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The feature can be used directly per-machine,
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or at-scale orchestrated by Azure Policy.
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Configuration resources in Azure are designed as an
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[extension resource](../../../azure-resource-manager/management/extension-resource-types.md).
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You can imagine each configuration as an additional set of properties
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for the machine. Configurations can include settings such as:
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- Operating system settings
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- Application configuration or presence
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- Environment settings
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Configurations are distinct from policy definitions. Guest configuration
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utilizes Azure Policy to dynamically assign configurations
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to machines. You can also assign configurations to machines
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| Type | Description | Example story |
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| **Configuration management** | You want to deploy configurations to one machine to define an end state and make the change now. | "this machine should be a web server and configure settings for a website" |
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| **Compliance** | You want to audit or deploy settings to all machines in scope either reactively to existing machines or proactively to new machines as they are deployed. | "all machines should use TLS 1.2 and if they don't, I want to fix that in a controlled way, at scale" |
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Configuration resources in Azure are designed as an
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[extension resource](../../../azure-resource-manager/management/extension-resource-types.md).
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You can imagine each configuration as an additional set of properties
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for the machine. Configurations can include settings such as:
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- Operating system settings
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- Application configuration or presence
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- Environment settings
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| [Configuration management](/guest-configuration-assignments.md) | You want a complete representation of a server or servers, as code in source control. The deployment should include properties of the server (size, network, storage) and configuration of operating system and application settings. | "This machine should be a web server configured to host my website." |
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| [Compliance](../assign-policy-portal.md) | You want to audit or deploy settings to all machines in scope either reactively to existing machines or proactively to new machines as they are deployed. | "All machines should use TLS 1.2. Audit existing machines so I can release change where it is needed, in a controlled way, at scale. For new machines, enforce the setting when they are deployed." |
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The results from each configurations can be viewed either in the
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The per-setting results from configurations can be viewed either in the
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[Guest assignments page](../how-to/determine-non-compliance.md#compliance-details-for-guest-configuration)
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or if the configuration is orchestrated by an Azure Policy assignment,
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by clicking on the "Last evaluated resource" link on the

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