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experi18
Jul 16, 2024Brass Contributor
Infra as Code vs VMSS
Guys, I always wondered... what is the difference between VMSS and create VMs via IAC? Which one is better? Does any of one have more advantages than the other?
- Aug 12, 2024
Hi experi18,
absolutely correct, your VMs within the scale set are built automatically etc.
Nevertheless, in my view it is always sensible to create the infrastructure (resource group, VNet, subnet etc.) including the scale set via IaC.
The advantages are also for small environments: Sustainability, reproducibility, scalability and standardisation.
Please also remember that you need a data centre licence for Windows machines 😉
Regards, Matthias
experi18
Aug 09, 2024Brass Contributor
Yeah but, If I create a VMSS it would automatically be created standardised, no?
Why do create even the VMSS via IAC?
Why do create even the VMSS via IAC?
Matthias-Braun
Aug 12, 2024Brass Contributor
Hi experi18,
absolutely correct, your VMs within the scale set are built automatically etc.
Nevertheless, in my view it is always sensible to create the infrastructure (resource group, VNet, subnet etc.) including the scale set via IaC.
The advantages are also for small environments: Sustainability, reproducibility, scalability and standardisation.
Please also remember that you need a data centre licence for Windows machines 😉
Regards, Matthias
- experi18Aug 12, 2024Brass Contributor
Matthias-Braun thanks a lot for the support on this!