Creating Custom VM Image For Linux VMs
- Login into the Linux VM
- Deprovision the VM
sudo waagent -deprovision+user
- Deallocate the VM
az vm deallocate --resource-group <your resg name> --name <name of vm>
- Mark this VM as generalized
az vm generalize --resource-group <your resg name> --name <name of vm>
- Now we can create the image
az image create --resource-group <your resg name> --name <name of the image> --source myVM
Creating Custom VM Image For Windows VMs
- Login into Windows Server VM
- Generalize the Windows VM using Sysprep
- Deallocate the VM
az vm deallocate --resource-group <your resg name> --name <name of vm>
- Mark this VM as generalized
az vm generalize --resource-group <your resg name> --name <name of vm>
- Now we can create the image
az image create --resource-group <your resg name> --name <name of the image> --source myVM
- Image Creation can be automate using tools like Packer
Shared Image Gallery
- Lets Create Shared Image Gallery
- Create an Image definition
- Create an Image Version from VM/disk/Managed Image
