Whats the difference between these two resource types, and which should I create?
My scenario is I need to setup an unknown number of jmeter load test servers (which will be linux VMs which I manually install jmeter server), but the website I need to load test requires the incoming IP to be whitelisted, which takes 3-4 weeks as it has to go through a production release cycle. So I need to create say 8 ips now, whitelist them, then when the web.config of teh episerver website is updated, I can finally do the load testing.
I dont know how many IPs, as I dont know how many Jmeter servers Ill need to simulate 10,000 users hitting the website at 2 pages a minute. I am hoping 8 will be enough.
Best Answer
Reserved IP addresses is an old name for Classic Azure Resource, you should consider two kind of SKU (Basic and Standard) when creating a Public IP. There are two options for your needs, please have a look at NAT Gateway, basically you will have only one IP for your outbound traffic, then you whitelisted this IP. The second option is to reserve a Public IP address prefix, basically it reserves a network (example /28) to be used, it is always SKU standard.
SKU Standard
SKU Basic
In case you don't want to lose your IP even when stopping your VM, just remember to select this option.
The IP address is released when the allocation method is changed from static to dynamic. To ensure the IP address for the associated resource remains the same, set the allocation method explicitly to static. A static IP address is assigned immediately.