connect to Windows and Linux VMs

Author: spelluru

articles/devtest-labs/TOC.yml

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   - name: Use VMs in a lab
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-    - name: Create a VM - Azure portal
-      href: devtest-lab-add-vm.md
-    - name: Create a VM - Azure PowerShell
-      href: devtest-lab-vm-powershell.md
-    - name: Create a VM - Azure CLI
-      href: devtest-lab-vmcli.md        
-    - name: Create a VM - Resource Manager template
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-    - name: Create a VM using an image from shared image gallery
-      href: add-vm-use-shared-image.md
-    - name: Connect to your VM through a browser
-      href: connect-virtual-machine-through-browser.md           
+    - name: Create a VM
+      items:
+      - name: Azure portal
+        href: devtest-lab-add-vm.md
+      - name: Azure PowerShell
+        href: devtest-lab-vm-powershell.md
+      - name: Azure CLI
+        href: devtest-lab-vmcli.md        
+      - name: Resource Manager template
+        href: devtest-lab-use-resource-manager-template.md
+      - name: Create a VM using an image from shared image gallery
+        href: add-vm-use-shared-image.md
+    - name: Connect to a VM
+      items:  
+      - name: Connect to a Windows VM
+        href: connect-windows-virtual-machine.md
+      - name: Connect to a Linux VM
+        href: connect-linux-virtual-machine.md
+      - name: Connect to your VM through a browser
+        href: connect-virtual-machine-through-browser.md           
     - name: Start or stop a VM using PowerShell or CLI
       href: use-command-line-start-stop-virtual-machines.md
     - name: Restart a VM

articles/devtest-labs/connect-linux-virtual-machine.md

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+---
+title: Connect to your Linux virtual machines in Azure DevTest Labs
+description: Learn how to connect to your Linux virtual machine in a lab (Azure DevTest Labs)
+ms.topic: how-to
+ms.date: 07/17/2020
+---
+
+# Connect to a Linux VM in your lab (Azure DevTest Labs)
+This article shows you how to connect to Linux VM in your lab. 
+
+## Connect to a Linux VM
+1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
+1. In the search bar, search for and select **DevTest Labs**. 
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-linux-virtual-machine/search-select.png" alt-text="Search for and select DevTest Labs":::    
+1. From the list of labs, select your **lab**.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-linux-virtual-machine/select-lab.png" alt-text="Select your lab":::            
+1. On the home page for your lab, select your Linux VM from the **My virtual machines** list. 
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-linux-virtual-machine/select-linux-vm.png" alt-text="Select your Linux VM":::        
+5. On the **Overview** page, you can see the fully qualified domain name (FQDN) or IP address of the VM. You can also see the port as shown in the following image.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-linux-virtual-machine/vm-overview.png" alt-text="Fully qualified domain name for the VM":::    
+
+    Notice that **Connect** button is grayed even though the VM is started. That's by design.
+6.  Use SSH to connect to your Linux VM. The following example connects to the VM with FQDN `mydtl07172452621450000.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com`, with the username of `vmuser` and port `51637`. Enter the password for the user to connect to the VM. 
+
+    ```bash
+    ssh vmuser@mydtl07172452621450000.eastus.cloudapp.azure.com -p 51637
+    ```
+
+    You can use tools such as [Putty](https://www.putty.org/) or any other SSH client to connect to the VM. 
+
+    After you connect using SSH, you can install and configure a desktop environment ([xfce](https://www.xfce.org)) and remote desktop ([xrdp](http://xrdp.org)).  For detailed information, see [Install and configure Remote Desktop to connect to a Linux VM in Azure](../virtual-machines/linux/use-remote-desktop.md). 
+
+## Next Steps
+[How to: connect to a Windows VM](connect-windows-virtual-machine.md)

articles/devtest-labs/connect-windows-virtual-machine.md

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+---
+title: Connect to your Windows virtual machines in Azure DevTest Labs
+description: Learn how to connect to your Windows virtual machine in a lab (Azure DevTest Labs)
+ms.topic: how-to
+ms.date: 07/17/2020
+---
+
+# Connect to a Windows VM in your lab (Azure DevTest Labs)
+This article shows you how to connect to a Windows VM in your lab. 
+
+## Connect to a Windows VM
+1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
+1. In the search bar, search for and select **DevTest Labs**. 
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-windows-virtual-machine/search-select.png" alt-text="Search for and select DevTest Labs":::    
+1. From the list of labs, select your **lab**.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-windows-virtual-machine/select-lab.png" alt-text="Select your lab":::            
+1. On the home page for your lab, select your Windows VM from the **My virtual machines** list. 
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-windows-virtual-machine/select-windows-vm.png" alt-text="Select your Windows VM":::                
+1. On the **Virtual machine** page for your VM, select **Connect** on the toolbar. If the VM is stopped, select **Start** first to start the VM.
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-windows-virtual-machine/select-connect.png" alt-text="Select connect on the toolbar":::                    
+1. If you're using the Edge browser, you see the link to the **downloaded RDP file** at the bottom of the browser. 
+
+    :::image type="content" source="./media/connect-windows-virtual-machine/rdp-download.png" alt-text="RDP downloaded":::                        
+1. Open the RDP file, and enter your VM credentials that you typed when creating the VM. You should be connected to the Windows VM now. 
+
+## Next Steps
+[How to: connect to a Linux VM](connect-linux-virtual-machine.md)