You have three Hyper-V hosts (Server1, Server2, Server3) configured as a Storage Spaces Direct cluster named Cluster1. Cluster1 runs a VM (VM1) that has Windows Admin Center installed, and you manage the infrastructure through Windows Admin Center. You purchased an Azure subscription and must configure Azure Monitor email alerts for a set of cluster and VM metrics/events with minimal administrative effort. What should you do?

The correct approach is to configure Azure Monitor and onboard Cluster1 directly from Windows Admin Center. Windows Admin Center offers integrated functionality to connect on-premises infrastructure, including Storage Spaces Direct clusters, to Azure services like Azure Monitor. This method streamlines the onboarding process, automatically deploying necessary agents and configurations to the cluster nodes with minimal manual intervention. Configuring Azure Monitor from the Azure portal and then onboarding Cluster1 using Azure Arc is less efficient because Windows Admin Center provides a direct, guided experience for this specific scenario, reducing the steps involved. Manually installing the Microsoft Monitoring Agent on each server is also less efficient and more prone to configuration errors, as Windows Admin Center automates this deployment for the entire cluster.