Virtual Machine Resources

In this section, we'll provide a few tables with the necessary components and the corresponding commands in PowerShell and Bash. It can be used together with the help available in PowerShell (help <cmdlet>), the Azure CLI (add the --help parameter to the command), or the Azure online documentation.

Azure Profile

The Azure profile comprises the settings needed to describe your Azure environment:

Figure 4.20: Azure profile settings commands

Resource Group

The resource group is needed to contain and manage resources:

Figure 4.21: Azure resource group commands

Storage Account

The storage account is needed if you want to store data outside your VM/container:

Figure 4.22: Azure storage account commands

Virtual Networks

Virtual networking is needed for communication between VMs/containers and communication with the outside world:

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