Installing NSM on Azure

This chapter provides you with the information on how to deploy the NSM file on your Azure server.

To deploy from Azure Marketplace

1. Navigate to the Azure services portal.
2. Select Marketplace.

3. Find the SonicWall-Network Security Manager tile and select Create.

   

4. On the Basics tab to Create a virtual machine, select Create new in the Resource group field.

   

5. Type an easy-to-identify name in the Name field and click OK.
6. Enter the Virtual machine name. It can be the same as the Resource group name, if you want.
7. Set the Region.
8. From the Image drop-down list, select the SonicWall-Network Security Manager -BYOL.
9. Leave Azure Spot instance unchecked.
10. Select the size of your virtual machine. The recommended sizes have been tested with NSM. You can see the Capacity Requirements section to learn more about the recommended machine sizes.
11. In Authentication type, select SSH public key.
12. Define the Username as "management". If you fail to do so, you will not be able to access NSM console and need to redeploy the NSM image.
13. Generate a public key through command lin: ssh -keygen.
14. Copy and paste that key in SSH public key field.

15. Click Next : Disks >.

    

16. Use the defaults on the Disks tab.

17. Click Next : Networking >.

    

18. Configure the network settings for your environment. The default settings can also work.

19. Click Next : Management >.

    

20. Disable the Boot Diagnostics setting.

21. Set the rest of the management options as you want for your implementation. The default settings can also work.
22. Click Next : Advanced >.
23. Keep the defaults on the Advanced tab.

24. Click Next : Tags >.

    

25. Define tags for you NSM instance. Using easy-to-remember tags can help you when searching a long list of VMs for a particular instance. You can set the Value the same as the Name.
26. Click Next : Review = Create >.
27. Review the settings that make up your VM to ensure accuracy. Click Previous to make corrections on prior tabs, if necessary.

28. Click Create to validate your VM and create the NSM instance. This step a few minutes to complete.

    

    A message displays when the deployment is complete.

    

29. Click Go to resource from the deployment complete page.
30. Navigate to Overview.

31. Copy the IP address and paste it into a browser window. If the window returns an error, that's an indicator that deployment activity is still taking place.

    You can set up the IP address through the NSM Management Console. Refer to Configuring Interface Settings for details.

    When the activity is complete, the NSM login banner appears.

    

Now you can begin configuring the network settings and licensing NSM. Refer to Registering NSM for the next steps.