Walkthrough: Azure Arc-Enabled SCVMM System Center

The YouTube video by "John Savill's [MVP]" walks through the features of Azure Arc-Enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). This Microsoft solution provides System Center customers with the ability to link their SCVMM environment to Azure, allowing VM self-service operations from the Azure portal.

Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager

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The video comprehensively covers various topics, including an overview of Hyper-V and SCVMM, steps to bring Azure to SCVMM and Hyper-V, a review of the resource bridge, inventory and azure-enable resources, guest OS Arc-enabling, provisioning, special SCVMM features, pricing, and a summary. It offers specific timings for each section, aiding the viewer in navigating to the section that interests them.

This feature from Microsoft also allows managing a hybrid environment consistently and perform self-service VM operations through the Azure portal. This solution offers an alternative for Microsoft Azure Pack customers intending to perform VM self-service operations.

With this technology, users can perform VM management tasks, empower development and application teams for on-demand self-serve VM operations, have a unified view of your infrastructure across environments, discover and onboard existing SCVMM managed VMs to Azure, and install the Arc-connected machine agents for adequate protection, configuration and monitoring of SCVMM VMs.

Azure services like Microsoft Defender for Cloud, Azure Monitor, Azure Update Manager, and Azure Policy work with this technology to provide further capabilities such as security, monitoring, patching, and governing off-Azure resources through Arc.

To facilitate Azure Arc-Enabled SCVMM, you will need to deploy the Azure Arc resource bridge in the VM environment. This virtual appliance connects the VMM management server directly to Azure, enabling the representation of SCVMM resources in Azure and enabling diverse operations on them. This technology also allows you to perform Create, Read, Update, and Delete (CRUD) operations on an SCVMM VM from the Azure portal, enhancing its productivity and functionality.

Azure Arc offers compatibility with SCVMM 2016, 2019, and 2022 versions. It works with SCVMM management servers hosting up to 3500 VMs. For more information about Azure, visit this link.

Insight into Azure Arc-Enabled SCVMM

Azure Arc-Enabled SCVMM is a transformative technology, blending on-premises operations with a powerful cloud-based management solution. By harnessing this tool, users can enjoy a unified, streamlined experience- managing virtual environments, optimising security, and improving operational efficiency. Organisations can reduce complexity by leveraging the power of Azure, without requiring extensive replatforming of existing systems. This functionality presents exciting opportunities for improved hybrid environment management, offering unrivalled scalability and convenience.