If we are in an Active Directory environment, we can use windows DNS services to manage DNS records. This allows us to connect to hosts using their FQDN. When a new host added or when host IP address updated, relevant DNS entries are get updated automatically. Also, the same DNS servers can use to create custom DNS records.
If it is not an Active Directory environment and still wants to use…
If we need to access an Azure VM using RDP or SSH, most commonly we use public IP method. In this way, the virtual machine will have a public IP address (static or dynamic) assigned to it. Also, RDP or SSH service ports will open to the public via NSG. This is easy but not a very secure method.
If we have VPN or Express Route connectivity to Azure, we can connect to virtual machines using…
Disk encryption is a basic data protection method for physical & virtual hard disks. In one of my previous posts, I explained how we can encrypt Azure Windows VM using Azure Key Vault & BitLocker. This post can access via http://www.rebeladmin.com/2019/09/step-step-guide-encrypt-azure-windows-vm-using-bitlocker-powershell-guide/ . Similarly, we also can encrypt Azure Linux VM by using…
In Azure marketplace there are many different templates available for OS deployment. These are general purpose templates. But in corporate environment administrators use custom images for their OS deployments. These images are usually fine tuned for corporate requirements. Azure also allow to do the same. In Azure we can create custom images according to our requirements and use it to deploy…
