Microsoft Azure create virtual machine

Nintex external platform is required for this feature. For details, see Enable Nintex external platform features.

Creates a Windows virtual machine in Microsoft Azure.

Note: Microsoft Azure actions are supported for use with Azure Classic Portal only (manage.windowsazure.com).

Action settings

Following are the fields and options visible in the configuration settings dialog box for this action.

Field Description
Certificate

Specify the certificate file (.pfx) to be used for authenticating the service request. This certificate must be associated with the Microsoft Azure subscription.

  • Existing SharePoint Content: Enter the URL of the certificate within the current site.
  • Content: This is currently not supported.
  • Current item: Upload the current certificate that the workflow is running on. This option is only available on document libraries.
Certificate password

Specify the password for the certificate.
Subscription ID

Specify the subscription ID associated with the certificate.
Deployment slot

Select one of the following options.

  • Production
  • Staging
DNS name

Specify a name for the virtual machine. The name must meet the following criteria.

  • The name must contain between 3 and 15 characters.
  • The name can contain only letters, numbers, and hyphens.
  • The name must start with a letter and must end with a letter or a number.

Note: The specified name is also used to create a cloud service and storage account.

Image

Specify the name of the disk image to use to create the Windows virtual machine.

Note: To retrieve OS images available for the subscription, use Microsoft Azure retrieve image.

Size

Specify the size of the virtual machine. If left blank, Small size will be used.

Note: Refer to Microsoft Azure portal for available role sizes.
Username

Specify a username for the virtual machine.
Password

Specify the password for the username. The password must contain at least 8 characters, including 3 of the following: a lower case character, an upper case character, a number or a special character.
Location

Specify the location to deploy the virtual machine by selecting one of the following options.

  • Affinity Group
  • Region
Region/Affinity group

Specify the corresponding region or affinity group based on the selected location.