Azure Virtual Machines

Deploy and manage Azure VMs and scale sets.

Create VM

az vm create
--resource-group mygroup
--name myvm
--image Ubuntu2204
--size Standard_B2s
--admin-username azureuser
--generate-ssh-keys
--nsg-rule SSH

Scale Sets

az vmss create
--resource-group mygroup
--name myvmss
--image Ubuntu2204
--instance-count 2
--vm-sku Standard_B2s
--upgrade-policy-mode automatic

Best Practices

• Use managed disks

• Implement availability zones

• Use scale sets for auto-scaling

• Enable Azure Backup

• Use spot instances for cost savings