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= Generalising Windows before creating an image =
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# Create Windows VM
# Baseline your VM by RDPing and installing software
# Generalise your system using sysprep to create System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE)
## Win+R, type sysprep, it will take you to <tt>C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep</tt> and run <tt>sysprep.exe</tt>
##* System Cleanup Action: Enter System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE)
##* Generalize: Yes (tick)
##* Shutdown Options: Reboot
## Optional run: <code>C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /shutdown /mode:vm</code>
## You will be disconnected from RDP but the instance still run generalising and will stop once done
# Go to Azure portal and click on ''Capture'' to create an image now


= Not supported server roles and services =
This section has been updated on 26/09/2018, for upto date information see [https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2721672/microsoft-server-software-support-for-microsoft-azure-virtual-machines 1].
The following roles are not supported on Microsoft Azure virtual machines:
*Dynamic Host Configuration Protocol Server
*Hyper-V (Hyper-V role is supported in Azure Ev3, and Dv3 series VMs only)
*Rights Management Services
*Windows Deployment Services
*Windows Server features
The following significant features are not supported:
*BitLocker Drive Encryption (on the operating system hard disk, may be used on data disks)
*Internet Storage Name Server
*Multipath I/O
*Network Load Balancing
*Peer Name Resolution Protocol
*RRAS
*DirectAccess
*SNMP Services
*Storage Manager for SANs
*Windows Internet Name Service
*Wireless LAN Service
= Azure for AWS Administrators =
*[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/ Azure for AWS Professionals]
*[https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/architecture/aws-professional/services AWS to Azure services comparison]
= Resources =
*[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/2721672/microsoft-server-software-support-for-microsoft-azure-virtual-machines What is and can't be suppoerted on Azure] Windows systems
*[https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/help/4049215/extensions-and-virtual-machine-agent-minimum-version-support Minimum version support for Linux and Windows virtual machine agents in Azure] Linux systems
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Latest revision as of 18:13, 7 December 2018