no.155 How to publish an image file that is available for Azure

Azure is the cloud service platform provided by Microsoft, and www.windowsazure.cn sites are dedicated to Chinese users.

It has also become a Microsoft Open Chinese company that has launched a mirror service that can be installed directly on Azure: Https://vmdepot.msopentech.cn/List/Index

The author, with the help of Emily and Martin in China, successfully packaged the image of the Integrated Zen Project management, Synergy and cicada knowledge Enterprise Portal. Here are the specific steps, welcome to the reference:

First, create the image file above the www.windowsazure.cn

1.1 First you need to sign up for Azure account. The specific steps will not be discussed.

1.2 Setting up virtual machines

The first step in building a mirror is to create a virtual machine. Sign in to Azure's management portal, select the Virtual Machine menu, and then tap Create virtual machine

When creating a virtual machine, you need to select the next DNS name. Image we have selected Ubuntu 14.04 version. The configuration has the lowest configuration selected.

1.3 Open port

Newly created virtual machine if you need to open another port, you can follow the steps below to open it:

1.4 Configuring virtual Machines

Use SSH to log on to the server and configure the virtual machine. Prepare accordingly. Please do it according to your own situation.

1.5 Delete azureuser account, stop the system

Before publishing a virtual machine as a mirror, you need to remove the virtual machine's Azureuser account and stop the system.

1.6 Capture the virtual machine as a mirror.

It is important to note that after a virtual machine is captured as a mirror, the virtual machine is deleted.

1.7 Modify the virtual machine container for public:

1.8 Get the address of the Mirror:

The copied address is in HTTPS format and needs to be changed to the HTTP protocol.

Second, release the image in Vmdepot

It's easier to publish the image in Vmdepot. On the Vmdepot website https://vmdepot.msopentech.cn, sign in with Azure's account and select Publish image.

When publishing, fill in the name of the image, tags, and so on, the most important thing is to fill in the 1.8 steps of the address obtained in the URL field of the VHD.

If there is nothing unexpected, the system will start copying, after the copy is complete, the image can be used formally.

no.155 How to publish an image file that is available for Azure