1.4 Installation using a VHD in Azure - BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance - 25.2.0

BlueCat LiveAssurance User Guide
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Product name
BlueCat Infrastructure Assurance
Version
25.2.0

Use the following procedure to install LiveAssurance by creating a virtual machine (VM) in Azure from a virtual hard disk (VHD) file. Contact BlueCat Customer Care to obtain the LiveAssurance VHD file.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, ensure that you have:
  • An Azure subscription.
  • An Azure storage account with a blob container to which you have Write access.
  • AzCopy installed.
  • A public URL to the LiveAssurance VHD file in Amazon S3, obtained from BlueCat Customer Care.
  • Either of the following minimum permissions:
    • Either the Contributor role (built-in role in Azure) at the appropriate scope to create resources.
    • Or, the following roles if granular control is required:
      Task Azure Role
      Copy the VHD file to the storage container Storage Blob Data Contributor (built-in role)
      Create a Compute Gallery, image definition, and image version A custom Gallery Contributor role created with the following permissions:
      • Microsoft.Compute/galleries/*
      • Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/read
      Create a VM

      The following built-in roles:

      • Virtual Machine Contributor
      • Network Contributor
      • Reader (on the Compute Gallery)

    For more details on built-in roles, refer to Built-in roles in the Azure documentation portal.

Procedure

  1. Copy the VHD file from S3 to your blob container:

    Do one of the following:
    • By using AzCopy:
      1. Log in to the AzCopy tool by using the following command:
        azcopy login
      2. Copy the file to your storage container by using the following command; substitute the placeholders with actual values:
        azcopy copy 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/<bucket-name>/<object-name>' 'https://<storage-account-name>.blob.core.windows.net/<container-name>/<blob-name>'
    • By using a shared access signature (SAS) token:
      1. Create a SAS token. For instructions, refer to Create SAS tokens in the Azure portal.
        Note:

        • For Signing method, you can select either Account key or User delegation key.

        • For Permissions, you must select Create and Write.

        • For Allowed protocols, you must select HTTPS only.

        • Ensure that you copy the generated Blob SAS URL in a secure location. The URL is only displayed once and cannot be retrieved once the window is closed.

      2. After you've copied the SAS URL, use it to copy the VHD file to your storage container:

        i. Log in to the AzCopy tool by using the following command:
        azcopy login

        ii. Copy the VHD file to your storage container by using the following command; substitute the placeholders with actual values:

        azcopy copy 'https://s3.amazonaws.com/<bucket-name>/<object-name>' '<blob-sas-url>'

        In the above command, the first URL is the link to the VHD file in S3, and the second URL is the Blob SAS URL generated above.

    RESULT: The VHD file is copied to your blob container.

  2. Create an Azure Compute Gallery. For instructions, refer to Create a gallery.

  3. Create a VM image definition from the Compute Gallery. For instructions, refer to Create an image definition and version.
    Note: You must select Gen 1 as the VM generation.
  4. Create a new VM image version. For instructions, refer to Create an image definition and version.
    Note:

    • If you want to deploy the image in multiple regions, you must configure the replication parameters under Replication.

    • For Version number, you must enter the first 3 integers (that is, in the major.minor.patch format) of the version as seen in the VHD file name.

  5. Create a VM from the image. For instructions, refer to Create a VM from a specialized image version or Create a VM from a generalized image version based on your requirements.
    Note: You can deploy the VM in the region where the image version exists, or the region to which it was replicated.

  6. Log in to the VM:

    1. Log in to the VM with the Username: indeni and Password: indeni4it:.

    2. Once you have logged in, a prompt appears, asking you to confirm whether you want to proceed with the Configuration Wizard.

    3. Type y to proceed. This wizard will enable you to configure various network and system settings.

    4. For details on configuring these settings and for the rest of the procedure, see 1.2 Installation as a Virtual Machine.