{
  "slug": "azure-arc-enabled-scvmm-retirement",
  "title": "Azure Arc: Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager retirement",
  "summary": "Retirement date for Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM): 30 Sep 2029. Customers must plan and transition to alternative solutions.",
  "cloud": "azure",
  "service": "Azure Arc",
  "service_slug": "arc",
  "category": "feature",
  "type": "retirement",
  "announced_date": "2026-09-29",
  "effective_date": "2029-09-30",
  "effective_precision": "day",
  "impact": "Microsoft is retiring Azure Arc-enabled System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM), with the retirement date 30 Sep 2029. Customers using it must plan and transition to alternative solutions. For Azure services and Azure Arc capabilities such as monitoring, security, governance, updates, and licensing for Extended Security Updates and Pay-as-you-go SQL and WS, Microsoft recommends switching to Azure Arc-enabled Servers. For VM lifecycle and powercycle operations such as create, start, stop, restart, resize, and self-service VM management, Microsoft recommends reaching out by e-mail to arc-vmm-feedback@microsoft.com.",
  "migration_path": "1. Review your current use of Azure Arc-enabled SCVMM.\n2. Determine the migration path: Azure Arc-enabled Servers, or reach out to Microsoft if you need help.\n3. Follow the [migration guidance](https://aka.ms/arcscvmmretirement) to deboard your SCVMM environment from Azure Arc and onboard to your alternative solution.",
  "replacement": "Azure Arc-enabled Servers (Azure services and Azure Arc capabilities only)",
  "affected_versions": [],
  "source_url": "https://azure.microsoft.com/updates?id=570283",
  "extra_source_urls": [
    "https://aka.ms/arcscvmmretirement"
  ],
  "vendor_ref": "570283",
  "last_checked_at": "2026-11-12T09:55:19.345Z",
  "created_at": "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z",
  "updated_at": "2026-11-13T13:36:44.208Z",
  "url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-arc-enabled-scvmm-retirement",
  "short_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/i/cu",
  "markdown_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-arc-enabled-scvmm-retirement.md",
  "json_url": "https://eolwatch.dev/items/azure-arc-enabled-scvmm-retirement.json",
  "estate_check": null,
  "source_note": null
}