Merge pull request #18342 from leslielin-5/patch-50

Update ssh-connect-to-windows-and-linux-worker-nodes.md

Author: sethmanheim

AKS-Arc/ssh-connect-to-windows-and-linux-worker-nodes.md

@@ -1,12 +1,12 @@
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 title: Connect to Windows or Linux worker nodes with SSH
 description: Learn how to use SSH to connect to Windows or Linux worker nodes in an AKS Arc cluster.
-ms.date: 01/10/2025
+ms.date: 07/02/2025
 ms.topic: how-to
 author: sethmanheim
 ms.author: sethm
 ms.reviewer: leslielin
-ms.lastreviewed: 01/10/2025
+ms.lastreviewed: 07/02/2025
 ---
 
 # Connect to Windows or Linux worker nodes with SSH
@@ -17,6 +17,28 @@ During your AKS Arc cluster's lifecycle, you might need to directly access clust
 
 This article explains how to use SSH to connect to both Windows and Linux nodes.
 
+## Prerequisites
+
+### **Install the Kubernetes CLI**
+
+You can use the Kubernetes CLI, [**kubectl**](https://kubernetes.io/docs/reference/kubectl/), to connect to your Kubernetes cluster. If you use Azure Cloud Shell, **kubectl** is already installed. If you run the commands locally, you can use the Azure CLI or Azure PowerShell to install **kubectl**.
+
+### [Azure CLI](#tab/azure-cli)
+
+* Install **kubectl** locally using the [`az aks install-cli`](/cli/azure/aks?view=azure-cli-latest&preserve-view=true#az-aks-install-cli) command:
+
+  ```azurecli-interactive
+  az aks install-cli
+  ```
+
+### [Azure PowerShell](#tab/azure-powershell)
+
+* Install **kubectl** locally using the [`Install-AzAksCliTool`](/powershell/module/az.aks/install-azaksclitool?view=azps-14.2.0&preserve-view=true) cmdlet:
+
+  ```azurepowershell-interactive
+  Install-AzAksCliTool
+  ```
+
 ## Use SSH to connect to worker nodes
 
 1. To access the Kubernetes cluster with the specified permissions, you must retrieve the certificate-based admin **kubeconfig** file using the [az aksarc get-credentials](/cli/azure/aksarc#az-aksarc-get-credentials) command. For more information, see [Retrieve certificate-based admin kubeconfig](retrieve-admin-kubeconfig.md):