revisions for accuracy etc.

Author: JnHs

learn-pr/azure/manage-linux-with-arc/3-describe-using-ssh.yml

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ metadata:
   ms.author: jenhayes
   ms.topic: unit
   ms.custom: linux-related-content
-durationInMinutes: 10
+durationInMinutes: 8
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/3-describe-using-ssh.md)]
 

learn-pr/azure/manage-linux-with-arc/4-options-for-managing-multiple-systems.yml

@@ -3,13 +3,13 @@ uid: learn.manage-linux-with-arc.options-for-managing-multiple-systems
 title: Describe options around managing large numbers of Linux systems
 metadata:
   title: Describe options around managing large numbers of Linux systems
-  description: Describe the options for managing large numbers of Linux systems with Azure Arc and Ansible.
+  description: Describe the options for managing large numbers of Linux systems with Azure Arc.
   ms.date: 06/04/2025
   author: JnHs
   ms.author: jenhayes
   ms.topic: unit
   ms.custom: devx-track-ansible, linux-related-content
-durationInMinutes: 10
+durationInMinutes: 6
 content: |
   [!include[](includes/4-options-for-managing-multiple-systems.md)]
 

learn-pr/azure/manage-linux-with-arc/5-knowledge-check.yml

@@ -15,17 +15,17 @@ quiz:
 
   - content: "What type of Linux resources can Azure Arc help you manage?"
     choices:
-    - content: "Virtual resources."
+    - content: "Virtual resources only."
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. Azure Arc can be used to manage both physical and virtual Linux machines out of Azure."
-    - content: "Physical resources."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. Azure Arc can be used to manage both physical and virtual Linux machines hosted outside of Azure."
+    - content: "Physical resources online."
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. Azure Arc can be used to manage both physical and virtual Linux machines out of Azure."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. Azure Arc can be used to manage both physical and virtual Linux machines hosted outside of Azure."
     - content: "Both physical and virtual resources."
       isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Correct! Azure Arc can be used to manage both physical and virtual Linux machines out of Azure."
+      explanation: "Correct! Azure Arc can be used to manage both physical and virtual Linux machines hosted outside of Azure."
 
-  - content: "Linux machines managed by Azure Arc have what Azure capabilities?"
+  - content: "Linux machines managed by Azure Arc can  what Azure capabilities?"
     choices:
     - content: "Linux machines on Azure Arc enjoy the same capabilities as native Azure Linux resources."
       isCorrect: true
@@ -37,27 +37,27 @@ quiz:
       isCorrect: false
       explanation: "Incorrect. Linux machines onboarded to Azure Arc enjoy the same capabilities as native Azure machines and are equally easy to manage."
 
-  - content: "What is required in order to use SSH for Linux machines connected to Azure Arc?"
+  - content: "What is required in order to connect a Linux machine to Azure Arc?"
     choices:
-    - content: "A public IP address."
+    - content: "A supported Ubuntu operating system."
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. You don't need to expose a public IP address to use SSH to access a Linux machine connected to Azure Arc."
-    - content: "The opening of another inbound port."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. Many Linux distributions are supported in addition to Ubuntu."
+    - content: "A new Azure tenant set up specifically for the connected machine."
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. You don't need to open any other inbound ports to use SSH to access a Linux machine connected to Azure Arc."
-    - content: "Installation of the SSH extension."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. You don't need a separate Azure tenant in order to connect a Linux machine to Azure Arc."
+    - content: "The Azure Arc Connected Machine agent must be deployed to the machine."
       isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Correct! Once a Linux resource is fully Arc enabled, you need to install the SSH extension on your workstation and then run a command to enable the SSH connection."
+      explanation: "Correct! The Azure Arc Connected Machine agent must be deployed to a machine in order to connect it to Azure Arc."
 
-  - content: "What Azure tools can be used specifically to help you manage large numbers of Linux machines in Azure Arc?"
+  - content: "What Azure tools can be used to help you manage large numbers of Linux machines in Azure Arc?"
     choices:
-    - content: "Azure Policy and Azure Automanage."
+    - content: "Azure Policy and Azure Machine Configuration."
       isCorrect: true
-      explanation: "Correct! Once your Linux machines are onboarded to Azure Arc, you can use tools like Azure Policy and Azure Automanage to enforce standards and simplify ongoing management."
-    - content: "Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender."
+      explanation: "Correct! Once your Linux machines are onboarded to Azure Arc, you can use tools like Azure Policy and Azure Machine Configuration to enforce standards and simplify ongoing management."
+    - content: "Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Cloud."
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. Although Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender both work with Arc-enabled Linux machines, the tolls are designed for security enhancement."
-    - content: "Arc SSH and Microsoft Entra ID."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. Although Microsoft Sentinel and Microsoft Defender for Cloud both work with Arc-enabled Linux machines, these tools are designed for security enhancement."
+    - content: "SSH and Microsoft Entra ID."
       isCorrect: false
-      explanation: "Incorrect. Although Arc SSH and Microsoft Entra ID both work with Arc-enabled Linux machines, their primary purpose is security and connection related."
+      explanation: "Incorrect. Although SSH and Microsoft Entra ID both work with Arc-enabled Linux machines, they are used to connect and authenticate, not to manage machines directly."
 

learn-pr/azure/manage-linux-with-arc/includes/4-options-for-managing-multiple-systems.md

@@ -1,36 +1,24 @@
-Azure Arc provides a wide range of capabilities for managing a large number of Linux systems. For example, you can onboard your Linux machines at scale using automation tools such as Red Hat Ansible. Once your Linux systems are onboarded to Azure Arc, you're able to utilize tools such as Azure Policy to help enforce standards and compliance and Azure Automanage to simplify the ongoing management of your Linux VMs.
+Azure Arc provides a wide range of capabilities for managing a large number of Linux systems. You can onboard your Linux machines at scale using automation tools such as Ansible. Once your Linux systems are onboarded to Azure Arc, you can use Azure services to work with them more efficiently at scale. For example, you can use Azure Policy to help enforce standards and compliance, and use Azure Machine Configuration to configure settings for your Linux VMs. To build and operate IT automation at scale, allowing you to create, share, and manage automation across your organization, you can use options such as the Ansible Automation Platform.
 
-## Azure Automanage best practices
 
-Azure Automanage offers a unified solution to simply the management of your Linux resources connect to Azure Arc. With point-and-click simplicity, you can automate operations and apply consistent best practices across the entire lifecycle of your Linux machines.
-
-When you use Automanage best practices profiles, several Azure services are automatically downloaded to your Linux VMs, including:
+## Azure Policy
 
-- **Machines Insights Monitoring** monitors the health of your Linux VMs, including their running processes and dependencies on other resources.
-- **Update Management** manages the operating system updates for your Linux machines.
-- **Change Tracking and Inventory** combines change tracking and inventory functions to allow you to track Linux machine changes.
-- **Azure Automation Account/Log Analytics workspace** work together to provide a unique environment for log data from Azure Monitor and other services such as Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel.
+Azure Policy can help you enforce organizational standards and access the compliance of all your Linux machines. Through its compliance dashboard, Azure Policy provides an aggregated view of your Linux environment, allowing you to evaluate its overall state. Azure Policy also helps to bring your Linux resources to compliance through bulk remediation for existing resources and automatic remediation for new resources.
 
-See [Azure Automanage for Machines Best Practices](/azure/automanage/automanage-linux) for a complete list and explanation of these services.
+Common use cases for Azure Policy include implementing governance for resource consistency, regulatory compliance, security, cost, and management. Policy definitions for these common use cases are already available in your Azure environment as built-ins to help you get started.
 
-### Azure Automanage Machine Configuration
+## Azure Machine Configuration
 
-Azure Automanage Machine Configuration provides native capability to audit or configure operating system settings as code for your Linux machines on Azure Arc. It can be used directly per-machine, or at-scale orchestrated by Azure Policy.
+Azure Machine Configuration provides native capability to audit or configure operating system settings as code for Linux machines on Azure Arc. It can be used on individual machines, or deployed at scale through by Azure Policy.
 
-Configuration resources in Azure are designed as an extension resource. You can imagine each configuration as just another set of properties for the machine. Configurations can include settings such as:
+You can imagine each configuration as another set of properties for the machine. Configurations can include settings such as:
 
 - Operating system settings
 - Application configuration or presence
 - Environment settings
 
 Configurations are distinct from policy definitions. Machine configuration utilizes Azure Policy to dynamically assign configurations to machines. You can also assign configurations to machines manually, or by using other Azure services such as Automanage.
 
-## Azure Policy
-
-Azure Policy can help you enforce organizational standards and access the compliance of all your Linux machines. Through its compliance dashboard, Azure Policy provides an aggregated view of your Linux environment, allowing you to evaluate its overall state. Azure Policy also helps to bring your Linux resources to compliance through bulk remediation for existing resources and automatic remediation for new resources.
-
-Common use cases for Azure Policy include implementing governance for resource consistency, regulatory compliance, security, cost, and management. Policy definitions for these common use cases are already available in your Azure environment as built-ins to help you get started.
-
 ## Ansible Automation Platform
 
-Azure Arc supports Red Hat Ansible IT automation for your Linux systems. Ansible Automation Platform provides an enterprise framework for building and operating IT automation at scale. Ansible Automation Platform enables users across an organization to create, share, and manage automation—from development and operations to security and network teams. IT managers can provide guidelines on how automation is applied to individual teams, and automation creators can write tasks that use existing knowledge. Ansible Automation Platform provides a more secure and stable foundation for deploying end-to-end automation.
+Azure Arc supports Red Hat Ansible IT automation for your Linux systems. Ansible Automation Platform provides an enterprise framework for building and operating IT automation at scale. Ansible Automation Platform enables users across an organization to create, share, and manage automation—from development and operations to security and network teams. IT managers can provide guidelines on how automation is applied to individual teams, and automation creators can write tasks that use existing knowledge. Ansible Automation Platform provides a more secure and stable foundation for deploying end-to-end automation, such as deploying VM extensions at scale to your Linux machines on Azure Arc.

learn-pr/azure/manage-linux-with-arc/includes/6-summary.md

@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
-As Contoso continues to employ Azure Arc for its Windows resources, it's learning the value Arc can also bring to its Linux systems. Onboarding its Linux machines to Azure Arc allows Contoso to manage and gain insight into them through a wide variety of tools and capabilities.
+As Contoso continues to employ Azure Arc for its Windows resources, it's learning that Azure Arc can also make managing its Linux systems more efficient. Onboarding Linux machines to Azure Arc allows Contoso to manage them effectively through a variety of Azure tools and capabilities.
 
-In this module, you learned about the many benefits of using Azure Arc for your Linux resources, including managing them securely via SSH. You also learned how Arc can handle multiple Linux systems.
+In this module, you learned about the many benefits of using Azure Arc for your Linux resources, including managing them securely via SSH. You also learned how Azure Arc lets you use Azure services to manage Linux machinese at scale.
 
 ## Learn more