Merge pull request #283855 from johnmarco/jm-arc-proxy-service

Arc servers: Added proxy service

Author: prmerger-automator[bot]

articles/azure-arc/servers/agent-overview.md

@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
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 title:  Overview of the Azure Connected Machine agent
 description: This article provides a detailed overview of the Azure Connected Machine agent, which supports monitoring virtual machines hosted in hybrid environments.
-ms.date: 06/03/2024
+ms.date: 08/07/2024
 ms.topic: overview
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@@ -34,6 +34,10 @@ The Azure Connected Machine agent package contains several logical components bu
 >[!NOTE]
 > The [Azure Monitor agent (AMA)](../../azure-monitor/agents/azure-monitor-agent-overview.md) is a separate agent that collects monitoring data, and it does not replace the Connected Machine agent; the AMA only replaces the Log Analytics agent, Diagnostics extension, and Telegraf agent for both Windows and Linux machines.
 
+### Azure Arc Proxy
+
+The Azure Arc Proxy service is responsible for aggregating network traffic from the Azure Connected Machine agent services and any extensions you’ve installed and deciding where to route that data. If you’re using the [Azure Arc gateway (Limited preview)](arc-gateway.md) to simplify your network endpoints, the Azure Arc Proxy service is the local component that forwards network requests via the Azure Arc gateway instead of the default route. The Azure Arc Proxy runs as a Network Service on Windows and a standard user account (arcproxy) on Linux. It's disabled by default until you configure the agent to use the Azure Arc gateway (Limited preview).
+
 ## Agent resources
 
 The following information describes the directories and user accounts used by the Azure Connected Machine agent.