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…
Disk caching Caching refers to temporary storage utilized in a specialized fashion to provide faster read and write performance than traditional permanent storage. It does this by loading disk components that are read or written…
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…
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…
Moving VMs from one resource group to another In this section, we will perform the migration of a VM from one resource group to another. We will validate readiness for the migration and then work…
Disk encryption in Azure Encrypting Azure disks ensures that unattended and unauthorized access to the disks will be prevented by encrypting the data. This can be done at bothan infrastructure level, through server-side encryption (SSE),…
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…
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…
Docker platform Docker is one of the most popular platforms that enable developers to host their applications within containers. It can be run on either the Windows, Linux, or macOS and ensures a standardized software…
Creating our first Docker image For this exercise, you will need to first sign in to Docker Hub. Then, follow the next steps: Once signed in, click on the Repositories button on the top menu…