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Using Custom Images for a Virtual Machine Scale Set in Azure

Your company has a custom Linux VM that they want to redeploy to a virtual machine scale set. You must find an efficient way of redeploying this VM without having to manually install all custom packages and settings.

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Level
Intermediate
Last updated
Sep 23, 2025
Duration
1h 15m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Start Cloud Shell and Set Resource Variables
    1. Start Cloud Shell using Bash.
    2. Create variables for the Resource Group name and Virtual Machine resource ID.
  2. Challenge

    Create an Image From the VM
    1. Using the Azure CLI:
      1. Create an image gallery.
      2. Create an image definition.
      3. Create an image version.
  3. Challenge

    Create a Virtual Machine Scale Set From the Image
    1. Using the Azure CLI, create a Virtual Machine scale set from the image.
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