Manage Virtual Machines in Azure
2h 27mIntermediate2023-07-18
Authors
Brien Posey
Author, Speaker, Microsoft MVP
Course details
If you’re currently working or looking to land a new role as an Azure administrator, you need to know the ins and outs of virtual machine configuration and management. This hands-on, demo-focused course provides a deep dive into the key concepts, core skills, and functionalities of virtual machine management in Azure. Join instructor Brien Posey as he shows you the basics of creating an Azure VM as well as best practices related to security, storage, networking, monitoring, backup, disaster recovery, and more. Learners should ideally have a basic working knowledge of Azure related to infrastructure services, applications, and environments.
Skills covered
VirtualizationAzureNetwork AdministrationCloud PlatformsNetwork and System AdministrationCloud ComputingMicrosoftDeep Dive (X:Y)
Concepts
Introduction
- Azure VM management
- What you should know
Azure VM Basics
- Create an Azure VM
- Create an Azure VM with a preset configuration
- Connect to a Windows virtual machine
- Connect to a Linux virtual machine
Architecture
- Understand VM availability options
- Choose a VM's architecture and size
- Work with spot instances
- Reserve VM capacity
- Create proximity placement groups
Security and Identity
- Choose a VM's security type
- Assign port rules to a VM
- Create managed identities
- Connect a VM to the AD
- Grant an Azure AD user logon permission
Storage
- Create and attach a new disk
- Attach an existing disk
Virtual Machine Management, Maintenance, and Protection
- Enable disaster recovery
- Virtual machine patching and hot patching
- Shut down virtual machines automatically
- Boot diagnostics and alerting
- VM tagging
Networking
- Create a virtual network
- Create a subnet
- Create a public IP address
- Create a virtual network firewall
- Create firewall rules
Applications and Customization
- Deploy VM extensions
- Instal applications on Azure VMs
Working with VMs
- Start, stop, and restart VMs
- Make a configuration change to a VM
- Monitoring VM performance
- Create alert rules
- Back up a virtual machine
- Restore a VM backup
- Monitor VM patching
- Use Azure Advisor to check best practice compliance
- Examine the VM topology map
- Where to learn more
- Delete a VM
Conclusion
- Where to learn more