Instance mix in Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets allows you to define multiple VM sizes within a single scale set that uses Flexible Orchestration Mode so Azure can choose among …

Secure Boot is a security standard that ensures only trusted software runs during the boot process. In Azure, Secure Boot uses UEFI (Unified Extensible Firmware Interface) keys to validate the …

Hibernation for Windows virtual machines in Microsoft Azure allows a VM to pause execution while preserving the in-memory state to disk. When resumed, applications and OS sessions continue exactly where …

Linux VM hibernation in Microsoft Azure enables virtual machines to pause execution while preserving the full in-memory state to disk. When the VM is started again, the Linux OS resumes …

In Microsoft Azure, Automatic Extension Upgrade ensures that VM extensions are automatically updated to the latest minor version without manual intervention. This helps keep virtual machines and scale sets secure, …

Tags are metadata elements that you can apply to Azure resources to help categorize and organize them according to business, operational, or governance needs. A tag is a key–value pair. …

There are several scenarios where you may need to move Azure IaaS virtual machines (VMs) from one region to another—for example, to improve reliability and availability, enhance manageability, or meet …

Availability Zones in Azure provide enhanced resiliency by protecting applications and data from datacenter-level failures. Each Availability Zone consists of one or more datacenters with independent power, cooling, and networking. …

You have control over when to update the scale set instances when using the manual upgrade policy mode. When the scale set model changes, nothing happens automatically to the virtual …