With the UR6 of Virtual Machine Manager we have the possibility to manage the Azure Subscription, and so the virtual machines, from VMM UI – figure 1. The idea is replace AppController, near to be retired.
Figure 1 – Azure Subscription in VMM
In order to manage you VM on Azure is necessary create a bridge between the client, where VMM console is installed, and Azure. This means create a certificate to trust communication. Certificate can be self-signed and can be create with makecert:
makecert -sky exchange -r -n “CN=AzureManagement” -pe -a sha1 -len 2048 -ss My “MyClient-AzureManagement.cer”
After this, open your Azure Portal, go on Settings – Certificates and upload a new certificate, as showed in figure 2.
Figure 2 – Upload Certificate
After uploading, is necessary copy the Subscription ID as showed in figure 3.
Figure 3 – Subscription ID
Now it’s time to run the wizard on VMM, figure 4, with all the information required.
Figure 4 – Azure Subscription Wizard
After few seconds you are ready to view and manage your VMs, figure 5.
Figure 5 – VMs Management
Keep in mind that you can add many subscriptions but that the only actions allowed are:
- Start / Stop
- Shutdown
- Restart
- Open RDP Session
No more…in this moment is very limited compared AppController but the idea is improve the features with the future UR.
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