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Clarified Arc server connectivity details
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articles/governance/machine-configuration/overview.md

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[virtual public IP address](../../virtual-network/what-is-ip-address-168-63-129-16.md)
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to establish a secure, authenticated channel with Azure platform resources.
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### Azure Arc-enabled servers
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### Communicate over public endpoints outside of Azure
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Nodes located outside Azure that are connected by Azure Arc require connectivity
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to the machine configuration service. Details about network and proxy requirements
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provided in the
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[Azure Arc documentation](../../azure-arc/servers/overview.md).
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Servers located on-premises or in other clouds can be managed with machine configuration
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by connecting them to [Azure Arc](../../azure-arc/servers/overview.md).
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For Arc-enabled servers in private datacenters, allow traffic using the
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following patterns:
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For Azure Arc-enabled servers, allow traffic using the following patterns:
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- Port: Only TCP 443 required for outbound internet access
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- Global URL: `*.guestconfiguration.azure.com`
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See the [Azure Arc-enabled servers network requirements](../../azure-arc/servers/network-requirements.md) for a full list
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of all network endpoints required by the Azure Connected Machine Agent for core Azure Arc and machine configuration scenarios.
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### Communicate over Private Link outside of Azure
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When using [private link with Arc-enabled servers](../../azure-arc/servers/private-link-security.md), built-in policy packages will automatically be downloaded over the private link.
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You do not need to set any tags on the Arc-enabled server to enable this feature.
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## Assigning policies to machines outside of Azure
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The Audit policy definitions available for machine configuration include the
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**Microsoft.HybridCompute/machines** resource type. Any machines onboarded to
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[Azure Arc for servers](../../azure-arc/servers/overview.md) that are in the
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[Azure Arc-enabled servers](../../azure-arc/servers/overview.md) that are in the
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scope of the policy assignment are automatically included.
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## Managed identity requirements

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