Merge pull request #221677 from mbender-ms/lb-freshness-vmss-configure

load balancer - freshness - configure VMSS w/ LB

Author: liljack17

articles/load-balancer/configure-vm-scale-set-cli.md

@@ -1,31 +1,33 @@
 ---
-title: Configure virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer - Azure CLI
-description: Learn how to configure a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer by using the Azure CLI.
+title: Configure Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer - Azure CLI
+description: Learn how to configure a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer by using the Azure CLI.
 author: mbender-ms
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.service: load-balancer
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 03/25/2020
+ms.date: 12/15/2022
+ms.custom: FY23 content-maintenance
 ---
 
-# Configure a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer using the Azure CLI
+# Configure a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer using the Azure CLI
 
-In this article, you'll learn how to configure a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.
-
-[!INCLUDE [quickstarts-free-trial-note](../../includes/quickstarts-free-trial-note.md)]
+In this article, you'll learn how to configure a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.
 
 ## Prerequisites 
 
-- You need an existing standard sku load balancer in the subscription where the virtual machine scale set will be deployed.
+- An Azure account with an active subscription. [Create an account for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F).
+
+- You need an existing standard sku load balancer in the subscription where the Virtual Machine Scale Set will be deployed.
 
-- You need an Azure Virtual Network for the virtual machine scale set.
+- You need an Azure Virtual Network for the Virtual Machine Scale Set.
 
 [!INCLUDE [azure-cli-prepare-your-environment-no-header.md](../../includes/azure-cli-prepare-your-environment-no-header.md)]
 
 - This article requires version 2.0.28 or later of the Azure CLI. If using Azure Cloud Shell, the latest version is already installed.
 
-## Deploy a virtual machine scale set with existing load balancer
+## Deploy a Virtual Machine Scale Set with existing load balancer
 
+Deploy a Virtual Machine Scale Set with [`az vmss create`](/cli/azure/vmss.md#az-vmss-create).
 Replace the values in brackets with the names of the resources in your configuration.
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
@@ -43,15 +45,15 @@ az vmss create \
     --backend-pool-name <backend-pool-name>
 ```
 
-The below example deploys a virtual machine scale set with:
+The below example deploys a Virtual Machine Scale Set with:
 
-- Virtual machine scale set named **myVMSS**
+- Virtual Machine Scale Set named **myVMSS**
 - Azure Load Balancer named **myLoadBalancer**
 - Load balancer backend pool named **myBackendPool**
 - Azure Virtual Network named **myVnet**
 - Subnet named **mySubnet**
 - Resource group named **myResourceGroup**
-- Ubuntu Server image for the virtual machine scale set
+- Ubuntu Server image for the Virtual Machine Scale Set
 
 ```azurecli-interactive
 az vmss create \
@@ -72,8 +74,8 @@ az vmss create \
 
 ## Next steps
 
-In this article, you deployed a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.  To learn more about virtual machine scale sets and load balancer, see:
+In this article, you deployed a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.  To learn more about Virtual Machine Scale Sets and load balancer, see:
 
 - [What is Azure Load Balancer?](load-balancer-overview.md)
-- [What are virtual machine scale sets?](../virtual-machine-scale-sets/overview.md)
+- [What are Virtual Machine Scale Sets?](../virtual-machine-scale-sets/overview.md)
 

articles/load-balancer/configure-vm-scale-set-portal.md

@@ -1,51 +1,55 @@
 ---
-title: Configure virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer - Azure portal
-description: Learn how to configure a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer by using the Azure portal.
+title: Configure Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer - Azure portal
+description: Learn how to configure a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer by using the Azure portal.
 author: mbender-ms
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.service: load-balancer
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 03/25/2020
+ms.date: 12/15/2022
+ms.custom: FY23 content-maintenance
 ---
 
-# Configure a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer using the Azure portal
+# Configure a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer using the Azure portal
 
-In this article, you'll learn how to configure a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer. 
+In this article, you'll learn how to configure a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer. 
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
 - An Azure subscription.
-- An existing standard sku load balancer in the subscription where the virtual machine scale set will be deployed.
-- An Azure Virtual Network for the virtual machine scale set.
+- An existing standard sku load balancer in the subscription where the Virtual Machine Scale Set will be deployed.
+- An Azure Virtual Network for the Virtual Machine Scale Set.
 
 ## Sign in to the Azure portal
 
 Sign in to the Azure portal at [https://portal.azure.com](https://portal.azure.com).
 
 
 
-## Deploy virtual machine scale set with existing load balancer
+## Deploy Virtual Machine Scale Set with existing load balancer
 
-In this section, you'll create a virtual machine scale set in the Azure portal with an existing Azure load balancer.
+In this section, you'll create a Virtual Machine Scale Set in the Azure portal with an existing Azure load balancer.
 
 > [!NOTE]
 > The following steps assume a virtual network named **myVNet** and a Azure load balancer named **myLoadBalancer** has been previously deployed.
 
-1. On the top left-hand side of the screen, click **Create a resource** > **Compute** > **Virtual machine scale set** or search for **Virtual machine scale set** in the marketplace search.
+1. On the top left-hand side of the screen, select **Create a resource** and search for **Virtual Machine Scale Set** in the marketplace search.
 
-2. Select **Create**.
+1. Select **Virtual machine scale set** and Select **Create**.
 
-3. In **Create a virtual machine scale set**, enter, or select this information in the **Basics** tab:
+1. In **Create a virtual machine scale set**, enter, or select this information in the **Basics** tab:
 
     | Setting                        | Value                                                                                                 |
     |--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
     | **Project details**            |                                                                                                       |
     | Subscription                   | Select your Azure subscription                                                                        |
     | Resource Group                 | Select  Create new, enter **myResourceGroup**, then select OK, or select an existing  resource group. |
     | **Scale set details**          |                                                                                                       |
-    | Virtual machine scale set name | Enter **myVMSS**                                                                                      |
-    | Region                         | Select **East US 2**                                                                                    |
+    | Virtual Machine Scale Set name | Enter **myVMSS**                                                                                      |
+    | Region                         | Select **East US 2**                                                                                  |
     | Availability zone              | Select **None**                                                                                       |
+    | **Orchestration** |                    |
+    | Orchestration mode | Select **Uniform** |
+    | Security type | Select **Standard** |
     | **Instance details**           |                                                                                                       |
     | Image                          | Select **Ubuntu Server 18.04 LTS**                                                                    |
     | Azure Spot instance            | Select **No**                                                                                         |
@@ -56,14 +60,13 @@ In this section, you'll create a virtual machine scale set in the Azure portal w
     | Password                       | Enter your admin password    |
     | Confirm password               | Reenter your admin password |
 
-
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/vm-scale-sets/create-vm-scale-set-01.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows the Create virtual machine scale set Basics tab." border="true":::
+    :::image type="content" source="media/vm-scale-sets/create-virtual-machine-scale-set-thumb.png" alt-text="Screenshot of Create a Virtual Machine Scale Set page." lightbox="media/vm-scale-sets/create-virtual-machine-scale-set.png":::
 
 4. Select the **Networking** tab.
 
 5. Enter or select this information in the **Networking** tab:
 
-     Setting                           | Value                                                    |
+    | Setting                           | Value                                                    |
     |-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------------|
     | **Virtual Network Configuration** |                                                          |
     | Virtual network                   | Select **myVNet** or your existing virtual network.      |
@@ -74,7 +77,7 @@ In this section, you'll create a virtual machine scale set in the Azure portal w
     | Select a load balancer            | Select **myLoadBalancer** or your existing load balancer |
     | Select a backend pool             | Select **myBackendPool** or your existing backend pool.  |
 
-    :::image type="content" source="./media/vm-scale-sets/create-vm-scale-set-02.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows the Create virtual machine scale set Networking tab." border="true":::
+    :::image type="content" source="media/vm-scale-sets/create-virtual-machine-scale-set-network-thumb.png" alt-text="Screenshot shows the Create Virtual Machine Scale Set Networking tab." lightbox="media/vm-scale-sets/create-virtual-machine-scale-set-network.png":::
 
 6. Select the **Management** tab.
 
@@ -86,7 +89,7 @@ In this section, you'll create a virtual machine scale set in the Azure portal w
 
 ## Next steps
 
-In this article, you deployed a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.  To learn more about virtual machine scale sets and load balancer, see:
+In this article, you deployed a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.  To learn more about Virtual Machine Scale Sets and load balancer, see:
 
 - [What is Azure Load Balancer?](load-balancer-overview.md)
-- [What are virtual machine scale sets?](../virtual-machine-scale-sets/overview.md)
+- [What are Virtual Machine Scale Sets?](../virtual-machine-scale-sets/overview.md)

articles/load-balancer/configure-vm-scale-set-powershell.md

@@ -1,40 +1,40 @@
 ---
-title: Configure virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer - Azure PowerShell
-description: Learn how to configure a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.
+title: Configure Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer - Azure PowerShell
+description: Learn how to configure a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.
 author: mbender-ms
 ms.author: mbender
 ms.service: load-balancer
 ms.topic: how-to
-ms.date: 03/26/2020 
-ms.custom: devx-track-azurepowershell, devx-track-azurecli 
+ms.date: 12/15/2022
+ms.custom: FY23 content-maintenance
 ms.devlang: azurecli
 ---
 
-# Configure a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer using Azure PowerShell
+# Configure a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer using Azure PowerShell
 
-In this article, you'll learn how to configure a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.
+In this article, you'll learn how to configure a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.
 
 ## Prerequisites
 
-- An Azure subscription.
-- An existing standard sku load balancer in the subscription where the virtual machine scale set will be deployed.
-- An Azure Virtual Network for the virtual machine scale set.
+- An Azure account with an active subscription. [Create an account for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F).
+- An existing resource group for all resources.
+- An existing standard sku load balancer in the subscription where the Virtual Machine Scale Set will be deployed.
+- An Azure Virtual Network for the Virtual Machine Scale Set.
 
 [!INCLUDE [cloud-shell-try-it.md](../../includes/cloud-shell-try-it.md)]
 
 [!INCLUDE [updated-for-az](../../includes/updated-for-az.md)]
 
 ## Sign in to Azure CLI
 
-Sign into Azure.
+Sign into Azure with [`Connect-AzAccount`](/powershell/module/az.accounts/connect-azaccount.md#example-1-connect-to-an-azure-account)
 
 ```azurepowershell-interactive
 Connect-AzAccount
 ```
 
-## Deploy a virtual machine scale set with existing load balancer
-
-Replace the values in brackets with the names of the resources in your configuration.
+## Deploy a Virtual Machine Scale Set with existing load balancer
+Deploy a Virtual Machine Scale Set with [`New-AzVMss`](/powershell/module/az.compute/new-azvmss.md). Replace the values in brackets with the names of the resources in your configuration.
 
 ```azurepowershell-interactive
 
@@ -45,16 +45,18 @@ $vnt = <virtual-network>
 $sub = <subnet-name>
 $lbn = <load-balancer-name>
 $pol = <upgrade-policy-mode>
+$img = <image-name>
+$bep = <backend-pool-name>
 
 $lb = Get-AzLoadBalancer -ResourceGroupName $rsg -Name $lbn
 
 New-AzVmss -ResourceGroupName $rsg -Location $loc -VMScaleSetName $vms -VirtualNetworkName $vnt -SubnetName $sub -LoadBalancerName $lb -UpgradePolicyMode $pol
 
 ```
 
-The below example deploys a virtual machine scale set with:
+The below example deploys a Virtual Machine Scale Set with the following values:
 
-- Virtual machine scale set named **myVMSS**
+- Virtual Machine Scale Set named **myVMSS**
 - Azure Load Balancer named **myLoadBalancer**
 - Load balancer backend pool named **myBackendPool**
 - Azure Virtual Network named **myVnet**
@@ -70,17 +72,19 @@ $vnt = "myVnet"
 $sub = "mySubnet"
 $pol = "Automatic"
 $lbn = "myLoadBalancer"
+$bep = "myBackendPool"
 
 $lb = Get-AzLoadBalancer -ResourceGroupName $rsg -Name $lbn
 
-New-AzVmss -ResourceGroupName $rsg -Location $loc -VMScaleSetName $vms -VirtualNetworkName $vnt -SubnetName $sub -LoadBalancerName $lb -UpgradePolicyMode $pol
+New-AzVmss -ResourceGroupName $rsg -Location $loc -VMScaleSetName $vms -VirtualNetworkName $vnt -SubnetName $sub -LoadBalancerName $lb -UpgradePolicyMode $pol -BackendPoolName $bep
+
 ```
 > [!NOTE]
 > After the scale set has been created, the backend port cannot be modified for a load balancing rule used by a health probe of the load balancer. To change the port, you can remove the health probe by updating the Azure virtual machine scale set, update the port and then configure the health probe again.
 
 ## Next steps
 
-In this article, you deployed a virtual machine scale set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.  To learn more about virtual machine scale sets and load balancer, see:
+In this article, you deployed a Virtual Machine Scale Set with an existing Azure Load Balancer.  To learn more about Virtual Machine Scale Sets and load balancer, see:
 
 - [What is Azure Load Balancer?](load-balancer-overview.md)
-- [What are virtual machine scale sets?](../virtual-machine-scale-sets/overview.md)
+- [What are Virtual Machine Scale Sets?](../virtual-machine-scale-sets/overview.md)