Resource organization for Azure Arc-enabled servers

To align with the Ready methodology of the Cloud Adoption Framework, implement a resource consistency and tagging strategy. This strategy should include your hybrid and multicloud resources and add business and operational details to inventory management and metadata tags.

Resource consistency and organization

Before onboarding any machine onto Azure Arc, define how these resources will be projected to Azure management scopes. These scopes include management groups, subscriptions, and resource groups. This mapping determines how you interact with these resources when applying role-based access control (RBAC) roles and assigning Azure policies as part of your governance model. Review the Cloud Adoption Framework recommendations for organizing resources.

When designing this structure, be aware of Azure subscription and service limits that affect some solution components. There are no limits to the number of Arc-enabled servers you can add to a resource group or subscription.

After creating a taxonomy structure and agreeing on naming standards, apply tags to the Azure Arc-enabled server resources. Once registered in Azure, a server can use standard Azure constructs such as resource tags. A server registered in Azure means it has a resource ID and becomes part of the resource group within a subscription.

Resource tags allow you to add metadata to a resource to quickly locate it and automate operational tasks. These actions are important to your day-to-day tasks as described in the Cloud Adoption Framework tagging strategy. Specifically for Azure Arc-enabled servers, include a tag that reflects the "hosting platform" for Azure Arc-enabled resources and the physical "location".

The following image shows a conceptual reference for resource tagging for Azure Arc-enabled servers:

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Next steps

For more guidance for your hybrid cloud adoption journey, review the following resources:

• Review Azure Arc Jumpstart scenarios.
• Review the prerequisites for Azure Arc-enabled servers.
• Plan an at-scale deployment of Azure Arc-enabled servers.
• Learn how to apply resource tags for Azure Arc-enabled servers.
• Learn more about Azure Arc via the Azure Arc learning path.