Troubleshoot Monitoring and Compliance with Azure Arc

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Troubleshoot Monitoring and Compliance with Azure Arc

Azure Arc relies on outbound connectivity from hybrid and multi-cloud servers to Azure. Azure Arc agents that have been deployed, must also be functioning properly. In this hands-on lab, you will troubleshoot an existing Azure Arc deployment by resolving issues that prevent Azure Policy from being applied and block extensions from deploying to Arc-enabled servers.

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Lab Info

Level

Advanced

Last updated

Sep 21, 2025

Duration

1h 0m

Challenge

Check the Status and Connectivity with the Azure Connected Machine Agent CLI
1. Use the azcmagent command-line tool to check the status of the Azure connected machine agent.
Challenge

Troubleshoot System Service Issues
1. Resolve issues with the Azure Hybrid Instance Metadata Service.
Challenge

Troubleshoot Network Issues
1. Resolve issues with the Windows Defender Firewall with Advanced Security configuration, while minimizing the allowed outbound connectivity.
Challenge

Confirm Connectivity with the Azure Connected Machine Agent CLI
1. Confirm connectivity to the Azure platform using the azcmagent command-line tool.
Challenge

Remediate Existing Azure Policy Assignments
1. Remediate the existing policy assignments named the following:
  
  InstallAzureMonitorAgent
  
  BlockLocalWindowsUsers
Challenge

Configure VM Insights to Monitor VM Performance
1. Configure VM Insights for the Arc-enabled machine named Arc-WinVM.

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