Resize an Azure Virtual Machine

Skillbuilder Collection
Azure Admin Series

Lab Overview

In this lab, you’ll learn how to resize an existing Azure Virtual Machine using the Azure portal. Resizing a VM is a critical task when you need to adjust the resources allocated to your virtual machine, such as increasing or decreasing CPU and memory to match workload requirements.

The lab will guide you through the process of selecting a different size, applying filters to find the appropriate VM size, and resizing the VM.

By the end of this lab, you’ll understand how to effectively resize a virtual machine to optimize its performance or cost.

Learning Objectives

  • Understand how to initiate the resizing process for an Azure Virtual Machine.
  • Learn how to filter and select appropriate VM sizes based on CPU and resource requirements.
  • Gain hands-on experience resizing a VM to a smaller size.
  • Learn how to verify and confirm that the VM has been resized successfully.
  • Understand the potential impact and downtime associated with resizing a virtual machine.

Exam Relevance

The skills you learn in this lab are necessary to pass the following Azure certification exams:

    • AZ-104
    • AZ-305

UH-OH! To access this lab, you must have an active Azure Skillbuilder plan or an active Azure Administrator plan enabled for your labITpro account.

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