Step-by-step tour for creating Windows Server 2012 VM on Azure
For in-app tour visit wagmob.com and download chrome plug-in STEPs 1.1 Go to portal.azure.com Use provided URL for Login to Azure Portal. 1.2 Logging In Enter your user name in the indicated field. Your user name is the registered email address. 1.3 Enter Password Enter your password in the indicated field. 1.4 Click to Sign In Click 'Sign in' to access your account. 1.5 New Tab Click on 'New' tab in the side panel of Azure dashboard. 1.6 Compute Sub-tab Under 'New' tab, click 'Compute' sub-tab 1.7 Select Operating System Select Operating System from list which you want to install. Click 'Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter' from the Marketplace and select OS edition. 1.8 Select a Deployment Model On the Windows Server 2012 R2 Datacenter page, under 'Select a deployment' model, select 'Resource Manager'. 1.9 Create Button After selecting a model, click on 'Create' button. 1.10 Basic Setting Tab Click on 'Basics' to configure your basic settings. 1.11 Name Enter a Name you want for the virtual machine. 1.12 Username Enter your administrative user name in the indicated field. 1.13 Password Enter your strong password in the indicated field. 1.14 Subscription Select your subcription plan. If you have more than one subscription, specify the one for the new virtual machine. 1.15 Resource Group Select new or existing 'Resource Group' from the dropdown menu. 1.16 Location And finally, select 'Location' where you want to host your VM. 1.17 OK Button Click on OK button to save your changes. 1.18 Size Tab Click 'Size' and select an appropriate virtual machine size for your needs. Each size specifies the number of compute cores, memory, and other features. 1.19 View All Click 'View All' to select Standard as per your requirement. 1.20 Select Button Click 'Select' button to save your changes. 1.21 Settings Tab Click 'Settings' to see storage and networking settings for the new virtual machine. For a first virtual machine you can generally accept the default settings. If you selected a virtual machine size that supports it, you can try out Premium Storage by selecting 'Premium (SSD)' under 'Disk type'. 1.22 Summary Tab Click 'Summary' to review your configuration choices. 1.23 Create Button When you're done reviewing or updating the settings, click 'Create' button.
