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Migrate Windows & SQL workloads to Azure

Task 01 - Create Windows Server 2022 Azure Edition VM for application hosting

Introduction

Tailspin Toys wants to migrate their on-premises SQL Server database to Azure SQL Managed Instance. In this task, you will create a new Azure Virtual Machine to host the migrated Web Application.

Description

In this task, you will create a new Windows Server 2022: Azure Edition virtual machine (VM) that will be the destination for migrating the on-premises Web Application to Azure.

The key tasks are as follows:

  1. Create a new Azure Virtual Machine using the Windows Server 2022: Azure Edition image.

Success Criteria

  • Create a new Azure Virtual Machine to host the Web Application.

Solution

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  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal. Ensure that you’re using a subscription associated with the same resources you created during the Before the hands-on lab set up.

    If you’re using Azure Gov, sign in to the Azure Gov Portal.

  2. On the Home page within the Azure Portal, towards the top, select Create a resource.

    The Home page of the Azure Portal is shown with the 'Create a resource' link highlighted.

  3. Within the Search services and marketplace field, type Windows Server and press Enter to search the marketplace, then select Windows Server.

    Ensure that you select the resource published by Microsoft.

    Windows Server is highlighted within the Azure Marketplace search results.

  4. Choose Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition, then select Create.

  5. On the Create a virtual machine pane, set the following values to configure the new virtual machine:

    • Resource group: Select the resource group that you created for this lab. Such as tailspin-rg.
    • Virtual machine name: Give the VM a unique name, such as tailspin-webapp-vm.
    • Region: Select Sweden Central
    • Image: Verify the image is set to Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition - x64 Gen 2.

    The Create a virtual machine pane is shown with values entered and filed highlighted.

  6. Set the Size field by selecting the Standard_D4s_v5 virtual machine size.

    The Virtual Machine Size field is shown with the desired size selected.

  7. Set a Username and Password for the Administrator account for the VM.

    Be sure to save the Username and Password for the VM, so it can be used later. A recommendation for easy to remember data:

    • Username: demouser
    • Password demo!pass123

    The Virtual Machine Administrator account field is shown with the values set.

  8. Select Next until you are navigated to the Networking tab of the Create a virtual machine page.

    The Networking tab of the Create a virtual machine pane is selected.

  9. Provision the VM in the Spoke VNet in Azure by selecting the following values under the Network interface section:

    • Virtual network: Select the Spoke VNet created for this lab. Its name will be similar to tailspin-spoke-vnet.
    • Subnet: default
    • Public IP: None

    The Networking tab has the Network interface values selected for the Virtual network, Subnet, and Public IP to connect to the VM.

  10. Set the following values to ensure that HTTPS traffic will be allowed to connect to the VM:

    • NIC network security group: Basic
    • Public inbound ports: Allow selected ports
    • Select inbound ports: HTTPS (443)

    The Public inbound ports field is set to Allow selected ports and the Select inbound ports has HTTPS 443 selected.

  11. Select Review + create to review the virtual machine settings.

    The Review + create button for the Create a virtual machine pane is shown and highlighted.

  12. Select Create to begin provisioning the virtual machine once the Validation passed message is shown.

    The Validation passed message is shown and the Create button is highlighted.