Dear readers, I trust you enjoyed the last article about creating a Virtual Machine. In todays article, we will delve into creating a windows server and installing an internet information system. Creating a windows server is almost the same as creating a virtual machine. What's the difference? Join me as we head to the clouds to find out☁️☁️☁️ !!!
Creating A Virtual Machine
Step 1: Enter virtual machines in Azure search.
Step 2: Click the + Create button and select Azure virtual machine hosted by Azure
Step 3: On the basic tab, select create new to create a resource group
Step 4: Give the VM (virtual machine) a name, select the region then select availability options and availability zone
Step 5: Select the image of the OS (operating system). This step, differentiates a virtual machine from a windows server.
Step 6: On the basic tab, on the administrator account pane, select the VM username and password
Step 7: For Inbound port, select RDP and HTTP
Step 8: Select Licensing
Step 9: Select tag.
Tags enable us see everything that costs money in Azure.
Step 10: Once this has been validated and every other settings is ok, validation would be passed.
Step 11: You will be prompted to go to resource group.
Connect to the Virtual Machine
These directions tell you how to connect to your VM from a Windows computer. On a Mac, you need an RDP client such as this Remote Desktop Client from the Mac App Store.
Step 1: On the overview page for your virtual machine, select the Connect
Step 2: In the Connect with RDP tab on the right pane, keep the default options to connect by IP address, over port 3389, and click Download RDP file. Make sure the IP status changes from configuring to configured
P.S: Make sure to increase the time out settings of the public IP to avoid timeout. You can do this by clicking on the IP address of the VM on the overview pane. Don't forget to save your settings
Step 3: Open the downloaded RDP file and click Connect when prompted (couldn't get snapshot)
Step 4: In the Windows Security window, enter the username and password you created for the virtual machine, and then click OK. You may receive a certificate warning during the sign-in process. Click Yes or Continue to create the connection (couldn't get snapshot).
There you go!!! You're already in cloud nine 🤓🤓🤓
Installing Internet Information System
Once, you've logged on to the server;
Step 1: Type Windows PowerShell in the search bar and run as administrator (couldn't get snapshot).
Step 2: Run the command "Install-WindowsFeature -Name Web-Server -IncludeManagementTools" to install a web server (couldn't get snapshot).
Step 3: Copy the IP address of the windows server and paste it on a web browser for it to open (couldn't get snapshot).
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