Creating the PKIaaS Virtual Machine on Azure
Set the following configuration when creating the PKIaaS Virtual Machine on Azure.
Basics
Set the following values in the Basics tab of the Create a virtual machine page.
Setting |
Value |
Project details / Subscription |
Select your Azure subscription. |
Project details / Resource group |
Select the resource group described in Creating an Azure storage account for the PKIaaS Virtual Machine. |
Instance details / Virtual machine name |
Enter a name for the new virtual machine. |
Instance details / Region |
Select the region shared by the rest of Azure resources. |
Instance details / Image |
Select the image described in Creating an Azure image for the PKIaaS Virtual Machine. |
Instance details / Size |
Minimum recommended size: Standard_B2s. |
Administrator account / Authentication type |
Select SSH public key. |
Administrator account / SSH public key source |
Generate a new one or use an existing one. This step is required by the Azure VM creation process, but the key won't be used at all in PKIaaS VM as there is no SSH connection. |
Inbound port rules / Public inbound ports |
Select None. |
Licensing type / License type |
Select Other. |
Disk
Set the following values in the Disk tab of the Create a virtual machine page.
Setting |
Value |
OS disk / OS disk type |
Select Premium SSD (locally-redundant storage) or higher. |
Networking
Set the following values in the Networking tab of the Create a virtual machine page.
Setting |
Value |
NIC network security group |
Select Advanced. |
Configure network security group |
Select the network security group described in Creating Azure network rules for the PKIaaS Virtual Machine. |