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Deploying Your First Azure Virtual Machine

In this hands-on lab, we will use the Azure portal to create and connect to an Azure virtual machine. We will log in to the Azure portal and create a virtual machine. Then, we will connect to the virtual machine via RDP. Finally, we will use the Azure portal to stop the virtual machine. After completing this lab, you will have gained the experience required to create and connect to your first Azure virtual machine.

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Path Info

Level

Beginner

Duration

30m

Published

Sep 21, 2020

Challenge

Create a Virtual Machine
1. In the Azure portal, navigate to the Virtual machines dashboard.
2. Create a Windows Server 2019 Datacenter - x64 Gen2 virtual machine with the following settings:
  - Resource group: Select the pre-provisioned group from the dropdown.
  - Virtual machine name: acg-firstdeploy
  - Region: Select the same region as the lab-provided resource group.
  - Image: *Windows Server 2019 Datacenter - x64 Gen2
  - Size: Leave as the default size.
  - Username: acg-admin
  - Password: Admin123456!
Challenge

Connect to the Virtual Machine

Download the RDP file and connect to the virtual machine.
Challenge

Delete the Virtual Machine
1. Sign out of the virtual machine.
2. Delete the virtual machine using the Azure portal.

Author

A Cloud Guru

The Cloud Content team comprises subject matter experts hyper focused on services offered by the leading cloud vendors (AWS, GCP, and Azure), as well as cloud-related technologies such as Linux and DevOps. The team is thrilled to share their knowledge to help you build modern tech solutions from the ground up, secure and optimize your environments, and so much more!

What's a lab?

Hands-on Labs are real environments created by industry experts to help you learn. These environments help you gain knowledge and experience, practice without compromising your system, test without risk, destroy without fear, and let you learn from your mistakes. Hands-on Labs: practice your skills before delivering in the real world.