Azure Virtual Machines — Configuration

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Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure attribute-based VM selection in Compute Fleet	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/attribute-based-vm-selection
Modify capacity and VM sizes in Azure Compute Fleet	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/modify-fleet
Configure Spot VM behavior in Azure Compute Fleet	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-compute-fleet/spot-vm-configuration
Inspect and manage Azure Linux AKS host packages	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/aks-packages
Configure networking on Azure Linux with systemd-networkd	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/configure-networking
Enable debuginfo repositories on Azure Linux	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/install-debug-symbol-packages
Inspect and configure Azure Linux kernel parameters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/kernel-management
View logs and monitor system health on Azure Linux	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/logging-monitoring
Manage Azure Linux packages using DNF5	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/manage-packages
Discover and use Azure Linux package repositories	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/package-repositories
Configure and deploy AKS pod sandboxing on Azure Linux	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/pod-sandboxing-aks
Manage storage and filesystems on Azure Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/storage-file-system-management
Configure telemetry and monitoring for Azure Linux AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-linux/tutorial-monitor-azure-linux-aks
Enable automatic extension upgrades for Azure VMs and scale sets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/automatic-extension-upgrade
Configure automatic guest patching for Azure VMs and scale sets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/automatic-vm-guest-patching
Use Azure VM watch to collect in-VM health signals	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/azure-vm-watch
Configure Azure Event Hubs as a sink for VM watch signals	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/configure-eventhub-vm-watch
Customize VM watch settings and collectors on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/configure-vm-watch
Configure and create Azure Compute Galleries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/create-gallery
Use custom data and cloud-init with Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/custom-data
Convert Azure managed disk types via CLI, PowerShell, portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-convert-types
Deploy zone-redundant managed disks (ZRS)	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-deploy-zrs
Enable on-demand bursting for Premium SSD disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-bursting
Configure and deploy Azure Ultra Disks for VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-enable-ultra-ssd
Instantly access Azure managed disk snapshots	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-instant-access-snapshots
Use Azure disk metrics and bursting metrics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-metrics
Convert managed disks from LRS to ZRS redundancy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-migrate-lrs-zrs
Change performance tiers for Azure Managed Disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-performance-tiers
Enable and configure Azure shared managed disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-shared-enable
Configure torn-write prevention on Linux managed disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/disks-torn-write-prevention
Check supported OS images for Azure NVMe	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/enable-nvme-interface
Configure Azure Monitor Dependency agent extension for Linux	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/agent-dependency-linux
Configure Azure Monitor Dependency agent extension for Windows	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/agent-dependency-windows
Configure and manage Azure Linux VM Agent settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/agent-linux
Install and manage Azure Windows VM Agent	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/agent-windows
Configure Chef VM Extension on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/chef
Configure Custom Script Extension v2 on Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/custom-script-linux
Configure Custom Script Extension on Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/custom-script-windows
Overview and configuration of DSC extension for Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/dsc-overview
Author ARM templates for Azure DSC VM extension	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/dsc-template
Configure Azure DSC Extension on Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/dsc-windows
Configure and enable InfiniBand on Azure HPC VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/enable-infiniband
Configure Machine Configuration extension for Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/guest-configuration
Configure Application Health extension for Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/health-extension
Configure InfiniBand driver extension on Linux HPC VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/hpc-compute-infiniband-linux
Configure InfiniBand driver extension on Windows HPC VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/hpc-compute-infiniband-windows
Configure AMD GPU Driver Extension on Linux N-series VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/hpccompute-amd-gpu-linux
Configure AMD GPU Driver Extension on Windows NVv4 VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/hpccompute-amd-gpu-windows
Configure NVIDIA GPU Driver Extension on Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/hpccompute-gpu-linux
Configure NVIDIA GPU Driver Extension on Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/hpccompute-gpu-windows
Configure Microsoft Antimalware Extension for Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/iaas-antimalware-windows
Configure Azure Key Vault VM extension on Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/key-vault-linux
Configure Azure Key Vault VM extension on Windows	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/key-vault-windows
Configure Qualys Cloud Agent extension on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/qualys
Configure Salt Minion VM Extension for Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/salt-minion
Configure Stackify Retrace Linux agent extension on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/stackify-retrace-linux
Configure Tenable One-Click Nessus VM Extension	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/tenable
Use VMAccess extension to reset Linux VM access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/vmaccess-linux
Use VMAccess extension to reset Windows VM access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/vmaccess-windows
Configure VM Snapshot Linux extension for Azure Backup	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/vmsnapshot-linux
Configure VM Snapshot Windows extension for Azure Backup	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/vmsnapshot-windows
Use Azure FPGA Attestation service for NP-series VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/field-programmable-gate-arrays-attestation
Configure Azure Monitor VM availability metric with Flash	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/flash-azure-monitor
Enable and configure Azure Write Accelerator	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/how-to-enable-write-accelerator
Understand HX-series VM architecture and topology	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/hx-series-overview
Install Azure VM watch via ARM, PowerShell, or CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/install-vm-watch
Attach persistent data disks to Linux VMs using CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/add-disk
Attach new or existing data disks to Linux VMs in portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/attach-disk-portal
Install AMD GPU drivers on Azure N-series Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/azure-n-series-amd-gpu-driver-linux-installation-guide
Find Marketplace image URNs and plans using Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/cli-ps-findimage
Create and upload CentOS-based VHDs to Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/create-upload-centos
Prepare generic Linux systems for Azure imaging	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/create-upload-generic
Create and upload OpenBSD images for Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/create-upload-openbsd
Prepare Debian Linux VHD images for Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/debian-create-upload-vhd
Use Flatcar Container Linux VHDs in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/flatcar-create-upload-vhd
Configure Azure VM Image Builder with Compute Gallery	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder
Author Bicep and ARM templates for Azure Image Builder	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-json
Configure networking for Azure VM Image Builder	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/image-builder-networking
Configure NVIDIA GPU drivers on Linux N-series VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/n-series-driver-setup
Create and upload Oracle Linux VHDs to Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/oracle-create-upload-vhd
Understand Linux VM provisioning parameters in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/provisioning
Prepare and upload RHEL VHDs for Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/redhat-create-upload-vhd
Use Run Command to execute scripts on Linux Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/run-command
Configure managed Run Command for Linux Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/run-command-managed
Create and upload SUSE Linux VHDs in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/suse-create-upload-vhd
Configure time synchronization for Azure Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/time-sync
Configure xrdp and desktop environment on Azure Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/use-remote-desktop
Control Azure VM platform updates with Maintenance Configurations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/maintenance-configurations
Define Maintenance Configurations for Azure VMs using Bicep	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/maintenance-configurations-bicep
Manage Azure VM Maintenance Configurations using Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/maintenance-configurations-cli
Configure Azure VM Maintenance Configurations in the portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/maintenance-configurations-portal
Configure Maintenance Configurations for dedicated hosts with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/maintenance-configurations-powershell
Manage and restore Azure VMs from restore points	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/manage-restore-points
Export Compute Gallery image versions to managed disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/managed-disk-from-image-version
Configure Marketplace purchase plans for gallery images	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/marketplace-images
Reference monitoring data for Azure Virtual Machines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/monitor-vm-reference
Convert Azure VM disks from SCSI to NVMe on Linux	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/nvme-linux
Configure and enable NVMe on Azure virtual machines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/nvme-overview
Configure InfiniBand networking on Azure HPC VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/setup-infiniband
Configure MPI for RDMA-enabled Azure HPC VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/setup-mpi
Configure MPI for RDMA-capable Azure HPC VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/setup-mpi
Create and store SSH keys with Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ssh-keys-azure-cli
Configure and manage SSH keys in Azure portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/ssh-keys-portal
List, update, and delete Compute Gallery resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/update-image-resources
Configure user data scripts for Azure VMs at provisioning	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/user-data
Control OS image upgrades on VM scale sets with Maintenance control	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machine-scale-sets-maintenance-control
Use Azure CLI to manage Maintenance control for VM scale set OS upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machine-scale-sets-maintenance-control-cli
Configure Maintenance control for VM scale set OS upgrades in the portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machine-scale-sets-maintenance-control-portal
Use PowerShell to manage Maintenance control for VM scale set OS upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machine-scale-sets-maintenance-control-powershell
Define Maintenance control for VM scale sets using ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machine-scale-sets-maintenance-control-template
Create Azure VM restore points using PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machines-create-restore-points-powershell
Configure cross-region copy of Azure VM restore points	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machines-restore-points-copy
Configure VM Snapshot extension for restore points	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/virtual-machines-restore-points-vm-snapshot-extension
Configure VM watch Collectors Suite for Azure VM health checks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/vm-watch-collector-suite
Attach data disks to Windows VMs using PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/attach-disk-ps
Attach managed data disks to Windows VMs in portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/attach-managed-disk-portal
Find Marketplace image URNs and plans with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/cli-ps-findimage
Configure WinRM connectivity for Azure Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/connect-winrm
Configure Azure Diagnostics Extension for Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/extensions-diagnostics
Set up time sync for AD domain Windows VMs in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/external-ntpsource-configuration
Configure AMD GPU drivers on Azure N-series Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/n-series-amd-driver-setup
Configure NVIDIA GPU driver extension on N-series Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/n-series-driver-setup
Use Run Command to execute scripts on Windows Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/run-command
Configure managed Run Command for Windows Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/run-command-managed
Define Azure VM resources in ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/template-description
Configure time synchronization for Azure Windows VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/time-sync
Configure ExpressRoute and OCI FastConnect for Oracle apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/configure-azure-oci-networking
Install and configure Oracle ASM on Azure Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/configure-oracle-asm
Configure Oracle Data Guard on Azure Linux VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/configure-oracle-dataguard
Install and configure Oracle GoldenGate on Azure VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/configure-oracle-golden-gate
Back up Oracle Database on Azure VMs using Azure Backup	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-database-backup-azure-backup
Back up Oracle Database to Azure Files with RMAN	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/oracle/oracle-database-backup-azure-storage
Use Red Hat Update Infrastructure for RHEL on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/workloads/redhat/redhat-rhui

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