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Create an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set

In this lab, you will create a Virtual Machine Scale Set in Azure with a custom scaling rule and use Spot instances to reduce costs.

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60 minEstimated time
2Guided steps
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Create an Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set

Lab overview

Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets are a resource type in Azure that allows you to create a group of identical, load-balanced VMs. They are a cost-effective way to scale your applications and services. You can create a scale set with a single VM or a large number of VMs to host your application.

This lab provides a basic understanding of Virtual Machine Scale Sets by helping you create a scale set and configure scaling rules.

Objectives

Upon completion of this beginner level lab, you will be able to:

  • Create a Virtual Machine Scale Set
  • Add a custom scaling rule to the scale set
  • Use Spot instances to reduce costs

Who is this lab for?

  • Azure administrators
  • DevOps engineers
  • Cloud engineers

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Duration
60 min
Steps
2

Environment

Live Cloud Environment

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  • Real environment, pre-credentialed
  • Automated checks on every step
  • Isolated sandbox, auto cleanup
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Lab curriculum

  1. 01

    Logging into Azure Account using Azure Portal

  2. 02

    Creating Azure Virtual Machine Scale Set using Azure Portal

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