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…
Understanding Azure disks Azure disks are block storage primarily intended for virtual machines. They present varying levels of performance on Azure depending on your requirements and choice of stock keeping unit (SKU). Disk management options…
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…
PowerShell scripts Please ensure that the Az module is installed as per the Technical requirements section at the beginning of the chapter. In the next demonstration, we are going to create two Windows Server VMs…
VM management tasks In this section, we are going to look at some management capabilities for virtual machines. We will explore items such as VM sizing, data disks, networking, moving VMs, redeploying VMs, disk encryption,…
Adding data disks In the following exercise, we will explore adding data disks to a VM in Azure: Sign in to the Azure portal: https://portal.azure.com/home. Create a new managed disk in Azure, set the resource…
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…