Your on-premises network contains a Hyper-V virtual machine named VM1. You need to use Azure Arc to onboard VM1 to Microsoft Defender for Cloud. What should you install first?

The correct answer is D. the Azure Connected Machine agent. The Azure Connected Machine agent enables you to manage your Windows and Linux machines hosted outside of Azure on your corporate network or other cloud providers.

Submitted by kim_seoul· Mar 6, 2026Secure Azure using Microsoft Defender for Cloud and Microsoft Sentinel

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Your on-premises network contains a Hyper-V virtual machine named VM1. You need to use Azure Arc to onboard VM1 to Microsoft Defender for Cloud. What should you install first?

Options

Athe guest configuration agent
Bthe Azure Monitor agent
Cthe Log Analytics agent
Dthe Azure Connected Machine agent

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B
3% (1)
C
3% (1)
D
94% (29)

Explanation

The Azure Connected Machine agent enables you to manage your Windows and Linux machines hosted outside of Azure on your corporate network or other cloud providers.

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