2.2.5 Installing to Microsoft Azure

The procedure for installing a virtual machine in a Microsoft Azure environment for this product is described below.
Perform the following operations from the Azure portal.

Preparation
Set up the following items according to your environment.
- Virtual network
- Subnet
- Network security group

Uploading the virtual machine image
Upload a virtual machine image to the Blob storage.
The uploaded virtual machine image is a vhd file included in the virtual machine image for Microsoft Azure (CSG_v130_Azure.zip).

Note

The size of the system disk for this product is 100 GB. There are two types of vhd files: the fixed size type and the variable size type. Azure only supports the fixed size type. Therefore, the zip file contains a 100 GB vhd file. Before extracting the zip file, make sure there is at least 100 GB of free space in your environment.

Creating a storage account
Navigate to the Storage accounts service on the Azure portal, and click Add.
Refer to the table below, and follow the on-screen instructions to create a storage account.

Tab	Item	Setting Details
Basics	Subscription	Enter a subscription.
	Resource group	Enter a resource group.
	Storage account name	Enter a storage account name.
	Location	Enter a location.
	Performance	Standard recommended
	Account kind	StorageV2 (general purpose v2)
	Replication	Locally-redundant storage (LRS) recommended
	Access tier	Cool recommended
Advanced	Secure transfer required	Enabled recommended
	Allow access from	Select an item.
	Hierarchical namespace	Select an item.
Tags	-	(As necessary)

Creating a container
Select a storage account you have created.
Select Blobs on the Blob service menu of your storage account.
Click Container.
Refer to the table below, and follow the on-screen instructions to create a container.
Item
Setting Details
Name
Enter a name.
Public access level
Private
Uploading virtual machine image
To upload a virtual machine image, use Azure Storage Explorer.
Select a storage account you have created, and then click Open in Explorer.
If you are launching this software for the first time, follow the on-screen instructions, download Azure Storage Explorer, and install it.
Navigate to the tree in Azure Storage Explorer, and select a container you have created.
Click Upload, and select Upload Files....
Refer to the table below, and follow the on-screen instructions to upload a virtual machine image.
Item
Setting Details
Files
A vhd file of the virtual machine image
Blob type
Block Blob
Select the Upload .vhd/vhdx files as page blobs checkbox.
Point
Using Azure Storage Explorer, be sure to add account for Azure Storage Explorer and set a proxy as necessary. You can add up View - Account Management - Add an account... for account. You can set up Edit - Configure Proxy for proxy. Refer to Microsoft Azure documents about Azure Storage Explorer for details.

Item	Setting Details
Files	A vhd file of the virtual machine image
Blob type	Block Blob Select the Upload .vhd/vhdx files as page blobs checkbox.

Creating an image
Navigate to the Images service on the Azure portal, and click Add.
Refer to the table below, and follow the on-screen instructions to create an image.

Item	Setting Details
Name	Enter a name.
Subscription	Enter a subscription.
Resource group	Enter a resource group.
Location	Enter a location.
Zone resiliency	Off (if available)
OS type	Linux
Storage blob	Select a virtual machine image you have uploaded.
Account type	Standard HDD recommended
Host caching	Read/write
Data disks	Do not add any new items.

Creating a virtual machine
Navigate to the Virtual machines service on the Azure portal, and click Add.
Refer to the table below, and follow the on-screen instructions to create an image.

Tab	Item	Setting Details
Basics	Subscription	Enter a subscription.
	Resource group	Enter a resource group.
	Virtual machine name	Enter a virtual machine name.
	Region	Enter a region.
	Availability options	No infrastructure redundancy required
	Image	Go to My Items, and select an image you have created.
	Size	Select a size that meets the requirements listed in "A.1 Virtual Appliance Specifications". Select a size that has a temporary storage size larger than 4 GB.
	ADMINISTRATOR ACCOUNT	Authentication type: Password Username: dummy Password: (Any password)
	Public inbound ports	Select None here since you are going to configure this parameter under in the Networking tab.
Disks	OS disk type	Select a system disk type here. The recommended type is Standard SSD. If the Enable Ultra SSD compatibility option is available, select No.
	Data disks	These disks are used for the cache area Create a disk by clicking Create and attach a new disk.
		Disk type	Standard SSD recommended
		Name	Including the virtual machine name is recommended to easily find the created image for future operations.
		Size	Enter the capacity you estimated according to the procedure described in "2.1.2 Cache Capacity".
		Source type	None (empty disk)
		Host caching	Read/write This option becomes available after you create a disk. This is not available for some virtual machine sizes.
	Use managed disks	Yes Click Advanced to see the available options.
Networking	Virtual network	Select the virtual network you set up in step 1.
	Subnet	Select the subnet you set up in step 1.
	Public IP	Select None if a public IP is not required. If you want to create a new one, click Create new, and set the following items.
		Name	Enter a name.
		SKU	Basic
		Assignment	Enter an assignment.
	NIC network security group	Select Advanced, and then select the network security group you set up in step 1.
	Accelerated networking	Enter an accelerated networking.
	Place this virtual machine behind an existing load balancing solution?	No
Management	Boot diagnostics	On
	OS guest diagnostics	Off
	Diagnostics storage account	Enter a diagnostics storage account.
	System assigned managed identity	Off
	Enable auto-shutdown	Off
Advanced	-	Do not enter any value.
Tags	-	(As necessary)

Note

The procedure for creating a virtual machine includes configuring the Administrator account settings. For this product, however, the administrator account is not created and cannot be used.
If Dynamic is set for the public IP assignment, a new IP address is assigned every time you stop and start the virtual machine. If you wish to continue using the same IP, select Static.
When you are logged in to this product with a public IP, a timeout error occurs if the product is left unused for a certain amount of time. To change the timeout period, after creating a virtual machine, click the public IP address in the Overview section for the virtual machine and change the parameter in Idle timeout.

Fixing a private IP address
You can also assign a private IP address to a network interface to which a public IP address has been allocated. This IP address is also allocated as a new address every time you stop and start the virtual machine. Follow the procedure below if you wish to continue using the same IP.
1. Go to the Virtual machines service on the Azure portal, and click the virtual machine name.
2. Select Networking on the Settings menu, and click the network interface name.
3. Select IP configurations on the Settings menu, and click the line that contains the private IP address.
4. Change the assignment setting of the private IP address to Static.
Setting up a virtual appliance
Before adding network interfaces in order to build a system with multiple networks, set up the virtual appliance first. Refer to "2.3 Setting Up Virtual Appliances" for details on how to set up a virtual appliance.

Adding network interfaces
When configuring a system with multiple networks, follow the procedure below to add network interfaces.

Note

Before adding network interfaces, follow the procedure described in step 6 to set up the virtual appliance.

Stopping the virtual machine
Go to the Virtual machines service on the Azure portal, select a virtual machine, and click Stop to stop the virtual machine.

Creating and attaching a network interface
Select Networking on the Settings menu for the virtual machine, and click Attach network interface.
Click Create network interface and follow the on-screen instructions to create an interface by referring to the table below, and then attach it to the virtual machine.

Item	Setting Details
Name	Including the virtual machine name is recommended to easily find the created image for future operations.
Subnet	Select the subnet you set up in step 1.
Private IP address assignment	Enter a private IP address assignment.
Private IP address	If Private IP address assignment is set to Static, you must specify an unused IP address.
Network security group	Select the network security group you set up in step 1.
Private IP address (IPv6)	Do not select this option.
Resource group	Specify the same resource group as the one to which the created virtual machine belongs.

Point

If you set the private IP address assignment to Dynamic, an unused private IP address can be assigned automatically. In this case, a new IP address is assigned every time you stop and start the virtual machine. In order to continue using the same IP address, follow the procedure described in step 5 to fix the private IP address.