ABSTRACT

Difficulty: * In this example, we will use Microsoft Azure Management Portal to create a new Windows-based virtual machine.

1. Log in to Microsoft Azure Management Portal. 2. On the command bar, click the NEW icon, and then select COMPUTE→VIRTUAL

MACHINE→FROM GALLERY, as shown in Figure 7.1. 3. On CREATE A VIRTUAL MACHINE dialog, select the Windows Server 2012 R2

Datacenter image (see Figure 7.2), and then click the next button. 4. On the Virtual machine configuration page, select VERSION RELEASE DATA (you

would usually select the latest version). Pick a virtual machine size from various BASIC sizes or STANDARD sizes. Then, enter the virtual machine name, as well as the administrator credentials, and click the next button to continue (Figure 7.3).