Virtual Machines

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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
Create a Windows Server Virtual Machine
9/22/2016, Video, 0:03:58
Microsoft Azure for IT Pros Content Series: Virtual Machines
9/30/2016, Mva
Use Azure Infrastructure-as-a-Service (IaaS) as a starting point on your cloud journey
9/28/2016, Video, 1:08:59
Master VMs in Microsoft Azure Resource Manager
10/2/2016, Video, 1:13:11

Latest Content

Date	Title
8/18/2017	8/18/2017 Guarded Fabric and Shielded Virtual Machines in Windows Server 2016 With the popularity of Hyper-V and Virtual Machines (VMs) deployed on virtual networks, it's important to ensure the security of the VMs that are running in your environment. As a Cloud Service...
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 Creating Azure Virtual Machines With Security Extension. TechNet Gallery Creating Azure Virtual Machines With Security Extension using the Azure Portal. Step by Step guide to integrate Microsoft Antimalware extension in your Azure Virtual Machine.
8/16/2017	8/16/2017 Azure NC Virtual Machines Availability – GPU Compute Azure NC-based instances are powered by NVIDIA Tesla® K80 GPUs and provide the compute power required to accelerate the most demanding high-performance computing (HPC) and AI workloads. Customers...
8/16/2017	8/16/2017 (RDS) Tip of the Day: Nested Virtualization in Azure Today's Tip... We announced nested virtualization support coming to Azure with Dv3 or Ev3 series at //build session last month. Now you can enable nested virtualization using the Dv3 and Ev3 VM...
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...
8/14/2017	8/14/2017 App Service Domains Azure Friday [0:11:44] Matt Nielson joins Donovan Brown to show off a preview of App Service Domain, which gives you a first-class experience in the Azure portal to create and manage domains that will be hosted on...
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...
8/4/2017	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 First Hyperscale CSP with Graphic-Intensive Supportable VMs in UK: Microsoft Azure’s G/GS/LS/H/N-series now available in UK South Microsoft Azure Blog Today Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine customers can take advantage of the Azure G/GS/LS/H/N-series of Virtual Machine sizes, available in UK South. We’re also excited to announce that Microsoft Azure…
7/31/2017	7/31/2017 Assign App Service domain to Azure VM or Azure Storage App Service Blog App Service domains (preview) simplifies to create and manage domains for various Azure services. App Service domains leverages Azure DNS for hosting the domain and GoDaddy as the domain...

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Azure Documentation

1. Linux Virtual Machines
2. Windows Virtual Machines
3. Linux VMs using classic deployment
4. Windows VMs using classic deployment
5. Resources
5.1. Azure Roadmap
5.2. Pricing calculator

Web Content

Content	Type
Architecting Modern Web Applications with ASP.NET Core and Microsoft Azure	Ebook
How to retrieve Azure virtual machine operating system SKU name by PowerShell	Sample
Creating Virtual Machine in Microsoft Azure	Whitepaper
Azure TCO Calculator	Webpage
Supported Distributions and Versions	Webpage
Running a Linux VM on Azure	Webpage
SQL Server (IaaS) on an Azure Virtual Machine Learning Path	Webpage
Microsoft Azure Essentials: Fundamentals of Azure, Second Edition	Ebook
High Availability Checklist	Webpage
Introducing Windows Azure for IT Professionals	Ebook
Introduction to Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines, Part 1	Lab
Protecting Data in Microsoft Azure	Whitepaper

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...
5/30/2017	Azure212x - Migrating Workloads to Azure Azure is the public cloud offering from Microsoft where applications that run on virtual machines (VMs), can be run in what is known as Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS). IaaS is one of the most widely used services in the Azure, and supports building hybrid models where VMs that were traditionally run in private datacenters can now be run in the...
5/24/2017	Developing Microsoft Azure Solutions In this computer science course, you will learn how to deploy an ASP.NET MVC application, which is a web application framework developed by Microsoft, which implements the model–view–controller (MVC) pattern, to the Microsoft Azure platform. We will expand on the application by learning about Microsoft Azure’s capabilities and then adding functionality...
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.
2/24/2017	Pluralsight: Managing Infrastructure with Microsoft Azure - Getting Started This course covers foundational concepts, common scenarios and best practices about managing IaaS on Microsoft Azure. The goal is to help you gain the practical skills and knowledge to be successful at your job as an Azure operations professional.
9/30/2016	Microsoft Azure for IT Pros Content Series: Introduction to Microsoft Azure Want to know the basics of Microsoft Azure? Join MVP Corey Hynes as he delivers the first in a series of courses designed to teach you all about Azure. Explore foundational concepts in this Azure training. Learn why Azure exists and what problems it solves for startups and for Fortune 500 companies. Plus, take a look at other high-level conceptual...
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...
6/23/2016	Introduction to Microservices Are you new to microservices? Don’t miss this look at the fundamentals of microservices-based applications. Learn about what microservices are, the benefits of microservices architectures, and what to consider when building microservices-based applications.
3/31/2016	Common Tasks for Linux on Azure If you have questions on using Linux on the Microsoft Azure platform, this detailed course has answers for you. Explore some common tasks, including creating a Linux virtual machine (VM) in Azure. See multiple ways to deploy VMs, and take a look at how to install and launch VMs using the Azure comma

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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
Azure Enterprise Lift and Shift Checklist	This Excel file acts as a checklist to accompany the Azure Enterprise Lift and Shift Guidance.The link to the Guidance article is coming soon.The guidance discusses the process enterprise IT staff and decision makers can use to identify and plan the migration of applications and
CloudMonix	CloudMonix enhances Microsoft Azure by providing deep monitoring of most of Azure's infrastructure via live dashboards, ability to self-heal from many different production issues, on-demand historical performance and uptime reports, customizable alerts & notifications, sophisticated auto-scaling engine, integration to third party systems, and a lot more.	Paraleap Technologies
Virtual Machine Optimization Assessment Tool	The free Virtual Machine Optimization Tool automatically inspects SQL Server, Active Directory, and SharePoint deployments and provides a detailed set of prioritized recommendations and step-by-step instructions for improvement. Aimed especially at IT pros, this tool is a companion to the Virtual Machine Readiness Assessment Tool.	Microsoft
Virtual Machine Readiness Assessment Tool	The Virtual Machine Readiness Assessment Tool automatically inspects your on-premises environment, whether it is physical or virtualized, and provides you with a check list and detailed report on steps you need to take to move your environment to the cloud.	Microsoft

Videos

Date	Title	Length	Source
8/14/2017	App Service Domains Matt Nielson joins Donovan Brown to show off a preview of App Service Domain, which gives you a first-class experience in the Azure portal to create and manage domains that will be hosted on Azure DNS for your Azure services such as...	0:11:44	Azure Friday
8/4/2017	Importing an on-premises VM into Azure Importing an on-premises VM into Azure	0:33:51	Azure Power Lunch
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
7/21/2017	Cloud Tech 10 - 17th July 2017 - Azure Stack, Nested Virtualisation, Azure Batch CLI and more! Like keeping up with Azure but struggling to find enough time? Then this is the video for you! I'm Mark Whitby, a Cloud Solution Architect at Microsoft UK. Each week, I cover what's happening with Microsoft Azure in just 10 minutes, or...	0:08:04	CloudTechTV
7/14/2017	Disaster Recovery for Azure IaaS Virtual Machines with Azure Site Recovery Disaster Recovery for Azure IaaS applications extends Azure Site Recovery's existing functionality, and further simplifies the on-boarding experience for customers:Offered "as-a-Service" – You do not need any additional software...	0:08:03	Channel 9
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
7/6/2017	Backup Azure IaaS VMs running WS 2016 This video gives a brief overview of backing up Azure IaaS VMs running Windows Server 2016.	0:03:08	Channel 9
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	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

Date	Title
8/18/2017	Multiple extensions for a VM with Azure ARM
8/17/2017	get notification or alerts when new VMs is created on Azure
8/16/2017	Where Can I buy licenses for xenapp essentials
8/15/2017	Azure add vm agent to Virtual machine created from special VHD
8/15/2017	Azure Create vm agent when creating VM
8/15/2017	Running Native python scripts (with arguments) using Django & controlling the underlying system using Django
8/14/2017	Azure CLI creates VM from image in different region
8/11/2017	Android phone MFA for Azure
8/9/2017	Copying azure VM from one account to another
8/9/2017	Share data between Azure VM and Web Service

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