creating a new virtual machine; in this example, I have searched for Linux. The
Marketplace contains not only OS templates but templates containing applications
and virtual appliances. You do not have to use these templates. You can create your
own sysprep’d images, but do not put an unattend.xml answer file in the image
(Microsoft Azure needs to create that when deploying) and do not install the
Microsoft Azure integration components. Once your image is ready, you upload the
templates to Microsoft Azure and use them. The included Microsoft Azure templates
are just there to help you get started. Microsoft has a step-by-step guide on uploading
your own VHD to Microsoft Azure at the following location:
http://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/manage/windows/common-tasks/upload-a-vhd/
Figure 12.6 The template selection output in Microsoft Azure when searching for