On 3/25/2017 4:58 PM, clipka wrote:
> Am 25.03.2017 um 21:03 schrieb Mike Horvath:
>> Has anyone ever set up a Microsoft Azure virtual machine to run POV-Ray?
>>
>> I am interested, and am wondering how hard it would be, as well as the
>> cost. I *think* you can just rend a virtual machine with Windows on it
>> and set up whatever programs you want. But do you have to pre-select how
>> many CPU cores you need, or does it scale automatically to whatever your
>> current load is?
>>
>> How is the cost calculated? By the flop, or clock time?
>
> They have a price calculator on the net.
>
> Cores, memory and hard disk space per VM appear to be fixed, and pricing
> appears to be by the minute of wall clock time.
>
> Load adaptation appears to be implemented by dynamically adding virtual
> machines.
>
> Their wimpiest VM, without load adaptation, appears to cost about 12 EUR
> for a total month.
>
>
> They seem to be offering a free trial, valid for 30 days and services
> worth up to about 170 EUR to 200 USD (apparently depending on your
> country of origin).
>

I was looking at those stats. The most they offer are 16 cores, which is 
nothing really. I already have 4 cores and 4x that amount is not 
phenomenal. I guess if it's cheap it's okay.

I have no clue how to set it up though. Do I have to install the OS on 
the VM myself, or does it come with Windows already set up?

Do I just use it like a regular desktop OS, where I log into the GUI and 
run the POV-Ray installer?

Will they save my image for later use, or do I have to repeat the whole 
process each time?

Stack Exchange already chewed me out for asking such stupid questions.


Mike

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