Azure Appliance

1. Download the Azure Cloud appliance Image from the PBI Management Portal.

   
2. To upload the Appliance Image onto the Azure Portal, follow these steps:

   1. Go to https://portal.azure.com/.

   2. Navigate to Storage Accounts.

   3. Select your storage account: .

   4. Click on Storage browser.

   5. Go to Blob containers and select .

   6. Click on Upload and choose the file you downloaded in step 1 to upload it.

   Make sure you verify that the upload is complete before moving on.

1. To create an image, navigate to Images → Create, and then apply the following configurations:

   1. Resource group: Select or create the desired resource group.

   2. Image name: Enter a unique name for the image.

   3. OS type: Select "Linux" from the options available.

   4. VM Generation: Choose "Gen 1" for the VM generation

   5. Storage blob: Browse and select the uploaded file that you want to use for the image.

   6. Account type: Standard SSD

   Once you have configured everything, proceed to create the image.

1. Wait until the disk deployment is complete. Then, navigate to Virtual Machines → Create, and apply the following configurations:

   1. Use the same Resource group as in step 3.

   2. Assign a name to your VM.

   3. For the Image, go to See all images → My images and select the image you’ve created.

   4. For Public inbound ports, allow HTTP (80).

Attention: It is recommended to close port 80 after the Key is registered on the appliance console to avoid any security Issues.

Note: For low to medium loads, the recommended minimum configuration is:

• 4 vCPUs per 10 users.

• 16 GB of memory per 10 users.

• 36 GB of disk space per 10 users.

1. Click Next: Disks and apply the following configurations:

   • OS Disk type: Standard SSD.

   • Image Default: 32GB (recommended per 10 users)

   Then, click Next: Networking and select:

   • Virtual network: As applicable for your network.

   • Public IP: None.

   • Subnet: As applicable for your network.

1. Click on Review + Create, then click Create.

2. After that, download the private key, create the resource, and then return to the VM creation process.

1. Wait until the VM is deployed.

2. Once it's done, click Go to resource or navigate to the Virtual Machines section to find your VM.

3. After locating it, check for the VM's private IP address. Open a new browser tab and enter the IP address to access the VM.