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Enable guest management

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The article provides information about how to enable guest management and includes supported environments and prerequisites.

Supported environments

  • VMM version: VMs managed by VMM 2019 UR5 or later and VMM 2022 UR1 or later.

  • Host version OS version: VMs running on Windows Server 2016, 2019, 2022, Azure Stack HCI 21H2 and Azure Stack HCI 22H2.

  • Guest OS version: Windows Server 2012 R2, 2016, 2019, 2022, Windows 10, and Windows 11.

  • Linux OS versions aren’t supported.

Prerequisites

Ensure the following prerequisites:

  • VM is running in a supported environment.
  • VM can connect through the firewall to communicate over the internet.
  • These URLs aren’t blocked.
  • The VM is powered on, and the resource bridge has network connectivity to the host running the VM.

To Enable guest management

To enable guest management, do the following:

  1. Sign in to the Azure portal, search for SCVMM VM and select it.
  2. Select Configuration.
  3. Select Enable guest management and provide the administrator username and password to enable guest management.
  4. Select Apply.