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Managed VM Machine Image

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Source

CloudSploit

managed-vm-machine-image

management console

Managed VM Machine Image

Ensures that VM is launched from a managed VM image.

A managed VM image contains the information necessary to create a VM, including the OS and data disks. Virtual Machines should be launched using managed images to ensure security practices and consistency across all the instances.

Recommended Actions

Ensure that VM is launched using managed VM image

Links

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/windows/create-vm-generalized-managed

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