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--- ms.assetid: title: "Whats new in Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM" description: This article describes the new features and enhancements supported in Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager. ms.author: v-gajeronika ms.reviewer: v-gajeronika author: Jeronika-MS ms.date: 02/09/2026 ms.topic: whats-new ms.service: azure-arc ms.subservice: azure-arc-scvmm ms.custom: - build-2025 # Customer intent: As a cloud administrator, I want to understand the new features in Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM, so that I can optimize VM management and leverage enhancements for better performance and cost efficiency in my cloud infrastructure. --- # What's new in Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM receives new features and enhancements on an ongoing basis. This article provides an overview of the recent developments. ## June 2025 - Ability to install Arc agents at scale on SCVMM VMs using [out-of band methods](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/enable-guest-management-at-scale?tabs=Out-of-band) such as: - Service principal - System Center Configuration Manager script - System Center Configuration Manager custom task sequence - Group policy - Ansible playbook ## April 2025 - [Azure PowerShell](/powershell/module/az.scvmm/?view=azps-13.4.0&preserve-view=true) based VM management ## January 2025 - [Windows Server Management](/azure/azure-arc/servers/windows-server-management-overview) for SCVMM VMs with active Windows Server Software Assurance licenses, giving you cost-benefits on Azure Update Manager, Azure Change Tracking and Inventory billing, and exclusive capabilities. ## December 2024 - [Terraform templates](/azure/templates/microsoft.scvmm/virtualmachineinstances?pivots=deployment-language-terraform) based VM management (AzAPI provider) - [Bicep templates](/azure/templates/microsoft.scvmm/virtualmachineinstances?pivots=deployment-language-bicep) based VM management - [ARM templates](/azure/templates/microsoft.scvmm/virtualmachineinstances?pivots=deployment-language-arm-template) based VM management ## November 2024 - Installation of the Azure Connected Machine agent [at scale](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/enable-guest-management-at-scale) on VMs on SCVMM 2025 General Availability or later. ## October 2024 - [Python SDK](/python/api/overview/azure/mgmt-scvmm-readme) based VM management. - [Java SDK](/java/api/overview/azure/resourcemanager-scvmm-readme) based VM management. - [JavaScript SDK](/javascript/api/overview/azure/arm-scvmm-readme) based VM management. - [Go SDK](https://pkg.go.dev/github.com/Azure/azure-sdk-for-go/sdk/resourcemanager/scvmm/armscvmm#section-documentation) based VM management. ## August 2024 - Support to install Azure Connected Machine agent over private endpoints on SCVMM VMs at-scale. ## July 2024 - [Azure-CLI](/cli/azure/scvmm) based VM management. - [Azure REST APIs](/rest/api/azure-arc-scvmm/operation-groups) based VM management. ## February 2024 - Support for deploying Azure Arc resource bridge with custom IP ranges in addition to SCVMM IP Pools. ## December 2023 - Manual [upgrade support](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/upgrade-azure-arc-resource-bridge) for Azure Arc resource bridge. - Support expansion for Azure Arc resource bridge with non-English resource names. - Support for deployment of Azure Arc resource bridge on SCVMM Host Groups in addition to SCVMM Clouds. ## November 2023 (General Availability) - You can [link VMs](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/enable-virtual-hardware-scvmm) with the Azure Connected Machine agent installed to Arc-enabled SCVMM servers to use self-service lifecycle management. - Procurement and delivery of [Extended Security Updates](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/deliver-esus-for-system-center-virtual-machine-manager-vms) for WS 2012 and 2012 R2 Arc-enabled SCVMM VMs. ## October 2023 - Installation of the Azure Connected Machine agent [at scale](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/enable-guest-management-at-scale) on VMs on SCVMM 2022 UR1 or later and SCVMM 2019 UR5 or later. - Installation of the Azure Connected Machine agent on SCVMM VMs [using a script](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/install-arc-agents-using-script). - Support for Azure services to [govern, protect, configure, and monitor](/azure/azure-arc/servers/overview#supported-cloud-operations) Arc-enabled SCVMM VMs. - Ability to [recover](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/disaster-recovery) the Azure Arc resource bridge in case of accidental deletion. ## Next steps - [Connect your System Center Virtual Machine Manager management server to Azure Arc](/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/quickstart-connect-system-center-virtual-machine-manager-to-arc).