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ms.author: alkohli
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ms.topic: concept-article
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ms.service: azure-local
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ms.date: 04/28/2025
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ms.date: 05/30/2025
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# Supported operations for Azure Local VMs enabled by Azure Arc
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- Enable and use Windows Admin Center (for read-only)
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- Add a data disk
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- Delete a data disk
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- Expand a data disk
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- Change CPU cores
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- Change memory
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- Add extensions
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The following VM operations are supported only when you use the local tools, such as Windows Admin Center, Hyper-V Manager, Failover Cluster Manager, and Virtual Machine Manager.
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You perform these operations either on the VM itself or on the cluster/node. The changes aren't reflected in the portal.
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You perform these operations either on the VM itself or on the system/machine. The changes aren't reflected in the portal.
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#### VM-level operations
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- Change an automatic stop action
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- Enable secure boot of a generation 2 VM
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#### Cluster or node-level operations
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#### System or machine-level operations
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- Connect to a VM
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- Quickly migrate a VM to another node in the same cluster
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- Live migrate a VM to another node in the same cluster
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- Quickly migrate a VM to another machine in the same system
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- Live migrate a VM to another machine in the same system
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- Change the default location of VM files
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- Change automatic balancing of VMs in the cluster
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- Change the Hyper-V MAC address range on the node
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-Change the size of a disk (compact or expand)
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- Change automatic balancing of VMs in the system
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- Change the Hyper-V MAC address range on the machine
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-Compact a disk
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- Checkpoint a VM (standard or production)
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> [!NOTE]
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> Taking a VM checkpoint is only supported for Azure Local 2504 and later.
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#### Operations supported only via Network ATC PowerShell cmdlets
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The following VM operations are supported only when you use the Network ATC PowerShell cmdlets. For more information, see [Customize cluster network settings](./manage-network-atc.md#customize-cluster-network-settings).
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- Enable or disable single-root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV) per network interface
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- Configure the number of simultaneous live migrations of a cluster
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- Configure the number of simultaneous storage live migrations of a cluster
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- Add, remove, or change the order of host networks for live migration of a cluster
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- Configure the number of simultaneous live migrations of a system
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- Configure the number of simultaneous storage live migrations of a system
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- Add, remove, or change the order of host networks for live migration of a system
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## Unsupported VM operations
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- Rename a VM inside the guest operating system
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- Change the IP address of a network interface
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- Enable or change the VLAN ID of a network interface
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- Live migrate a VM from one cluster to another
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- Live migrate a VM from one system to another
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- Storage live migrate a VM from one system to another
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- Change the type of disk (static, dynamic, VHD, or VHDX)
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If you need to change the IP address or the VLAN ID of a network interface, create a new network interface and delete the old one.
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