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| 1 | +--- |
| 2 | +title: Enable guest management |
| 3 | +description: The article provides information about how to enable guest management and includes supported environments and prerequisites. |
| 4 | +ms.date: 07/18/2023 |
| 5 | +ms.topic: conceptual |
| 6 | +ms.services: azure-arc |
| 7 | +ms.subservice: azure-arc-scvmm |
| 8 | +author: jyothisuri |
| 9 | +ms.author: jsuri |
| 10 | +keywords: "VMM, Arc, Azure" |
| 11 | +--- |
| 12 | + |
| 13 | + |
| 14 | +# Enable guest management |
| 15 | + |
| 16 | +The article provides information about how to enable guest management and includes supported environments and prerequisites. |
| 17 | + |
| 18 | +## Supported environments |
| 19 | + |
| 20 | +- **VMM version**: VMs managed by VMM 2019 UR5 or later and VMM 2022 UR1 or later. |
| 21 | + |
| 22 | +- **Host version OS version**: VMs running on Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, Azure Stack HCI 21H2 and Azure Stack HCI 22H2. |
| 23 | + |
| 24 | +- **Guest OS version**: Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, Windows 10, and Windows 11. |
| 25 | + |
| 26 | +- Linux OS versions aren’t supported. |
| 27 | + |
| 28 | +## Prerequisites |
| 29 | + |
| 30 | +Ensure the following prerequisites: |
| 31 | + |
| 32 | +- VM is running in a supported environment. |
| 33 | +- VM can connect through the firewall to communicate over the internet. |
| 34 | +- [These URLs](/azure/azure-arc/servers/network-requirements#urls) aren’t blocked. |
| 35 | +- The VM is powered on, and the resource bridge has network connectivity to the host running the VM. |
| 36 | + |
| 37 | +## To Enable guest management |
| 38 | + |
| 39 | +To enable guest management, do the following: |
| 40 | + |
| 41 | +1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com/), search for SCVMM VM and select it. |
| 42 | +2. Select **Configuration**. |
| 43 | +3. Select **Enable guest management** and provide the administrator username and password to enable guest management. |
| 44 | +4. Select **Apply**. |
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