01/07/2020
+ms.reviewer: mihaelab, randolphwest
+ms.date: 06/28/2024
 ms.service: sql
 ms.topic: conceptual
-ms.custom: intro-installation
+ms.custom:
+  - intro-installation
 ---
 
 # Install [!INCLUDE [azure-data-cli-azdata](../../includes/azure-data-cli-azdata.md)]
 
-[!INCLUDE[azdata](../../includes/applies-to-version/azdata.md)]
+[!INCLUDE [azdata](../../includes/applies-to-version/azdata.md)]
 
-[!INCLUDE [azure-data-cli-azdata](../../includes/azure-data-cli-azdata.md)] is a command-line utility written in Python to bootstrap and manage the data services via REST APIs. 
-
-> [!CAUTION]
-> This article references CentOS, a Linux distribution that is nearing End Of Life (EOL) status. Please consider your use and plan accordingly. For more information, see the [CentOS End Of Life guidance](/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/centos/centos-end-of-life).
+[!INCLUDE [azure-data-cli-azdata](../../includes/azure-data-cli-azdata.md)] is a command-line utility written in Python to bootstrap and manage the data services via REST APIs.
 
 ## Find latest version
 
 To find your installed version and see if you need to update, run `azdata --version`.
 
 ## OS specific instructions
 
-* [Install on Windows](../install/deploy-install-azdata-installer.md)
-* [Install on macOS](../install/deploy-install-azdata-macos.md)
-* Install on Linux or [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](/windows/wsl/about/)
-   * [Install with apt on Debian or Ubuntu](../install/deploy-install-azdata-linux-package.md)
-   * [Install with yum on RHEL, or CentOS](../install/deploy-install-azdata-yum.md)
-   * [Install with Zypper on openSUSE or SLE](../install/deploy-install-azdata-zypper.md)
-   * [Install from script](../install/deploy-install-azdata-pip.md)
+- [Install on Windows](deploy-install-azdata-installer.md)
+- [Install on macOS](deploy-install-azdata-macos.md)
+- Install on Linux or [Windows Subsystem for Linux (WSL)](/windows/wsl/about/)
+  - [Install with apt on Debian or Ubuntu](deploy-install-azdata-linux-package.md)
+  - [Install with yum on Red Hat Enterprise Linux](deploy-install-azdata-yum.md)
+  - [Install with Zypper on openSUSE or SLE](deploy-install-azdata-zypper.md)
+  - [Install from script](deploy-install-azdata-pip.md)
 
 [!INCLUDE [azdata-package-installation-remove-pip-install](../../includes/azdata-package-installation-remove-pip-install.md)]
 
-## Next steps
+## Related content
 
-Use azdata with Big Data Clusters, see [What are [!INCLUDE[big-data-clusters-2019](../../includes/ssbigdataclusters-ver15.md)]?](../../big-data-cluster/big-data-cluster-overview.md).
+- [What are [!INCLUDE[big-data-clusters-2019](../../includes/ssbigdataclusters-ver15.md)]?](../../big-data-cluster/big-data-cluster-overview.md)

docs/connect/jdbc/microsoft-jdbc-driver-for-sql-server-support-matrix.md

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ title: Support matrix
 description: This page contains the support matrix and support life-cycle policy for the Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server.
 author: David-Engel
 ms.author: davidengel
-ms.date: 01/31/2024
+ms.reviewer: randolphwest
+ms.date: 06/28/2024
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: connectivity
 ms.topic: conceptual
@@ -12,9 +13,6 @@ ms.topic: conceptual
 
 [!INCLUDE[Driver_JDBC_Download](../../includes/driver_jdbc_download.md)]
 
-> [!CAUTION]
-> This article references CentOS, a Linux distribution that is nearing End Of Life (EOL) status. Please consider your use and plan accordingly. For more information, see the [CentOS End Of Life guidance](/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/centos/centos-end-of-life).
-
 This page contains the support matrix and support lifecycle policy for the Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server.
 
 ## Microsoft JDBC Driver support lifecycle matrix and policy
@@ -25,7 +23,7 @@ Extended and custom support options aren't available for the Microsoft JDBC Driv
 
 The following Microsoft JDBC Drivers are supported, until the indicated End of Support date.
 
-|Driver Name|Driver Package Version|Applicable JAR(s)|End of Mainstream Support|
+|Driver Name|Driver Package Version|Applicable JARs|End of Mainstream Support|
 |-|-|-|-|
 |Microsoft JDBC Driver 12.6 for SQL Server|12.6|mssql-jdbc-12.6.0.jre11.jar<br> mssql-jdbc-12.6.0.jre8.jar|January 31, 2029|
 |Microsoft JDBC Driver 12.4 for SQL Server|12.4|mssql-jdbc-12.4.0.jre11.jar<br> mssql-jdbc-12.4.0.jre8.jar|July 31, 2028|
@@ -128,8 +126,8 @@ The following Microsoft JDBC Drivers are supported, until the indicated End of S
 
 The Microsoft JDBC driver is designed to work on any operating system that supports the use of a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). Some commonly used platforms include Windows, Windows Server, Linux, Unix, AIX, macOS, and others.
 
-The JDBC product team tests our driver on Windows, Ubuntu Linux, CentOS Linux, and macOS.
+The JDBC product team tests our driver on Windows, Ubuntu Linux, and macOS.
 
 ## Application server support
 
-The Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server is tested with various application servers.  Consult your application server vendor for more details on which driver version is compatible with their product.
+The Microsoft JDBC Driver for SQL Server is tested with various application servers. Consult your application server vendor for more details on which driver version is compatible with their product.

docs/connect/jdbc/system-requirements-for-the-jdbc-driver.md

@@ -3,7 +3,8 @@ title: System requirements
 description: Find the system requirements for the JDBC driver. Including what Java, operation system, and database versions are supported.
 author: David-Engel
 ms.author: davidengel
-ms.date: 01/31/2024
+ms.reviewer: randolphwest
+ms.date: 06/28/2024
 ms.service: sql
 ms.subservice: connectivity
 ms.topic: conceptual
@@ -12,10 +13,7 @@ ms.topic: conceptual
 
 [!INCLUDE[Driver_JDBC_Download](../../includes/driver_jdbc_download.md)]
 
-> [!CAUTION]
-> This article references CentOS, a Linux distribution that is nearing End Of Life (EOL) status. Please consider your use and plan accordingly. For more information, see the [CentOS End Of Life guidance](/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/centos/centos-end-of-life).
-
-  To use the [!INCLUDE[jdbcNoVersion](../../includes/jdbcnoversion_md.md)] to access data from a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] or [!INCLUDE [ssazure-sqldb](../../includes/ssazure-sqldb.md)], you must have the following components installed on your computer:
+To use the [!INCLUDE[jdbcNoVersion](../../includes/jdbcnoversion_md.md)] to access data from a [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] or [!INCLUDE [ssazure-sqldb](../../includes/ssazure-sqldb.md)], you must have the following components installed on your computer:
 
 - [!INCLUDE[jdbcNoVersion](../../includes/jdbcnoversion_md.md)] ([download](download-microsoft-jdbc-driver-for-sql-server.md))
 - Java Runtime Environment
@@ -422,14 +420,14 @@ The JDBC Driver 6.4 is available on the Maven Central Repository and can be adde
 
 ## Operating System requirements  
 
- The JDBC driver is designed to work on any operating system that supports the use of a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). However, only Sun Solaris, SUSE Linux, Ubuntu Linux, CentOS Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems have officially been tested.  
+ The JDBC driver is designed to work on any operating system that supports the use of a Java Virtual Machine (JVM). However, only Sun Solaris, SUSE Linux, Ubuntu Linux, macOS, and Windows operating systems have officially been tested.  
 
 ## Supported languages  
 
  The JDBC driver supports all [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] column collations. For more information about the collations supported by the JDBC driver, see [International features of the JDBC driver](international-features-of-the-jdbc-driver.md).  
 
  For more information about collations, see "Working with Collations" in [!INCLUDE[ssNoVersion](../../includes/ssnoversion-md.md)] Books Online.  
-  
-## See also  
 
- [Overview of the JDBC driver](overview-of-the-jdbc-driver.md)  
+## Related content
+
+- [Overview of the JDBC driver](overview-of-the-jdbc-driver.md)