Creating and connecting to a Linux Virtual Machine Scale Set

Below is a step by step guide with screenshots on how to create and connect to a Linux Virtual Machine Scale Set.

• Log into Azure Portal.
  
  Proceed to the Azure Portal and use your Azure account to log in.




• To create Virtual Machines Scale Set (VMSS), make sure you have the required rights and a current subscription




• Type vmss in the search bar as shown below.

• Select active subscription from the drop down.

• Create a virtual machine scale set name and select other fields as shown below.

• click on pencil like object as shown below to edit the default setting.

• Scoll down and select the following fields as shown below for scale in policy.

• Ensure you completed the highlighted fields as shown below and click on next to continue.

• Ensure to complete the highlighted fields as shown below and click ok to continue.

• Give the load balancer a name and maintain other default parameters, then create as shown below.

• After validation has been passed, click on create to continue.

• Wait for few minutes and allow the deployment to initialize, submit and complete. Click on Go to resource as shown below to continue.

IP address space -p space 50000 and click enter to continue. Type yes whenever confirmation is required as shown below.

• To update, run at the command prompt by typing sudo (space) apt-get (space)-y (space) update to continue.

• Paste your IP address on the browser to open the nginx welcome page.