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Author: alkohli

azure-local/manage/virtual-machine-operations.md

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-title: Supported operations for Arc VMs on Azure Local 
+title: Supported operations for Arc Virtual Machines on Azure Local 
 description: Learn the supported VM operations for Azure Arc VMs on Azure Local.
 author: alkohli
 ms.author: alkohli
 ms.topic: how-to
 ms.service: azure-local
-ms.date: 02/26/2025
+ms.date: 03/05/2025
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 # Supported operations for Azure Local virtual machines 
 
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-This article discusses the most common operations for Azure Local virtual machines (VMs) enabled by Azure Arc and identifies the operations that are supported, and the ones that you need to avoid to prevent compllications.
+This article discusses the most common operations for Azure Local virtual machines (VMs) enabled by Azure Arc and identifies the operations that are supported, and the ones that you need to avoid to prevent complications.
 
 ## Overview
 
-Azure Local can host various types of VMs including Arc-enabled servers, traditional VMs, and VMs enabled by Azure Arc. When comparing these options, the VMs enabled by Azure Arc provide the highest level of management capabilities in Azure portal, second only to [native Azure VMs](/azure/azure-local/concepts/compare-vm-management-capabilities).
+Azure Local can host various types of VMs including Arc-enabled servers, unmanaged VMs, and VMs enabled by Azure Arc. When comparing these options, the Azure Local VMs enabled by Azure Arc provide the highest level of management capabilities in Azure portal, second only to [native Azure VMs](/azure/azure-local/concepts/compare-vm-management-capabilities).
 
-The architecture of VMs enabled by Arc, is specifically designed to be managed by the Azure control plane. However, these VMs can also be managed by on-premises local tools. These tools include System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), Failover Cluster Manager, Hyper-V Manager, and Windows Admin Center. Many customers have used these tools for years to manage their on-premises VMs.
+While the architecture of Azure Local VMs is designed to be managed by the Azure control plane, these VMs can also be managed by on-premises local tools. These tools include System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), Failover Cluster Manager, Hyper-V Manager, and Windows Admin Center. Many customers have used these tools for years to manage their on-premises VMs.
 
-While IT admins can manage Azure Local VMs using the same tool and scripts, this practice could lead to synchronization issues between the Arc VMs and the Azure portal. The best way to manage these VMs is to make sure if the operations are supported in Azure portal and local tools, manage these VMs only via the Azure portal. Use the local tools only if the operations are supported only by the local tools (and not via the Azure portal).
+If IT admins manage Azure Local VMs using the same tools and scripts as those for on-premises VMs, this could result in synchronization issues between the Azure Local VMs and the portal.
 
-## Supported VM operations
+> [!NOTE]
+> We recommend that you use the Azure portal or Azure CLI to manage Azure Local VMs. Use the local tools only if these operations are included in the list of [Supported operations for local tools](#using-local-tools).
 
-If an operation is supported in Azure portal, make sure to perform that operation only via the Azure portal (and not via local tools).
+## Supported operations
 
-### Using Azure portal
+The supported operations can be performed via multiple interfaces.
 
-The following operations are supported using the Azure portal:
+### Using Azure portal or Azure CLI
+
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Make sure to perform these operations only via the Azure portal or Azure CLI (and not via the local tools).
 
-- Create VM.
-- Start VM.
 - Restart VM.
 - Stop VM.
 - Delete VM.
@@ -49,7 +51,8 @@ The following operations are supported using the Azure portal:
 
 ### Using Azure CLI
 
-The following VM operations are supported only using the Azure Command-Line Interface (CLI):
+> [!IMPORTANT]
+> Make sure to perform these operations only via the Azure CLI (and not via the local tools).
 
 - Pause state of VM.
 - Save state of VM.
@@ -58,34 +61,43 @@ The following VM operations are supported only using the Azure Command-Line Inte
 
 ### Using local tools
 
-The following VM operations are supported only using the local tools such as Windows Admin Center, Hyper-V Manager, Failover Cluster Manager, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM):
+The following VM operations are supported only using the local tools such as Windows Admin Center, Hyper-V Manager, Failover Cluster Manager, and SCVMM. These operations are performed either on the VM itself or on the cluster/node.
+
+### VM-level operations
 
-- Connect to VM.
-- Quick migrate a VM to another machine in the same system.
-- Live migrate a VM to another machine in the same system.
 - Enable/disable MAC address spoofing per network interface.
-- Enable/disable single root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV) per network interface.
 - Processor compatibility mode configuration per VM.
-- Processor NUMA topology configuration per VM.
+- Processor Non-Uniform Memory Access (NUMA) topology configuration per VM.
 - Processor VM reserve, limit, and weight.
 - Enable Quality of Service (QoS) management per disk.
-- Add/remove SCSI controller and move existing data disk.
+- Add a Small Computer System Interface (SCSI) controller and move an existing data disk to another SCSI controller.
+- Remove a SCSI controller from VM.
 - Add/remove DVD drive from VM.
 - Configure dynamic memory of VM.
 - Change VM boot order of VM.
 - Enable/disable integration services of VM.
 - Change automatic start action of VM.
 - Change automatic stop action of VM.
-- Enable Trusted Platform Module (TPM) of Generation 2 VM.
 - Enable secure boot of Generation 2 VM.
+
+### Cluster or node-level operations
+
+- Connect to VM.
+- Quick migrate a VM to another machine in the same system.
+- Live migrate a VM to another machine in the same system.
 - Change default location of VM files.
-- Pause/resume machine in a system.
 - Change automatic balancing of VMs in a system.
+
+
+## Operations supported only via Network ATC PowerShell cmdlets
+
+The following VM operations are supported only using the Network ATC PowerShell cmdlets. For more information, see [Customize cluster network settings](./manage-network-atc.md#customize-cluster-network-settings).
+
+- Enable/disable single root input/output virtualization (SR-IOV) per network interface.
 - Configure the number of simultaneous live migrations of a system.
 - Configure the number of simultaneous storage live migrations of a system.
 - Add/remove/change order of host network for live migration of a system.
 
-
 ## Unsupported VM operations
 
 The following VM operations aren't supported. These operations can't be performed using the Azure portal, or the Azure CLI, or the local tools.