Section 3: Deploy and Manage Virtual Machines
Deploy and Manage Virtual Machines (15-20%)
Create and configure a VM for Windows and Linux
Configure high availability; configure monitoring, networking, storage, and virtual machine size; deploy and configure scale sets
Manage the availability of Windows virtual machines in Azure
Frequently asked questions about Azure IaaS VM disks and managed and unmanaged premium disks
Automate deployment of VMs
Modify Azure Resource Manager (ARM) template; configure location of new VMs; configure VHD template; deploy from template; save a deployment as an ARM template; deploy Windows and Linux VMs
Create a Windows VM from a specialized disk by using PowerShell
Create a Windows virtual machines from a Resource Manager template
Manage Azure VM
Add data discs; add network interfaces; automate configuration management by using PowerShell Desired State Configuration (DSC) and VM Agent by using custom script extensions; manage VM sizes; move VMs from one resource group to another; redeploy VMs
Add network interfaces to or remove network interfaces from virtual machines
Move a Windows VM to another Azure subscription or resource group
Manage VM backups
Configure VM backup; define backup policies; implement backup policies; perform VM restore