Category: Microsoft Azure

Creating Azure Application Gateway: Optimizing Web Traffic Management

How to Create Azure Application Gateway

Creating an Azure Application Gateway

The Azure Application Gateway is a load balancer designed to manage web traffic directed toward your web applications. It enables routing decisions using various attributes of an HTTP request, such as URI path or host headers. With Application Gateway, you have the power to efficiently handle and control the flow of traffic to your web applications.

To create an Azure Application Gateway

  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal account where VM needs to be created.
    The Azure Portal Home pane appears.
  2. Under Azure Services, click Create a Resource.
    The Create a resource pane appears.
  3. In the Search box, search for Application gateway and choose Application gateway from the results. The Create application gateway pane appears.

Create an Azure Application Gateway

Basics

You can use Basics pane to add project details, instance details, create administrator account, and Inbound port rules.

  1. Under Project details, do the following:
    1. In the Subscription list, choose the required subscription.
    2. In the Resource group list, choose the required resource group.
      If you do not have one, click Create new, enter the name, and click OK.
  2. Under Instance details, do the following:
    1. In the Application gateway name box, type a name.
    2. In the Region list, choose the required region.
    3. In the Tier list, choose the required tier.
    4. For Enable autoscaling, choose the Yes option.
    5. In the Minimum instance count and Maximum instance count boxes, enter the required numbers.
    6. In the Availability zone list, choose the required zone.
    7. For HTTP2, choose Disabled option.
  3. Under Configure virtual network, do the following:
    1. In the Virtual network list, choose the required virtual network.
    2. In the Subnet list, choose the default subnet.
  4. Click Next : Frontends >. The Frontends pane appears.

Frontends

You can use Frontends pane to configure Public, Private or Both IP addresses.

To configure frontends

  1. For Frontend IP address type, choose Public option.
  2. In the Public IP address list, choose a public IP address.
  3. Click Next : Backends >. The Networking pane appears.

Backends

You can use Backends pane to define the backend servers or virtual machines that will receive traffic. You can add multiple backend servers for load balancing purposes.

To add a backend pool

  1. In the Backends pane, choose Add a backend pool. The Add a backend pool pane appears.
  2. In the Name box, type a name for the backend pool.
  3. For Add backend pool without targets, choose Yes and then choose Add. The added backend pool appears in the Backends pane.
  4. Click Next : Configuration >.
    The Configuration pane appears.

Configuration

You can use Configuration pane to create routing rules that link the frontends and backends.

To configure a routing rule

  1. Under Routing rules, choose Add a routing rule. The Add a routing rule pane appears.
  2. In the Rule name box, type a rule name.
  3. In the Priority box, type a priority number. You can choose between 1 and 20000 where 1 represents the highest priority.
  4. In the Listeners tab, do the following:
    1. In the Listeners name box, type a name.
    2. In the Frontend IP list, choose Public.
    3. For Protocol, choose HTTP option.
    4. Under Additional settings, go with default.
  5. In the Backend targets tab, do the following:
    1. For the Target type, choose Backend pool option.
    2. In the Backend target list, choose the backend pool created earlier.
    3. For Backend settings, choose Add new. The Add Backend settings pane appears.
    4. In the Backend settings name box, type a name.
    5. In the Backend port box, type 80.
    6. Accept default values for all other settings and then choose Add. The Configuration pane appears.
  6. Click Next : Tags >.
    The Tags pane appears.

Tags

  1. Enter a name for the tag in the Name box.
  2. In the Value box, enter a value.
  3. Click Next : Review + create >. The Review + create pane appears.

Review + create

  1. Once the validation is passed, review the Application gateway details and click Create.

Create application gateway-Validation passed

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Storing and Managing Data: Creating a Blob Container in Azure Portal

How to Create Azure Blob Storage

Azure Blob Storage: Quickstart Guide

This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to create Azure Blob storage in the Azure portal. Azure Blob Storage, a reliable and secure cloud-based service offered by Microsoft, is a superior solution for storing a wide variety of objects. With its advanced capabilities, it can effectively manage vast amounts of unstructured data, including binary and text data. Users can confidently store and easily manage their data using Azure Blob Storage without having to stress about the complexities of data management.

To create Azure blob Storage 

Creating a Blob Container in the Storage Account

  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal.
  2. In the Search box, search for Storage account.
  3. Choose the storage account that you created.
  4. In the left pane, under Data storage, click containers. The Containers pane appears.
  5. Click + Container. The New container blade appears.
  6. In the Name box, type a name for the container.
  7. In the Public access level list box, choose Private (no anonymous access) and then click Create.

The container you created appears in the list of containers.

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Connecting Your Networks with Azure VPN Gateway: Step-by-Step Guide

Creating Azure VPN Gateway: Step-by-step Guide

Creating an Azure VPN Gateway

The Azure VPN (Virtual private network) Gateway is a service that utilizes a distinct form of virtual network gateway to transmit encrypted traffic between an Azure virtual network and on-premises locations through the public Internet. One can utilize VPN Gateway for sending encrypted traffic between Azure virtual networks through the Microsoft network. This article provides step-by-step instructions on creating Azure VPN gateway.

To create an Azure VPN gateway

  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal.
  2. In the Search box, search for Virtual network gateway.

The Virtual network gateway pane appears.

  1. Under Virtual network gateway, click Create.

The Create virtual network gateway pane appears.

Creating Azure VPN Gateway

Basics

You can use the Basics pane to configure Project details and instance details.

  1. Under Project details, do the following.
    1. In the Subscriptions list, choose the subscription.
  2. Under Instance details list, do the following.
    1. In the Name box, type a name for the VPN gateway.
    2. In the Region list, choose a region.
    3. For Gateway type options, click VPN.
    4. For VPN type options, click Route-based.
    5. In the SKU list, choose the required SKU.
    6. In the Generation list, choose the required generation.
    7. In the Virtual network list, choose the required virtual network.
    8. In the Gateway subnet address range list, choose the required subnet address.
  3. Under Public IP address, do the following:
    1. For the Public IP address, choose Create new
    2. In the Public IP address box, enter a public IP address name.
    3. In the Availability zone list, choose the required zone.
    4. For Enable active-active mode, choose Enabled
  4. Under Second public IP address, do the following:
    1. For the Public IP address, choose Create new
    2. In the Public IP address box, enter a public IP address name.
    3. In the Availability zone list, choose the required zone.
    4. For Configure BGP, choose Disabled
  5. Click Next : Tags >.

The Tags pane appears.

Tags

  1. In the Name and Value boxes, enter the name and value.
  2. Click Next : Review + create >.

The Review + create pane appears.

Review + create

Once the validation is passed, click Create.

The newly created Virtual network gateway appears in Virtual network gateway pane.

Creating Azure VPN Gateway

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Creating a Secure Azure SQL Database: A Step-by-Step Tutorial

How to Create an Azure SQL Database

Creating SQL Database

This section provides step-by-step instructions on how to create an Azure SQL database.

Azure SQL Database is a comprehensive platform as a service (PaaS) database engine that takes care of various database management functions, including upgrading, patching, backups, and monitoring, without requiring user intervention. It operates on the latest stable version of the SQL Server database engine and patched OS, ensuring 99.99% availability at all times.

To create an Azure SQL database

  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal.
  2. In the Search box, search for SQL database. The SQL databases pane appears.
  3. Under SQL databases, click Create.

The Create SQL database pane appears.

Azure SQL Database Server

Basics

You can use the Basics pane to create SQL database with your preferred configurations.

To configure basics

  1. Under Project details, do the following:
    1. In the Subscription list, choose the required subscription.
    2. In the Resource group list, choose the required resource group.
    3. If you do not have one, click Create new, enter the name, and click OK.
  2. Under Database details, do the following:
    1. In the Database name box, type database name.
    2. In the Server list, click Create new.

The Create SQL Database server pane appears.

  1. Under Server details, in the Server name box, type a server name.
  2. In the Location list, choose the default location.
  3. Under Authentication, for Authentication method option, choose the required authentication.
  4. Click OK.
  5. The Create SQL Database – Basics pane appears.
  6. Under Backup storage redundancy, click the required option.
  7. Click Next : Networking >.

The Networking pane appears.

Networking

You can use the Networking pane to configure network connection and connection policy.

To configure Networking

  1. Under Network connectivity, click the required connectivity method.
  2. Under Connection policy, click required policy.
  3. Under Encrypted connections, in the Minimum TLS version list, choose the required TLS version.
  4. Click Next : Security >.

The Security pane appears.

Security

You can use the Security pane to configure the following:

To configure Security

  1. Choose the required options in the Security
    1. Microsoft Defender for SQL: Whether to enable Microsoft defender for SQL.
    2. Ledger: Allows you to configure ledger.
    3. Identity: Allows you to configure identities.
    4. Transparent data encryption: Allows you to configure transparent data encryption.
  2. Click Next : Additional settings.

The Additional settings pane appears.

Additional settings

You can use the Additional settings pane to configure parameters including database collation and maintenance window.

To configure additional settings

  1. Choose the required options or continue with the default values.
  2. Click Next : Tags>.

The Tags pane appears.

Tags

To create tags

  1. In the Name box, enter a name for the tag.
  2. In the Value box, enter a value.
  3. Choose the number of resources from the Resource.
  4. Click Next : Review + create >.

The Review + create pane appears.

Review + create

Review all the SQL database configuration details and create.

  1. Review the details of the SQL database configuration and then click Create.

The newly created SQL database appears in the SQL databases pane.

Create SQL Database

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Step-by-step Guide: Creating Azure VM with SQL in the Azure Portal

How to Create Azure Virtual Machine with SQL

Creating an Azure Virtual Machine with SQL

Creating an Azure Virtual Machine with SQL is necessary to fully leverage the benefits of both Azure VMs and SQL Server. Azure VMs offer unparalleled flexibility and scalability that can be finely tuned to meet your computing needs. On the other hand, SQL Server delivers an extremely resilient and reliable database management system that empowers you to store, manage, and analyze data effectively.

To create an Azure virtual machine with SQL in the Azure portal

  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal account where VM needs to be created.
    The Azure Portal Home pane appears.
  2. In the Search box, search for SQL virtual machine.
  3. Under SQL virtual machines, in the Image list box, choose the required image for the virtual machine and click Create. The Create virtual machine pane appears.

Create an Azure Virtual Machine with SQL

Basics

You can use Basics pane to add project details, instance details, create administrator account, and Inbound port rules.

  1. Under Project details, do the following:
    1. In the Subscription list, choose the required subscription.
    2. In the Resource group list, choose the required resource group.
      If you do not have one, click Create new, enter the name, and click OK.
  2. Under Instance details, do the following:
    1. In the Virtual machine name box, type virtual machine name.
    2. In the Region list, choose the required region.
    3. In the Availability options list, choose the required option.
    4. In the Security type list, choose the required security. The default security type is Standard.
    5. In the Image list, choose the required Windows image.
    6. For the VM architecture, click the required option.
    7. For Run with Azure Spot discount, select the checkbox if you need a spot discount. Click the information icon for more details on the spot discount.
    8. In the Size list, choose the required VM size. If you want to see all sizes, click See all sizes to compare the sizes and prices.
  3. Under the Administrator account, do the following:
    1. In the Username box, type username.
    2. In the Password box, type a strong password.
    3. In the Confirm password box, retype the password to confirm.
  4. Under Inbound port rules, do the following:
    1. For Public inbound ports, click Allow selected ports.
    2. In the Select inbound ports list, choose RDP (3389) port.
  5. Under Licensing, leave the checkbox unselected.
  6. Click Next: Disks. The Disks pane appears.

Disks

You can use Disks pane to select the disk type, size and other details.

To configure disks

  1. Under VM disk encryption, leave the VM disk encryption checkbox unselected.
  2. Under the OS disk, do the following:
    1. In the OS Disk type list, choose Premium SSD (locally-redundant-storage).
    2. Select the Delete with VM checkbox.
    3. In the Key management list, choose Platform-managed key.
    4. Leave the Enable Ultra Disk compatibility checkbox unselected.
    5. Click Next : Networking >. The Networking pane appears.

Networking

You can use networking pane to add virtual network, subnet, public IP, network security group and other details. Azure automatically creates a network interface when creating a VM.

To add details in the networking pane

  1. Under Network interface, do the following:
    1. In the Virtual network list, choose a virtual network.
    2. In the Subnet list, choose the default subnet.
    3. In the Public IP list, choose the public IP.
    4. For NIC network security group option, click Basic.
    5. For Public inbound ports option, click Allow selected ports.
    6. In the Select inbound ports list, choose RDP (3389).
    7. Select the Delete public IP and NIC when VM is deleted checkbox.
  2. Leave the Load Balancing section to its default value.
  3. Click Next : Management >.
    The Management pane appears.

Management

You can use Management pane to enable auto-shutdown and select OS updates option.

To set up management

  1. Under Auto-shutdown, do the following:
    1. Select Enable auto-shutdown checkbox.
    2. In the Shutdown time box, enter the timings.
    3. In the Time zone list, choose the required time zone.
  2. Under Guest OS updates, in the Patch orchestration options list, choose Automatic by OS (Windows Automatic Updates).
  3. Click Next : Monitoring >.
    The Monitoring pane appears.

Monitoring

You can use the Monitoring pane to set up alert rules and diagnostic settings. By default, boot diagnostic is enabled with a managed storage account.

To configure alerts and diagnostics

  1. Under Alerts, select Enable recommended alert rules
  2. Under Diagnostics, click the required option.
  3. Click Next : Advanced >. The Advanced pane appears.

Advanced

You can use the Advanced pane to install VM applications, add custom data, user data and other advanced settings.

  1. In the Advanced pane, choose the required options and click Next : Tags >. The Tags pane appears.

SQL Server settings

You can use the SQL Server settings to set up SQL authentication, Security and networking, SQL instance settings, and others.

  1. In the SQL Server settings pane, either go with the default values or choose the required settings for the following:
    1. Security and Networking: Choose the SQL connectivity and port.
    2. SQL Authentication: Enable or disable SQL authentication and Azure key vault integration.
    3. Storage Configuration: Go with the default configuration.
    4. SQL instance settings: Go with the default configuration.
    5. SQL Server license: Choose either default option No or Yes, if you have a SQL server license.
    6. Automated patching: Change configuration for patching if required.
    7. Automated backup and R Services: Default values
  1. Click Next : Tags >.

The Tags pane appears.

Tags

  1. Enter a name for the tag in the Name box.
  2. In the Value box, enter a value.
  3. Choose the number of resources from the Resource list box.
  4. Click Next : Review + create >. The Review + create pane appears.

Review + create

  1. Once the validation is passed, review the VM details and click Create.

Create an Azure Virtual Machine with SQL

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Creating an Azure Virtual Network

How to Create an Azure Virtual Network

Create an Azure Virtual Network in the Azure Portal

Azure Virtual Network enables you to securely connect and communicate between various Azure resources, such as virtual machines (VMs), virtual machine scale sets, Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) clusters, and other services within the Azure ecosystem. This article provides step-by-step instructions on how to create an Azure Virtual Network.

Create a Virtual Network

To create an Azure virtual network

  1. In the Search box, search for Virtual network. The Virtual network list pane appears.
  2. In the Virtual network pane, click Create. The Create a virtual network pane appears.

Basics

  1. Under Project details, do the following.
    1. In the Subscription list, choose the required subscription.
    2. In the Resource group list, choose the required resource group.
    3. If you do not have one, click Create new, type a name, and click OK.
  2. Under Instance details, do the following:
    1. In the Virtual network name box, type a name for the virtual network.
    2. In the Region list, choose the required region.
  3. Click Next.

The Security pane appears.

Security

  1. In the Security pane, go with the default values or select the required configurations for the following:
    1. Azure Bastion
    2. Azure Firewall
    3. Azure DDoS Network Protection
  2. Click Next.

The IP address pane appears.

IP address

  1. In IP address pane, Azure provides a default subnet with IP address range.
    1. To add an IP address space, click Add an IP address space, provide the required IP address.
    2. To add a subnet, click + Add a subnet.
  2. Click Next.

The Tags pane appears.

  1. In the Tags pane, if required, do the following:
    1. In the Name box, enter a name for the tag.
    2. In the Value box, enter a value.
    3. Choose the number of resources in the Resource list.
  2. Click Review + create >.

The Review + create pane appears.

Create an Azure Virtual Network

Review + create

  1. In the Review + create pane, review the details of the virtual network, and then click Create.

The new virtual network appears in the virtual network pane.

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Seamless Storage Expansion: Attaching a Data Disk to Your Azure VM

Azure – How to Attach a New Data Disk to VM

Attaching a New Data Disk to an Azure VM 

This article provides step-by-step instructions for attaching a new data disk to an Azure virtual machine (VM) using the Azure portal. Note that the number of data disks you can attach depends on the size of your VM.

How to Add a New Data Disk to an Azure VM

To create and add a new disk to VM.

  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal.
  2. In the Search box, search for Virtual machines. The Virtual machine pane appears.
  3. Choose a virtual machine from the list.
  4. In the Virtual machine pane, under Settings, click Disks. The Disks pane appears.
  5. To create and add a new data disk to VM, under Data disks, click Create and attach a new disk.
  6. In the dropdown boxes for the new disk, Specify the disk details, such as disk name, size, storage account, caching preferences, and disk type.
  7. Click Save to create and attach the new data disk to the VM.

The New data disk is attached to the VM.

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Learn how to Create an NSG and Associate to Subnet

Learn to Create a Network Security Group

Create Network Security Group (NSG) and Associate a Subnet

Creating Network Security Group

Azure Network Security Group (NSG) is a fundamental component of Azure’s network security offering, providing a flexible and scalable way to control traffic flow to and from Azure resources. It acts as a virtual firewall that filters network traffic at the subnet or virtual machine level based on user-defined rules.

Create network security group

To create a network security group in the Azure portal

  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal.
  2. In the Search box, search for Network Security Group. The Network security group pane appears.
  3. Click + Create. The Create network security group pane appears.
  4. In the Basics pane, under Project details, do the following:
    1. In the Subscription list box, choose the required subscription.
    2. In the Resource group list box, choose the required resource group.
    3. If you do not have one, click Create new, enter the name, and click OK.
  5. Click Next : Tags >. The Tags pane appears.
  6. In the Tags pane, type the name and value in the respective boxes, and then click Review + create.
  7. The Review + create pane appears.
  8. Once the validation is passed, click Create.

The new Network security group appears in the Network security group pane.

Create network security group

Associating NSG to Subnet

Security rules within network security groups filter network traffic based on IP address, port, and protocol. When a subnet is associated with a network security group, the security rules are enforced on resources deployed in that particular subnet. To associate NSG to a subnet in the Azure portal, follow the instructions:

To associate NSG to subnet

  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal.
  2. In the Search box, search for Network Security Group.  The Network security group pane appears.
  3. Choose the required NSG to associate a subnet.
  4. In the left pane, under Settings, click Subnet. The Subnets pane appears.
  5. Click + Associate. The Associate pane appears.
  6. In the Virtual network and Subnet list box, choose the required virtual network and subnet respectively.
  7. Click OK.

The associated subnet appears in the Subnets pane.

Associating a Network Security Group with Subnet

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Step-by-Step Guide: Creating an Azure Virtual Machine in the Azure Portal

How to Create an Azure Virtual Machine

Creating an Azure Virtual Machine

With a virtual machine on Azure, you can enjoy the benefits of virtualization without investing in and managing the hardware that powers it. Nonetheless, it is essential to maintain the virtual machine by setting it up, updating it, and installing the necessary software. There are four methods to create a VM, including Azure Portal, PowerShell, Rest API, or Azure CLI, but the most recommended option is the Azure Portal.

To create an Azure virtual machine in the Azure portal

  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal account where VM needs to be created.
    The Azure Portal Home pane appears.
  2. Under Azure Services, click Create a Resource.
    The Create a resource pane appears.
  3. Under Virtual machine, click Create.
    The Create a virtual machine pane appears.

Create an Azure Virtual machine

Basics

You can use Basics pane to add project details, instance details, create administrator account, and Inbound port rules.

  1. Under Project details, do the following:
    1. In the Subscription list, choose the required subscription.
    2. In the Resource group list , choose the required resource group.
      If you do not have one, click Create new, enter the name, and click OK.
  2. Under Instance details, do the following:
    1. In the Virtual machine name box, type virtual machine name.
    2. In the Region list, choose the required region.
    3. In the Availability options list, choose the required option.
    4. In the Availability zone list, choose the required zone. You can select multiple zones and it creates VM for each zone.
    5. In the Security type list, choose the required security. The default security type is Standard.
    6. In the Image list, choose the required Windows image.
    7. For the VM architecture, click the required option.
    8. For Run with Azure Spot discount, select the checkbox if you need a spot discount. Click the information icon for more details on the spot discount.
    9. In the Size list, choose the required VM size. If you want to see all sizes, click See all sizes to compare the sizes and prices.
  3. Under the Administrator account, do the following:
    1. In the Username box, type username.
    2. In the Password box, type a strong password.
    3. In the Confirm password box, retype the password to confirm.
  4. Under Inbound port rules, do the following:
    1. For Public inbound ports, click Allow selected ports.
    2. In the Select inbound ports list, choose RDP (3389) port.
  5. Under Licensing, leave the checkbox unselected.
  6. Click Next: Disks. The Disks pane appears.

Disks

You can use Disks pane to select the disk type, size and other details.

To configure disks

  1. Under VM disk encryption, leave the VM disk encryption checkbox unselected.
  2. Under the OS disk, do the following:
    1. In the OS Disk type list, choose Premium SSD (locally-redundant-storage).
    2. Select the Delete with VM checkbox.
    3. In the Key management list, choose Platform-managed key.
    4. Leave the Enable Ultra Disk compatibility checkbox unselected.
    5. Click Next : Networking >. The Networking pane appears.

Networking

You can use networking pane to add virtual network, subnet, public IP, network security group and other details. Azure automatically creates a network interface when creating a VM.

To add details in the networking pane

  1. Under Network interface, do the following:
    1. In the Virtual network list, choose a virtual network.
    2. In the Subnet list, choose the default subnet.
    3. In the Public IP list, choose the public IP.
    4. For NIC network security group option, click Basic.
    5. For Public inbound ports option, click Allow selected ports.
    6. In the Select inbound ports list, choose RDP (3389).
    7. Select the Delete public IP and NIC when VM is deleted checkbox.
  2. Leave the Load Balancing section to its default value.
  3. Click Next : Management >.
    The Management pane appears.

Management

You can use Management pane to enable auto-shutdown and select OS updates option.

To set up management

  1. Under Auto-shutdown, do the following:
    1. Select Enable auto-shutdown checkbox.
    2. In the Shutdown time box, enter the timings.
    3. In the Time zone list, choose the required time zone.
  2. Under Guest OS updates, in the Patch orchestration options list box, choose Automatic by OS (Windows Automatic Updates).
  3. Click Next : Monitoring >.
    The Monitoring pane appears.

Monitoring

You can use the Monitoring pane to set up alert rules and diagnostic settings. By default, boot diagnostic is enabled with a managed storage account.

To configure alerts and diagnostics

  1. In the Monitoring pane, under Alerts, select Enable recommended alert rules
  2. Under Diagnostics, click the required option.
  3. Click Next : Advanced >. The Advanced pane appears.

Advanced

You can use the Advanced pane to install VM applications, add custom data, user data and other advanced settings.

  1. In the Advanced pane, choose the required options and click Next : Tags >. The Tags pane appears.

Tags

  1. In the Tags pane, enter a name for the tag in the Name box.
  2. In the Value box, enter a value.
  3. Choose the number of resources from the Resource list box.
  4. Click Next : Review + create >. The Review + create pane appears.

Review + create

  1. Once the validation is passed, review the VM details and click Create.

Create an Azure Virtual Machine

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Effortless File Sharing: Learn How to Create File Shares in the Azure Portal

How to Create an Azure File Share in the Azure Portal

Creating an Azure File Share in the Azure Portal

Discover the simple steps to easily mount Azure file shares on Windows, Linux, and macOS like a pro. This article will show you how to create an SMB Azure file share using the Azure portal. The instructions are easy to follow and will help you complete the task easily.

Creating File Shares

To create a new Azure file share

  1. Sign in to the Azure Portal.
  2. In the Search box, search for Storage account.
  3. Choose the storage account that you created.
  4. In the left pane, under Data storage, click File Shares. The File shares pane appears.
  5. Click + File share. The New file share pane appears.
  6. In the Name box, type a name for the file share and click Create.

You have successfully created a new file share and it appears in the File Shares pane.

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