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  1. Open the Catalogue view by clicking the Catalogue icon

  2. Select Public

  3. Select the public cloud region

  4. Click the import template button

    Import templates for Azure
  5. Enter the ID of a template to import, or a Name text, for example Linux, because we recommend that you use a Linux template.

  6. Optionally, filter by template providers, for example, use the Canonical provider and search for an ubuntu template.

  7. Click Search

  8. Select a Template to import and click the import symbol beside the template

  9. If your template has terms of use, accept them now or when you first deploy a VM from the template. 

    1. This requires the privilege to Manage virtual machine template terms of use and it enables programmatic deployment of the template for your Azure subscription.

      1. If you then disable programmatic deployment in the portal but you would like to deploy the template, you will need to delete it from the platform and import it again.

  10. To add default user details for remote access, select and edit the template

  11. Go to Advanced

    1. Optionally, select a Guest setup mode

    2. Select the template Operating system. For the latest version, do not set the OS version

    3. Enter a Username. For Linux, enter root. For Windows, enter Administrator and a password with at least 12 characters

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  12. Click Save

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Create a resource group

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The virtual appliance you create will display in the Virtual Appliances list.

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Create a VM in Azure

When you create a VM, you can select from the compatible templates.

To connect to your VM in Azure, you will need to add a private IP address, as well as a public IP address.

  1. To go into your virtual appliance, click Open under its Name.

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  2. To create a VM, click Create virtual machine and select a VM template

    1. For the Name, enter a user-friendly name for the VM that meets provider criteria

    2. Select the Availability set

    3. Click Save

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  3. Select an appropriate Hardware profile for your VM

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  4. On the VM icon from the options menu, select Edit

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  5. Click Network and select Private networks

  6. Drag the Auto-generated IP label into the NICs pane.

  7. Select Public and click Purchase public IP

  8. Then on the Purchase public IPs popup, click the + add button

  9. Select an IP address and click Add

  10. Drag the public IP into the NICs pane

  11. Click Save

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Configure the VM firewall for public cloud

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  1. Go to myCloud Virtual datacenters → Networks → Firewalls

  2. Select the virtual datacenter

  3. Click the + add button to create a firewall for connections and enter the Name

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  4. Edit the Firewall rules

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  5. For Inbound

    1. From Common protocols for a Linux VM, select SSH and/or for a Windows VM, select RDP

    2. Allow incoming connections from your IP address. Or for a temporary test system, allow all connections.

    3. Click Add

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  6. Go to Outbound, select All traffic, click Add, then click Save.
    The platform will create the firewall.

  7. Go to Virtual appliances and on the virtual appliance and click on Open 

  8. Edit your VM

  9. Go to Networks → Firewall

  10. Select your firewall and click Save.

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Deploy the virtual appliance in public cloud

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