Windows Azure For Developers Task 5: Configuring Virtual Machine sizes

What is specifying Virtual Machine Size?

We can specify the size of the Virtual Machine in which a Role will be deployed. The size of a VM defines:

1. CPU core
2. Memory capacity
3. Local file system

We can specify Virtual Machine size for the Role.

There are two ways to specify the VM size:

1. Through Service Definition file
2. If using Visual Studio then through property tab on the Role.

Through Service definition file

Open the ServiceDefinition.csdef file and you can choose the size from the dropdown provided.



Through Properties tab

Click on Web Role.



And you can provide VM size by selecting Configuration tab and choosing VM size from the drop down.



There are 5 options available to choose from for the size of VM. The following table gives details of all options available with different VM sizes.