Windows Azure Virtual Machines

Agenda• Windows Azure VMs• Getting Started with

VMs• Managing VMs• Managing VMs with

PowerShell• Understanding Linux

VMs

Windows Azure VMs

PaaS SaaSPhysical Virtual IaaS

A Continuous Offering From Private to

Public Cloud

Windows Azure Virtual MachinesIT Pro experience

Support for key server applications

Easy storage manageability

High availability features

Advanced networking

Integration with compute PaaS

New Disk Persisted in

Storage

Cloud

Cloud First ProvisioningSelect Image and VM SizeGetting Started

Management Portal

>_Scripting

(Windows, Linux and Mac)

REST API

Boot VM from New DiskWindows ServerLinuxExtra SmallSmallMediumLarge X-Large

Supported Windows Server Applications

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/2721672

We will supportSUSE SLES 11 sp2Open SUSE 12.1CentOS 6.2 by OpenLogic* Ubuntu 12.04

Specific versions are endorsedIntegration ComponentsTesting and validation by partnersBring other variants at your own risk**

Linux on Windows Azure

*Image provided by OpenLogic based on CentOS 6.2**Integration Work will be needed

Gallery Images AvailableMicrosoftWindows Server 2008 R2SQL Server Eval 2012Windows Server 2012Biztalk Server 2013 Beta

Open SourceOpenSUSE 12.2CentOS 6.3Ubuntu 12.04/12.10SUSE Linux Enterprise Server 11 SP2

Virtual Machine Sizes

Each Persistent Data Disk Can be up to 1 TB

VM Size CPU Cores Memory Bandwidt

h# Data Disks

Extra Small Shared 768 MB 5 (Mbps) 1

Small 1 1.75 GB 100 (Mbps) 2Medium 2 3.5 GB 200 (Mbps) 4Large 4 7 GB 400 (Mbps) 8Extra Large 8 14 GB 800 (Mbps) 16

Linux Offering

1ST

First Class CitizenEnterprise + ISV

Open Source Community

Support

Virtual Machines and Cloud Services

Cloud Service is a…• Management• Configuration• Security• Networking• Service Model

boundary

Cloud Services, Roles, and Instances

INST

ANCE

S

ROLE

S

VM 1 VM 2 VM 3WEB ROLE

VM 4 VM 5 VM…WORKER ROLE

Cloud Services with Virtual MachinesMultiple Virtual Machines can be hosted within the same cloud service

Cloud Service

VM 1 VM 2

VM 3 VM 4

Multiple Cloud Services Configuration

OnPrem

LB

80/443

VPN Tunnel

Cloud Service 1

Cloud Service 2

Azure

WEBSQL

AD/DC/DNS

Corp Users

AD 1

Virtual Machine Availability

Service Level Agreements

What’s includedCompute Hardware failure (disk, cpu, memory)Datacenter failures - Network failure, power failureHardware upgrades, Software maintenance – Host OS UpdatesWhat is not includedVM Container crashes, Guest OS Updates

99.95% for multiple role instances4.38 hours of downtime per year

Server 2

SLA 99.95

Availability set

Server 1

Fault and Update DomainsFault Domains•Represent groups of resources anticipated to fail together•i.e. Same rack, same server•Fabric spreads instances across fault at least 2 fault domainsUpdate Domains•Represents groups of resources that will be updated together•Host OS updates honour service update domains•Specified in service definition•Default of 5 (up to 20)Fabric spreads role instances across Update Domains and Fault Domains

Fault DomainRack

Fault and Update DomainsFault Domain

Rack

INSTANCE

INSTANCE

INSTANCE

INSTANCE

INSTANCE

INSTANCE

INSTANCE

INSTANCE

UD #1

UD #1

UD #2

UD #2

Virtual Machine Availability SetsUpdate Domains are honored by host OS updates Fault

DomainRackFault

DomainRack

IIS1

SQL1

IIS2

SQL2

UD #2

UD #2

UD #1

UD #1

SQL Server2

SQL Server1

End to End Highly Available SolutionRedundancy at every level

IIS Web Application

Web Role

IIS Web Application

Web Role

LB

SQL M

irror

ingInternet

SQL-AVSET

IIS-AVSET

Demo

Configuring Load Balancing and High Availability

Disks

VM disk layoutOS Disk• Persistent• SATA• Drive C:

VM disk layoutTemporary Storage Disk• Local (Not Persistent)• SATA• Drive D:

VM disk layoutData Disk(s)• Persistent• SCSI• Customer Defined

Letter

Persistent Disk Management

• C:\ = OS Disk• D:\ = Non-Persistent Cache Disk• E:\, F:\. G:\ ... Data Disks

Capability OS Disk Data Disk

Host Cache Default

ReadWrite None

Max Capacity 127 GB 1 TBImaging Capable Yes NoHot Update Cache Setting

Requires RebootChange Cache Without Reboot, Add/Remove without Reboot.

Disk CachingDisk Type Default SupportedOS Disk ReadWrite Read-only and ReadWrite

Data Disk None None, Read-only and ReadWrite

Modify using Set-AzureOSDisk or Set-AzureDataDisk

Persistent Disks and Highly Durable

Windows Azure Storage

Windows Azure Storage (Disaster Recovery)

Virtual Machine

Persistent Disks and Highly Durable

Windows Azure Storage

Windows Azure Storage (Disaster Recovery)

Virtual Machine

Virtual Machine

Images & Disks

Disks and ImagesOS Images• Microsoft• Partner • User

Disks• OS Disks • Data Disks

Base OS image for new Virtual MachinesSys-Prepped/Generalized/Read Only Created by uploading or by capture

Writable Disks for Virtual MachinesCreated during VM creation or during upload of existing VHDs.

Image MobilityOn-Premises Cloud

MyApp.vhd

Bring Your Own Server/VHDOn-Premises

On Premises Virtual Server

MyApp.vhd

Cloud

Provision VM from Image or

Disk using portal, script or APIUse Case

• Forklift Migration of VMs• Sys Prepped ImagesVHD Must Be Fixed Disk * CSUpload Can Convert on Upload

Imaging VMs in the CloudCloud

Base.VHD

Identical/similar deployment instances using common OS image

as start

Capture VM Saves Customized Image to Your Image Library

What will work on upload…Images

Disks

Sysprep’d Windows Server VHD on Hyper-V

(Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012)

Windows Azure Image

Windows Server VHD on Hyper-V

(Server 2008 R2 and Windows Server 2012)

Windows Azure Disk

Tips on BYO Generalized Images• Sysprep and

“Generalize” is expected

• Do NOT put unattend.xml on the disk

• Do NOT install the Windows Azure Integration Components!!

• No WA Agent

Demo

Migrate a Virtual Machine to the Cloud

Managing VMs

Manage using existing Tools

AzureOnPrem

Windows Server 2012

InternetAndroid

Windows Phone 8

Windows RT

iOS

X86/x64 Macs

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2003

Windows Server 2012

Windows Intune

VPN Tunnel

AD

Windows Server 2008

Windows Server 2003

Scripting CapabilitiesFull Support for IaaS• Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets• Cross Platform Scripting Built on node.js

Capabilities• Provisioning, Removal• Reboot, Start• Import and Export VM settings• Support for Windows and Linux VMs• Domain Join at Provision for Windows• Fully Customize VM with Data Disks and Endpoint

Configuration• Automate Virtual Network Settings

What can you do with PowerShell?

AutomationQuery, Manage and Configure Virtual Machines across multiple subscriptions, cloud services and storage accounts.

Virtual NetworkingCompletely Configure VNETs from a Script

Provision Fully Configured Virtual MachinesDomain JoinedStorage and Networking Configured

Virtual Machine Management

Quick VM Provisioning ModeSupports VM Creation in a Single Cmdlet

Create Multiple Pre-Defined VMs in a BatchNew-AzureVM -VMs $vm1, $vm2, $vm3

Advanced Provisioning Configuration ModeProvision With: Endpoints, Data DisksConfigure: Cache Settings for OS/Data Disks and Subnet Names

Hands-on Lab

Upload VMs from On-premises to Cloud

SummaryIT Pro experience

Support for key workloads

Create Disks and Images

Manage VMs easily

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