Invoking a custom ARM template

To invoke a custom ARM template:

1. Log in to the Azure portal and go to Custom deployment.
2. Click Build your own template in the editor.
3. From GitHub, copy and paste the template content, or download the template file and load it into the Edit template window.

   

4. Ensure that the template is shown in the screen. Click Save.

   

5. Edit the parameters:
   1. Click Edit parameters.
   2. Copy and paste the parameters from GitHub, or download the file as in step 3. You can manually edit the fields.

      

   3. Click Save.
6. Complete the following fields:

   Field	Description
   Basics
   Subscription	Enter the subscription that is entitled to purchase marketplace products of your choice. Generally, selecting a subscription that your organization has configured to not be able to purchase Azure resources is advisable. Ensure that you specify the appropriate subscription.
   Resource Group	You must create a new resource group. Click Create New and enter a nonexistent resource group.
   Location	From the dropdown list, select a region to deploy the FortiGate-VM and related resources.
   Settings
   Location	Manually specify the same location as the above by entering the region.
   Admin Username	Specify an administrator login name that can log into the FortiGate management console. Azure does not allow names such as root or admin.
   Admin Password	Specify an administrator password with some character complexity. The password must be between 12 and 72 characters and contain at least three of the following: one lower-case character, one upper-case character, one number, and one special character.
   FortiGate Name	Specify the FortiGate-VM instance name or FortiGate hostname that can be identified on the Azure portal.
   FortiGate Image SKU	Leave this as-is.
   FortiGate Image version	Select a version. Note that this version points to the one that the FortiGate marketplace listing supports. As the template may contain obsolete versions, specifying Latest is recommended.
   Instance Type	Choose an instance type based on the number of virtual CPU cores. Recommended types are the following compute instances: Standard_F1 Standard_F2 Standard_F4 Standard_F8 Standard_F1s Standard_F2s Standard_F4s Standard_F8s Standard_F16s Standard_F2s_v2 Standard_F4s_v2 Standard_F8s_v2 Standard_F16s_v2 Standard_F32s_v2 Standard_F64s_v2 Standard_F72s_v2 Instances with over 32 vCPU requires a FG-VMUL license that can support an unlimited number of CPU cores.
   Public IP New or Existing or None	Choose New.
   Public IP Address Name	Enter a name to distinguish the public IP address.
   Public IP Resource Group	Ensure you specify the same resource group as entered in Basics > Resource Group above.
   Public IP Address Type	Select Static.
   Vnet New or Existing	Select New.
   Net Name	Specify the same name as the resource group name.
   Vnet Address Prefix	Specify a CIDR that does not overlap with your existing Vnet CIDRs.
   Subnet1Name	Enter a name to distinguish the public subnet.
   Subnet1Prefix	Specify a CIDR that belongs to the Vnet Address Prefix above.
   Subnet2Name	Enter a name to distinguish the private/protected subnet.
   Subnet2Prefix	Specify another CIDR that belongs to the Vnet Address Prefix above.
   Fortinet Tags	Leave as-is.
   Artifacts Base URL	Leave as-is.

   

7. Select the I agree to the terms and conditions stated above checkbox. Click Purchase. It takes about 10-15 minutes to deploy the FortiGate-VM and related resources. If you encounter an issue, resolve the issue and retry the deployment.
8. After successful deployment, connect to the FortiGate instance using the credentials specified above. See Connecting to the FortiGate-VM.