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Module 05: Compute (Hyper-V + Failover Clustering + Arc VMs)

Level: L200–L300 | Duration: 5 hours | Prerequisites: Module 04 | Hands-on: Lab

Module Status

Framework module — content in development.

Learning Objectives

  • Describe the Hyper-V host platform on Azure Local
  • Understand Failover Clustering as the foundation for compute, storage, and network HA
  • Configure cluster witness (Cloud Witness, file share witness) and quorum
  • Use Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) for node maintenance
  • Deploy and manage Arc VMs via Portal and Bicep
  • Use VM images and the Marketplace gallery on Azure Local
  • Perform live migration and configure VM high availability

Topics

  1. Hyper-V Host Platform on Azure Local
  2. Failover Clustering Fundamentals — quorum, witness types, Cloud Witness
  3. Cluster-Aware Updating (CAU) — drain, update, fail-back patterns
  4. Arc VM Architecture — Hyper-V engine, Arc as the interface
  5. Deploying Arc VMs — Portal walkthrough
  6. Deploying Arc VMs with Bicep (IaC) — parameterized templates
  7. VM Lifecycle — start/stop/restart, resize, disk management
  8. VM Images and Marketplace Gallery
  9. Live Migration — configuration and operational use
  10. VM High Availability — priority, placement rules

Hands-on

Lab: Deploy an Arc VM via Portal. Deploy a second VM via Bicep. Perform live migration. Add cluster witness. Trigger a CAU cycle.

IaC: Bicep templates in labs/iac/05-compute/.