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Connect to an Azure Linux VM with Azure Bastion

You are a cloud engineer at Globomantics, tasked with provisioning a Linux virtual machine for a new internal workload and establishing a secure connection path for the team using Azure Bastion. In this lab, you will create a Linux VM, connect to it through Bastion without exposing a public SSH endpoint, and restore access after a connectivity failure is introduced in the environment.

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Level
Beginner
Last updated
May 27, 2026
Duration
45m

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Table of Contents
  1. Challenge

    Provision a Linux VM
    • Create a Linux VM using a D2s_v3 VM size.
    • Remove public inbound ports and public IP addresses during VM creation.
    • Confirm the VM reaches a running state in the Azure portal.
  2. Challenge

    Connect to the VM with Azure Bastion

    Use the Azure portal to initiate a Bastion connection to the running VM.

  3. Challenge

    Restore access after a Bastion connection failure
    • Run the BreakBastionAccess runbook found in the lab resource group.
    • Attempt to connect to the VM through Azure Bastion and observe the result.
    • Investigate the cause of the failure and restore connectivity.
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