Uploading FortiDeceptor VHD to Azure

To upload FortiDeceptor VHD to Azure:

1. In the portal menu, click Storage accounts.
2. On the Storage accounts page, click Create. The Create a storage account page opens.

   

3. In the Basics tab, configure the storage account details. The image below shows the basic configuration for FortiDeceptor.

4. Subscription		Select a subscription from the dropdown.
   Resource group		Select a resource group from the dropdown.
   Storage account name		Enter a name for the storage account.
   Region		Select a region from the dropdown.
   Performance		Select Standard: Recommended for most scenarios (general-purpose v2 account).
   Redundancy		Select Geo-redundant storage (GRS).
   Make read access to data available in the event of regional unavailability		Enable.

   

5. Click Review + Create. The account is validated.
6. Click Create.
7. Create a storage container to upload FortiDeceptor VHD.
   1. Open the storage account you created.
   2. In the portal menu, go to Data storage > Containers.
   3. Click +Container. The New container pane opens.
   4. Type a Name for your new container and set the Public access level.
   5. Click Create.

   

8. Upload FortiDeceptor VHD to the container.
   1. In the containers list, click the container you created.

      

   2. Click Upload. The Upload blob pane opens.
   3. Navigate to the fdc.azure.vhd on your device and click Upload.

   

   The .vhd file is added to the container.