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Virtual Machine Scale Sets documentation

Azure Virtual Machine Scale Sets let you create and manage a group of load balanced and autoscaling VMs.

About Virtual Machine Scale Sets

Overview

  • What are Virtual Machine Scale Sets?
  • Frequently asked questions (FAQ)
  • Orchestration modes

Get started

Quickstart

  • Azure CLI
  • Azure Portal
  • Azure PowerShell

Latest features

What's new

  • Scale-in policy
  • Terminate notification
  • Instance protection

Step-by-step guides

How-To Guide

  • Create and manage a scale set with the Azure CLI
  • Create and manage a scale set with Azure PowerShell
  • Use data disks with the Azure CLI
  • Use data disks with Azure PowerShell
  • Use a custom VM image with the Azure CLI
  • Use a custom VM image with Azure PowerShell
  • Deploy apps to a scale set with the Azure CLI
  • Deploy apps to a scale set with Azure PowerShell
  • Autoscale a scale set with the Azure CLI
  • Autoscale a scale set with Azure PowerShell

Self-paced training

Training

  • Build a scalable application with Virtual Machine Scale Sets
  • Create a Windows virtual machine in Azure

Troubleshooting

How-To Guide

  • Troubleshooting Guides
  • Troubleshoot scaling errors
  • Troubleshoot deployment errors
  • Troubleshoot extension issues
  • Microsoft Q&A
  • SH ICP Filing No. 13015306-25
  • PSB Filing No. 31011502002224
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  • SH ICP Filing No. 13015306-25
  • PSB Filing No. 31011502002224
  • Privacy
  • Microsoft Azure Operated by 21Vianet
  • © Microsoft 2023