How to add a Windows server to Azure Arc

Owned by Andrew Walker, created
Sept 24, 2024
2 min read

Azure Arc is a cloud-based server management platform. To add an on-prem windows physical or virtual server you need to fun a powershell script that already has some important information already included.

 Instructions

Background information:

  1. The script, with all needed information included is on the Master share on Vulcan in the Azure Arc subfolder of the Azure folder “\\master\vulcan\azure\azure arc”

  2. The az_connect_win.ps1 script can be found at https://github.com/microsoft/azure_arc/blob/main/azure_arc_servers_jumpstart/scripts/az_connect_win.ps1 I found the download link at https://azurearcjumpstart.io/azure_arc_jumpstart/azure_arc_servers/general/onboard_server_win

  3. The script first sets some environmental variables based on information that we provide. This has already been configured in the script saved on the master share

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  4. The script then downloads the Azure Arc agent and installs it.

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The script then runs the connect command for the agent and provides all the configuration information

Installation instructions:

SCCM

Run the script Azure Arc - add server

Powershell

Copy the az_connect_win.ps1 script from the Azure share on Master to the temp folder on the server. Open a Powershell window as an administrator, navigate to the temp folder, and then run the following command .\az_connect_win.ps1

Manual Download

Download the agent and install it.

Run the az_connect_win_NoDOWNLOAD.ps1 script with admin rights that is also located in the Azure share on Master.

 

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