Practical Azure #15: Windows Azure Virtual Machines (Part 2)

We looked at Windows Azure Virtual Machines in the last episode from the perspective of creating a VM from a base operating system image, installing software (the Mongoose HTTP server) and configuring some settings, such as the firewall to enable HTTP traffic.

In this follow-on episode, I take that same example a step further, showing how to create an image from the VMs created last time, so that you can reuse it as a template for additional VM instances.

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And here are the Handy Links for this episode:

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Windows Azure Training Kit

Windows Azure Virtual Machines

Quick Start: Windows Server

Quick Start: Linux

Capture an Image of a Virtual Machine

Create and upload a VHD

VM Depot