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 covers the deployment of Arc-enabled servers, updates of Arc-enabled servers using Azure Update Manager, and the configuration of Microsoft Defender for Cloud for Azure Arc-enabled servers. 

Intermediate - Administrator - Azure

Course Audience

This course is intended for IT administrators and professionals with Azure experience who manage servers in hybrid or multi-cloud environments. The ideal profile includes basic knowledge of Azure Policy, Azure Arc, and experience in 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.

AZ-1010 Course Content

Module 1 Introduction to Azure Arc-enabled servers

• What are the features of Azure Arc-enabled servers?
• What are the key 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 deploying Azure Arc-enabled servers at scale

• What are Azure Arc-enabled servers and what are their functionalities?
• Testing Azure Arc-enabled server functionalities using Azure virtual machines
• Planning considerations for a secure configuration
• Exploring different methods for onboarding servers at scale to Azure Arc
• Best practices for Azure Arc-enabled server services and management in Azure

Module 3 Governing 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 provides best practices for Azure Arc-enabled servers, so you can select, click, configure, and forget.
• 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
• Managing updates for Azure Arc-enabled servers
• Creating a maintenance configuration schedule
• Associating a virtual machine with a schedule

Module 5 Configuring Microsoft Defender for Cloud for Azure Arc-enabled servers

• What is Microsoft Defender for Cloud?
• Secure applications in the cloud
• Protecting workloads in the cloud
• Connecting non-Azure machines to Microsoft Defender for Cloud
• Connecting on-premises machines using Azure Arc
• Connecting on-premises machines using Azure Portal
• Onboarding a Windows server
• Onboarding a Linux server
• Verifying that 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
• Connecting machines at scale by running PowerShell scripts with Configuration Manager

Module 7 Guided Exercise: Managing on-premises Windows servers with Azure Arc

• Exercise 1: Onboarding Windows servers to Azure Arc
• Exercise 2: Managing Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers using Azure Policy
• Exercise 3: Enhancing 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 for Azure Arc-enabled Windows servers using Azure Update Manager
• Exercise 6: Configuring on-premises Windows servers using Azure virtual machine extensions and the CLI

Prerequisites

• Experience using the Azure Portal to create resources.
• Basic understanding of security concepts, such as identities, permissions, and encryption.
• Basic understanding of networking concepts, such as virtual networks, subnets, and hybrid scenarios.
• Basic understanding 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 secure resources using Azure virtual network solutions.

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