Harnessing the power of Azure Monitor in multi-cloud environments
Azure Arc-enabled servers are compatible with the Azure VM extension architecture, allowing for post-deployment configuration and automation tasks, including the installation of the AMA extension. The following are the different methods to deploy the AMA VM extension to Azure Arc-enabled servers based on the operating system:
- Azure Policy: Automate the deployment of the AMA using Azure Policy. We recommend this method for deploying at scale. This method ensures consistency and compliance across your environment by automatically applying the agent to newly added or existing servers based on defined policies. From Azure Policy, you can search for the policy definitions to assign based on the Arc-enabled machine operating system:
- For Linux: Search for Configure Linux Arc-enabled machines to run Azure Monitor Agent:
Figure 8.2 – Policy Definition: Configure Linux Arc-enabled machines...