If I am managing 500+ RHEL VM’s in onpremise can I use azure local to manage that? Can I automate the monitoring , patching , configuration , deployment etc. Also is it possible to integrate local onpremise netwroks into azure local?
"It depends". Yes, you can run RHEL on Azure Local, as it's ultimately using Hyper-V and a ton of Linux distros are supported. Yes, you can "manage" your RHEL VMs with Azure Local's tooling. If they're migrated from another hypervisor (VMware, traditional Windows Server, etc), your VMs will project into the Azure Portal and you can use almost all the same tooling as you can in "normal" Azure Cloud. That tooling includes deployment via ARM or Bicep, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, and a ton of other extensions. The reason why I said "it depends" is because obviously there are caveats with everyone's current environments. If you told me you were on Nutanix and running RHEL 5, then the answer is "not easily"... you'd need a way to get the VMs "migrated" over (backup/restore?) and then you would have to wait until Brownfield VM Hydration into Azure Portal becomes GA. So yeah, context is key :D If you have any other questions, please feel free to add them here!
No, not at all! Azure Local is a consolidation and name change for what was once called Azure Stack HCI. It is a not an OS, but a compete solution. That solution is built on-top of technologies like Hyper-V and Windows Server OS. As a matter of fact, Windows Server 2025 shares the same build number as the soon-to-be-released OS update for Azure Local. And Windows 11 24H2! Just to say it one more time for everyone in the back - Hyper-V is not going anywhere! It is the foundation that almost every Windows OS uses - from client (Win 10/11), Server, XBox, and Azure's own hypervisor. Local AD - not sure I follow this question. If you're asking if traditional ADDS is gonna die and be replaced with Azure AD (Entra ID), the answer is also a loud "no". Azure Local was built requiring ADDS since the beginning, but they are introducing AD-less deployments for folks who do not want to manage a "fabric domain". But no, Azure AD is not in that equation as a replacement.
I dont think they've updated the strings yet in Azure Cloud. So if you're looking to use this, you're still gonna have to type the words "Azure Stack HCI" or go thru the "Azure Arc" blade.
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If I am managing 500+ RHEL VM’s in onpremise can I use azure local to manage that? Can I automate the monitoring , patching , configuration , deployment etc. Also is it possible to integrate local onpremise netwroks into azure local?
"It depends".
Yes, you can run RHEL on Azure Local, as it's ultimately using Hyper-V and a ton of Linux distros are supported.
Yes, you can "manage" your RHEL VMs with Azure Local's tooling. If they're migrated from another hypervisor (VMware, traditional Windows Server, etc), your VMs will project into the Azure Portal and you can use almost all the same tooling as you can in "normal" Azure Cloud. That tooling includes deployment via ARM or Bicep, Azure Monitor, Azure Policy, and a ton of other extensions.
The reason why I said "it depends" is because obviously there are caveats with everyone's current environments. If you told me you were on Nutanix and running RHEL 5, then the answer is "not easily"... you'd need a way to get the VMs "migrated" over (backup/restore?) and then you would have to wait until Brownfield VM Hydration into Azure Portal becomes GA. So yeah, context is key :D
If you have any other questions, please feel free to add them here!
Will Azure local eventually replace Hyper V on the Server and local AD? and how should we prepare for this change?
No, not at all! Azure Local is a consolidation and name change for what was once called Azure Stack HCI. It is a not an OS, but a compete solution. That solution is built on-top of technologies like Hyper-V and Windows Server OS. As a matter of fact, Windows Server 2025 shares the same build number as the soon-to-be-released OS update for Azure Local. And Windows 11 24H2!
Just to say it one more time for everyone in the back - Hyper-V is not going anywhere! It is the foundation that almost every Windows OS uses - from client (Win 10/11), Server, XBox, and Azure's own hypervisor.
Local AD - not sure I follow this question. If you're asking if traditional ADDS is gonna die and be replaced with Azure AD (Entra ID), the answer is also a loud "no". Azure Local was built requiring ADDS since the beginning, but they are introducing AD-less deployments for folks who do not want to manage a "fabric domain". But no, Azure AD is not in that equation as a replacement.
Will there be a Azure Local OEM license with Windows Server 2025 VMs?
Still not visible in Azure Public
I dont think they've updated the strings yet in Azure Cloud. So if you're looking to use this, you're still gonna have to type the words "Azure Stack HCI" or go thru the "Azure Arc" blade.