Microsoft Azure

Perform the following steps to deploy FortiGuest on Microsoft Azure.

1. Obtain the FortiGuest_VM64_AZURE-v1.3.0-[build0xxx].azure.zip file from Fortinet and extract it to obtain the FortiGuest_VM64_AZURE-v1.3.0-[build0xxx].vhd file.
2. Create a Resource Group and a Storage Account via the Azure CLI. See Mange Azure Resource Group.
3. Create a Container registry. See Create a container registry.
4. Upload the VHD file to Azure.
5. Obtain the SAS string from the Azure portal. Navigate to Storage Accounts > Shared access signature. Configure the parameters in the page and click Generate SAS and connection string.
   
   Paste the SAS code from the generated string and upload the VHD file.
   ./azcopy cp "./FortiGuest_VM64_AZURE-v1.3.0-devmain0005.vhd" "https://fortiguest.blob.core.windows.net/fguest/?sv=2022-11-02&ss=bfqt&srt=sco&sp=rwdlacupiytfx&se=2024-02-08T20:36:43Z&st=2024-02-08T12:36:43Z&spr=https&sig=UOaq5aSWEpS%2BWesKJXTT9IJ4WC%2Bc8QM2NbWaem2FGVc%3D" --blob-type=PageBlob.
   For more information on the azcopy command, see azcopy copy.
   
6. After the upload is successfully completed, you can view the file in Storage Accounts > Container.
   
   
7. Create a managed image from the uploaded VHD file. Navigate to Images > Create an image in the Azure portal and configure the following settings.

• OS type – Linux

• VM generation – Gen 1

• Storage blob – Browse to the uploaded VHD file.
  Note: You are not required to add the data disk as it is created along with the VM.

Create the VM from the managed image that you just generated.

• Image - Select the managed image generated in the previous step.

• Select inbound ports - Configure network inbound rules to allow SSH access.

Click Next: Disks to configure disk data. The recommended disk size is a minimum of 500 GB.

Connect the VM via SSH or the serial console.

• To connect via SSH, obtain the public IP address of the VM – ssh admin@ <public_ip_address>.
  
  

• To connect via the serial console, select the running VM and click Serial Console. Click on the prompt in the right to configure.
  
  

Click Save.