In this lab, you’ll learn how to deploy and configure an Azure Virtual Machine (VM) using the Azure portal. The lab walks you through the steps of creating a new virtual machine, configuring its settings, including availability zones, security options, and network configuration. You’ll also learn how to attach and configure disks for your VM, manage network access, and ensure that resources such as IPs and NICs are properly deleted when the VM is removed.

This brief video explains what you’ll deploy, why it matters, and what steps you’ll take. Estimated watch time: 3 minutes 44 seconds

By completing this lab, you will be able to:

• • Understand the process of deploying a Windows Server 2019 Virtual Machine in Azure.
  • Learn how to configure availability zones and security options during VM deployment.
  • Gain hands-on experience configuring disk sizes and types for both the OS and data disks.
  • Set up networking for the VM, including configuring virtual networks, subnets, and inbound ports.
  • Configure the deletion of associated IPs and NICs when the VM is deleted.
  • Review and validate VM settings before final deployment.

The skills you learn in this lab map to the following Azure certification objectives:

• • AZ-104 (Azure Administrator): Covers core networking concepts, including vNet creation, subnet configurations, and Azure best practices.
  • AZ-305 (Azure Solutions Architect): Reinforces design considerations for IP addressing and secure, scalable network layouts in Azure.