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Deploy prerequisites to enable Guest Configuration policies on virtual machines

Azure BuiltIn Policy Initiative (PolicySet)

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Display nameDeploy prerequisites to enable Guest Configuration policies on virtual machines
Id12794019-7a00-42cf-95c2-882eed337cc8
Version1.0.0
Details on versioning
Versioning Versions supported for Versioning: 1
1.0.0
Built-in Versioning [Preview]
CategoryGuest Configuration
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DescriptionThis initiative adds a system-assigned managed identity and deploys the platform-appropriate Guest Configuration extension to virtual machines that are eligible to be monitored by Guest Configuration policies. This is a prerequisite for all Guest Configuration policies and must be assigned to the policy assignment scope before using any Guest Configuration policy. For more information on Guest Configuration, visit https://aka.ms/gcpol.
Cloud environmentsAzureCloud = true
AzureChinaCloud = unknown
AzureUSGovernment = true
Available in AzUSGovThe PolicySet is available in AzureUSGovernment cloud. Version: '1.0.0'
Repository: Azure-Policy 12794019-7a00-42cf-95c2-882eed337cc8
TypeBuiltIn
DeprecatedFalse
PreviewFalse
Policy-used summary
Policy types Policy states Policy categories
Total Policies: 4
Builtin Policies: 4
Static Policies: 0
GA: 4
1 categories:
Guest Configuration: 4
Policy-used
Policy DisplayName Policy Id Category Version Versioning Effect Roles# Roles State policy in AzUSGov
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on virtual machines with no identities 3cf2ab00-13f1-4d0c-8971-2ac904541a7e Guest Configuration 4.1.0 2x
4.1.0, 4.0.0		 Fixed
modify		 1 Contributor GA true
Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on VMs with a user-assigned identity 497dff13-db2a-4c0f-8603-28fa3b331ab6 Guest Configuration 4.1.0 2x
4.1.0, 4.0.0		 Fixed
modify		 1 Contributor GA true
Deploy the Linux Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Linux VMs 331e8ea8-378a-410f-a2e5-ae22f38bb0da Guest Configuration 3.2.0 3x
3.2.0, 3.1.0, 3.0.0		 Fixed
deployIfNotExists		 1 Contributor GA true
Deploy the Windows Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Windows VMs 385f5831-96d4-41db-9a3c-cd3af78aaae6 Guest Configuration 1.3.0 2x
1.3.0, 1.2.0		 Fixed
deployIfNotExists		 1 Contributor GA true
Roles used Total Roles usage: 4
Total Roles unique usage: 1
Role Role Id #Policies Policies
Contributor b24988ac-6180-42a0-ab88-20f7382dd24c 4 Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on virtual machines with no identities, Add system-assigned managed identity to enable Guest Configuration assignments on VMs with a user-assigned identity, Deploy the Linux Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Linux VMs, Deploy the Windows Guest Configuration extension to enable Guest Configuration assignments on Windows VMs
History
Date/Time (UTC ymd) (i) Changes
2021-05-11 14:06:20 Name change: '[Preview]: Deploy prerequisites to enable Guest Configuration policies on virtual machines' to 'Deploy prerequisites to enable Guest Configuration policies on virtual machines'
2020-07-17 15:57:10 add Initiative 12794019-7a00-42cf-95c2-882eed337cc8
2020-06-29 05:46:42 remove Initiative 12794019-7a00-42cf-95c2-882eed337cc8
2020-06-23 16:03:23 add Initiative 12794019-7a00-42cf-95c2-882eed337cc8
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