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Create a virtual machine on System Center Virtual Machine Manager using Azure Arc

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Once your administrator has connected an SCVMM management server to Azure, represented VMM resources such as private clouds, VM templates in Azure, and provided you the required permissions on those resources, you'll be able to create a virtual machine in Azure.

Prerequisites

  • An Azure subscription and resource group where you have Arc SCVMM VM Contributor role.
  • A cloud resource on which you have Arc SCVMM Private Cloud Resource User role.
  • A virtual machine template resource on which you have Arc SCVMM Private Cloud Resource User role.
  • A virtual network resource on which you have Arc SCVMM Private Cloud Resource User role.

How to create a VM in Azure portal

  1. Go to Azure portal.

  2. Select Azure Arc as the service and then select Azure Arc virtual machine from the left blade.

  3. Click + Create, Create an Azure Arc virtual machine page opens.

  4. Under Basics > Project details, select the Subscription and Resource group where you want to deploy the VM.

  5. Under Instance details, provide the following details:

    • Virtual machine name - Specify the name of the virtual machine.
    • Custom location - Select the custom location that your administrator has shared with you.
    • Virtual machine kind – Select System Center Virtual Machine Manager.
    • Cloud – Select the target VMM private cloud.
    • Availability set - (Optional) Use availability sets to identify virtual machines that you want VMM to keep on separate hosts for improved continuity of service.

  6. Under Template details, provide the following details:

    • Template – Choose the VM template for deployment.
    • Override template details - Select the checkbox to override the default CPU cores and memory on the VM templates.
    • Specify computer name for the VM, if the VM template has computer name associated with it.

  7. Under Administrator account, provide the following details and click Next : Disks >.

    • Username
    • Password
    • Confirm password

  8. Under Disks, you can optionally change the disks configured in the template. You can add more disks or update existing disks.

  9. Under Networking, you can optionally change the network interfaces configured in the template. You can add Network interface cards (NICs) or update the existing NICs. You can also change the network that this NIC will be attached to provided you have appropriate permissions to the network resource.

  10. Under Advanced, enable processor compatibility mode if required.

  11. Under Tags, you can optionally add tags to the VM resource.

    Note

    Custom properties defined for the VM in VMM will be synced as tags in Azure.

  12. Under Review + create, review all the properties and select Create. The VM will be created in a few minutes.