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Deploy and manage Azure Arc-enabled Servers

Offered By: Microsoft via Microsoft Learn

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Course Description

Overview

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  • Module 1: This module introduces you to Azure Arc-enabled servers and describes its characteristics, capabilities, and use cases.

    By the end of this module, you'll be able to answer:

    • What are the characteristics of Azure Arc-enabled servers?
    • What are the core capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled servers?
    • How can you simplify management and maintenance of Azure Arc-enabled servers?
  • Module 2: Understand the capabilities and architecture of Azure Arc-enabled servers. Learn how to test and select the right deployment method for your machines. Finally, adopt best practices and advanced security considerations for Azure Arc-enabled servers.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Understand Azure Arc's built-in and supplemental security functions.
    • Evaluate different deployment and testing channels for Azure Arc-enabled servers.
    • Apply best practices for Azure Arc-enabled servers architecture and management.
  • Module 3: Understand the governance capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled servers. Learn about the benefits of and how to onboard Azure Arc-enabled servers to Azure Policy, Azure Automation, and Azure Automanage.

    After you've completed this module, you will be able to:

    • Understand the usage of Azure Policy and Guest Configuration with Azure Arc-enabled servers
    • Evaluate different Azure Automation offerings across inventory management, change tracking, and update management
    • Understand the onboarding process for and benefits of using Azure Automanage with Azure Arc-enabled servers
  • Module 4: Update Manager is a unified service that helps manage and govern updates for all your machines. It allows you to monitor Windows and Linux update compliance across Azure and on-premises from a single dashboard.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Explain Azure Update Manager key features.

    • Understand how to manage updates for Azure Arc-enabled servers.

    • Create a maintenance configuration schedule.

    • Associate a VM with a schedule. 

  • Module 5: By the end of this module, you'll understand how Microsoft Defender for Cloud for Azure Arc-enabled servers can help you protect your cloud-based applications from various cyber threats.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Explain Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

    • Secure cloud applications with Defender for Cloud.

    • Protect cloud workloads with Defender for Cloud.

    • Connect your non-Azure machines to Microsoft Defender for Cloud.

    • Connect on-premises machines by using Azure Arc.

    • Connect on-premises machines by using the Azure portal.

    • Onboard a Windows server.

    • Onboard a Linux server.

  • Module 6: This module covers the topic of enabling Azure Arc for Windows or Linux machines in your environment. Enabling Arc-enabled servers is done either manually or by using an automated method with a provided template script.

    After completing this module, you'll be able to:

    • Connect hybrid machines to Azure using a deployment script

    • Connect hybrid machines to Azure by using PowerShell

    • Connect machines at scale by running PowerShell scripts with Configuration Manager

  • Module 7: In this guided exercise, you practice onboarding, securing, monitoring, and updating on-premises Windows servers by using Azure Arc. The guided exercise combines both learning and hands-on practice.

    After completing this module, you'll have practical experience with:

    • Onboarding Windows servers to Azure Arc

    • Managing Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers by using Azure Policy

    • Enhancing security of Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud

    • Monitoring Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers by using Azure Monitor

    • Managing updates of Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers by using Azure Update Manager

    • Configuring on-premises Windows servers by using Azure VM extensions and CLI


Syllabus

  • Module 1: Module 1: Introduction to Azure Arc-enabled servers
    • Introduction
    • What are the characteristics of Azure Arc-enabled servers?
    • What are the core management and governance capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled servers?
    • What are the security and monitoring capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled servers?
    • Summary
  • Module 2: Module 2: Plan and deploy Azure Arc-enabled servers at scale
    • Introduction
    • What is Azure Arc-enabled servers and its capabilities?
    • Test Azure Arc-enabled servers capabilities using Azure VMs
    • Planning considerations for a secure configuration
    • Explore different methods to onboard servers at scale to Azure Arc
    • Best practices for Azure Arc-enabled servers management and services in Azure
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 3: Module 3: Govern your hybrid and multicloud machines through Azure Arc-enabled servers
    • Introduction
    • Govern Azure Arc-enabled servers with Azure Policy Guest Configuration
    • Assign Azure Policies to govern Azure Arc-enabled servers
    • Azure Automanage delivers best practices to your Azure Arc-enabled servers, so you can point, click, set, and forget
    • Modernize deployment, response, and orchestration of Azure Arc-enabled servers with Azure Automation
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 4: Module 4: Configure updates of Azure Arc-enabled servers by using Azure Update Manager
    • Introduction
    • Azure Update Manager
    • Azure Update Manager key features
    • How to manage updates for Azure Arc-enabled servers
    • Create a maintenance configuration schedule
    • Associate a virtual machine with a schedule
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 5: Module 5: Configure Microsoft Defender for Cloud for Azure Arc-enabled servers
    • Introduction
    • What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
    • Secure cloud applications
    • Protect cloud workloads
    • Connect your non-Azure machines to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    • Connect on-premises machines by using Azure Arc
    • Connect on-premises machines by using the Azure portal
    • Onboard a Windows server
    • Onboard a Linux server
    • Verify that your machines are connected
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 6: Module 6: Manage Azure Arc-enabled servers by using scripting
    • Introduction
    • Connect hybrid machines to Azure using a deployment script
    • Connect hybrid machines to Azure by using PowerShell
    • Connect machines at scale by running PowerShell scripts with Configuration Manager
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary
  • Module 7: Module 7: Guided exercise - Manage on-premises Windows servers by using Azure Arc
    • Introduction
    • Exercise 1 - Onboard Windows servers to Azure Arc
    • Exercise 2 - Manage Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers by using Azure Policy
    • Exercise 3 - Enhance security of Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers by using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
    • Exercise 4 - Monitor Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers by using Azure Monitor
    • Exercise 5 - Manage updates of Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers by using Azure Update Manager
    • Exercise 6 - Configure on-premises Windows servers by using Azure virtual machine extensions and CLI
    • Knowledge check
    • Summary

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