Merge pull request #228979 from RoseHJM/dtl-remove-faq

DTL remove FAQ

Author: JamesJBarnett

.openpublishing.redirection.json

@@ -10808,6 +10808,11 @@
             "redirect_url": "/azure/devtest-labs/add-artifact-repository",
             "redirect_document_id": false
         },
+        {
+            "source_path_from_root": "/articles/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-faq.md",
+            "redirect_url": "/azure/devtest-labs/",
+            "redirect_document_id": false
+        },
         {
             "source_path_from_root": "/articles/lab-services/devtest-lab-add-claimable-vm.md",
             "redirect_url": "/azure/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-add-claimable-vm",

articles/devtest-labs/TOC.yml

@@ -253,6 +253,8 @@
       href: troubleshoot-vm-environment-creation-failures.md
     - name: Troubleshoot issues when applying artifacts
       href: devtest-lab-troubleshoot-apply-artifacts.md
+    - name: Troubleshoot VM deployment failures
+      href: troubleshoot-vm-deployment-failures.md  
   - name: Monitor
     items:
     - name: View activity logs
@@ -283,5 +285,3 @@
     href: https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/details/devtest-lab/
   - name: DevTest Labs Developer Community
     href: https://aka.ms/dtl/communityforum  
-  - name: Frequently asked questions
-    href: devtest-lab-faq.yml

articles/devtest-labs/deliver-proof-concept.md

@@ -50,6 +50,13 @@ Learn about Azure and DevTest Labs by using the following resources:
 - Alternatively, you can use a [Visual Studio subscription](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/member-offers/visual-studio-subscriptions) for the pilot deployment, and take advantage of free Azure credits.
 
 - You can also create and use a [free Azure account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/search/?&OCID=AID719825_SEM_g4lyBqgB&lnkd=Bing_Azure_Brand&msclkid=ecc4275a31b61375749e7a5322c20de8&dclid=CMGW5-m78-ICFaLt4QodmUwGtQ) for the pilot.
+ 
+-  To use Windows client OS images (Windows 7 or a later version) for your development or testing in Azure, take one of the following steps:
+    - [Buy an MSDN subscription](https://www.visualstudio.com/products/how-to-buy-vs).
+    - If you have an Enterprise Agreement, create an Azure subscription with the [Enterprise Dev/Test offer](https://azure.microsoft.com/offers/ms-azr-0148p).
+     
+    For more information about the Azure credits for each MSDN offering, see [Monthly Azure credit for Visual Studio subscribers](https://azure.microsoft.com/pricing/member-offers/msdn-benefits-details/).
+          
 
 ### Enroll all users in Azure AD
 

articles/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-add-devtest-user.md

@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ The DevTest Labs User role can take the following actions in DevTest Labs:
 
 ## Add Owners, Contributors, or DevTest Labs Users
 
-A lab owner can add members to lab roles by using the Azure portal or an Azure PowerShell script. The user to add can be an external user with a valid [Microsoft account (MSA)](./devtest-lab-faq.yml).
+A lab owner can add members to lab roles by using the Azure portal or an Azure PowerShell script. The user to add can be an external user with a valid [Microsoft account (MSA)](/windows-server/identity/ad-ds/manage/understand-microsoft-accounts).
 
 Azure permissions propagate from parent scope to child scope. Owners of an Azure subscription that contains labs are automatically owners of the subscription's DevTest Labs service, labs, and lab VMs and resources. Subscription owners can add Owners, Contributors, and DevTest Labs Users to labs in the subscription.
 

articles/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-add-vm.md

@@ -82,6 +82,16 @@ Or, if you chose **Make this machine claimable** during VM creation, select **Cl
 
 :::image type="content" source="./media/devtest-lab-add-vm/portal-lab-vm-creation-status.png" alt-text="Lab VM creation status page.":::
 
+When you create a VM in DevTest Labs, you're given permission to access that VM. You can view the VM both on the labs page and on the **Virtual Machines** page. Users assigned to the **DevTest Labs Owner** role can see all VMs that were created in the lab on the lab's **All Virtual Machines** page. However, users who have the **DevTest Labs User** role are not automatically granted read access to VM resources that other users have created. So, those VMs are not displayed on the **Virtual Machines** page.
+
+## Move existing Azure VMs into a DevTest Labs lab
+To copy your existing VMs to DevTest Labs:
+          
+   1.	Copy the VHD file of your existing VM by using a [Windows PowerShell script](https://github.com/Azure/azure-devtestlab/blob/master/samples/DevTestLabs/Scripts/CopyVirtualMachines/CopyAzVHDFromVMToLab.ps1).
+   2.	Create the [custom image](devtest-lab-create-template.md) inside your DevTest Labs lab.
+   3.	Create a VM in the lab from your custom image.
+          
+
 <a name="add-artifacts-after-installation"></a>
 ## Next steps
 

articles/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-attach-detach-data-disk.md

@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ ms.date: 03/29/2022
 
 # Attach or detach a data disk for a lab virtual machine in Azure DevTest Labs
 
-This article explains how to attach and detach a lab virtual machine (VM) data disk in Azure DevTest Labs. You can create, attach, detach, and reattach [data disks](../virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview.md) for lab VMs that you own. This functionality is useful for managing storage or software separately from individual VMs.
+This article explains how to attach and detach a lab virtual machine (VM) data disk in Azure DevTest Labs. You can create, attach, detach, and reattach multiple [data disks](../virtual-machines/managed-disks-overview.md) for lab VMs that you own. This functionality is useful for managing storage or software separately from individual VMs.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 

articles/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-comparing-vm-base-image-types.md

@@ -11,7 +11,7 @@ ms.date: 08/26/2021
 Both [custom images](devtest-lab-create-template.md) and [formulas](devtest-lab-manage-formulas.md) can be used as bases for [creating new lab virtual machines (VMs)](devtest-lab-add-vm.md). The key distinction between custom images and formulas is that a custom image is simply an image based on a virtual hard drive (VHD). A formula is
 an image based on a VHD plus preconfigured settings. Preconfigured settings can include VM size, virtual network, subnet, and artifacts. These preconfigured settings are set up with default values that you can override at the time of VM creation. 
 
-In this article, you'll learn the pros and cons of using custom images versus using formulas.  You can also read [How to create a custom image from a VM](devtest-lab-create-custom-image-from-vm-using-portal.md) and the [DevTest Labs FAQ](devtest-lab-faq.yml).
+In this article, you'll learn the pros and cons of using custom images versus using formulas.  You can also read [How to create a custom image from a VM](devtest-lab-create-custom-image-from-vm-using-portal.md) and  [Compare custom images and formulas in DevTest Labs](devtest-lab-comparing-vm-base-image-types.md).
 
 ## Custom image benefits
 Custom images provide a static, immutable way to create VMs from the environment you want. 

articles/devtest-labs/devtest-lab-delete-lab-vm.md

@@ -43,6 +43,40 @@ To delete a VM from a lab:
 
 1. To check deletion status, select the **Notifications** icon on the Azure menu bar. 
 
+
+## Automate the process of deleting all the VMs in a lab
+
+As a lab owner, you can delete VMs from your lab in the Azure portal. You also can delete all the VMs in your lab by using a PowerShell script. In the following example, under the **values to change** comment, modify the parameter values. You can retrieve the `subscriptionId`, `labResourceGroup`, and `labName` values from the lab pane in the Azure portal.
+          
+```powershell
+   # Delete all the VMs in a lab.
+          
+   # Values to change:
+   $subscriptionId = "<Enter Azure subscription ID here>"
+   $labResourceGroup = "<Enter lab's resource group here>"
+   $labName = "<Enter lab name here>"
+          
+   # Sign in to your Azure account.
+   Connect-AzAccount
+          
+   # Select the Azure subscription that has the lab. This step is optional
+   # if you have only one subscription.
+   Select-AzSubscription -SubscriptionId $subscriptionId
+          
+   # Get the lab that has the VMs that you want to delete.
+   $lab = Get-AzResource -ResourceId ('subscriptions/' + $subscriptionId + '/resourceGroups/' + $labResourceGroup + '/providers/Microsoft.DevTestLab/labs/' + $labName)
+          
+   # Get the VMs from that lab.
+   $labVMs = Get-AzResource | Where-Object {
+      $_.ResourceType -eq 'microsoft.devtestlab/labs/virtualmachines' -and
+      $_.Name -like "$($lab.Name)/*"}
+          
+   # Delete the VMs.
+   foreach($labVM in $labVMs)
+      {
+         Remove-AzResource -ResourceId $labVM.ResourceId -Force
+      }          
+```
 ## Delete a lab
 
 When you delete a lab from a resource group, DevTest Labs automatically deletes:
@@ -63,7 +97,7 @@ To delete a lab:
    ![Screenshot of the Delete button on the lab Overview page.](media/devtest-lab-delete-lab-vm/delete-button.png)
 
 1. On the **Are you sure you want to delete it?** page, under **Type the lab name**, type the lab name, and then select **Delete**.</br>
-   The deletion of the lab and all it's resources is permanent, and cannot be undone.
+   The deletion of the lab and all its resources is permanent, and cannot be undone.
 
    ![Screenshot of the lab deletion confirmation page.](media/devtest-lab-delete-lab-vm/confirm-delete.png)