Microsoft Azure deployment tasks
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Task |
Description |
|---|---|
| Install and configure Microsoft Azure Command-Line Interface | The Microsoft Azure deployment process makes extensive use of the command line. |
| Define resource group | Define a resource group to contain both the Access Gateway VM and disk. |
| Create a temporary virtual machine to host the disk | Create a temporary VM to process the Access Gateway disk image. |
| Prepare a temporary virtual machine disk | Create a disk to contain the Access Gateway image. |
| Upload, create, and populate a managed disk | Upload and prepare the Access Gateway image. |
| Copy a disk | Optional. Create a disk snapshot and then replicate it as required. Only required when creating an Access Gateway cluster. |
| Create a Microsoft Azure virtual machine | Create a virtual machine and attach the disk containing the prepared Access Gateway image. |
| Configure networking | Open ports to the new VM. |
| Cleanup | Clean up the temporary VM and disk. |