Provisioning VM Roles [SPFSDK][VMROLE]

Applies To: Windows Azure Pack

VM roles are provisioned by using cloud services and gallery items. The following topics describe how to create instances of virtual machine roles.

Provisioning virtual machine roles

This section contains the following topics.

Create a Cloud Service to Host VM Roles [SPFSDK][VMROLE]

The cloud service hosts VM roles, and must be created before a VM role can be provisioned.
Create a New VM Role Instance from the Gallery [SPFSDK][VMROLE]

VM roles can be provisioned from VM role gallery items (templates) offered to the current subscription.
Inspect a VM Role for Provisioning Errors [SPFSDK][VMROLE]

This topic demonstrates the steps required to determine if an error occurred while provisioning or altering a VM role instance.