MICROSOFT AZURE – BASIC TO ADVANCED LAB (Tutorial)

 MICROSOFT AZURE – BASIC TO ADVANCED LAB (Tutorial)

 PREREQUISITES

• Basic Networking (IP, DNS, Subnet)
• Windows Server / Linux basics
• Virtualization concepts
• PowerShell (basic – optional)

AZURE BASIC LAB (FOUNDATION LEVEL)

LAB 1: Azure Portal & Subscription

• Create Azure free account
• Azure Portal overview
• Resource Groups creation
• Regions & Availability Zones
• Cost Management & Billing

LAB 2: Azure Virtual Machine (VM)

• Create Windows Server VM
• Create Linux VM (Ubuntu)
• VM size & pricing selection
• Start / Stop / Restart VM
• Connect via RDP & SSH

LAB 3: Networking Basics

• Create Virtual Network (VNet)
• Subnet creation
• Network Security Group (NSG)
• Allow RDP / SSH using NSG
• Public IP vs Private IP

LAB 4: Azure Storage

• Create Storage Account
• Blob Storage (upload/download)
• File Share creation
• Disk Storage overview
• Access Keys & SAS

LAB 5: Azure Active Directory (Azure AD)

• Azure AD overview
• Create users & groups
• Assign roles
• Reset password
• Azure AD vs On-Prem AD

LAB 6: Monitoring & Alerts

• Azure Monitor
• Metrics & Logs
• Create alerts for VM CPU usage
• Activity Logs

       AZURE INTERMEDIATE LAB

LAB 7: Load Balancer

• Create Azure Load Balancer
• Backend pool configuration
• Health probes
• Test load balancing

LAB 8: Backup & Recovery

• Azure Recovery Services Vault
• VM Backup configuration
• Restore VM & files

LAB 9: VM Scale Set

• Create VM Scale Set
• Auto-scaling configuration
• Test scale-in & scale-out

LAB 10: Azure DNS

• Create DNS Zone
• Add A, CNAME records
• Domain mapping

     AZURE ADVANCED LAB (ENTERPRISE LEVEL)

LAB 11: Hybrid Environment

• On-Prem AD integration with Azure AD
• Azure AD Connect
• Sync users & passwords

LAB 12: Azure Virtual Network Peering

• Create multiple VNets
• Configure VNet Peering
• Test cross-VNet communication

LAB 13: Azure Firewall & Security

• Azure Firewall setup
• NSG vs Firewall
• Application rules
• Network rules

LAB 14: Identity & Access Management (IAM)

• RBAC roles
• Custom role creation
• Least privilege access
• Managed Identity

LAB 15: Azure App Services

• Create Web App
• Deploy sample application
• App Service Plan
• Scaling App Service

LAB 16: Azure SQL Database

• Create Azure SQL DB
• Connect using SSMS
• Firewall rules
• Backup & restore

LAB 17: Azure DevOps (Basic)

• Azure DevOps overview
• Create project
• Repo & pipelines basics
• CI/CD introduction

LAB 18: High Availability & Disaster Recovery

• Availability Set vs Availability Zone
• Azure Site Recovery
• DR test & failover

LAB 19: Automation

• Azure Automation Account
• Start/Stop VM using runbook
• PowerShell automation

LAB 20: Real-Time Project

Enterprise Lab Scenario

• 2-Tier or 3-Tier architecture
• VNet + Subnets
• Load Balancer
• Web VM + DB VM
• Backup, Monitoring, Security
• Cost optimization

    TOOLS USED

• Azure Portal
• Azure Cloud Shell
• PowerShell
• Azure CLI
• Windows Server / Linux

   TRAINING OUTCOME

✔ Real-time Azure cloud experience
✔ Enterprise architecture exposure
✔ Job-ready cloud skills
✔ AZ-900 / AZ-104 preparation