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Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM receives new features and enhancements on an ongoing basis. This article provides an overview of the recent developments.
June 2025
- Ability to install Arc agents at-scale on SCVMM VMs using out-of band methods such as:
- Service principal
- System Center Configuration Manager script
- System Center Configuration Manager custom task sequence
- Group policy
- Ansible playbook
April 2025
- Azure PowerShell based VM management
January 2025
- Windows Server Management for SCVMM VMs with active Windows Server Software Assurance licenses, giving you cost-benefits on Azure Update Manager, Azure Change Tracking and Inventory billing and exclusive capabilities.
December 2024
- Terraform templates based VM management (AzAPI provider)
- Bicep templates based VM management
- ARM templates based VM management
November 2024
- Installation of the Azure Connected Machine agent at scale on VMs on SCVMM 2025 General Availability or later.
October 2024
- Python SDK based VM management
- Java SDK based VM management
- JavaScript SDK based VM management
- Go SDK based VM management
August 2024
- Support to install Azure Connected Machine agent over private endpoints on SCVMM VMs at-scale.
July 2024
- Azure-CLI based VM management
- Azure REST APIs based VM management
February 2024
- Support for deploying Azure Arc resource bridge with custom IP ranges in addition to SCVMM IP Pools.
December 2023
- Manual upgrade support for Azure Arc resource bridge.
- Support expansion for Azure Arc resource bridge with non-English resource names.
- Support for deployment of Azure Arc resource bridge on SCVMM Host Groups in addition to SCVMM Clouds.
November 2023 (General Availability)
- Ability to link VMs with Azure Connected Machine agent installed with Arc-enabled SCVMM servers to leverage self-service lifecycle management.
- Procurement and delivery of Extended Security Updates for WS 2012 and 2012 R2 Arc-enabled SCVMM VMs.
October 2023
- Installation of the Azure Connected Machine agent at scale on VMs on SCVMM 2022 UR1 or later and SCVMM 2019 UR5 or later.
- Installation of the Azure Connected Machine agent on SCVMM VMs using a script.
- Support for Azure services to govern, protect, configure, and monitor Arc-enabled SCVMM VMs.
- Ability to recover the Azure Arc resource bridge in case of accidental deletion.