How to Build Your Own Group of Virtual Machines for Automation Process

How to Build Your Own Group of Virtual Machines for Automation Process

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In this video we will focus on creating virtual machines (VMs) which will be dedicated to run the Power Automate for desktop flows. We will configure a VM in Azure having the specifications required for Power Automate for desktop software and then add it to the machine group in Power Automate. Machine groups are used if you run a lot of desktop flows, machine groups can help you organize related automations to optimize productivity .

Building your own group of virtual machines for automation process is a great way to save time and money. Virtual machines are a great way to quickly and easily set up a network of machines that can be used for automation. This process can be used to quickly scale up a system, test software, and automate manual processes.

The first step to building a group of virtual machines is to determine what you need and what type of virtual machine will best suit your needs. You will also need to decide how many machines you need and how much RAM and storage space each machine should have. Once you have determined these requirements, you can then use a virtualization software such as VirtualBox or VMware to build your group of virtual machines.

Once you have your group of virtual machines set up, you can start automating processes by using a scripting language such as Python or Bash. Scripts can be used to automate tasks such as installing software, running tests, and configuring settings. With scripts, you can run multiple tasks simultaneously to speed up the automation process.

Finally, you can use automation tools such as Ansible or Chef to manage and deploy your group of virtual machines. These tools can automate the process of deploying, configuring, and managing virtual machines. This can save you time and money by reducing the amount of manual work required to manage and deploy your group of virtual machines.

Table of contents

• Introduction 00:00
• Prerequisites for the VMs 00:58
• Subscriptions and resource groups 01:52
• Building the VM 03:31
• Remotely access the VMs 14:58
• Uninstall the built-in Power Automate Desktop software 16:59
• Install Power Automate Desktop 17:58
• View machine settings 21:20
• Configuring new machine group 24:11
• Add machines to a group 27:48
• Conclusion 34:08

Hardware requirements

[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/requirements]

Recommended hardware:

Processor: 1.60 GHz or faster with two or more cores. For unattended mode, four

or more cores are needed.

Storage: 2 GB

RAM: 4 GB

GPU acceleration

.NET Framework 4.7.2 or later

Helpful link(s)

[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/manage-machines]

[https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/power-automate/desktop-flows/install]

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