This guide walks you through the deployment of a Microsoft Azure Virtual Datacenter (VDC) using a set of templates and scripts collectively referred to as the Azure Virtual Datacenter Automation Toolkit. You can use the Azure VDC Automation Toolkit to create a fully functional, trusted network extension for on-premises IT infrastructure.
The toolkit allows you to deploy an example VDC central IT shared services infrastructure and several workload environments capable of hosting different applications. It also allows you to deploy a simulated Azure hosted on-premises environment for testing purposes.
We'll discuss how VDC automation works and explain how to extend these sample assets to deploy a working VDC customized for your organization. For a broader introduction to the Azure Virtual Datacenter concept and details on the architecture this toolkit implements, see the Azure Virtual Datacenter conceptual overview.
- Prerequisites
- How VDC automation works
- Parameters files
- Creating subscription roles
- Launching the main automation script
- Deploying the simulated on-premises environment
- Deploying the sample VDC shared services and central IT infrastructure
- Deploying workloads
- Post-deployment subscription policy updates
- Extending the Azure VDC Automation Toolkit
- Deployment validation
- Integration testing
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