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Step-by-Step Guide to Create a Virtual Machine(VM) IN Microsoft Azure Portal.
Table of contents Introduction What is a Virtual Machine(VM) Step by step guide to creating a VM in Ms Azure Portal. Conclusion. Introduction This article explains the step-by-step process for creating a virtual machine in the Microsoft Azure portal. This web-based interface allows you to build, manage, and monitor everything from simple web apps to complex cloud applications in a single, unified console. It provides a graphical experience for managing Azure resources such as virtual machines, databases, and storage and offers tools for deploying, scaling, and monitoring your cloud infrastructure. What is a Virtual Machine? (VM) A virtual machine (VM) is like a computer inside your computer. It behaves like a separate computer, with its operating system and applications, but it runs on the hardware of your physical computer. Think of it as renting a fully equipped, temporary office space inside an enormous building—you get all the functionality you need, but you’re sharing the building’s infrastructure with others. Step-by-step guide to creating a VM in Ms Azure. Step 1: Navigate to *https://azure.microsoft.com * on your browser, create a free trial account, and sign in. (A free trial account provides a $200 Azure credit subscription.) Signed in home page view Step 2: In the search bar, type "Virtual machine" and click on it when it appears in the drop-down list of resources. Step 3: Click "+Create" and select "Create a Virtual Machine hosted by Azure." Step 4: As the VM creation page loads, update the project details, which includes ensuring the correct subscription displays, create a new resource group(e.g AplphaRg) and then click 'ok' Step 5: Update the Instance details which includes choosing a Virtual Machine name, selecting a region, availabilty zone,image(your operating system) and size(Ensure your size is available in the selected zone/region) Step 6:Navigate to the administrator account and create a username and password. Step 7: Go to the Inbound port roles section which includes; Public inbound ports: click on Allow selected ports Select inbound ports: select HTTP (80). Step 8:Go to licensing,tick the license confirmation inbox and then click on'Next Disks' Step 9: Here, you leave the** disk*, **networking, and **management* sections as default and go to the monitoring section. Under Diagnostics, go to boot diagnostics and click on disable. Step 10: Leave the Advanced section as default and go to the Tag section then give it a name and value. Step 11: Go to Review + create, click on create Deployment complete Successful VM Created(Home Page View) Step 12: Connect to virtual machine Click on Connect virtual machine. Click on **select **and wait for the validation till it is configured. Click on download RDP file Connect to the VM: If you use a MAC operating system, download a Remote Desktop(RDP) to connect to your Windows VM. Input the username and password associated to the VM Alpha VM Connected to remote desktop In conclusion, following the above steps makes creating a working virtual machine relatively easy and enables one to navigate the Azure portal and explore all available resources effectively.
Table of contents
- Introduction
- What is a Virtual Machine(VM)
- Step by step guide to creating a VM in Ms Azure Portal.
- Conclusion.
Introduction
This article explains the step-by-step process for creating a virtual machine in the Microsoft Azure portal. This web-based interface allows you to build, manage, and monitor everything from simple web apps to complex cloud applications in a single, unified console. It provides a graphical experience for managing Azure resources such as virtual machines, databases, and storage and offers tools for deploying, scaling, and monitoring your cloud infrastructure.
What is a Virtual Machine? (VM)
A virtual machine (VM) is like a computer inside your computer. It behaves like a separate computer, with its operating system and applications, but it runs on the hardware of your physical computer. Think of it as renting a fully equipped, temporary office space inside an enormous building—you get all the functionality you need, but you’re sharing the building’s infrastructure with others.
Step-by-step guide to creating a VM in Ms Azure.
Step 1: Navigate to *https://azure.microsoft.com * on your browser, create a free trial account, and sign in. (A free trial account provides a $200 Azure credit subscription.)
Signed in home page view
Step 2: In the search bar, type "Virtual machine" and click on it when it appears in the drop-down list of resources.
Step 3: Click "+Create" and select "Create a Virtual Machine hosted by Azure."
Step 4: As the VM creation page loads, update the project details, which includes ensuring the correct subscription displays,
create a new resource group(e.g AplphaRg) and then click 'ok'
Step 5: Update the Instance details which includes choosing a Virtual Machine name, selecting a region, availabilty zone,image(your operating system) and size(Ensure your size is available in the selected zone/region)
Step 6:Navigate to the administrator account and create a username and password.
Step 7: Go to the Inbound port roles section which includes;
Public inbound ports: click on Allow selected ports
Select inbound ports: select HTTP (80).
Step 8:Go to licensing,tick the license confirmation inbox and then click on'Next Disks'
Step 9: Here, you leave the** disk*, **networking, and **management* sections as default and go to the monitoring section. Under Diagnostics, go to boot diagnostics and click on disable.
Step 10: Leave the Advanced section as default and go to the Tag section then give it a name and value.
Step 11: Go to Review + create, click on create
Deployment complete
Successful VM Created(Home Page View)
Step 12: Connect to virtual machine
- Click on Connect virtual machine.
- Click on **select **and wait for the validation till it is configured.
- Click on download RDP file
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Connect to the VM: If you use a MAC operating system, download a Remote Desktop(RDP) to connect to your Windows VM.
Input the username and password associated to the VM
Alpha VM Connected to remote desktop
In conclusion, following the above steps makes creating a working virtual machine relatively easy and enables one to navigate the Azure portal and explore all available resources effectively.
