Azure virtual machines can be created using azure portal . There are Linux and windows flowers are available and i am briefing the more details about it and explaining how to create the windows and linux VM's
Azure VM types
****************
Azure has different VM sizes available as per the requirement for both the windows and linux environment. Below are the main types of VM's differentiated according to the purpose
| Type | Sizes | Description |
|---|---|---|
| General purpose | B, Dsv3, Dv3, DSv2, Dv2, Av2, DC | Balanced CPU-to-memory ratio. Ideal for testing and development, small to medium databases, and low to medium traffic web servers. |
| Compute optimized | Fsv2 | High CPU-to-memory ratio. Good for medium traffic web servers, network appliances, batch processes, and application servers. |
| Memory optimized | Esv3, Ev3, M, DSv2, Dv2 | High memory-to-CPU ratio. Great for relational database servers, medium to large caches, and in-memory analytics. |
| Storage optimized | Lsv2 | High disk throughput and IO ideal for Big Data, SQL, NoSQL databases, data warehousing and large transactional databases. |
| GPU | NV, NVv2, NC, NCv2, NCv3, ND, NDv2 (Preview) | Specialized virtual machines targeted for heavy graphic rendering and video editing, as well as model training and inferencing (ND) with deep learning. Available with single or multiple GPUs. |
| High performance compute | H | Our fastest and most powerful CPU virtual machines with optional high-throughput network interfaces (RDMA). |
| VM name | # Cores | Memory (GiB) | Max # disks | Linux price | Windows price | Best price region / Diff % |
| Standard_B1ls | 1 | 0.5 | 2 | 0.40979675 | 0.7138395 | East US / -16.1% |
| Standard_B1ms | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1.639187 | 1.903572 | East US / -16.5% |
| Standard_B1s | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0.8195935 | 1.0839785 | East US / -16.1% |
| Standard_B2ms | 2 | 8 | 4 | 6.556748 | 7.07229875 | East US / -16.1% |
| Standard_B2s | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3.278374 | 3.807144 | East US / -16.1% |
| Standard_B4ms | 4 | 16 | 8 | 13.0870575 | 14.1445975 | East US / -16.2% |
| Standard_B8ms | 8 | 32 | 16 | 26.24021125 | 28.35529125 | East US / -16.1% |
| Standard_DS1_v2 | 1 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.6267375 | 8.3281275 | East US 2 / -18.6% |
| Standard_DS2_v2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9.253475 | 16.656255 | East US 2 / -18.6% |
| Standard_DS3_v2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 18.44085375 | 33.31251 | East US 2 / -17.9% |
| Standard_DS4_v2 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 36.94780375 | 66.62502 | East US 2 / -18.1% |
| Standard_DS5_v2 | 16 | 56 | 64 | 73.82951125 | 133.25004 | East US 2 / -18% |
| Standard_DS11_v2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12.22780625 | 17.44941 | East US 2 / -19.5% |
| Standard_DS12_v2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 24.4556125 | 34.89882 | East US 2 / -19.2% |
| Standard_DS13_v2 | 8 | 56 | 32 | 48.97732125 | 69.79764 | East US 2 / -19.3% |
| Standard_DS14_v2 | 16 | 112 | 64 | 97.9546425 | 139.52918375 | East US 2 / -19.3% |
| Standard_DS15_v2 | 20 | 140 | 64 | 122.410255 | 174.42800375 | East US 2 / -19.3% |
| Standard_F1s | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.0979675 | 7.138395 | Central India / -21% |
| Standard_F2s | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8.195935 | 14.27679 | Central India / -20.3% |
| Standard_F4s | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16.45796625 | 28.61967625 | Central India / -20.5% |
| Standard_F8s | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32.9159325 | 57.2393525 | Central India / -20.7% |
| Standard_F16s | 16 | 32 | 64 | 65.831865 | 114.478705 | Central India / -20.7% |
| Standard_D2s_v3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7.73326125 | 13.81411625 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_D4s_v3 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 15.4665225 | 27.6282325 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_D8s_v3 | 8 | 32 | 16 | 30.933045 | 55.256465 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_D16s_v3 | 16 | 64 | 32 | 61.86609 | 110.51293 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_D32s_v3 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 123.73218 | 221.02586 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_A0 | 1 | 0.75 | 1 | 1.321925 | 1.321925 | South India / -20% |
| Standard_A1 | 1 | 1.75 | 2 | 3.965775 | 2.64385 | East US / -61.7% |
| Standard_A2 | 2 | 3.5 | 4 | 5.35379625 | 11.897325 | West Europe / -3.7% |
| Standard_A3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12.426095 | 23.79465 | East US / -6.4% |
| Standard_A5 | 2 | 14 | 4 | 16.5240625 | 21.8117625 | Korea Central / -31.2% |
| Standard_A4 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 24.85219 | 47.5893 | East US / -6.4% |
| Standard_A6 | 4 | 28 | 8 | 33.048125 | 43.623525 | Korea Central / -31.4% |
| Standard_A7 | 8 | 56 | 16 | 66.09625 | 87.24705 | Korea Central / -31.3% |
| Basic_A0 | 1 | 0.75 | 1 | 1.1897325 | 1.1897325 | South India / -11.1% |
| Basic_A1 | 1 | 1.75 | 2 | 2.04898375 | 2.64385 | East US / -25.8% |
| Basic_A2 | 2 | 3.5 | 4 | 5.35379625 | 7.99764625 | East US 2 / -16% |
| Basic_A3 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 12.426095 | 20.357645 | East US / -6.4% |
| Basic_A4 | 8 | 14 | 16 | 24.85219 | 40.71529 | East US / -6.4% |
| Standard_D1_v2 | 1 | 3.5 | 4 | 4.6267375 | 8.3281275 | East US 2 / -18.6% |
| Standard_D2_v2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 9.253475 | 16.656255 | East US 2 / -18.6% |
| Standard_D3_v2 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 18.44085375 | 33.31251 | East US 2 / -17.9% |
| Standard_D4_v2 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 36.94780375 | 66.62502 | East US 2 / -18.1% |
| Standard_D5_v2 | 16 | 56 | 64 | 73.82951125 | 133.25004 | East US 2 / -18% |
| Standard_D11_v2 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12.22780625 | 17.44941 | East US 2 / -19.5% |
| Standard_D12_v2 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 24.4556125 | 34.89882 | East US 2 / -19.2% |
| Standard_D13_v2 | 8 | 56 | 32 | 48.97732125 | 69.79764 | East US 2 / -19.3% |
| Standard_D14_v2 | 16 | 112 | 64 | 97.9546425 | 139.52918375 | East US 2 / -19.3% |
| Standard_D15_v2 | 20 | 140 | 64 | 122.410255 | 174.42800375 | East US 2 / -19.3% |
| Standard_F1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4.0979675 | 7.138395 | Central India / -21% |
| Standard_F2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 8.195935 | 14.27679 | Central India / -20.3% |
| Standard_F4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 16.45796625 | 28.61967625 | Central India / -20.5% |
| Standard_F8 | 8 | 16 | 32 | 32.9159325 | 57.2393525 | Central India / -20.7% |
| Standard_F16 | 16 | 32 | 64 | 65.831865 | 114.478705 | Central India / -20.7% |
| Standard_A1_v2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2.84213875 | 4.29625625 | West US 2 / -16.3% |
| Standard_A2m_v2 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 9.84834125 | 14.87165625 | West US 2 / -33.6% |
| Standard_A2_v2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 6.01475875 | 8.98909 | West US 2 / -16.5% |
| Standard_A4m_v2 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 19.63058625 | 29.7433125 | West US 2 / -30% |
| Standard_A4_v2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 12.62438375 | 18.9035275 | West US 2 / -16.8% |
| Standard_A8m_v2 | 8 | 64 | 16 | 39.2611725 | 59.486625 | West US 2 / -26.4% |
| Standard_A8_v2 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 26.4385 | 39.65775 | West US 2 / -16.8% |
| Standard_D2_v3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 7.73326125 | 13.81411625 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_D4_v3 | 4 | 16 | 8 | 15.4665225 | 27.6282325 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_D8_v3 | 8 | 32 | 16 | 30.933045 | 55.256465 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_D16_v3 | 16 | 64.09765625 | 32 | 61.86609 | 110.51293 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_D32_v3 | 32 | 128 | 32 | 123.73218 | 221.02586 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_D64_v3 | 64 | 256 | 32 | 247.46436 | 442.05172 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_D64s_v3 | 64 | 256 | 32 | 247.46436 | 442.05172 | East US / -17.9% |
| Standard_E2_v3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 9.782245 | 15.8631 | East US / -14.9% |
| Standard_E4_v3 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 19.56449 | 31.7262 | East US / -14.9% |
| Standard_E8_v3 | 8 | 64 | 16 | 37.0139 | 61.33732 | East US / -10% |
| Standard_E16_v3 | 16 | 128 | 32 | 74.0278 | 122.67464 | East US / -10% |
| Standard_E20_v3 | 20 | 160 | 32 | 97.82245 | 158.631 | East US / -14.9% |
| Standard_E32_v3 | 32 | 256 | 32 | 148.0556 | 245.34928 | East US / -10% |
| Standard_E64i_v3 | 64 | 432 | 32 | 266.50008 | 461.08744 | East US / -10% |
| Standard_E64_v3 | 64 | 432 | 32 | 266.50008 | 461.08744 | East US / -10% |
| Standard_E2s_v3 | 2 | 16 | 4 | 9.782245 | 15.8631 | East US / -14.9% |
| Standard_E4s_v3 | 4 | 32 | 8 | 19.56449 | 31.7262 | East US / -14.9% |
| Standard_E8s_v3 | 8 | 64 | 16 | 37.0139 | 61.33732 | East US / -10% |
| Standard_E16s_v3 | 16 | 128 | 32 | 74.0278 | 122.67464 | East US / -10% |
| Standard_E20s_v3 | 20 | 160 | 32 | 97.82245 | 158.631 | East US / -14.9% |
| Standard_E32s_v3 | 32 | 256 | 32 | 148.0556 | 245.34928 | East US / -10% |
| Standard_E64is_v3 | 64 | 432 | 32 | 266.50008 | 461.08744 | East US / -10% |
| Standard_E64s_v3 | 64 | 432 | 32 | 266.50008 | 461.08744 | East US / -10% |
| Standard_D1 | 1 | 3.5 | 4 | 5.08941125 | 9.253475 | East US 2 / -13% |
| Standard_D2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10.1788225 | 18.50695 | East US 2 / -13% |
| Standard_D3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 20.357645 | 37.0139 | East US 2 / -13% |
| Standard_D4 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 40.71529 | 74.0278 | East US 2 / -13% |
| Standard_D11 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12.75657625 | 17.44941 | East US 2 / -10.4% |
| Standard_D12 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 25.5131525 | 34.89882 | East US 2 / -10.1% |
| Standard_D13 | 8 | 56 | 32 | 50.96020875 | 69.79764 | East US 2 / -10% |
| Standard_D14 | 16 | 112 | 64 | 101.9204175 | 139.52918375 | East US 2 / -10.1% |
| Standard_DS1 | 1 | 3.5 | 4 | 5.08941125 | 9.253475 | East US 2 / -13% |
| Standard_DS2 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 10.1788225 | 18.50695 | East US 2 / -13% |
| Standard_DS3 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 20.357645 | 37.0139 | East US 2 / -13% |
| Standard_DS4 | 8 | 28 | 32 | 40.71529 | 74.0278 | East US 2 / -13% |
| Standard_DS11 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 12.75657625 | 17.44941 | East US 2 / -10.4% |
| Standard_DS12 | 4 | 28 | 16 | 25.5131525 | 34.89882 | East US 2 / -10.1% |
| Standard_DS13 | 8 | 56 | 32 | 50.96020875 | 69.79764 | East US 2 / -10% |
| Standard_DS14 | 16 | 112 | 64 | 101.9204175 | 139.52918375 | East US 2 / -10.1% |
| Standard_G1 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 40.3187125 | 44.2844875 | UK South / -28% |
| Standard_G2 | 4 | 56 | 16 | 80.637425 | 88.568975 | UK South / -28% |
| Standard_G3 | 8 | 112 | 32 | 161.27485 | 177.13795 | UK South / -28% |
| Standard_G4 | 16 | 224 | 64 | 322.5497 | 354.2759 | UK South / -28% |
| Standard_G5 | 32 | 448 | 64 | 574.3764125 | 637.8288125 | UK South / -19.1% |
| Standard_GS1 | 2 | 28 | 8 | 40.3187125 | 44.2844875 | UK South / -28% |
| Standard_GS2 | 4 | 56 | 16 | 80.637425 | 88.568975 | UK South / -28% |
| Standard_GS3 | 8 | 112 | 32 | 161.27485 | 177.13795 | UK South / -28% |
| Standard_GS4 | 16 | 224 | 64 | 322.5497 | 354.2759 | UK South / -28% |
| Standard_GS5 | 32 | 448 | 64 | 574.3764125 | 637.8288125 | UK South / -19.1% |
| Standard_L4s | 4 | 32 | 16 | 22.73711 | 34.89882 | West US 2 / -9.3% |
| Standard_L8s | 8 | 64 | 32 | 45.47422 | 69.79764 | West US 2 / -9.3% |
| Standard_L16s | 16 | 128 | 64 | 90.94844 | 139.59528 | West US 2 / -9.3% |
| Standard_L32s | 32 | 256 | 64 | 181.89688 | 279.19056 | West US 2 / -9.3% |
| Standard_F2s_v2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 7.0062025 | 13.0870575 | East US / -20.2% |
| Standard_F4s_v2 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 14.012405 | 26.174115 | East US / -20.3% |
| Standard_F8s_v2 | 8 | 16 | 16 | 28.02481 | 52.34823 | East US / -20.3% |
| Standard_F16s_v2 | 16 | 32 | 32 | 56.04962 | 104.69646 | East US / -20.2% |
| Standard_F32s_v2 | 32 | 64 | 32 | 112.09924 | 209.39292 | East US / -20.2% |
| Standard_F64s_v2 | 64 | 128 | 32 | 224.19848 | 418.78584 | East US / -20.2% |
| Standard_F72s_v2 | 72 | 144 | 32 | 252.22329 | 471.13407 | East US / -20.2% |
| Standard_A8 | 8 | 56 | 32 | 64.44384375 | 96.8971025 | South Central US / -10.3% |
| Standard_A9 | 16 | 112 | 64 | 128.8876875 | 193.86030125 | South Central US / -10.3% |
| Standard_A10 | 8 | 56 | 32 | 51.555075 | 77.53090125 | South Central US / -10.3% |
| Standard_A11 | 16 | 112 | 64 | 103.11015 | 155.0618025 | South Central US / -10.3% |
| Standard_H8 | 8 | 56 | 32 | 64.17945875 | 62.7914375 | South Central US / -45.9% |
| Standard_H16 | 16 | 112 | 64 | 128.29282125 | 125.64897125 | West US 2 / -50.8% |
| Standard_H8m | 8 | 112 | 32 | 85.99122125 | 75.878495 | South Central US / -45.9% |
| Standard_H16m | 16 | 224 | 64 | 103.17624625 | 151.82308625 | West US 2 / -18.1% |
| Standard_H16r | 16 | 112 | 64 | 141.18159 | 233.980725 | South Central US / -45.9% |
| Standard_H16mr | 16 | 224 | 64 | 189.10137125 | 313.4284175 | West US 2 / -50.8% |
| Standard_NV6s_v2 | 6 | 112 | 12 | 50.69582375 | 0 | South Central US / -10.8% |
| Standard_NV12s_v2 | 12 | 224 | 24 | 101.3916475 | 0 | South Central US / -10.8% |
| Standard_NV24s_v2 | 24 | 448 | 32 | 202.84939125 | 0 | South Central US / -10.9% |
| Standard_NV12s_v3 | 12 | 112 | 12 | 50.69582375 | 68.93838875 | East US / -25.7% |
| Standard_NV24s_v3 | 24 | 224 | 24 | 101.3916475 | 137.94287375 | East US / -25.7% |
| Standard_NV48s_v3 | 48 | 448 | 32 | 202.84939125 | 275.81965125 | East US / -25.7% |
Now let's create the linux VM
1. First create the SSH key pair as below
unixchips@unixchips:~/.ssh$ ssh-keygen -t rsa -b 2048
Generating public/private rsa key pair.
Enter file in which to save the key (/home/unixchips/.ssh/id_rsa):
Enter passphrase (empty for no passphrase):
Enter same passphrase again:
Your identification has been saved in /home/unixchips/.ssh/id_rsa.
Your public key has been saved in /home/unixchips/.ssh/id_rsa.pub.
The key fingerprint is:
SHA256:xSXiulenPxLhsWV8b3VK6UjbcW11HCnmtWaFeBV1Tzk unixchips@unixchips
The key's randomart image is:
+---[RSA 2048]----+
| . . .. *@|
| . o o.ooEB|
| . o.o.o.O|
| . .o =.=+*|
| . S..B.Bo*o|
| . .+oo + o|
| . . .. . |
| . ... |
| ... |
+----[SHA256]-----+
If we check inside the home directory we can see id_rsa.pub and id_rsa in home directory
unixchips@unixchips:~/.ssh$ ls -lrt
total 16
-rw-r--r-- 1 unixchips unixchips 222 Aug 9 2018 known_hosts
-rw------- 1 unixchips unixchips 401 May 28 00:54 authorized_keys
-rw-r--r-- 1 unixchips unixchips 401 Jun 29 00:10 id_rsa.pub
-rw------- 1 unixchips unixchips 1675 Jun 29 00:10 id_rsa
2. Now login to the azure portal and click on resources -- new resource . Select the OS flavor , resource group and create the username and password as below
also we can configure ports which is allowded from outside to the VM as below . i have enabled http,https and ssh ports
3. Next step is to configure the disks , there are 3 types of disks premium ssd, standard ssd and standard hdd
| Disk Type | Premium SSD | new Standard SSD | Standard HDD |
| Summary | Designed for IO intensive enterprise workloads. Delivers consistent performance with low latency and high availability. | Designed to provide consistent performance for low IOPS workloads. Delivers better availability and latency compared to HDD Disks. | Optimized for low-cost mass storage with infrequent access. Can exhibit some variability in performance. |
| Workload | Demanding enterprise workloads such as SQL Server, Oracle, Dynamics, Exchange Server, MySQL, Cassandra, MongoDB, SAP Business Suite, and other production workloads | Web servers, low IOPS application servers, lightly used enterprise applications, and Dev/Test | Backup storage |
| Max IOPS | 7,500 IOPS provisioned | Up to 500 IOPS | Up to 500 IOPS |
| Max Throughput | 250 MBPS provisioned | Up to 60 MBPS | Up to 60 MBPS |
4. configure the network and select IP, subnet and public IP
5. in the management section we have options to add the VM to AD also we can enable OS diagnostic and monitoring options
6. We can customise the packages which is needs to be installed along with the OS using cloud init
7. Add the tags by mentioning appropriate values and click on create option to create the VM
8. Now click on virtual machines and we can see the VM is created
9. Click on the VM and select the connect option we can see the public ip details also to connect
10 . As we have already installed the nginx through the azure cloud init option we should be able to access the nginx using the public IP
11. creating the windows VM's is almost same as linux .. only difference is selecting the OS flavor
We have successfully created the linux and windows VM's using azure and thank you for reading ...
