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    Understanding Azure VMs - Key Concepts - Image, Size and Disks

    • Hafeez Baig |
    • 12 steps |
    • 51 seconds
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    Sign in into the **Microsoft Azure Portal**

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    Type **Virtual Machines** in the search bar and click on the **Virtual machines** to view the Virtual Machines dashboard

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    **What is Azure Virtual Machine?** An Azure Virtual Machine is a scalable computing resource provided by Microsoft Azure, enabling users to deploy and manage virtualized instances of operating systems such as Windows or Linux in the cloud.

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    On the **Virtual machines** dashboard, in the top left corner click on the **Create** dropdown button and click on the option **Azure virtual machine**

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    Scroll to the **Image** section, here you can select the Image for your Virtual Machine

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    **What is an Image?**\ \ An Image is a template that includes an operating system and, often, other software. It is used to create new virtual machines (VMs). An image can be a platform image provided by Azure or a custom image that you create. It ensures consistency and can save time when deploying multiple VMs with the same configuration.

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    Click on the **See all images** link to view all the available images

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    **Marketplace** wizard will open, here you can explore and view all the available Images for your Virtual Machine

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    **What is Azure Marketplace for Images?**\ \ Azure Marketplace for images is an online store where you can find and purchase pre-configured virtual machine (VM) images and other solutions from Microsoft and third-party vendors. These images can include operating systems, applications, and other software configurations, allowing you to quickly deploy and scale your applications in Azure with minimal setup and configuration.

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    On the **Create a virtual machine** wizard, scroll to the **Size** section, here you can select the size for your Virtual Machine

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    Click on the **See all sizes** link to view all the available Sizes for the VM

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    **Select a VM size** wizard will open, here you can explore and view all the available Sizes for your Virtual Machine

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    On the **Create a virtual machine** wizard, click on the **Disks** tab on the top left side

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    Scroll to the **OS disk** section, here you can select the **OS disk size** and **OS disk type** for your Virtual Machine

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    If you want to create and attach a new disk to your Virtual Machine, scroll to the **Data disks** section and click on the **Create and attach a new disk** link

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    Congratulations! on completing this lab and Understanding Azure VMs - Key Concepts - Image ,Size and Disks