Creating an Azure image for the PKIaaS Virtual Machine

See below for how to create the PKIaaS Virtual Machine image using the Azure Portal.

To create the image in the Azure Portal

  1. Type "images" in the Azure Portal search bar.

  2. Click Images on the search results.

  3. Click + Create on the Images page.

  4. Configure the following settings in the Create an image page.

  5. Click Review + create to validate the image settings.

  6. Click Create to create the new image.

Project details

Configure the following settings under Project details.

Setting

Value

Subscription

Select your Azure subscription.

Resource group

Select the same resource group selected when Creating an Azure storage account for the PKIaaS Virtual Machine.

Instance details

Configure the following settings under Instance details.

Setting

Value

Name

Enter a unique name for the new image.

Region

Select the same region selected when Creating an Azure storage account for the PKIaaS Virtual Machine.

OS disk

Configure the following settings under OS disk.

Setting

Value

OS type

Select Linux.

VM generation

Select Gen 1

Storage blob

Select the VHD image described in Uploading the VHD image of the PKIaaS Virtual Machine file to Azure.

Account type

Select Standard SSD.

Host caching

Select Read-only.