In the previous chapter, you learned how to use the Microsoft supplied operating system images. You learned how to upload application software so we can customize servers.
The next step is creating our own images. An image is a reference guest operating system that can be used to deploy operating systems. By using images, we will be sure that each server is configured and installed according to our standards.
It is very likely the images supplied by Microsoft as listed in Azure Management Portal are not sufficient for your goal. You might want to include your own software to the image or change the time zone and so on.
This can be accomplished by creating your own image. Configure the guest operating system and applications the way you want, capture the image, and use it for deployment.
In this section, you are going to learn how to create an image for a Windows Server virtual machine. During the image capture, the virtual...