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# Your [[File:OPS705_Lab_Logbook | OPS705 Lab Logbook]]
→Purpose / Objectives of Lab 1
In this lab, you will login to Microsoft Azure for the first time, navigate your way to DevTest Labs, and spin up your first VM image. The main purpose of this lab is to ensure you can access your account and familiarize yourself with the Azure user interface.
While you are working through this lab, it is highly recommended that you write notes down in your OPS705 Lab Logbook. These are general notes and commands to help you remember how to do this lab. Each lab has its own page in the logbook. You may use this logbook your notes during all quizzestests, so fill it out accordingly!
If you encounter technical issues, please contact your professor via e-mail or in your section's Microsoft Teams group.
=== Minimum Requirements ===
Before beginning, you must have:
# Watched Attended the Week 1 video lecture(or watched the posted recording)
# Read through the Week 1 slides, and have them handy as a reference for concepts
# Your Seneca Azure login credentials (check your e-mail)
# A mobile device (phone/tablet) to setup 2FA (two-factor authentication)
# An Internet connection is helpful (If you don't have one... How are you here?)
In this investigation, you'll log in to your Seneca-provided Azure account, and perform some light house-keeping to make future labs easier.
# Look for an e-mail within your Seneca inbox titled ''Account information for new or modified users'' from Microsoft. This contains your username a welcome message, and temporary password. Keep this handy in a browser window.# In a new browser window, navigate link to: [https://portalour class's DevTest Labs instance.azure.com https://portal.azure.com]# Enter Click the username and password found link in your welcome the e-mailmessage.# On your first login, you'll be asked to change Enter your Seneca credentials. (Same username and password. Do so now. It's recommended you use the same password as for your normal Seneca account.e-mail)
# You'll next be asked to set up two-factor authentication. Do not bypass this step!
# Once you've set that up, verify it by logging out and logging back in again.
= INVESTIGATION 2: DevTest Labs =
Microsoft Azure's ''DevTest Labs'' is where we'll be doing most of our work in this course. In this investigation, you'll get a first look and set it up for easy access.
# Click on the menu bar icon, and select ''All Services''. (Refer to Figure 1.)
# In the ''Search All'' text box, type '''DevTest Labs'''.
# Click '''DevTest Labs'''.
# Click '''OPS705-2207-NAA'''.
# With this new window (i.e. blade) open, find the push-pin icon next to the title, and click it. This will add it to your Dashboard for easy navigation next time you log in.
# In the newly-opened ''Pin to dashboard'' options window, select ''Private'' and ''My Dashboard'', then click '''Pin'''.
# In the new options blade, under ''Choose your default view'', select '''Dashboard'''. Now close the options blade by clicking the X icon in the top right.
# Next time you login, your Dashboard will be the first thing you see. Simply click on the ''Lab'' icon and go from there!
= INVESTIGATION 3: Testing With a Web App Instance =
Now that you're set up with your account in ''DevTest Labs'', it's time to test things out! You'll get a sneak peak at some of the work you'll be doing in this course, as well as ensuring you have full access to the course resources.
# In the ''DevTest Labs > OPS705'' blade, click on '''My virtual machines'''.
# In this new blade, click the '''+ Add''' button to create a new item.
# The ''Choose a base'' page comes up. Give it a few moments to fully populate (i.e. load).
# Select the '''Web App''' item.
# In the configure blade pop-up, in the ''Environment name'' text box, enter: yourSenecaUsername-lab1 (substitute ''yourSenecaUsername'' with your actual Seneca username)
# You'll be sent back to the ''My virtual machines'' blade, and see a brief notification at the top of your window that your environment is being created. This can take a few minutes. A new notification will appear when creation is complete. It will also be added to your list of virtual machines momentarily.
# Once creation is complete, you'll see another notification. Otherwise, look for the ''Status'' of the new Web App to say '''Ready'''.
# When the app is ready, click on it.
# In the app's Overview, you'll see a list of resources. Find the one with the type ''App Service plan'' and click it.
# In this new blade, find the ''App(s) / Slots'' status in the second column at the top of the Overview tab. Click the '''1 / 0'' link.
# Now click on the one instance listed.
# You should now be in an Overview blade of this instance, with a randomly generated name. Find the ''URL'' status and click on the link.
# A new page will open with the text ''Hey, App Service Developers!''.
# Test complete! This web page is now accessible anywhere from that URL, and serves as an easy test of your account.
We'll dive into what a Web App is and why you had to click through to many blades to get to the URL in the second half of the course (after Study Week).
= Lab Submission =
Submit to Blackboard's ''Lab Submission'' section full-desktop screenshots (PNG/JPG) of the following:
# A browser window with your web app page loaded.
# Your view of the OPS705 DevTest Labs Overview blade.
Your professor will review your page directly; the screenshots are a backup in case of catastrophic issues.
'''Your professor will not check your lab until the screenshots have been submitted.'''
Make sure to shut down your web app when you're done!
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