To gain server performance insights, PowerON leverages Azure Monitor to retrieve various performance metrics. On-premises servers can be onboarded via Azure Arc while Azure based VMs can be directly onboarded.
Installing Azure Arc for an on-premises server
You only need to follow these steps if your Arcserve server isn’t already hosted in Azure.
Server Prerequisites
Please ensure the server you will install the Azure Arc agent on has the following installed:
- .NET Framework 4.8 – https://go.microsoft.com/fwlink/?linkid=2101321
- Windows PowerShell 5.1 – https://www.microsoft.com/download/details.aspx?id=54616
- Windows Server 2012 R2 or later with all latest Windows Updates
Azure Prerequisites
Azure Subscription
An Azure subscription is required to store performance metrics related to the Arcserve server. This can be a Pay-as-you-Go, EA or CSP based subscription, but you will require appropriate permissions to:
- Create a Resource Group
- Register Resource Providers
- Add Azure Arc objects
- Create Log Analytics Workspaces
- Register servers with Azure Defender for Cloud (If using the MDE Report)
Resource Group
Create a resource group that will store the Azure Arc object for your Arcserve server.
The following Microsoft Documentation can assist with this:
Resource Providers
Ensure your Azure subscription has the following resource providers enabled:
- HybridCompute
- GuestConfiguration
- HybridConnectivity
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-resource-manager/management/resource-providers-and-types#azure-portal
Alternatively, the following PowerShell can be used to enable them:
Connecting to Azure
There are two main methods to connect an on-premises server to Azure via Azure Arc; either by generating a deployment script via the portal, or via PowerShell.
- Portal Deployment script – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/onboard-portal
- PowerShell commands – https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/onboard-powershell
Follow the instructions that best suit your needs and specify the Resource Group created in the pre-requisites stage.
Onboarding to Azure Monitor
Onboarding into Azure Monitor for VM insights is a quick task via the Azure portal which will deploy the required agents to the server and configure them appropriately.
Follow the instructions found here to enable VM insights for the Arcserve server.
https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-monitor/vm/vminsights-enable-portal
Gather information for later configuration
After configuration of the above Azure steps, make a note of the following information from the Azure portal that will be required later.
- Subscription ID
- Resource Group Name
- Azure Arc Server Name
Continue to Next Steps
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