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Overview

Learn how to create, manage, secure and scale virtual machine resources

Duration

11 hours

Total fee

Free

Mode of learning

Online

Schedule type

Self paced

Difficulty level

Beginner

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Administer infrastructure resources in Azure
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Microsoft 
Course details

What are the course deliverables?
  • Create a Linux virtual machine in Azure
  • Manage virtual machines with the Azure CLI
  • Keep your virtual machines updated
  • Configure the network for your virtual machines
  • Deploy Azure infrastructure by using JSON ARM templates
  • Add and size disks in Azure virtual machines
  • Caching and performance in Azure storage disks
  • Secure your Azure virtual machine disks
  • Protect your virtual machine settings with Azure Automation State Configuration
  • Monitor the health of your Azure virtual machine by using Azure Metrics Explorer and metric alerts
More about this course
  • Introduction to Azure virtual machines
  • Know about the options to create and manage the VM, and the extensions and services you use to manage your VM
  • Learn to Create a Windows virtual machine in Azure

Administer infrastructure resources in Azure
 at 
Microsoft 
Curriculum

MODULE:1

Compile a checklist for creating an Azure Virtual Machine

Exercise - Create a VM using the Azure portal

Describe the options available to create and manage an Azure Virtual Machine

Manage the availability of your Azure VMs

Back up your virtual machines

MODULE:2

Create a Windows virtual machine in Azure

Exercise - Create a Windows virtual machine

Use RDP to connect to Windows Azure virtual machines

Exercise - Connect to a Windows virtual machine using RDP

Configure Azure virtual machine network settings

MODULE:3

What is the Azure CLI?

Exercise - Create a virtual machine

Exercise - Test your new virtual machine

Exercise - Explore other VM images

Exercise - Sizing VMs properly

Exercise - Query system and runtime information about the VM

Exercise - Start and stop your VM with the Azure CLI

Exercise - Install software on your VM

MODULE:4

Update Management solution on a virtual machine

Exercise - Use Update Management on a virtual machine

Verify agent connectivity and schedule recurring updates

Exercise - Use azure log analytics and schedule updates

MODULE:5

Explore Azure virtual networking

Exercise - Create an Azure virtual network

Explore Azure VPN Gateway

Exercise - Create an Azure VPN gateway

Explore Azure ExpressRoute

MODULE:6

Explore Azure Resource Manager template structure

Exercise - Create and deploy an Azure Resource Manager template

Add flexibility to your Azure Resource Manager template by using parameters and outputs

Exercise - Add parameters and outputs to your Azure Resource Manager template

MODULE:7

Understand storage options for virtual machines (VMs)

Exercise - Add a data disk to a VM

Determine whether to use premium storage

Resize virtual machine disks

Exercise - Resize a VM disk

MODULE:8

Effect of caching on disk performance in Azure

Enable and configure Azure VM disk cache with the Azure portal

Exercise - Enable and configure Azure VM disk cache with the Azure portal

Manage cache settings with PowerShell

Exercise - Manage cache settings with PowerShell

MODULE:9

Encryption options for protecting Windows and Linux VMs

Encrypt existing VM disks

Exercise - Encrypt existing VM disks

Automate secure VM deployments by adding encryption to Azure Resource Manager templates

Exercise - Use a Resource Manager template to decrypt the VM

MODULE:10

What is Azure Automation State Configuration?

Use PowerShell DSC to achieve a desired state

Exercise - Set up a DSC and configure a desired state

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