Onboard Windows Server to Azure Arc

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Onboard Windows Server to Azure Arc

In this hands-on lab, you'll onboard a Windows Server to Azure Arc using the interactive method by generating an onboarding script in the Azure Portal and executing it on the server.

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Lab Info

Level

Beginner

Last updated

Sep 23, 2025

Duration

30m

Challenge

Generate Windows Onboarding Script
1. Generate a Windows onboarding script for Azure Arc machines.
Challenge

Onboard Windows Server into Azure Arc
1. Use Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) to connect to WinVM1 and execute the onboarding script using Windows PowerShell.
  
  Note: In a corporate environment where your Windows PC is domain-joined, you may need to prefix the username with .\ when connecting via a remote desktop client (e.g., .\cloud_user).
2. When prompted for credentials by the script, use the Azure portal credentials from the lab details.
Challenge

Review Azure Arc-enabled Machine
1. Navigate to the Arc-enabled machine in the Azure portal and review the available capabilties.

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