Azure VM Archives - Thomas Maurer Cloud and Datacenter Blog focusing on Microsoft Azure Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:32:42 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.1 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/wp-content/uploads/2018/06/cropped-icon1024-32x32.png Azure VM Archives - Thomas Maurer 32 32 71605618 Hotpatching for Windows Server VMs on Azure with Desktop Experience https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/07/hotpatching-for-windows-server-vms-on-azure-with-desktop-experience/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/07/hotpatching-for-windows-server-vms-on-azure-with-desktop-experience/#comments Thu, 20 Jul 2023 12:32:32 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=25218 This week Microsoft announced the the General Availability of Hotpatching on Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition VMs with Desktop Experience. Back in March 2021 Hotpatch for Windows Server on Azure virtual machines were introduced for Windows Server Azure Edition Core server, now since this week you can also deploy and use hotpatching with Windows …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/07/hotpatching-for-windows-server-vms-on-azure-with-desktop-experience/feed/ 2 Hotpatching for Windows Server VMs on Azure with Desktop Experience - Thomas Maurer General Availability of Hotpatching on Windows Server 2022 Datacenter: Azure Edition VMs with Desktop Experience. Check it out! Azure,Azure Edition,Azure VM,Cloud,Hotpatch,Hotpatching,IaaS,Microsoft,Microsoft Azure,Virtualization,Windows,Windows Server,Windows Server Hotpatch,Windows Server Hotpatch 25218 How to In-place upgrade Windows Server in Microsoft Azure https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/01/how-to-in-place-upgrade-windows-server-in-microsoft-azure/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/01/how-to-in-place-upgrade-windows-server-in-microsoft-azure/#comments Thu, 19 Jan 2023 14:30:16 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=24659 Today I came across a tweet by Microsoft Program Manager Ned Pyle mentioning that in-place upgrade for Windows Server VMs in Microsoft Azure is now supported. There is now an official Microsoft doc, which describes the process and the considerations to for the in-place upgrade of Windows Server running in an Azure virtual machine (VM). …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2023/01/how-to-in-place-upgrade-windows-server-in-microsoft-azure/feed/ 4 How to In-place upgrade Windows Server in Microsoft Azure - Thomas Maurer In-place upgrade of Windows Server in an Azure virtual machine (Azure VM) is supported, here is how ro upgrade your Windows Server on Azure! Azure,Azure VM,Cloud,Hyper-V,In-place,In-place upgrade,Microsoft,Microsoft Azure,PowerShell,Upgrade,Virtualization,Windows Server,Windows Server on Azure,Windows Server upgrade Azure 24659 Schedule and Run PowerShell Scripts for Azure VMs using Azure Automation https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2022/08/schedule-and-run-powershell-scripts-for-azure-vms-using-azure-automation/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2022/08/schedule-and-run-powershell-scripts-for-azure-vms-using-azure-automation/#comments Tue, 09 Aug 2022 13:54:23 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=24068 A while ago I wrote a blog post on how you can run a PowerShell or Bash script against multiple Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) using Run Command. In this blog post we are going to have a look on how you can schedule and run PowerShell and Bash scripts against Azure virtual machines (VMs) using …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2022/08/schedule-and-run-powershell-scripts-for-azure-vms-using-azure-automation/feed/ 10 24068 Manage Arc-enabled Windows Server with Windows Admin Center in the Azure Portal https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2022/06/manage-arc-enabled-windows-server-with-windows-admin-center-in-the-azure-portal/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2022/06/manage-arc-enabled-windows-server-with-windows-admin-center-in-the-azure-portal/#comments Thu, 16 Jun 2022 05:41:29 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=23959 With a new feature called Windows Admin Center in the Azure portal, you can now securely manage your Windows Server machines running as an Azure virtual machine (VM) or running on-premises with Azure Arc, directly from the Azure portal. Azure provides a lot of different management tools to manage your virtual machines or physical servers …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2022/06/manage-arc-enabled-windows-server-with-windows-admin-center-in-the-azure-portal/feed/ 4 23959 Azure Advisor: How to Improve performance, security, and reliability of your Azure VMs https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/04/azure-advisor-how-to-improve-performance-security-and-reliability-of-your-azure-vms/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/04/azure-advisor-how-to-improve-performance-security-and-reliability-of-your-azure-vms/#respond Tue, 13 Apr 2021 07:33:42 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=21334 Running virtual machines in Azure is great. However, there are a lot of things you need to think about to improve performance, security, and reliability. Your cloud environment is also constantly changing, so you will need to check your Azure VMs from time to time. Luckily, there is a service called Azure Advisor which is a personalized cloud …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/04/azure-advisor-how-to-improve-performance-security-and-reliability-of-your-azure-vms/feed/ 0 Azure Advisor: How to Improve performance, security, and reliability of your Azure VMs - Thomas Maurer Azure Advisor is a personalized cloud consultant that helps you follow best practices and recommendations to optimize your Azure deployments. Advisor,Azure,Azure Advisor,Azure VM,Cloud,IaaS,Microsoft,performance,recommendations,reliability,Security,Virtual Machine,Azure Advisor 21334 How to run scripts against multiple Azure VMs by using Run Command https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/03/how-to-run-scripts-against-multiple-azure-vms-by-using-run-command/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/03/how-to-run-scripts-against-multiple-azure-vms-by-using-run-command/#comments Thu, 18 Mar 2021 08:28:20 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=20854 I wrote a blog post on how to run scripts in your Azure VM by using Run Command, and explained how handy this feature is to manage Azure virtual machines (VMs). In this blog post, we are going to have a look at how you can run scripts against multiple Azure virtual machines (VMs) by …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/03/how-to-run-scripts-against-multiple-azure-vms-by-using-run-command/feed/ 24 How to run scripts against multiple Azure VMs by using Run Command - Thomas Maurer How you can run scripts against multiple Azure virtual machines (VMs) by using PowerShell and the Invoke-AzVMRunCommand feature. automation,AzRunCommand,Azure,Azure VM,Azure VMs,Microsoft,PowerShell,Run,script,shell,Virtual Machine,VM,runs scripts multiple Azure VMs 20854 How to check the available VM Sizes (SKUs) by Azure Region https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/02/how-to-check-the-available-vm-sizes-skus-by-azure-region/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/02/how-to-check-the-available-vm-sizes-skus-by-azure-region/#comments Thu, 11 Feb 2021 08:35:00 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=20298 Do you want to know which Azure VM (virtual machine) sizes are available in an Azure region? Here are some simple ways like the Azure product page, the Azure portal, the Azure CLI, or a simple Azure PowerShell command to list the Azure VM sizes per Azure region. As you know Microsoft Azure has different …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2021/02/how-to-check-the-available-vm-sizes-skus-by-azure-region/feed/ 2 20298 How to Run Scripts in your Azure VM using Run Command https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/11/how-to-run-scripts-in-your-azure-vm-using-run-command/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/11/how-to-run-scripts-in-your-azure-vm-using-run-command/#comments Tue, 10 Nov 2020 06:45:59 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=16362 You can access your Azure IaaS virtual machine (VM) in multiple ways like SSH or RDP, depending on your operating system and configuration. However, if you have issues with the RDP or SSH network configuration, you need to have a way to troubleshoot your virtual machine (VM). Luckily Azure offers you different management tools to …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/11/how-to-run-scripts-in-your-azure-vm-using-run-command/feed/ 4 How to Run Scripts in your Azure VM using Run Command - Thomas Maurer With the Run Command can run a PowerShell or shell script within an Azure VM remotely by using the VM agent. Check it out! Azure,Azure CLI,Azure PowerShell,Azure VM,Bash,CLI,command,IaaS,Microsoft,Portal,PowerShell,RDP,Run,run command,script,SSH,Troubleshooting,Virtual Machine,VM,Azure VM Run Command 16362 How to SSH into an Azure VM from Windows Terminal Menu https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/05/how-to-ssh-into-an-azure-vm-from-windows-terminal-menu/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/05/how-to-ssh-into-an-azure-vm-from-windows-terminal-menu/#comments Thu, 14 May 2020 06:54:29 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=15714 A couple of days ago, I released a blog post on how you can add a PowerShell remote session in the Windows Terminal menu. In my example, I created a menu item in Windows Terminal to use PowerShell remoting to connect to an Azure virtual machine (VM). In the meantime, I got a lot of …

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]]> https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/05/how-to-ssh-into-an-azure-vm-from-windows-terminal-menu/feed/ 3 15714 Add a PowerShell Remote Session in Windows Terminal https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/03/add-a-powershell-remote-session-in-windows-terminal/ https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/2020/03/add-a-powershell-remote-session-in-windows-terminal/#respond Tue, 24 Mar 2020 06:06:19 +0000 https://www.thomasmaurer.ch/?p=15677 I am sure you have heard about the new Windows Terminal, which is in preview, and you can get it from the Windows Store. In this blog post, I want to share how you can add a PowerShell remote session to the drop-down menu in the Windows Terminal when you open a new tab. The …

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