Introduction to Azure Arc-Enabled Servers:

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

Plan & Deploy Azure Arc-Enabled Servers at Scale:

• Azure Arc promises to bridge the gap between on-premises and cloud environments. Azure Arc-enabled servers extends the consistent security, observability, and governance of the Azure platform to non-Azure machines. In this module, you'll learn about planning and securely deploying 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

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

• Azure Arc promises to bridge the gap between on-premises and cloud environments. Azure Arc extends the consistent security, observability, and governance of the Azure platform to non-Azure machines. In this module, you learn about governance of 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

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

• 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.
  • 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

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

• 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.
  • 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

Manage Azure Arc-enabled servers by using scripting:

• 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.
  • 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

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

• 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.
  • 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