Azure VM's ( Linux & Windows)

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
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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 ...