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2. Deep Dive into Windows Azure Virtual Machines
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AZR313
Deep Dive into Windows Azure Virtual Machines
Vijay Rajagopalan
Principal Lead Program Manager
Microsoft Corporation
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3. Agenda Introduction & Getting Started
Patterns for running Virtual Machines
Provisioning in the Cloud
Image Customization
Bring your own Images / Disks & Best Practices
API Surface & Platform Programmability –
REST, Client Libraries
PowerShell Cmdlets
Cross Platform Cmdlets
Scalextreme – ISV building Cloud based Monitoring & Management
Inside Provisioning Virtual Machines
Application Patterns:- SLA, Building for availability, IaaS + PaaS
Summary
Q & A

4. Getting Started with Virtual Machines
Create new VMs from Platform supplied “stock images” from VM Image Gallery
Tools:- Azure Management Portal / APIs / PowerShell cmdlets
Customize a platform stock image and “capture” for future usage
Tools:- Management Portal / APIs / PowerShell cmdlets
Bring your own VMs from on-premises
Tools:- Management Portal / APIs / PowerShell cmdlets &
Create new VMs from Platform supplied “stock images” from VM Image Gallery
Tools:- Azure Management Portal / APIs / PowerShell cmdlets
Customize a platform stock image and “capture” for future usage
Tools:- Management Portal / APIs / PowerShell cmdlets
Bring your own VMs from on-premises
Tools:- Azure SDK Authoring Tools, System Center App Controller (Future), Open Source Authoring Tools (Linux)
Tips
Ensure VHD is Fixed and Upload as PageBlob
Enable DHCP and RDP/SSH before Upload

5. (Windows, Linux and Mac)
Cloud Provisioning
Getting Started
Management Portal
>_
Scripting
(Windows, Linux and Mac)
REST API
Select Image and VM Size
New Disk Persisted in Storage
Blob Storage
Cloud
Boot VM from New Disk
Server

6. Imaging in the Cloud :- Customizing Stock Images in the Cloud
Base.VHD
Boot VM
Identical/similar deployment instances using common OS image as start
Capture VM Saves Customized Image to Your Image Library
Blob Storage
Blob Storage
Capture VM
Customize
VHD
Generalize
VHD

7. Bring Your Own Server/VHD
On-Premises
Cloud
Blob Storage
Best Practices
Activation
Paging File
Time Sync
MyApp.vhd
Upload VHD
On Premises Virtual Server
Create Disk or
Image
Provision VM from Image or Disk using portal, script or API
Use Case
Forklift Migration of VMs
“Sysprepped” Images
VHD Must Be Fixed Disk
Ensure VHD is Fixed and Upload as PageBlob
RDP/SSH before Upload

8. Image Mobility
On-Premises
Cloud
MyApp.vhd
Blob Storage

9. Bring your own Image/disk from on-premises
We support Image & Disk based migration.
Windows Azure SDK Authoring Tools (CSUpload)
Basic VHD validation
Dynamic disk to Fixed disk conversion
Multi-threaded upload
Resume functionality
Automatic Image/Disk registration
Image Patching support

10. CSUpload under the covers Uploading an data disk is simple…
Customer’s Storage Account
Data Disk
Windows Azure Storage API
Data Disk
PUT Blob

11. CSUpload under the covers Uploading an OS disk is simple…
Customer’s Storage Account
OS Disk
Windows Azure Storage API
OS Disk
PUT Blob

12. What will work on upload…
Images
Sysprep’d Windows Server
VHD on Hyper-V
(Server 2008 R2 and Windows 8 Server)
Windows Azure Image
Windows Server
VHD on Hyper-V
(Server 2008 R2 and Windows 8 Server)
Windows Azure Disk
Disks

13. Persistent Disk Management
Capability
OS Disk
Data Disk
Host Cache Default
ReadWrite
ReadOnly
Max Capacity
127 GB
1 TB
Imaging Capable
Yes No
Hot Update
Cache Setting Requires Reboot
Change Cache Without Reboot, Add/Remove without Reboot.
C:\ = OS Disk
D:\ = Non-Persistent Cache Disk
E:\, F:\. G:\ ... Data Disks

14. DEMO Image Customization & (Capture) Bring your VMs / Data Disks
Migration : - Bring your own VM from on-premises using System Center App Controller

15. Technology Behind Launching a Virtual Machine
Windows Azure Hypervisor
Customer
Storage Account
Image Publisher Gallery
Base Images VM
Data
Data Disk OS
OS Disk
ISO
Provisioning Repository
Cache
UNATTEND
Add Server
Hostname
Password …
Storage API
CACHE.VHD
Portal (API)

16. Virtual Machine Provisioning Options
General Settings
Computer Name
Windows Update (default on)
Windows Domain Join Settings (Script Only)
Certificate/SSH Cert Deployment
Networking
Configure TCP/UDP Endpoints
Subnet Name(s)
Virtual Network
Disk Configuration
Modify cache and Add Data Disks

17. Windows Azure Virtual Machine Architecture
Cloud Service
Location: North Central US
Name: myservice.cloudapp.net
Clients
Public IP (VIP)
myservice.cloudapp.net
Deployment
Virtual Network: MyVNET
DNS Ips: ,
VIP
Virtual Machine
Role Name: srv1
Subnet: sub1
Virtual Machine
Role Name: srv2
Subnet: sub1
Windows Azure
Storage
Load Balancer
DIP

18. Virtual Machines Under the Hood
RoleName: spsql1
Subnet: AppSubnet
InstanceStatus: ReadyRole
IP Address:
OS Disk
HostCaching : ReadWrite
DiskName : SPMigDemo1-spsql
MediaLink :
SourceImageName : MSFT__Windows-Server-2008-R2-SP1-with-SQL-Server-2012-Eval
Input Endpoints
EnableDirectServerReturn : False
LocalPort : 3389
Name : RDP
Port : 61388
Protocol : tcp
Vip :
LoadBalancerProbe:
LoadBalancedEndpointSetName:
Data Disk
HostCaching : ReadOnly
DiskLabel : sqldata
DiskName : SPMigDemo1-spsql
Lun : 0
LogicalDiskSizeInGB : 20
MediaLink :

19. Virtual Machine Management
Remote Desktop
Fully Configured.
Windows Update
“On” by default
Preferred mode for keeping your VMs up to date
No Coordination between VMs and platform updates
VM Customization & Software Acquisition
Interactively with RDP
Web PI
Data Disk
FTP Server
Hybrid –SMB Server

20. Protocols and Endpoints
UDP Traffic Supported in WA
Load-balanced incoming traffic and allows outbound traffic
Support for All IP-Based Protocols (VM to VM)
Instance-to-instance communication
TCP, UDP and ICMP, Support for dynamic ports
Custom Load Balancer Health Probes
Health check based on Probes
HTTP and TCP based probing, allowing granular control of health checks
Port Forwarded Endpoints
Direct communication to multiple VMs in the same cloud app

21. Service Management REST APIs- “A Bird’s eye View”
Entity Reference
Parent – Child Reference
C - Create
R - Read
U - Update
D - Delete
Management.core.windows.net/
Subscription (R)
Images (CRUD)
Disks (CRUD)
Hosted Service (CRUD)
Storage Account (CRUD)
Location (CRUD)
OSFamily (CRUD)
OS (R)
Operations (R)
Deployment (CRUD)
Service Certificate (CRUD)
Virtual Machine (CRUD)
Data Disk (CRUD)
Configuration Set (CRUD)

22. REST APIs for VM Operations
Add Role (i.e., Create Virtual Machine)
Delete Role
Get Role
Shutdown/Restart Role
Modify Role
Deployment Level APIs
Attach Disk
Capture Role
Detach Disk
Download RDP file
Modify Disk Attribute
Get/Set/List Virtual Networks

23. Create Virtual Machine
POST {
“Name”:”MyWebServerFrontEndH1”,
“RoleType”:”PersistentVMRole”,
“InstanceSize”:”Medium”,
“OSDisk”: {
“SourceImageId”:”PlatformWin2k8R2Apr01” },
“DataDisks”: [{
“LogicalDiskSizeInGB”:15
}],
“ConfigurationSets”:
“ConfigurationSetType”:”ProvisioningConfiguration”,
“AdminPassword”:”ac bbef82729==”,
“ResetPasswordOnFirstLogon”:”true” }] }
Response 202 Accepted
x-ms-requestid :

24. Capture a Virtual Machine
POST erverFrontEndH1/Operations?OperationType=”Capture” {
“TargetImageName”:”MySQLServerSP3BaseImage”,
“PostCaptureAction”:”REPROVISION|DELETE”,
“ConfigurationSets”:[{
“ConfigurationType”:”ProvisioningConfiguration”,
“AdminPassword”:”baac ==”,
“ResetPasswordOnLogon”:”true”,
“MachineName”:”SQLServerv11” }] }
Response 202 Accepted
x-ms-requestid :

25. Introducing Client Libraries for Service Management
We will deliver .NET Reference Library for all the management scenarios
Prescriptive & Consistent Client Scenario Wrappers to enable Microsoft & ISV products.
Java & PHP Libraries for non-Windows scenarios.

26. Announcing Windows Azure PowerShell Cmdlets
Subscription Management
Basic Storage Operations
Upload/Download/Delete
Create/Manage Storage Accounts
Storage Analytics
Cloud Services/Deployments
New/Upgrade/Delete/VIP Swap
Virtual Machine Management
Create/Managing Virtual Machines
Hot Add Disks/Endpoints
Manage VNET Settings
Instance Management
Add/Remove/Reboot/Re-Image
Diagnostics Management
Configure/Download/Clea

27. Scripted Deployment $vms = @()
$vms += New-AzureVM -RoleName 'vm1' -InstanceSize Small |
Add-ProvisioningConfiguration -Windows -AdminPassword $pwd |
Add-OSDisk -ImageName $imgname -MediaLocation $vm1storage
$vms += New-AzureVM -RoleName 'vm2' -InstanceSize Small |
Add-OSDisk -ImageName $imgname -MediaLocation $vm2storage
New-AzureDeployment-NewCloudService -ServiceName $svcName -Location 'North Central US' -Roles $vms

28. DEMO REST API Surface area Command Line Tools
Building Webfarm using PowerShell
Managing Virtual Machines from Linux/Mac

29. Scalextreme

30. ScaleXtreme Overview Cloud-based Systems Management
“Instant On”
Manage existing servers or create brand-new servers – no need to use our images, you can use your own
Monitoring, Patch Management, general-purpose Job Automation, Budgets & Cost Control, etc.
Complements Azure management functionality with actual server launch and management capabilities – Windows and Linux fully supported, today
Directly integrates with Windows Azure through management API’s
Worked closely with Microsoft to ensure native integration

31. Super Easy 1. Create free account at http://www.scalextreme.com/free
2. Link your Azure account to ScaleXtreme
3. Put agent on existing servers or start launching new ones
4. All functionality (patch, job automation) instantly available!

32. Demo!

33. Application Patterns SLA & Building for High Availability
Highly Available Application Pattern
SQL Mirroring for Availability
SharePoint
Designing VMs with Domain Controller
Connecting Cloud Services & VMs over VIP
Connecting Cloud Services & VMs over VNet
Mixed Mode (PaaS + IaaS working together)

34. Service Level Agreements
99.95% for Virtual Machines (in Availability Set)
4.38 hours of downtime per year
99.9% for single Virtual Machine
8.75 hours of downtime per year
What is included
Compute Hardware failure (disk, cpu, memory)
Datacenter failures - Network failure, power failure
Hardware upgrades, Software maintenance – Host OS Updates
What is not included
VM Container crashes, Guest OS Updates

35. Availability Set Visualized
Fault Domain
Fault Domain
Rack
Rack
Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine
Web Availability Set
IIS1
IIS2
Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine
SQL Availability Set
SQL1
SQL2

36. How Does this Relate to SLA?
Availability Set
Virtual Machine
SQL Server - Primary
SLA 99.9

37. End to End Highly Available Solution
Redundancy at every level
Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine
Business Components & Entities
SQL Server
IIS Web Application
Internet
Persistent Disk
Web Role
SQL Mirroring LB
Virtual Machine
IIS Web Application
Business Components & Entities
Tips :-
Add both VMs to the same availability Set at every layer
Configure a load balanced endpoint on Port 80 for UI layer
Virtual Machine
SQL Server
Web Role
Persistent Disk

38. Summary – SLA and Availability
Scenario
Windows Azure
SQL Server
Multiple Instance Availability
99.95% (Availability Sets)
99.95% (DB Mirroring)
Single Instance Availability
99.9%
Disaster Recovery
Windows Azure Storage Geo-Replication
Log-Shipping/Backup

39. SharePoint Tips :- LB LB Internet Internet
Configure the Virtual Network
Configure Gateway to On Premise
Configure your on premise router
Start the gateway
Create first VM from SQL Server.
Configure databases on it.
Sysprep and shut it down.
Capture as an Image
Create second VM from the Images
Create load balanced endpoints
Put both VMs in the same availability set
VNet
On Premises
Virtual Machine x DC
DNS
Local DNS
User Accounts DC
DNS
Virtual Machine
Server Accounts
Virtual Machine
SharePoint FrontEnd
SQL
SQL Mirroring LB
Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine DC
DNS
Local DNS
SQL
SharePoint FrontEnd
Virtual Machine
Search and Index
Virtual Machine
Server Accounts
Persistent Disk
Open User Access (Website)
Virtual Machine
SharePoint FrontEnd
SQL
SQL Mirroring
Internet
Domain joined to On-Premises Network LB
Virtual Machine
Virtual Machine
SQL
SharePoint FrontEnd
Virtual Machine
Search and Index
Persistent Disk
Internet

40. Building Complex LOB Applications with Domain Controller
VNet
Building Complex LOB Applications with Domain Controller
Active Directory
Web Tier
UI Process Components
DNS
Business & Data Tier
Business Components & Entities
SQL Server
Virtual Machine
Domain joined to Network
Virtual Machine

41. DEMO
Building Complex Applications using Domain based Automation

42. Power of Choice Virtual Machines(IaaS) & Cloud Services(PaaS) Better Together
Connect Cloud Services via VIPs
Easily compose services by connecting public endpoints
Direct Connectivity Using Virtual Networking
Simple, secure and highly efficient method of using IaaS and PaaS side-by-side
For advanced connectivity scenarios such as Active Directory or DCOM
Mixed Mode: Virtual Machines and Web/Worker Roles in the Same Cloud Service

43. Connecting Cloud Services via VIPs
Strengths
Simplicity
Tenant Autonomy
VIP Swap (stateless roles)
Easy Local Dev/Test
Persistent Service is Easily Accessible (even from other services!)
SQL Data Access Traffic Through Public Endpoint
Cloud
Service1
Load Balancer 80
WA Web Role
Secure Endpoints with Firewall
Weakness
Higher Latency Less Secure
Management/Deployment Overhead
Cloud
Service 2
SQL Server
Load Balancer

44. Connecting Cloud Services with VNET
Strengths
Simplicity
Tenant Autonomy
VIP Swap (stateless roles)
Easy Local Dev/Test
Persistent Service is Easily Accessible (even from other services!)
ContosoVNet ( /8)
Cloud
Service1 80
WA Web Role
FrontEndSubnet
( /16)
Load Balancer
Direct Access via VNET
Weakness
VNET Complexity
No iDNS – use BYOD
Cloud
Service 2
SQLSubnet
( /16) AD
SQL Mirror
AD Subnet
( /16)

45. Mixed Mode: PaaS/IaaS in the Same Cloud Service
Virtual Machine
Cloud
Service
WA Web Role 80
Load Balancer
Strengths
Internal DNS (iDNS)
Low latency connectivity
Single deployment, update and management unit
Weakness
No VIP Swap (coming in the future)
Coming in the future

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Resources for IT Professionals
Resources for Developers

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© 2012 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.
© 2009 Microsoft Corporation. All rights reserved. Microsoft, Windows, Windows Vista and other product names are or may be registered trademarks and/or trademarks in the U.S. and/or other countries.
The information herein is for informational purposes only and represents the current view of Microsoft Corporation as of the date of this presentation. Because Microsoft must respond to changing market conditions, it should not be interpreted to be a commitment on the part of Microsoft, and Microsoft cannot guarantee the accuracy of any information provided after the date of this presentation. MICROSOFT MAKES NO WARRANTIES, EXPRESS, IMPLIED OR STATUTORY, AS TO THE INFORMATION IN THIS PRESENTATION.