Deploy from a template In the previous section, we had a look at the ARM template, which will configure several resources. Now that we have both of the ARM templates (the main template and the…
Saving a deployment as an ARM template Now that we know how to deploy resources from custom RBAC templates, let's see how to save an existing deployment to an ARM template via the Azure portal:…
VM sizes At the time of writing this book, the following VM series and sizes are available: VM series are updated constantly. New series, types, and sizes are added and removed frequently. To stay up…
Fault domain versus update domain When you place your VMs in an availability set, Azure guarantees to spread them across fault and update domains. By default, Azure will assign three fault domains and five update…
Availability sets To create a reliable infrastructure, adding your VMs to an availability set is key. There are several scenarios that can have an impact on the availability of your Azure VMs. These are as…
Deploying a VM in Azure In the previous chapter, we explored the deployment of a VM through ARM templates. In this section, we will briefly explore the manual deployment of a VM using the Azure…
Containers versus VMs Hardware virtualization has enabled the possibility of running multiple isolated OS instances at the same time on physical hardware. As containers abstract the OS by virtualizing it, this enables several applications to…
Deployment VMs are deployed using some form of a hypervisor. With Windows systems, they can be deployed and managed by Windows Admin Center, Hyper-V Manager, and System Center Virtual Machine Manager (SCVMM). PowerShell can also…
Container groups Container groups contain a set of containers that share their life cycle, resources, network configuration, and storage resources, essentially grouping them together. Containers within a container group are scheduled together on the same…
Networking Containers within a container group can share a public-facing IP address with an associated DNS label. This label is referred to as an FQDN, which is a user-friendly name for finding an IP associated…