Deploy and manage compute resources for Azure administrators 

Introduction

Create a Linux virtual Machine in Azure

Exercise - Decide an authentication method for SSH

Exercise - Create a Linux virtual machine with the Azure portal

Azure virtual machines IP addresses and SSH options

Exercise - Connect to a Linux virtual machine with SSH

Network and security settings

Exercise - Configure network settings

Summary

Introduction

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

Summary

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

Summary and cleanup

Introduction

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

Summary

Introduction

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

Knowledge check

Summary

Introduction

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

Summary

Introduction

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

Knowledge check

Summary

Introduction

Disk image capabilities for Azure virtual machines

Generalize a server

Create an image from a generalized VM

Exercise - Create an image of an Azure VM from the Azure CLI and provision a new VM

Summary

Introduction

Features and benefits of virtual machine scale sets

Exercise - Deploy a scale set in the Azure portal

Configure a virtual machine scale set

Exercise - Configure a virtual machine scale set

Install and update applications in virtual machine scale sets

Exercise - Update applications in virtual machine scale sets

Summary

Introduction

What is Azure Automation State Configuration?

Use PowerShell DSC to achieve a desired state

Exercise - Set up a DSC and configure a desired state

Summary

Introduction

Build and store images by using Azure Container Registry

Exercise - Build and store an image by using Azure Container Registry

Deploy a web app by using an image from an Azure Container Registry repository

Exercise - Create and deploy a web app from a Docker image

Update the image and automatically redeploy the web app

Exercise - Modify the image and redeploy the web app

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Introduction

Scale a web app manually

Exercise - Scale a web app manually

Scale up a web app

Exercise - Scale up a web app

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Introduction to Azure Container Instances

Exercise - Run Azure Container Instances

Exercise - Control restart behavior

Exercise - Set environment variables

Exercise - Use data volumes

Exercise - Troubleshoot Azure Container Instances

Knowledge check

Introduction

What is Azure Kubernetes Service?

How Azure Kubernetes Service works

When to use Azure Kubernetes Service

Knowledge check

Summary