Why VMs provide compute flexibility in Azure - Test Your Understanding

Practice - 5 Tasks

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easy

Complete the code to create a virtual machine with a flexible size in Azure.

Azure

az vm create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM --image UbuntuLTS --size [1]

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AStandard_B1s

BUbuntuLTS

CmyResourceGroup

DmyVM

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Common Mistakes

Using image name instead of size

Using resource group name as size

The --size parameter specifies the VM size, allowing flexibility in compute power.

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medium

Complete the code to resize an existing Azure VM to a larger size.

Azure

az vm resize --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM --size [1]

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AStandard_B1s

BStandard_D2s_v3

CmyVM

DUbuntuLTS

Attempts:

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💡 Hint

Common Mistakes

Using image name instead of size

Using VM name as size

The --size parameter changes the VM's compute resources to the specified size.

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hard

Fix the error in the command to start a VM in Azure.

Azure

az vm [1] --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM

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Aresize

Bcreate

Cdelete

Dstart

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Common Mistakes

Using create instead of start

Using delete instead of start

The start command powers on an existing VM.

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hard

Fill both blanks to create a VM with a specific OS and size.

Azure

az vm create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM --image [1] --size [2]

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AUbuntuLTS

BStandard_B1s

CStandard_D2s_v3

DWindowsServer

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Mixing OS image with size

Using WindowsServer with a Linux size

The --image sets the OS, and --size sets the VM's compute power.

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hard

Fill all three blanks to resize a VM and then start it.

Azure

az vm [1] --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM --size [2] && az vm [3] --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myVM

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Aresize

BStandard_D4s_v3

Cstart

Ddelete

Attempts:

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Common Mistakes

Using delete instead of start

Starting before resizing

First, resize the VM to a bigger size, then start it to apply changes.