You signed in with another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.You signed out in another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.You switched accounts on another tab or window. Reload to refresh your session.Dismiss alert
Copy file name to clipboardExpand all lines: articles/azure-arc/servers/onboard-portal.md
+5-5Lines changed: 5 additions & 5 deletions
Display the source diff
Display the rich diff
Original file line number
Diff line number
Diff line change
@@ -6,9 +6,8 @@ ms.service: azure-arc
6
6
ms.subservice: azure-arc-servers
7
7
author: mgoedtel
8
8
ms.author: magoedte
9
-
ms.date: 02/09/2020
10
-
ms.custom: mvc
11
-
ms.topic: quickstart
9
+
ms.date: 02/12/2020
10
+
ms.topic: conceptual
12
11
---
13
12
14
13
# Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal
@@ -39,6 +38,7 @@ The script to automate the download and installation, and to establish the conne
39
38
>- WestEurope
40
39
>- WestAsia
41
40
>
41
+
>Review additional considerations when selecting a region [here](overview.md#supported-regions) in the Overview article.
42
42
43
43
1. On the **Generate script** page, in the **Operating system** drop-down list, select the operating system that the script will be running on.
44
44
@@ -141,7 +141,7 @@ After you install the agent, configure it to communicate with the Azure Arc serv
141
141
142
142
After you install the agent and configure it to connect to Azure Arc for servers (preview), go to the Azure portal to verify that the server has been successfully connected. View your machines in the [Azure portal](https://aka.ms/hybridmachineportal).
143
143
144
-

144
+

145
145
146
146
## Clean up
147
147
@@ -160,7 +160,7 @@ To disconnect a machine from Azure Arc for servers (preview), do the following:
160
160
>[!NOTE]
161
161
> You can also run the agent setup wizard by double-clicking the **AzureConnectedMachineAgent.msi** installer package.
162
162
163
-
If you want to script the uninstallation, you can use the following example, which retrieves the product code and uninstalls the agent by using the Msiexec.exe command line - `msiexec /x {Product Code}`. To do so:
163
+
If you want to script removal of the agent, you can use the following example, which retrieves the product code and uninstalls the agent by using the Msiexec.exe command line - `msiexec /x {Product Code}`. To do so:
164
164
165
165
a. Open the Registry Editor.
166
166
b. Under registry key `HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\Software\Microsoft\Windows\CurrentVersion\Uninstall`, look for and copy the product code GUID.
You can enable Azure Arc for servers (preview) for multiple Windows or Linux machines in your environment with several flexible options depending on your requirements. Using the template script we provide, you can automate every step of the installation, including establishing the connection to Azure Arc. However, you are required to interactively execute this script with an account that has elevated permissions on the target machine and in Azure. To connect the machines to Azure Arc for servers, you can use an Azure Active Directory [service principal](../../active-directory/develop/app-objects-and-service-principals.md) instead of using your privileged identity to [interactively connect the machine](quickstart-onboard-portal.md). A service principal is a special limited management identity that is granted only the minimum permission necessary to connect machines to Azure using the `azcmagent` command. This is safer than using a higher privileged account like a Tenant Administrator, and follows our access control security best practices. The service principal is used only during onboarding, it is not used for any other purpose.
14
+
You can enable Azure Arc for servers (preview) for multiple Windows or Linux machines in your environment with several flexible options depending on your requirements. Using the template script we provide, you can automate every step of the installation, including establishing the connection to Azure Arc. However, you are required to interactively execute this script with an account that has elevated permissions on the target machine and in Azure. To connect the machines to Azure Arc for servers, you can use an Azure Active Directory [service principal](../../active-directory/develop/app-objects-and-service-principals.md) instead of using your privileged identity to [interactively connect the machine](onboard-portal.md). A service principal is a special limited management identity that is granted only the minimum permission necessary to connect machines to Azure using the `azcmagent` command. This is safer than using a higher privileged account like a Tenant Administrator, and follows our access control security best practices. The service principal is used only during onboarding, it is not used for any other purpose.
16
15
17
16
The installation methods to install and configure the Connected Machine agent requires that the automated method you use has administrator permissions on the machines. On Linux, by using the root account and on Windows, as a member of the Local Administrators group.
18
17
@@ -71,7 +70,7 @@ The **Azure Connected Machine Onboarding** role contains only the permissions re
71
70
72
71
## Install the agent and connect to Azure
73
72
74
-
The following steps install and configure the Connected Machine agent on your hybrid machines by using the script template, which performs similar steps described in the [Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal](quickstart-onboard-portal.md) article. The difference is in the final step where you establish the connection to Azure Arc using the `azcmagent` command using the service principal.
73
+
The following steps install and configure the Connected Machine agent on your hybrid machines by using the script template, which performs similar steps described in the [Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal](onboard-portal.md) article. The difference is in the final step where you establish the connection to Azure Arc using the `azcmagent` command using the service principal.
75
74
76
75
The following are the settings that you configure the `azcmagent` command to use for the service principal.
77
76
@@ -89,7 +88,8 @@ The following is an example of the Connected Machine agent for Windows installat
After you install the agent and configure it to connect to Azure Arc for servers (preview), go to the Azure portal to verify that the server has been successfully connected. View your machines in the [Azure portal](https://aka.ms/hybridmachineportal).
129
129
130
-

130
+

@@ -37,6 +36,8 @@ With Azure Arc for servers (preview), only certain regions are supported:
37
36
- WestEurope
38
37
- WestAsia
39
38
39
+
In most cases, the location you select when you create the installation script should be the Azure region geographically closest to your machine's location. Data at rest will be stored within the Azure geography containing the region you specify, which may also affect your choice of region if you have data residency requirements. If the Azure region your machine is connected to is affected by an outage, the connected machine is not affected, but management operations using Azure may be unable to complete. For resilience in the event of a regional outage, if you have multiple locations which provide a geographically-redundant service, it is best to connect the machines in each location to a different Azure region.
40
+
40
41
## Prerequisites
41
42
42
43
### Supported operating systems
@@ -130,10 +131,10 @@ Connecting machines in your hybrid environment directly with Azure can be accomp
130
131
131
132
| Method | Description |
132
133
|--------|-------------|
133
-
| Interactively | Manually install the agent on a single or small number of machines following the steps in [Connect machines from Azure portal](quickstart-onboard-portal.md).<br> From the Azure portal, you can generate a script and execute it on the machine to automate the install and configuration steps of the agent.|
134
-
| At scale | Install and configure the agent for multiple machines following the [Connect machines using a Service Principal](quickstart-onboard-powershell.md).<br> This method creates a service principal to connect machines non-interactively.|
134
+
| Interactively | Manually install the agent on a single or small number of machines following the steps in [Connect machines from Azure portal](onboard-portal.md).<br> From the Azure portal, you can generate a script and execute it on the machine to automate the install and configuration steps of the agent.|
135
+
| At scale | Install and configure the agent for multiple machines following the [Connect machines using a Service Principal](onboard-service-principal.md).<br> This method creates a service principal to connect machines non-interactively.|
135
136
136
137
137
138
## Next steps
138
139
139
-
- To begin evaluating Azure Arc for servers (preview), follow the article [Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal](quickstart-onboard-portal.md).
140
+
- To begin evaluating Azure Arc for servers (preview), follow the article [Connect hybrid machines to Azure from the Azure portal](onboard-portal.md).
0 commit comments