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Overview
Azure Connected Machine Agent is a lightweight tool that enables centralized management of Windows and Linux servers that are not running inside Azure. It lets organizations bring on-premises machines and workloads hosted in other clouds under the same management plane as Azure resources, simplifying administration and oversight across environments.
Licensing and deployment
The agent is available at no cost, making it an affordable option for teams that want to link their local data center or third-party cloud systems to Azure management services. Installation and configuration are straightforward, and the agent integrates with existing Azure services to allow hybrid scenarios without additional licensing fees.
Core capabilities
- Extend functionality through Azure extensions and add-ons to tailor management and monitoring.
- Apply and enforce Azure policy settings across non-Azure machines to maintain compliance.
- Administer hybrid servers and virtual machines alongside native Azure instances from a single control surface.
Resource labeling and metadata
- hybridinstancemetadata — used to store platform-specific information for hybrid resources.
- cma — a common tag applied by the agent to identify connected machines.
Business advantages
Using the agent reduces operational complexity by unifying management tools and policies across cloud and on-prem systems, improves visibility into distributed infrastructure, and helps teams enforce governance consistently across all managed machines.
Technical
- Windows
- Free
