Deploy and manage Azure Arc-enabled Servers
Offered By: Microsoft via Microsoft Learn
Course Description
Overview
- 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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