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--- title: Enable SCVMM inventory resources in Azure Arc center description: This article helps you enable SCVMM inventory resources from Azure portal ms.service: azure-arc ms.subservice: azure-arc-scvmm ms.author: v-gajeronika ms.reviewer: v-gajeronika author: Jeronika-MS ms.date: 02/09/2026 ms.topic: how-to keywords: "VMM, Arc, Azure" ms.custom: - build-2025 # Customer intent: As an IT administrator using SCVMM, I want to enable SCVMM inventory resources in Azure so that I can manage and control access to my virtual machines and related resources through a centralized cloud platform. --- # Enable SCVMM inventory resources from Azure portal This article describes how you can view SCVMM management servers and enable SCVMM inventory from Azure portal, after connecting to the SCVMM management server. ## View SCVMM management servers You can view all the connected SCVMM management servers under **SCVMM management servers** in Azure Arc center. :::image type="content" source="media/enable-scvmm-inventory-resources/view-scvmm-servers-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot of how to view SCVMM servers." lightbox="media/enable-scvmm-inventory-resources/view-scvmm-servers-expanded.png"::: In the inventory view, you can browse the virtual machines (VMs), VMM clouds, VM network, and VM templates. Under each inventory, you can select and enable one or more SCVMM resources in Azure to create an Azure resource representing your SCVMM resource. You can use the Azure resource to assign permissions at a granular level or perform management operations. ## Enable SCVMM cloud, VM templates, and VM networks in Azure To enable the SCVMM inventory resources, follow these steps: 1. From Azure home, go to **Azure Arc** center. Go to **SCVMM management servers** and then go to inventory resources. :::image type="content" source="media/enable-scvmm-inventory-resources/scvmm-server-blade-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot of how to go to SCVMM management servers blade." lightbox="media/enable-scvmm-inventory-resources/scvmm-server-blade-expanded.png"::: 1. Select the resources you want to enable and select **Enable in Azure**. :::image type="content" source="media/enable-scvmm-inventory-resources/scvmm-enable-azure-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot of how to enable in Azure option." lightbox="media/enable-scvmm-inventory-resources/scvmm-enable-azure-expanded.png"::: 1. In **Enable in Azure**, select your **Azure subscription** and **Resource Group** and select **Enable**. :::image type="content" source="media/enable-scvmm-inventory-resources/scvmm-select-sub-resource-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot of how to select subscription and resource group." lightbox="media/enable-scvmm-inventory-resources/scvmm-select-sub-resource-expanded.png"::: The deployment is initiated and it creates a resource in Azure, representing your SCVMM resources. You can manage the access to these resources through the Azure role-based access control (RBAC) granularly. Repeat the preceding steps for one or more VMM Clouds, VM networks, or VM template resources. ## Enable existing virtual machines in Azure To enable the existing virtual machines in Azure, follow these steps: 1. From Azure home, go to **Azure Arc** center. Go to **SCVMM management servers** and then go to inventory resources. 1. Go to **SCVMM inventory** resource, select **Virtual machines**, and then select the VMs you want to enable. Select **Enable in Azure**. :::image type="content" source="media/enable-scvmm-inventory-resources/scvmm-enable-existing-vm-inline.png" alt-text="Screenshot of how to enable existing virtual machines in Azure." lightbox="media/enable-scvmm-inventory-resources/scvmm-enable-existing-vm-expanded.png"::: 1. Select your **Azure subscription** and **Resource group**. 1. Select **Enable** to start the deployment of the VM represented in Azure. >[!NOTE] >Moving SCVMM resources between Azure regions and Subscriptions and Resource Groups is currently not supported. ## Next steps [Connect virtual machines to Arc](quickstart-connect-system-center-virtual-machine-manager-to-arc.md).