Linux VM Lifecycle and Managed Disks
Deploy a small Azure Linux VM, attach and resize a managed data disk, inspect boot diagnostics, resize the VM, and clean up the resource group.
Lab Overview
Practice the Linux VM lifecycle tasks that Azure administrators perform frequently.
You will create a tagged resource group, deploy a small Ubuntu VM in an approved Azure region, enable boot diagnostics with a storage account, attach a managed data disk, resize the VM and disk within TeKanAid lab limits, and remove the resource group when finished.
What You'll Learn
Create an Azure resource group for a VM lifecycle scenario
Deploy a small Linux virtual machine in an approved Azure region
Enable and inspect VM boot diagnostics backed by a storage account
Create, attach, inspect, and resize a managed data disk under 128 GB
Resize a VM using allowed Azure VM sizes and clean up lab resources
Prerequisites
Basic command line familiarity
Basic understanding of Azure resource groups
Basic virtual machine concepts
Technologies Covered
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This lab is part of the Microsoft Azure Administrator (AZ-104) course
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