VM Role Instances [SPFSDK][VMROLE]

Applies To: Windows Azure Pack

Virtual machine role instances are contained within a specific virtual machine role (VM role). Virtual machine roles are hosted by cloud services and created from gallery items, which defines the dimensions of a virtual machine.

Virtual machine role instances

This section contains the following topics.

• Get a VM Role Instance [SPFSDK][VMROLE]

  Reference to a specific VM role instance is needed when you want to work with the virtual machines created by that VM role.

• Get all of the Virtual Machines [SPFSDK][VMROLE]

  This topic describes how to get all virtual machines hosted by a VM role instance.

• Get a Single Virtual Machine [SPFSDK][VMROLE]

  This topic describes how to get a specific virtual machine, by identifier, hosted by a VM role instance.

• Repair a VM Role [SPFSDK][VMROLE]

  When provisioning a VM role or virtual machines within a VM role fails, you may need to initiate a repair.

• Scale a VM Role [SPFSDK][VMROLE]

  A VM role can have more than one instance of the virtual machine. This topic describes how to set the total amount of virtual machines for a VM role.

See Also

URL Cheat Sheet for VM Roles [SPFSDK][VMROLE]
VM Roles Tenant Service [SPFSDK][VMROLE]
Provisioning VM Roles [SPFSDK][VMROLE]
VM Role JSON Reference [SPFSDK][VMROLE]