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Microsoft Azure IAAS Essentials
Microsoft Azure IAAS Essentials

Microsoft Azure IAAS Essentials: Design, configure, and build your cloud-based infrastructure using Microsoft Azure

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Microsoft Azure IAAS Essentials

Chapter 2. Creating and Deploying a Windows Virtual Machine

In this chapter, we will focus on deploying a virtual machine to Microsoft Azure. In this chapter, you will learn the following topics:

  • Creating a new virtual machine running Windows
  • Connecting to your Windows virtual machine
  • Deploying an existing Windows server to Azure

In this chapter, we will deploy a virtual machine with a Windows server installed. We will take a look at the options to connect to the virtual machine and then, we will discuss the options to deploy an existing server, either a physical or virtual server, to Microsoft Azure.

Creating a new Windows server virtual machine

In order to create a new virtual machine in Microsoft Azure, you need to have a Microsoft Azure account. This was discussed in Chapter 1, Introduction to Microsoft Azure Cloud Services. Feel free to revert if you need any guidance on creating your Microsoft Azure account. If you have already created your Microsoft Azure account, visit https://azure.microsoft.com.

Now, to start with, let's take a look at the following procedures:

  1. Log in to the portal using the link on the home screen:
    Creating a new Windows server virtual machine
  2. Click on the Portal link, and log in with the e-mail address that you registered with Microsoft Azure in Chapter 1, Introduction to Microsoft Azure Cloud Services.
  3. If you have already signed in using your computer, your browser and the Azure web page may already recognize you. You can log in by clicking on the e-mail address that is being displayed:
    Creating a new Windows server virtual machine
  4. I was able to log in to the portal by clicking on my e-mail address. If a wrong e-mail address is being displayed...

Connecting and managing your new Windows server virtual machine

In this section, we will take a look at how you can connect and manage your new Windows-based virtual machine. You will learn how to start and stop and your virtual machine in the Azure portal and how you can connect to the virtual machine to work on it.

Starting and stopping the virtual machine

You can start and stop your virtual machine using the Microsoft Azure portal as follows:

  1. To start and stop the virtual machine, you need to be logged into the Azure portal.
  2. When you are logged into the portal, you need to select the Virtual Machines option on the left-hand side of the page.
  3. In the following screenshot, you can see that, currently, I have created two virtual machines and they are both running. The process of creating the virtual machine will start the virtual machine, so both of my virtual machines are currently running:
    Starting and stopping the virtual machine
  4. To stop or power off the virtual machine, we will use the menu footer toolbar:
    Starting and stopping the virtual machine
  5. Click on the Shut Down button...

Deploying an existing server to Microsoft Azure

We have seen the process of creating a new server from scratch. What would we do with the existing physical servers or virtual servers running on an on-premises hypervisor such as ESX or Hyper-V so that we can move to the cloud? Well, the answer is relatively straightforward.

Let's assume that for the purposes of this exercise, you want to convert an existing server as it is, but with configuration changes.

In order to migrate an existing server to a Microsoft Azure virtual machine, we need to have our server's disks as VHDs. Unsurprisingly, VHDs are the disk formats that Hyper-V uses too. So, if you have a physical server, you can use your Virtual Machine Manager (VMM) that is part of System Center to perform a physical-to-virtual (P2V) migration of the server and its disks. This would need to be done on premises. There are other third-party P2V tools that could also be used to perform the migration. Alternatively, if you are using...

Summary

In this chapter, we looked at how we can create a new Windows-based virtual machine in Microsoft Azure. We looked at how we can connect to and work on the virtual machine and how we can control the virtual machine using PowerShell. Finally, we completed the chapter by converting an existing server and making it an Azure-based virtual machine.

In the next chapter, we will take a look at how we can create a Linux-based virtual machine on Microsoft's Azure cloud.

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This book is intended for system administrators and other IT professionals who need to both design and implement an Azure-based cloud solution. With the help of this book, you will soon master the basic tasks needed to build a cloud-based solution.

Who is this book for?

This book is intended for system administrators and other IT professionals who need to both design and implement an Azure-based cloud solution. With the help of this book, you will soon master the basic tasks needed to build a cloud-based solution.

What you will learn

  • Deploy virtual machines on Windows Azure IaaS
  • Build, configure, and create Windows and Linux virtual machines
  • Create a virtual network that spans your onpremises network into the cloud
  • Monitor your virtual machines to ensure optimal performance from your cloudbased solutions
  • Integrate your cloudbased infrastructure with Active Directory
  • Discover information on Azure IaaS backup and security
  • Configure your cloud solution to ensure recovery from disasters

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Table of Contents

8 Chapters
1. Introduction to Microsoft Azure Cloud Services Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
2. Creating and Deploying a Windows Virtual Machine Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
3. Deploying Linux Virtual Machines on Azure Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
4. Virtual Networks Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
5. Managing and Monitoring Virtual Machines Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
6. Microsoft Azure and Active Directory Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
7. High Availability and Disaster Recovery for Azure Virtual Machines Chevron down icon Chevron up icon
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Muy didáctico y claro.
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Was eagerly awaiting for this book and it was well worth the wait.The author has given excellent examples of using SQL and a practical guide for creating a network. Would recommend to IT professionals and system administrators, A definite must buy.
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The book covers how to deploy both Windows and Linux-based virtual machines on Azure infrastructure. As part of this it provides good coverage on how to set up networking for use both within Azure and between VMs running on Azure and locations outside of Azure. There was a helpful discussion with examples for setting up remote access to the VMs. It also provides information on storage, monitoring performance, setting up Active Directory, and support for high availability and disaster recovery. In each topic the author first provides a general/gentle introduction to the topic and then walks the reader through how to set up the features using the Azure UI. There are limited examples using PowerShell. It would be nice if the author would extend the book in the future to cover Hadoop, HBase, and Storm clusters.
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