Interactive lab simulation

  • 15 minutes

Lab scenario

Your organization is planning on using virtual machines in Azure. As the Azure Administrator you need to:

  • Be able to use virtual machine Quickstart templates.
  • Use templates to create and configure virtual machines.
  • Be able to monitor virtual machine activity.

Objectives

  • Task 1: Use the Azure Quickstart Template gallery to deploy a virtual machine.
    • Browse to the Azure Quickstart Template gallery.
    • Search for a template that deploys a simple Windows Server virtual machine.
    • Edit the template and customize the parameters and variables.
    • Deploy the template to create the virtual machine.
  • Task 2: Verify and monitor your virtual machine.
    • In the portal, locate your new virtual machine.
    • View monitoring data for CPU, network, and data usage.
    • View activity log information.

Note

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Screenshot of the simulation page.