AZ-104: Deploy and manage Azure compute resources

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Create a virtual machine planning checklist.
• Determine virtual machine locations and pricing models.
• Determine the correct virtual machine size.
• Configure virtual machine storage.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Implement availability sets and availability zones.
• Implement update and fault domains.
• Implement virtual machine scale sets.
• Autoscale virtual machines.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Identify features and usage cases for virtual machine extensions.
• Identify features and usage cases for custom script extensions.
• Identify features and usage cases for desired state configuration.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Identify features and usage cases of the Azure App Service.
• Select an appropriate Azure App Service plan pricing tier.
• Scale the App Service Plan.
• Scale out the App Service Plan.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Identify features and usage cases for the Azure App Service.
• Create an App Service.
• Configure deployment settings, specifically deployment slots.
• Secure the App Service.
• Configure custom domain names.
• Backup the App Service.
• Configure Application Insights.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Identify when to use containers versus virtual machines.
• Identify the features and usage cases of Azure Container Instances.
• Implement Azure Container Groups.

After completing this module, you will be able to:

• Identify AKS components including pods, clusters, and nodes.
• Configure network connections for AKS.
• Configure storage options for AKS.
• Implement security options for AKS.
• Scale AKS including adding Azure Container Instances.

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:

• 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:

• Use the Azure portal to create an Azure App Service web app
• Use developer tools to create the code for a starter web application
• Deploy your code to Azure App Service

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)

• Introduction
• Review cloud services responsibilities
• Plan virtual machines
• Determine virtual machine sizing
• Determine virtual machine storage
• Create virtual machines in the portal
• Connect to virtual machines
• Connect to Windows virtual machines
• Connect to Linux virtual machines
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• Introduction
• Plan for maintenance and downtime
• Setup availability sets
• Review update and fault domains
• Review availability zones
• Compare vertical and horizontal scaling
• Implement scale sets
• Create scale sets
• Implement autoscale
• Configure autoscale
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• Introduction
• Implement virtual machines extensions
• Implement custom script extensions
• Implement desired state configuration
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• Introduction
• Implement Azure app service plans
• Determine app service plan pricing
• Scale up and scale out the app service
• Configure app service plan scaling
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• Introduction
• Implement Azure App Services
• Create an app service
• Explore continuous integration and deployment
• Create deployment slots
• Add deployment slots
• Secure an app service
• Create custom domain names
• Backup an app service
• Use Application Insights
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• Introduction
• Compare containers to virtual machines
• Review Azure container instances
• Implement container groups
• Review the docker platform
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• Introduction
• Explore the AKS terminology
• Explore the AKS cluster and node architecture
• Configure AKS networking
• Configure AKS storage
• Configure AKS scaling
• Configure AKS scaling to Azure Container Instances
• Knowledge check
• Summary and resources

• 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
• 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

• Introduction
• Create a web app in the Azure portal
• Exercise - Create a web app in the Azure portal
• Prepare the web application code
• Exercise - Write code to implement a web application
• Deploy code to App Service
• Exercise - Deploy your code to App Service
• 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