Is there anyway I can get to know what are all the windows OS support available in Azure when compared with AWS.
I wanted to create VM in azure with win7, win8 and win10 OS versions is it possible?
And also creating EC2 with same OS's is possible?
Here is the list for AWS:
https://aws.amazon.com/windows/resources/amis/
And the I think this is right for Azure:
https://azuremarketplace.microsoft.com/en-us/marketplace/apps?filters=virtual-machine-images%3Bwindows%3Bmicrosoft&page=1
There are obviously going to be custom ones that other people create and put into AWS marketplace, but by looks of it these are all the generic ones.
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After a strong battle, I managed to set up MS Azure Account, set up Windows VM, install Chrome, install VS 2022, and VSCode. Also, I managed to connect from Desktop RDP and also from the Browser using the Bastion feature. This means I can now connect to the Azure VM using the Browser and no need for an RDP Desktop client. All such features are free based on a credit I got which will end after I utilize the remaining balance. I am also trying to have the same setup using AWS, but still struggling.
I thought this approach will allow me to connect to my local dev environment and no need to worry about updating my laptop to work with such technologies.
Now I can work on my Java and C# Projects from the Library Desktop computers and no need to carry my laptop with me, or this is what I am hoping at least. I realized after many years of working with different laptops, I have to upgrade it one day, and maintaining my laptop is very cumbersome.
I am wondering if anyone has been through such a setup and if it is worth it, and if you recommend using AWS or MS Azure. And, probably paying for the cloud subscription fee is more cost-effective compared to the cost of updating and maintaining your laptop.
I appreciate your feedback.
Need to launch windows machine with Microsoft Edge browser in the cloud.
You should be able to do create a Windows 10 VM in most cloud, like Azure or AWS. You also have the option to do create virtual desktops. If sounds like you want to do browser testing, if that is the case, then I would encourage you to consider something like https://www.browserstack.com/.
If this doesn't answer you question, can you please add additional details.
I have few queries related to Amazon Workspace.
Q1) I am building a .net website from where I want to access the Amazon Workspace. What could be a better way to do so? Is it possible that I create a webpage in my website and from there I can access the Workspace desktop in an iFrame or something? or is there any API support for same?
Q2) Can we set some startup program in Amazon Workspace which initiates any application for eg: photoshop, whenever the Workspace is started?
I think you're missing the point of Amazon Workspaces - they are a virtual desktop solution (loosely similar to Citrix), which provides a Windows 7 or Windows 10 'Desktop Experience' running on top of Microsoft Windows Server 2008 and 2012 respectively.
So, to answer your questions:
Q1) I am building a .net website from where I want to access the
Amazon Workspace. What could be a better way to do so? Is it possible
that I create a webpage in my website and from there I can access the
Workspace desktop in an iFrame or something? or is there any API
support for same?
You don't want to embed a Workspace instance inside of a web-page, either as an iFrame or by using some other magic. It is probably possible, but you will need to jump through many, many burning hoops of death to achieve it.
If you want to access a web-page that you are building from the Workspace instance, treat Workspaces as just any other desktop and use Internet Explorer, Firefox, Chrome, Opera etc. to access the site.
If you are looking at how to access Workspace Instances, AWS have desktop clients for all major Operating Systems, as web-based version (not to be confused with the web-page that you personally are writing); alternatively, Workspaces can be accessed from physical PCoIP Zero-Client devices. Take a look at https://clients.amazonworkspaces.com/ for the full list.
Q2) Can we set some startup program in Amazon Workspace which
initiates any application for eg: photoshop, whenever the Workspace is
started?
Yes you can, configure a Group Policy Object in your underlying Workspaces Directory to start an application on logon.
However, if you are going to run something intensive such as Photoshop, I would recommend either the Performance or Graphics Bundles - see https://aws.amazon.com/workspaces/details/ for more information.
I need to launch solaris os in aws-ec2,
1) Do aws provide solaris ami?
My analysis-i searched but not found anywhere in aws marketplace.
2) can i create vm of solaris in local and than export to aws-ec2 using AWS VM import-export?
According to this link, no. Looks like they stopped supporting it back in 2011.
Ten years ago EC2 only supported Linux natively. AWS supplied the kernel, and the kernel was Linux 2.6.16 at that point in time. Right now AWS support other operating systems. Some users have had a lot of success running other OS's (e.g. Windows, but Solaris should also work) on top of the native Linux instances we provide, using emulation software like QEMU. For example see Enomaly (www.anomaly.net), and various postings resources on this Amazon Web Services site, e.g.
http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/thread.jspa?messageID=47267
http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry.jspa?externalID=592&categoryID=101
http://developer.amazonwebservices.com/connect/entry!default.jspa?categoryID=100&externalID=507&fromSearchPage=true
Via Amazon.com
For some time I am managing EC2 (Windows Boxes), RDS and S3 on AWS.
I do know manual steps that must be made in order to set up lets say a normal box (DB, Storage and Server. I heard about Vagrand, but everywhere I looked it mainly talks about Linux boxes on AWS.
My main question is: Is Vagrand a tool that will save me time for deyploment (windows), or should I not use it at all (in Windows scenario).
Vagrant plays nicely with AWS (via vagrant-aws plugin).
Vagrant seems to play nicely with Windows as well since version 1.6 and the introduction of WinRM support (ssh alternative for Windows).
However AWS plugin doesn't support WinRM communicator yet. So you'll need to pre-bake your Windows AMIs with SSH service pre installed, if you want vagrant to provision it.
Update (29/03/2016): Thanks to Rafael Goodman for pointing to vagrant-aws-winrm plugin as a possible workaround.