Linux Virtual Machines

Official Documentation

Service Description

Virtual Machines introduce the IaaS element to Microsoft Azure. They allow the operation of virtual machines on Microsoft Azure that were created by the user or provided by Microsoft. These are charged by the minute. Provisioning a virtual machine requires only the specification of a VHD (standard VHDs are used here) for the booting process, the VM size, and a few configuration parameters (e.g., administrator account, DNS name) depending on the selected VHD.

Documentation for Virtual Machines is split into several sections:

Virtual Machines
covers all information about Azure Virtual Machines
Windows Virtual Machines
covers all about VMs running Windows as Guest-OS
Linux Virtual Machines
covers all about VMs running Linux as Guest-OS

Getting Started

Azure202x - Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines
5/30/2017, Mva
Microsoft Azure for IT Pros Content Series: Virtual Machines
9/30/2016, Mva

Latest Content

Date	Title
8/17/2017	8/17/2017 Azure Managed VM Images – Using Premium Data Disks Azure Managed VM Images provide a great way to capture customizations to a base Virtual Machine that can be reused over-and-over as a custom image - and these images can include the Managed Disks...
8/17/2017	8/17/2017 Azure-Linux VM Apache Port Troubleshooting Hi All, In this Scenario we will cover how to PublishTroubleshoot a Linux apache Port to external users. (I assume you already installed apache) Make sure your binding is set to 0.0.0.0 and not...
8/16/2017	8/16/2017 Announcing the Just-In-Time VM Access public preview Microsoft Azure Blog Azure Security Center just released a new Just-In-Time (JIT) VM Access mechanism. JIT VM Access, now in public preview, significantly reduces your exposure to attacks by enabling you to deny...
8/16/2017	8/16/2017 Azure-Linux VM Boot Troubleshooting Hello All, So your VM is not Booting.(after it was working for a while). In this scenario we are debugging the Guest OS and not the Platform. First we need to understand if it's booting fully...
8/15/2017	8/15/2017 Redirect HTTP to HTTPS when using ASP.NET Core in Web App on Linux – Azure App Service A couple things to consider when implementing HTTP to HTTPS redirect for an ASP.NET Core application running in Web App on Linux - Azure App Service. -Since you are using the .NET Core server to...
8/14/2017	8/14/2017 (RDS) Tip of the Day: Detailed troubleshooting steps for remote desktop connection issues to Windows VMs in Azure Today's Tip... You may encounter a Remote Desktop error message that does not resemble any of the specific error messages covered in the basic Remote Desktop troubleshooting guide. Follow these...
8/13/2017	8/13/2017 Azure Image Management Automation Hello, in this blog post, I will talk about the Azure Image Management Automation which is a set Azure Automation Runbooks that allows us to alleviate some of the overhead work that comes with...
8/13/2017	8/13/2017 .NET Core Test Explorer for Visual Studio Code Several years ago, could you image that you could develop .NET on your favourite OS (macOS, Linux or Windows) with great developer experience? Now, the dream comes true. With the .NET Core and...
8/10/2017	8/10/2017 Maven: Deploy Java Web Apps to Azure Microsoft Azure Blog We released a new Maven Plugin for Azure App Service, you can deploy or redeploy Web apps to App Service Linux or Windows in one easy step.
8/8/2017	8/8/2017 Announcing deploy to Azure app service Jenkins plugin and more Microsoft Azure Blog I am excited to announce the new Jenkins plugin that provides support to deploy to Azure app service. Customers can now deploy to Windows and Linux Web App on Azure with ease.
8/4/2017	8/4/2017 Importing an on-premises VM into Azure Azure Power Lunch [0:33:51] Importing an on-premises VM into Azure
8/3/2017	8/3/2017 Azure Container Instances Azure Friday [0:13:09] Sean McKenna joins Donovan Brown to talk about the newest service in Azure, Azure Container Instances. Azure Container Instances makes it possible to run Linux and Windows containers directly on...

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Azure Documentation

1. Linux VMs Documentation
2. Overview
     2.1. About Virtual Machines
3. Quickstarts
     3.1. Create VM - Azure CLI
     3.2. Create VM - Portal
     3.3. Create VM - PowerShell
4. Tutorials
     4.1. 1 - Create / manage VMs
     4.2. 2 - Create / manage disks
     4.3. 3 - Automate configuration
     4.4. 4 - Create VM images
     4.5. 5 - Highly available VMs
     4.6. 6 - Create a VM scale set
     4.7. 7 - Load balance VMs
     4.8. 8 - Manage networking
     4.9. 9 - Backup virtual machines
     4.10. 10 - Monitor virtual machines
     4.11. 11 - Manage VM security
     4.12. 12 - Deploy Jenkins
     4.13. 13 - CI/CD with Team Services
5. Samples
     5.1. Azure CLI
     5.2. PowerShell
6. Concepts
     6.1. Azure-endorsed distributions
     6.2. Regions and availability
     6.3. Storage
     6.4. Networking
     6.5. VM Scale Sets
     6.6. Containers
     6.7. Resource Manager
          6.7.1. Deployment models
          6.7.2. Templates for VMs
     6.8. Azure Linux agent
     6.9. Azure Security Center
     6.10. Disaster recovery
     6.11. Planned maintenance
          6.11.1. Preserving maintenance
          6.11.2. Restarting maintenance
     6.12. VM sizes
          6.12.1. VM sizes overview
               6.12.1.1. General purpose
               6.12.1.2. Compute optimized
               6.12.1.3. Memory optimized
               6.12.1.4. Storage optimized
               6.12.1.5. GPU
                    6.12.1.5.1. GPU drivers
               6.12.1.6. High performance compute
          6.12.2. Azure compute units (ACU)
          6.12.3. Compute benchmark scores
     6.13. Deployment considerations
          6.13.1. Example basic deployment
7. How-to guides
     7.1. Create VMs
          7.1.1. Use the CLI
          7.1.2. Use a template
          7.1.3. Copy or clone a VM
     7.2. Secure VMs
          7.2.1. Encrypt
          7.2.2. Use access controls
          7.2.3. Use policies
          7.2.4. Create a Key Vault
          7.2.5. Create and use SSH keys
               7.2.5.1. On Linux or macOS
               7.2.5.2. On Windows
               7.2.5.3. Detailed steps
     7.3. Manage VMs
          7.3.1. Common CLI tasks
          7.3.2. Move a VM
          7.3.3. Change VM size
          7.3.4. Tag a VM
          7.3.5. Use cloud-init
          7.3.6. Run scripts on a VM
          7.3.7. Use Remote Desktop
          7.3.8. Join VM to Azure Active Directory
          7.3.9. Updates and patches
               7.3.9.1. Red Hat Update Infrastructure
          7.3.10. Azure VM agent
               7.3.10.1. Overview
               7.3.10.2. Agent update
          7.3.11. Scheduled events
          7.3.12. Monitor metadata
     7.4. Use Images
          7.4.1. Find and use images
          7.4.2. Create custom image
               7.4.2.1. Generic steps
               7.4.2.2. Ubuntu
               7.4.2.3. CentOS
               7.4.2.4. Red Hat
               7.4.2.5. Debian
               7.4.2.6. SUSE
               7.4.2.7. Oracle Linux
               7.4.2.8. OpenBSD
               7.4.2.9. FreeBSD
          7.4.3. Capture VM to image
          7.4.4. Build image with Packer
          7.4.5. Download existing disk
     7.5. Availability and scale
          7.5.1. Autoscale
          7.5.2. High availability
          7.5.3. Vertically scale
     7.6. Use automation tools
          7.6.1. Ansible
               7.6.1.1. Install and configure
               7.6.1.2. Create a basic VM
               7.6.1.3. Create a complete VM
          7.6.2. Terraform
               7.6.2.1. Install and configure
               7.6.2.2. Create a complete VM
     7.7. Run containers
          7.7.1. Create Docker host
          7.7.2. Use Docker Machine
          7.7.3. Use Docker Compose
     7.8. Run applications
          7.8.1. Cloud Foundry
               7.8.1.1. Overview
               7.8.1.2. Deploy your first app
          7.8.2. OpenShift
          7.8.3. SAP on Azure
          7.8.4. Oracle
          7.8.5. FreeBSD Packet Filter
          7.8.6. Databases
               7.8.6.1. MySQL
               7.8.6.2. MongoDB
               7.8.6.3. PostgreSQL
               7.8.6.4. MS SQL on Linux
          7.8.7. High Performance Computing (HPC)
               7.8.7.1. Run NAMD
               7.8.7.2. Install NVIDIA GPU drivers
     7.9. Manage storage
          7.9.1. Add a disk
               7.9.1.1. Azure CLI
               7.9.1.2. Azure portal
          7.9.2. Detach a disk
          7.9.3. Resize a disk
          7.9.4. Snapshot a disk
          7.9.5. Convert to Managed Disks
          7.9.6. Disks FAQs
          7.9.7. Convert disk between Standard and Premium
          7.9.8. Copy files to a VM
          7.9.9. Use File storage
          7.9.10. Optimize performance
               7.9.10.1. Configure software RAID
               7.9.10.2. Configure LVM
     7.10. Manage networking
          7.10.1. Create virtual network
          7.10.2. Open ports to a VM
          7.10.3. Assign public IP address
          7.10.4. Use multiple NICs
          7.10.5. Assign public DNS name
          7.10.6. DNS resolution
               7.10.6.1. Use internal DNS
     7.11. Use VM extensions
          7.11.1. VM Extension overview
          7.11.2. Custom Script Extension
          7.11.3. OMS Agent Extension
          7.11.4. Linux Diagnostic Extension
          7.11.5. Network Watcher Agent
          7.11.6. VMAccess Extension
     7.12. Migrate VMs
          7.12.1. Migrate AWS and on-premises VMs
               7.12.1.1. Migrate from Amazon Web Services (AWS) to Azure
               7.12.1.2. Upload on-prem VM
               7.12.1.3. Use Azure Site Recovery
          7.12.2. Migrate from Classic to Azure Resource Manager
               7.12.2.1. Deep dive on migration
               7.12.2.2. Plan for migration
               7.12.2.3. Migrate using the CLI
               7.12.2.4. Common migration errors
               7.12.2.5. Community tools for migration
               7.12.2.6. FAQ
     7.13. Troubleshoot
          7.13.1. SSH connections
               7.13.1.1. Detailed troubleshooting steps
          7.13.2. Reset Linux VM password
          7.13.3. Understand system reboot
          7.13.4. Boot diagnostics
          7.13.5. Access to applications
          7.13.6. Allocation failures
          7.13.7. Deployment issues
          7.13.8. Creating a VM
          7.13.9. Device names are changed
          7.13.10. Redeploy VM to a new Azure node
          7.13.11. Common error messages
          7.13.12. VM recovery access
               7.13.12.1. Azure CLI
               7.13.12.2. Azure portal
8. Reference
     8.1. Azure CLI
     8.2. PowerShell
     8.3. .NET
     8.4. Java
     8.5. Node.js
     8.6. Python
     8.7. REST
9. Resources
     9.1. Author templates
     9.2. Azure Roadmap
     9.3. Community templates
     9.4. Pricing
     9.5. Regional availability
     9.6. Stack Overflow
     9.7. Videos
     9.8. FAQ

Web Content

Content	Type
How to retrieve Azure virtual machine operating system SKU name by PowerShell	Sample

Online Training Content

Date	Title
5/30/2017	Azure202x - Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines Virtual machines are the basis of Microsoft Azure and provide support for the platform’s implementation of IaaS. It is important to be able to deploy all types of virtual machines in your environment both from the Azure Portal and using Azure PowerShell. Once you have deployed your virtual machines there are basic configuration options to consider such...
3/30/2017	Pluralsight: Microsoft Azure IaaS Monitoring and Management - Getting Started Azure IaaS deployments can generate a massive amount of data. This course will teach you how to monitor and manage your Azure IaaS resources confidently and accurately by using Azure Monitor and Microsoft Operations Management Suite.
3/13/2017	Pluralsight: Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines - Getting Started This course builds upon your existing Azure skills as an IT operations professional, and gives you the practical tools and confidence to deploy secure, performant, and highly available IaaS solutions.
9/30/2016	Microsoft Azure for IT Pros Content Series: Virtual Machines Want to know more about Microsoft Azure? Join MVP Corey Hynes as he explores Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, in this installment in a series of courses designed to teach you all about Azure. Learn what virtual machines (VMs) are and how we implement them in Microsoft Azure. Plus, take a look at other high-level concepts related to Azure Virtual...

Tools

Tool	Description	Author
Automatic Packet Capture	ACDC (Azure Connectivity Diagnostic Collector) script allows to automatically start packet capture traces (.cap) on Azure VMs and probing sources as soon as a connectivity failure is detected.
Resize AzureRm Virtual Machine	There may be times when you have to scale your virtual machines up or down your Virtual Machines and changing the Virtual Machines size is straight forward, you can change the size of a Azure virtual machine by using either the Azure Management Portal or PowerShell commands. Ho	Clavin Fernandes
Automate Installation of Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Virtual Machine Extensions	Script to automate the installation of VM Extensions on Azure VMs. The "Extension Name" (Type) and "Publisher Name" are passed are parameters, along with optional "SettingString" JSON that can be used to configure Extension properties.	Neil Bird

Videos

Date	Title	Length	Source
8/4/2017	Importing an on-premises VM into Azure Importing an on-premises VM into Azure	0:33:51	Azure Power Lunch
8/3/2017	Azure Container Instances Sean McKenna joins Donovan Brown to talk about the newest service in Azure, Azure Container Instances. Azure Container Instances makes it possible to run Linux and Windows containers directly on Azure infrastructure, without setting up...	0:13:09	Azure Friday
7/27/2017	Using Azure Scheduled Events to Prepare for VM Maintenance Eric Radzikowski joins Scott Hanselman on Azure Friday to discuss how developers can increase application availability by using Azure Scheduled Events to prepare for virtual machine maintenance.	0:12:51	Azure Friday
7/26/2017	Microsoft and Red Hat Partner and Deliver Integrated Support, a Unique Offering in the IT World When you deploy Red Hat solutions on Azure, our partnership provides you the industry's only coordinated support that includes co-location of multi-lingual support engineers across 18 regions, a seamless and coordinated escalation and...	0:10:28	Channel 9
7/13/2017	Setting up SQL Server High-Availability between Windows and Linux with SQL Server 2017 Tobias and Slava are back in the studio in this awesome video to show high-availability with SQL Server 2017 between Windows and Linux. After spending a few minutes discussing the background, thought process, discussions that went on...	0:25:52	Data Exposed
7/10/2017	SAP on Azure - Technical Overview This presentation was intended for audiences new to SAP and highlights Azure infrastructure solutions for the SAP workloads. The discussion starts from taking a quick tour in SAP ERP product history and its evolution coming into the...	0:55:51	Channel 9
6/27/2017	MicrosoftML 1.3.0: What’s new for machine learning in Microsoft R Server Microsoft R Server 9.1.0, Microsoft's R distribution with added big-data, in-database, and integration capabilities, is released in April 2017 and is available for download. The release has several exciting features, including new...	0:54:13	Ch9: C+E
6/22/2017	Microsoft Azure OpenDev--June 2017 This first-ever virtual event from Microsoft showcasing open source technologies in the cloud is hosted by John Gossman, Lead Architect of Microsoft Azure, and features industry thought leaders including Mark Shuttleworth of Canonical...	3:28:04	OpenDev 2017
6/22/2017	Red Hat and Microsoft: Your technology, your platform, your way Since the historic announcement in 2015, Red Hat and Microsoft have worked together to enable customers freedom and flexibility in choosing technology solutions. One of the key areas of collaboration has been around container...	0:30:18	YT: Microsoft Azure
6/22/2017	Lessons from Skype in migrating and managing large-scale Linux infrastructure on Azure IaaS During the very first Microsoft Azure OpenDev event, Kaspars Mickevics, Senior Engineering Manager at Skype focuses on migrating the large-scale Linux workloads of Skype to Azure IaaS. From deployment and setting up, to patching and...	0:29:30	YT: Microsoft Azure

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StackOverflow

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