Introduction:

All virtual machines are deployed with just the OS setup at a basic level, to extend the abilities of a virtual machine you can use virtual machine extensions.

You can use a pre-existing virtual machine hard drive to create a new virtual machine.

In this Lab exercise, you will

• Start with a pre-existing VNET with one Virtual Machine (Standard IP, NSG). Then, you will complete the below tasks.
• Create a Storage Account
  • Create a Blob Container
  • Create and Upload PowerShell Script file to Install IIS
• Add Extensions to Existing Virtual Machine
  • Select Install-IIS.PS1 file from Storage account
  • Add Network Watcher extension agent
• On completion of install
  • Test access to web page (Fails, Port not open)
  • Add port rule to NSG to Allow web traffic
• Shutdown Virtual Machine VM1
  • Wait for Status to Be Stopped(deallocated)
  • Snapshot Disk
  • Create Managed disk from snapshot
• Select Disks
  • Create New Virtual Machine from Managed Disk
• Start both Virtual Machine’s
  • Remote into new Virtual Machine and Change Name to TestVM2 (Works because of Basic IP Address)
  • Edit default Web page to read TestVM2
• Test access to both Virtual Machines Web Pages by individual Public IP Addresses
  • TestVM1 works but TestVM2 fails
  • Add a rule to the NSG
  • Re-Test access to TestVM2 web page