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2. Optimize Your Windows Server Workloads on Azure
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3. Agenda Windows Images and Disks Storage Account Management
Integration with Web/Worker Roles
Automation Magic

4. Disk/Image Artifacts Disk with Operating System
An Azure page blob that is a valid fixed size VHD file that contains a specialized Windows or Linux operating system. This artifact is attached to a VM container to create a VM.
OS Image
An Azure page blob that is a valid fixed size VHD file that contains a generalized Windows or Linux operating system. This artifact is copied to a separate page blob which is then attached to a VM container to create a VM.
VM Image
A collection of an OS Image along with one or more data disk images. All images from this artifact are copied to separate page blob(s) which are then attached to a VM container to create a VM.

5. Preparing Windows Image

6. Data Drives and Images Leave “Temporary Storage” at D:
Sysprep Will Reset Drive Letters
Consider startup script to set drive letters back as required
Assume DVD device will be at a drive letter higher than data disks in VM Image
Recreate Storage Spaces via Scripts

7. New VM Image Demo

8. Image Configuration - PowerShell Only
Join Active Directory Domain
Disable Windows Update
Install X509 Certificates
Set Time Zone
Use command line tool “tzutil /l” to see all valid time zone strings
Custom Data
Data placed at %SYSTEMDRIVE%\AzureData\CustomData.bin
Advanced WinRM Config
WinRM over HTTP or user defined certificate for WinRM over HTTPS

9. Uploaded Virtual Machines
Configure PageFile to D:\ (Temp Drive)
Modify Persistent Drive Letters to Avoid D:\
Point to Azure Activation Server
SanPolicy to OnlineAll
Avoid Disk Signature Collision

10. Agenda Windows Images and Disks Storage Account Management
Integration with Web/Worker Roles
Automation Magic

11. Virtual Machines and Storage Accounts
OS Image
Copy
C:\ Drive
Disk with OS
E:\ Drive
Data Disk
Storage Item
Recommended Limits
Active Disks per Storage Account
40 (20,000 IOPS / 500 IOPS per Disk)
Storage Accounts per Subscription
100
Active Disks per Subscription
4,000

12. Storage Management Hints
Separate OS Disks and Data Disks
Reduces number of custom images to be copied to storage accounts
Use CopyBlob to Move Blobs
From PowerShell: Start-AzureStorageBlobCopy
Eliminates need to download/upload blobs
Moving Between Storage Accounts
Optimize Storage Spaces for Number of Disk
Use PowerShell Cmdlet when more than 8 disks: New-VirtualDisk –NumberOfColumns <Disk Count>

13. Agenda Windows Images and Disks Storage Account Management
Integration with Web/Worker Roles
Automation Magic

14. IaaS and PaaS Integration
PaaS Web/Worker Roles
IIS application
Web services
IaaS Roles
Linux workloads
Traditional applications (SQL Server, SharePoint, Dynamics AX, etc)
Web services where greater control is required
Virtual Network
Allows PaaS / IaaS deployments or multiple IaaS deployments in same datacenter network
Use security groups or ACLs to secure application tiers

15. Agenda Windows Images and Disks Storage Account Management
Integration with Web/Worker Roles
Automation Magic

16. Remote PowerShell Automation
PS C:\> $cred = Get-Credential
PS C:\> Enter-PSSession -ComputerName drewm-as-demo.cloudapp.net -port 5986 –UseSSL -Credential $cred
[drewm-as-demo.cloudapp.net]: PS C:\>

17. Custom Script Automation
Author PowerShell Script
Specify Script at VM Deployment Time (Current Portal) or After Deployed (Preview Portal)

18. Additional Automation Options
PowerShell DSC
Octopus
Chef
Puppet

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