Administer infrastructure resources in Azure

In this module, you will:

• Compile a checklist for creating a virtual machine
• Describe the options to create and manage virtual machines
• Describe the additional services available to administer virtual machines

In this module, you will:

• Understand the options that are available for virtual machines in Azure
• Create a Linux virtual machine using the Azure portal
• Connect to a running Linux virtual machine using SSH
• Install software and change the network configuration on a VM using the Azure portal

In this module, you will:

• Create a Windows virtual machine using the Azure portal
• Connect to a running Windows virtual machine using Remote Desktop
• Install software and change the network configuration on a VM using the Azure portal

In this module, you will:

• Create a virtual machine with the Azure CLI
• Resize virtual machines with the Azure CLI
• Perform basic management tasks using the Azure CLI
• Connect to a running VM with SSH and the Azure CLI

In this module, you will:

• Deploy Update Management to a virtual machine
• Schedule recurring security updates
• Schedule recurring critical updates

In this module, you will:

• Create an Azure Virtual Network
• Create an Azure VPN Gateway
• Learn to work with Azure ExpressRoute

In this module, you will:

• Implement a JSON ARM template by using Visual Studio Code.
• Declare resources and add flexibility to your template by adding resources, parameters, and outputs.

In this module, you will:

• Create a virtual machine (VM)
• Configure and attach virtual hard drives (VHDs) to an existing VM
• Determine whether you need premium disks
• Resize disks for a VM

In this module, you will:

• Describe the key considerations around disk performance in Azure
• Describe the effects of caching on disk performance in Azure
• Enable and manage cache settings with the Azure portal
• Enable and manage cache settings with PowerShell

In this module, you will:

• Determine which encryption method is best for your VM
• Encrypt existing virtual machine disks using the Azure portal
• Encrypt existing virtual machine disks using PowerShell
• Modify Azure Resource Manager templates to automate disk encryption on new VMs

In this module, you will:

• Identify the capabilities of Azure Automation State Configuration
• Learn how to onboard VMs for management by Azure Automation
• Automatically update VMs to maintain a desired state configuration (DSC)

In this module, you will:

• Identify metrics and diagnostic data that you can collect for virtual machines
• Configure monitoring for a virtual machine
• Use monitoring data to diagnose problems

• Introduction
• 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
• Knowledge check
• Summary

• 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
• 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 virtual networking
• Exercise - Create an Azure virtual network
• Explore Azure VPN Gateway
• Exercise - Create an Azure VPN gateway
• Explore Azure ExpressRoute
• Knowledge check
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• 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
• Monitor the health of the virtual machine
• Exercise - Set up a VM with boot diagnostics
• View VM metrics
• Configure the Azure Diagnostics extension
• Exercise - Configure the Azure Diagnostics extension
• Diagnostic data case studies
• Exercise - Use diagnostic data
• Summary