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

After your administrator connects an SCVMM management server to Azure, enables VMM resources such as VMM clouds, VM templates, and VM networks in Azure, and gives you the required permissions on those resources, you can create a new SCVMM managed virtual machine in Azure.

In this article, you learn how to create a new SCVMM managed virtual machine from Azure Arc portal. To explore non-portal methods such as Azure CLI, PowerShell, REST APIs, SDKs, and Infrastructure-as-Code mechanisms, see the Reference section of this documentation.

Prerequisites

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

Create a VM in Azure portal

1. Go to Azure portal.

2. Start creating a new VM by using one of the following methods:

   • Select Azure Arc as the service. Under Host environments, select SCVMM management servers. Search for and select your SCVMM management server. Under SCVMM inventory, select Virtual machines and select Add.

     

   Or

   • Select Azure Arc as the service. Under Azure Arc resources, select Machine. Select Add/Create and select Create a machine in a connected host environment.

     

3. When Create an Azure Arc virtual machine opens, under Basics > Project details, select the Subscription and Resource group where you want to deploy the VM.

4. Under Instance details, enter the following information:

   • Virtual machine name - Specify the name of the virtual machine.

   • Custom location - Select the custom location that your administrator shares 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.

     

5. Under Template details, enter the following information:

   • Template - Choose the VM template for deployment.

   • Override template defaults - 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.

     

6. Keep the Enable Guest Management checkbox selected to automatically install Azure connected machine agent immediately after the creation of the VM. Azure connected machine agent (Arc agent) is required if you're planning to use Azure management services to govern, patch, monitor, and secure your VM through Azure.

7. Under Administrator account, enter the following information and select 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 attaches to, if 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.

    

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

Next steps

• Set up and manage self-service access.
• Perform VM powercycle operations.
• Update configuration and resize a VM.