Deploy and manage Azure Arc-enabled Servers (AZ-1010) – Outline

Detailed Course Outline

1 - Introduction to Azure Arc-enabled servers

  • 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?

2 - Plan and deploy Azure Arc-enabled servers at scale

  • 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

3 - Govern your hybrid and multicloud machines through Azure Arc-enabled servers

  • Govern Azure Arc-enabled servers with Azure Policy Guest Configuration
  • Assign Azure Policies to govern Azure Arc-enabled servers
  • Azure Automanage best practices for Azure Arc-enabled servers
  • Modernize deployment, response, and orchestration of Azure Arc-enabled servers with Azure Automation

4 - Configure updates of Azure Arc-enabled servers by using Azure Update Manager

  • 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

5 - Configure Microsoft Defender for Cloud for Azure Arc-enabled servers

  • 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

6 - Manage Azure Arc-enabled servers by using scripting

  • 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

7 - Guided exercise - Manage on-premises Windows servers by using Azure Arc