AZ-1010 Deploy and manage Azure Arc-enabled Servers

AZ-1010 Course: Deploy and manage Azure Arc-enabled Servers

This course introduces Azure Arc- enabled servers . It will cover Arc-enabled server deployment, updating Arc-enabled servers using Azure Update Manager , and configuring Microsoft Defender for Cloud-enabled servers for Azure Arc . 

Intermediate - Administrator - Azure

Course aimed at

This course is designed for IT administrators and Azure professionals who manage servers in hybrid or multi-cloud environments. The ideal candidate will have a basic understanding of Azure Policy and Azure Arc, as well as experience managing virtual networks, security, and virtual machines. The course teaches how to deploy, manage, and secure Azure Arc-enabled servers, extending Azure capabilities to on-premises and other cloud servers.

Course content AZ-1010

Module 1 Introduction to Azure Arc-enabled servers

• What are the characteristics of Azure Arc-enabled servers?
• What are the main management and governance capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled servers?
• What are the security and monitoring capabilities of Azure Arc-enabled servers?

Module 2 Planning and Implementation of Azure Arc-Enabled Servers at Scale

• What are Azure Arc enabled servers and what are their functionalities?
• Testing the functionalities of Azure Arc-enabled servers using Azure virtual machines
• Planning considerations for a secure configuration
• Exploring different methods for incorporating servers at scale into Azure Arc
• Recommended procedures for Azure Arc-enabled server services and administration in Azure

Module 3 Governance of hybrid and multi-cloud machines using Azure Arc-enabled servers

• Governing Azure Arc-enabled servers with Azure Policy guest configuration
• Assigning Azure policies to control Azure Arc-enabled servers
• Azure Automanage offers best practices for Azure Arc-enabled servers, so you can select them, click, configure them, and forget about them.
• Modernizing the deployment, response, and orchestration of Azure Arc-enabled servers with Azure Automation

Module 4 Configuring updates for Azure Arc-enabled servers using Azure Update Manager

• Azure Update Manager
• Key features of Azure Update Manager
• Update management for Azure Arc-enabled servers
• Creating a maintenance configuration schedule
• Association of a virtual machine with a schedule

Module 5 Configuring Microsoft Defender for Cloud Enabled Servers for Azure Arc

• What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
• Secure cloud applications
• Cloud workload protection
• Connecting non-Azure machines to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Connecting local machines using Azure Arc
• Connecting local machines using the Azure Portal
• Adding a Windows server
• Adding a Linux server
• Checking that the machines are connected

Module 6: Managing Azure Arc-enabled servers using scripting

• Connecting hybrid machines to Azure using a deployment script
• Connecting hybrid machines to Azure using PowerShell
• Connect machines at scale by running PowerShell scripts with Configuration Manager

Module 7 Guided Exercise: Managing local Windows servers using Azure Arc

• Exercise 1: Adding Windows servers to Azure Arc
• Exercise 2: Managing Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers using Azure Policy
• Exercise 3: Improving the security of Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers using Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Exercise 4: Monitoring Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers using Azure Monitor
• Exercise 5: Managing updates on Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers using the Azure Update Manager
• Exercise 6: Configuring local Windows servers using Azure virtual machine extensions and the CLI

Prerequisites

• Experiment with using the Azure Portal to create resources.
• Basic knowledge of security concepts, such as identities, permissions, and encryption.
• Basic knowledge of network concepts, such as virtual networks, subnets, and hybrid scenarios.
• Basic knowledge of Azure Policy and Azure Arc concepts.

Language

• Course: English / Spanish
  
• Labs: English / Spanish

Microsoft Applied Skills

This course is part of the Microsoft Applied Skills Credentials.

To earn this Microsoft applied skills credential, students must demonstrate the ability to protect resources using Azure virtual network solutions.

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