Create VM & Connect VM in Azure

Exercise 1: Create a Virtual Machine using the Azure Portal

1.      Launch a browser and navigate to https://portal.azure.com. Once prompted, login with your Microsoft Azure credentials. If prompted, choose whether your account is an organization account or just a Microsoft Account. 

Note: You may need to launch an "in-private" session in your browser if you have multiple Microsoft Accounts. 

2.      Click on +NEW, and in the search box type in Visual Studio Community 2015 and press enter. Click the Visual Studio Community 2015 Update 3 with Azure SDK 2.9 on Windows Server 2012 R2 image.

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3.      In the Marketplace solution blade, at the bottom of the page keep the deployment model set to Resource Manager and click Create.

4.      Set the following configuration on the Basics tab and click OK.

Ø  Name: MyLabVM (if name is not available then prefix with your name)

Ø  VM disk type: SSD

Ø  User name: demouser

Ø  Password: Demo@Pass123

Ø  Subscription: If you have multiple subscriptions choose the subscription to execute your labs in.

Ø  Resource Group: rgMyLabVM (name of vm with “rg” prefix)

Ø  Location: Choose the closest Azure region to you. (Location: Central India)

5.      Choose the DS1_V2 Standard instance size on the Size blade. 

Note: You may have to click the View All link to see the instance sizes.

Note: We could use one of the recommended configurations, but if you are using a trial Azure subscription there is a restriction of 4 cores per region. Hence, we are choosing a lower configuration. Make sure to not chose a VM from a different family. Use the DS1_V2 Standard as directed.

6.      Accept the default values on the Settings blade and click OK. On the Summary page click OK. The deployment should begin provisioning. It may take 10+ minutes for the virtual machine to complete provisioning.

7.      Once the deployment is complete move on to the next exercise.

Exercise 2: Connect with Virtual Machine

1.      Move back to the Portal page on your local machine and wait for MyLabVM to show the Status of Running. Click Connect to establish a new Remote Desktop Session.

 

2.      Depending on your remote desktop protocol client and browser configuration you will either be prompted to open an RDP (Remote Desktop Protocol) file or you will need to download it and then open it separately to connect.

3.      Login with the credentials specified during creation:

a.      User: demouser  

b.      Password: Demo@Pass123

4.      You will be presented with a Remote Desktop Connection warning because of a certificate trust issue. Click Yes to continue with the connection.

 

5.      When logging on for the first time you will see a prompt on the right asking about network discovery. Click No.

Exercise 3: Disable IE Security

1.      Notice that Server Manager opens by default. On the left, click Local Server.

2.      On the right side of the pane, click On by IE Enhanced Security Configuration. 

 

3.      Change to Off for Administrators and click OK.

4.      In the lower left corner, click on the Windows button to open the Start Screen. Then click Internet Explorer to open it. On first use, you will be prompted about security settings. Accept the defaults by clicking OK.

5.      If prompted, choose to Turn Protected mode on