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Agenda

Why Linux

Linux Deployments

Understanding a Linux VM

Top Linux Provisioning Scenarios for Customers

Top Linux Scenarios for Partners

Linux Open Source Strategy

Why Linux

Our customers have Linux Workloads that they want to run in Windows Azure

IaaS enables us to satisfy this need

Understanding a Linux VM

Distributions

We will supportSUSE SLES 11 sp2Open SUSE 12.1CentOS 6.2 by OpenLogic* Ubuntu 12.04

Specific versions are endorsedIntegration ComponentsTesting and validation by partnersBring other variants at your own risk**

( at GA only)

*Image provided by OpenLogic based on CentOS 6.2**Integration Work will be needed

Linux Offering

1ST

First Class CitizenEnterprise + ISV

Open Source Community

Support

IaaS Enables Linux

What Does Persistent Mean?

Persistent OS Disk…and highly durable

Virtual Machine

Windows Azure StorageWindows Azure Storage (Disaster

Recovery)

What Does Persistent Mean?

Persistent OS Disk…and highly durable

Virtual Machine

Windows Azure StorageWindows Azure Storage (Geo-Replication)

Virtual Machine

The Technology to Provision a Platform Image

Portal (API)HyperVisor

VM

OS

Data

Cache

ISO

Platform Storage Repository

Customer’s Storage Account

Stock Images

Provisioning Repository

Unattend

Add Server Hostname Password …

Cache.VHD

Storage API

OS Disk

Data Disk

Linux Built on Persistent VM Role*Some Features not present in Linux at Preview

Windows Azure Virtual Machines

Linux Windows

WA Linux Agent Windows Setup

IC Drivers

CertsSSHKeys

The Technology to Provision a Linux Platform Image

Portal (API)HyperVisor

VM

OS

Data

Cache

ISO

Partner Repository

Customer’s Storage Account

Stock Images

Provisioning Repository

Unattend

Add Server Hostname Password …

Cache.VHD

Storage API

OS Disk

Data Disk

Linux Agent

ICs

Windows Azure Linux Agent

HV1 HV2

VM

Service Management APIWindows Azure provided DNS

Host1Host

2

Top Linux VM Provisioning Scenarios for CustomersGallery ExperienceThird Party Tool ProvisioningBring Your Own Linux

Gallery ExperienceLowest barrier of entry Partner created images Click through provisioning Leverage portal to:

Provide Images (VHDs that include ICs and agent)Associate SSH KeysCollect configuration information Drive provisioning

Demo

Quick Create Demo

Third Party Tool ProvisioningCurrently Only SUSEEase the creation of custom images, configuration and resources Customize a partner imageSelect packages to includeTool will include the appropriate ICs and AgentTool will drive provisioning for Customer if it chooses to provide it access

VM VM2

Service Management API

XStore

Tool Based Provisioning

Customer Personal Image Repository

Customer Storage Account

VHD

VHD

PORTAL

VHD

Bring Your Own LinuxExpert Customers that want to tweak , customize, create images based on supported* distributionsCustomer will

Use Hyper-V to install DistributionAdd ICs and AgentGenerate the VHDCapture configurationGenerate resourcesUpload and start instance

Linux Native: Tools, libraries, scripts

VM

Service Management API

XStore

Customer Personal Image Repository

Customer Storage Account

VHD

VHD

Bring Your Own Linux

PORTAL

VHD

Creating a Partner Supported ImageCreating a Third Party Provisioning ToolCreating and Managing Linux Images for Customers

Top Linux Scenarios for Partners

Creating a Partner Supported ImageSame Bring your own Linux operationsRegister as a partner (Small, select number of partners)Publish image in your own repository Register the image with the platform so that it is listedSupport that image*

Creating a Partner Supported Image

Partner Personal Storage Account

Azure Platform

Customer VM

Customer Personal Storage Account

Partner Registration

VHD

VHD

Creating a Third Party Provisioning ToolProvide a distribution that is supportedCreate an experience to allow customers to create VHDsInterface with the service management APICorrectly retrieve and store user credentialsUpload image, configuration and resourcesCreate and start instances

Creating and Managing Linux Images for CustomersSame Bring your own Linux OperationsUpload and publish image to

Customer’s Personal RepositoryPlatform Repository

Manage Images and Instances

Customer Personal Storage Account

Creating and Managing Linux Images for Customers

Azure Platform

Customer VM

VHD

VHD

Platform Image Repository VHD

Linux on Azure Open Source StrategyOpen Source Linux AgentFully documented APIsFor Linux IT professionals provisioning and management operations:

Native scriptsNative libraries (open sourced)Native tools (open sourced)

For Linux developersClient LibrariesDocumented interfaces

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