Azure create VM from unmanaged VHD
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In the following four videos, we look at how to create Linux and Windows VM images using Packer.io unmanaged VHD and Azure Shared Image Gallery destinations, how to publish these images as Azure Marketplace Virtual Machine offer in Microsoft Partner Center, and how to deploy and test the “preview” offer plans/SKUs. Show
You can see the sample code used in the videos here.
 Video #1: Creating Azure VM image for Azure Marketplace Virtual Machine Offer using Packer with “unmanaged” VHD destinationTip: Play the video full screen to see all of the details. Video #2: Creating Azure VM image for Azure Marketplace Virtual Machine Offer using Packer with Azure Shared Image Gallery destinationTip: Play the video full screen to see all of the details.
Video #3: Publishing Azure Marketplace Virtual Machine Offer in Partner Center using SAS VHD URLTip: Play the video full screen to see all of the details. Video #4: Deploying and testing “preview” Virtual Machine offer from Azure MarketplaceTip: Play the video full screen to see all of the details. Azure VM offer plans can used by Azure AppsAzure Application offers (i.e. Solution Template or Managed Application) can use VM offer plan/SKU inside of their ARM templates. The VM offer plan can be marked as “hidden” so that it is not visible directly in Azure Marketplace UI but can still be used via ARM templates or command line tools. My other posts and videos about Azure VM offers
You can find the sample code used in the videos above at https://github.com/arsenvlad/azure-vm-offer-hello-world-202012 Thank you! Please leave feedback and questions below or on Twitter https://twitter.com/ArsenVlad This article is also published at the FastTrack for Azure Technical Community Blog https://techcommunity.microsoft.com/t5/fasttrack-for-azure/simple-azure-marketplace-virtual-machine-offer-creating-vm/ba-p/2058093 How do I create a VM with unmanaged disk in Azure?Click on New >> Storage and then select the Storage account. You have to provide a fully qualified domain name for storage account that lives under core.windows.net. Then, we have to select the deployment model which I am selecting Resource Manager, the default one and recommended.
How do I make an Azure VM from an existing VHD?You can create an Azure VM from an on-premises VHD by uploading the on-premises VHD and attaching it to a new VM. You use PowerShell or another tool to upload the VHD to a storage account, and then you create a managed disk from the VHD.
How do I convert unmanaged disk to managed disk in Azure?You can also migrate unmanaged disks to managed disks using the Azure portal.. Sign in to the Azure portal.. Select the VM from the list of VMs in the portal.. In the blade for the VM, select Disks from the menu.. At the top of the Disks blade, select Migrate to managed disks.. Can we take snapshot of unmanaged disk in Azure?Unmanaged disks are just using blob storage, so you can create a blob snapshot in the same way you would with any other blob.
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