Same pre-configured VM for several one-time users

Question

Hello friends,

As a step in a recruitment process I want to give my candidates a one-time access to a VM with all the necessary programs installed (SQL Server and Power BI) as well as some initial files and a database.
They'll have an hour and a half to complete the assessment after which I want to delete the VM.

For the next candidate I'd like to recreate the VM with the same pre-installed programs.
What is the best way for me to do this?

Answer 1

Hi @Michael Shparber

You can consider using Azure JIT (Just In Time) to secure your VM workloads, so that the ports will be open for a specified time and the auto disabled accordingly.
Reference # https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/defender-for-cloud/just-in-time-access-usage?tabs=jit-config-asc%2Cjit-request-asc#enable-jit-vm-access-

for creating the VM's and deleting them, you can depend on Powershell scripts or ARM templets.

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Answer 2

It's not just limited time, I want to completely wipe out all the information and re-install the VM with exactly the same initial programs installed. How do I do it?