Azure Arc Ghost Registrations: Detection and Cleanup at Enterprise Scale
December 06, 2025
Azure Arc ghost registrations occur when VMs are deleted from VMware without Arc cleanup. At 64% ghost rate (300 of 467 Arc VMs non-existent), inventory becomes unusable for governance and ESU compliance. Includes RVTools reconciliation method, PowerShell cleanup scripts, and Arc Resource Bridge deployment guide for automatic lifecycle sync with vCenter.