- 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're 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.
- 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 complete this module, you're 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
- 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.Â
- 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.
- 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
- 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
