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Microsoft has recently updated Windows Azure to include a new feature, the VM agent, which allows Microsoft and third parties to provide extensions that enhance the functionality of VMs. So far there is only one extension provided by Microsoft, BGInfo from the SysInternals toolkit, which displays useful information about the VM on the desktop.
In this Ask the Admin, I’ll show you how to make sure the VM agent gets installed and how to enable the BGInfo extension.
The VM agent must be installed when a VM is created. Microsoft plans to release an installer for the agent at a later date, so that it can be added to existing VMs. When using the Quick Create option in the Azure management portal to create a new VM, the VM agent is installed by default. If you choose to install a VM from the gallery, you have the option to omit the VM agent. For more information on how to deploy Windows Server 2012 on Azure, see “Deploy Windows Server 2012 in an Azure Virtual Machine” on Petri IT Knowledgebase.
Once you have a server running in Azure with the VM agent installed, you need to enable any extensions that you want to add to the VM using PowerShell. For more information on how to use PowerShell to manage your Windows Azure subscription, see “How to Setup Windows Azure PowerShell Management.”
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