What to Plan Before Deploying Azure Arc-Enabled Servers – No Surprises, No Drama
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Welcome to Azure Arc-enabled servers planning. Today we'll explore what you need to plan before deploying Azure Arc-enabled servers to avoid surprises and drama. Proper planning ensures a smooth deployment process and successful integration with Azure services.
The first step is verifying prerequisites and system requirements. Confirm that your servers run supported operating systems like Windows Server 2012 R2 and later, or various Linux distributions. Ensure servers meet minimum hardware requirements including CPU, RAM, and disk space for the Azure Connected Machine agent. Most importantly, verify outbound network connectivity to required Azure endpoints and plan for proxy configuration if necessary.
Next, plan your Azure resource organization. Determine the Azure subscription and resource groups where Arc-enabled servers will be registered. Consider organizing by location, environment like dev, test, and production, or by function. Establish a clear naming convention for the Azure Arc resources representing your servers. Define a comprehensive tagging strategy for governance, cost management, and automation purposes.
Define permissions and choose your deployment method. Identify the Azure Active Directory identity that will perform onboarding - this identity needs the Azure Connected Machine Onboarding role on target resource groups. Ensure you have local administrator or root access on servers to install the agent. Select your deployment method: manual script execution for small deployments, Group Policy for Windows environments, Configuration Manager, or automation tools like Ansible for large-scale deployments.
Finally, plan your testing and phased rollout strategy. Start with a pilot group of non-critical servers to test your chosen deployment method and verify connectivity and functionality. Plan a phased rollout strategy to gradually onboard more servers, monitoring for issues at each stage. Always have a rollback plan ready in case of unexpected problems. This methodical approach ensures a smooth deployment without surprises or drama.