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= Generalising Windows before creating an image =  | = Generalising Windows machine before creating an image =  | ||
# Create Windows VM  | # Create Windows VM  | ||
#   | # Provision/baseline your VM by RDPing and installing software  | ||
# Generalise your system using sysprep to create System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE)  | # 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>  | ## Win+R, type sysprep, it will take you to <tt>C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep</tt> and run <tt>sysprep.exe</tt>  | ||
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## You will be disconnected from RDP but the instance still run generalising and will stop once done  | ## 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  | # Go to Azure portal and click on ''Capture'' to create an image now  | ||
# You find new image in ''Images'' service where you can create new VM from  | |||
= Generalising Linux machine before creating an image =  | |||
# Create Linux VM  | |||
# Provision/baseline your VM by SSHing to provisioning your software  | |||
# Generalise your system using [https://github.com/Azure/WALinuxAgentMicrosoft Azure Linux Agent - waagent]  | |||
##* <code>sudo waagent -deprovision+user</code>  | |||
##* account you are currently logged in will be completly deleted including home  | |||
##* Linux system does not neet to be shut  | |||
# Go to Azure portal and click on ''Capture'' to create an image now  | |||
# You find new image in ''Images'' service where you can create new VM from  | |||
= Not supported server roles and services =  | = Not supported server roles and services =  | ||
Revision as of 14:17, 6 October 2018
Generalising Windows machine before creating an image
- Create Windows VM
 - Provision/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 C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep and run sysprep.exe
- System Cleanup Action: Enter System Out-of-Box Experience (OOBE)
 - Generalize: Yes (tick)
 - Shutdown Options: Reboot
 
 - Optional run: 
C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep\sysprep.exe /oobe /generalize /shutdown /mode:vm - You will be disconnected from RDP but the instance still run generalising and will stop once done
 
 - Win+R, type sysprep, it will take you to C:\Windows\System32\Sysprep and run sysprep.exe
 - Go to Azure portal and click on Capture to create an image now
 - You find new image in Images service where you can create new VM from
 
Generalising Linux machine before creating an image
- Create Linux VM
 - Provision/baseline your VM by SSHing to provisioning your software
 - Generalise your system using Azure Linux Agent - waagent
sudo waagent -deprovision+user- account you are currently logged in will be completly deleted including home
 - Linux system does not neet to be shut
 
 - Go to Azure portal and click on Capture to create an image now
 - You find new image in Images service where you can create new VM from
 
Not supported server roles and services
This section has been updated on 26/09/2018, for upto date information see 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
Resources
- What is and can't be suppoerted on Azure Windows systems
 - Minimum version support for Linux and Windows virtual machine agents in Azure Linux systems