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Module 04: Azure Arc — Infrastructure Deep Dive

Level: L300 | Duration: 3 hours | Prerequisites: Module 03 | Hands-on: Demo

Module Status

Framework module — content in development.

Learning Objectives

  • Explain the Azure Arc architecture as it applies to Azure Local infrastructure
  • Describe the role and mechanics of the Arc Resource Bridge
  • Identify what runs on the cluster (Arc agents, extensions) vs. what runs in Azure
  • Diagnose Arc connectivity and agent health issues
  • Understand the Arc extension model and how Azure Local capabilities are delivered through it

Topics

  1. Azure Arc Concepts — Arc-enabled servers, resources, and clusters
  2. Arc Fabric for Azure Local — how Arc is the substrate for Azure Local capabilities
  3. Arc Resource Bridge — architecture, components, lifecycle
  4. Arc Agents — connected machine agent, cluster shadow, agent extensions
  5. Arc Extensions — how Azure Local features (VMs, AKS, AVD, IoT, Foundry) are delivered as Arc extensions
  6. Identity and Authentication for Arc — managed identities, service principals
  7. Diagnosing Arc — agent health, connectivity, common failure modes

Hands-on

Demo: Walk through Arc Resource Bridge components on a deployed cluster, inspect agents/extensions, simulate an agent failure and recovery.