Creating Azure VMs

Azure VMs depend on virtual networking, and during the creation process, we need to define the network settings.

Getting ready

Before you start, open a web browser and go to the Azure portal at https://portal.azure.com.

How to do it...

In order to create a new VM using the Azure portal, we must use the following steps:

1. In the Azure portal, select Create a resource and choose Windows Server 2016 VM (or search for any VM image under the Compute section).
2. In the Create a virtual machine blade, we need to provide information for various options; not all...