FreeSBC:Cloud:Azure Installation

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This page is intended to give assistance to people launching an instance of FreeSBC using a Virtual Hard Disk image (VHD) on Microsoft Azure infrastructure.

Getting the Image

Please go to our FreeSBC Download site to get a copy of the latest FreeSBC Image.

FreeSBC Azure Image

A virtual machine image is a single file that contains a virtual disk that has a bootable operating system installed on it. Images are used to create virtual machine instances within the cloud.

You will need to upload the latest FreeSBC image into your Microsoft Azure account before you can launch a virtual machine instance running the FreeSBC software.

Get a storage account

You'll need a storage account in Azure to store the uploaded VM image. You can either use an existing storage account or create a new one. The storage account is linked to a resource group which contains location information. Note that the storage account location must be at the same location where you'll be creating the VM.

Create resource group

If you need to create a storage account to upload VM image then you will need a resource group matching the location where you'll be creating the VM. Here is a procedure to create a resource group if required to do so:

1. Log in to the dashboard.
2. Select 'Resource groups' item from the left menu.
3. From 'Resource groups' top menu, click 'Add' item.
4. The 'Create a resource group' dialog box appears.
5. Provide a name to this resource group.
6. Select the appropriate resource group location (where you'll be creating the VM).
7. Click the 'Review + Create' button

Create storage account

Here is a procedure to create a storage account if required to do so:

1. Log in to the dashboard.
2. Select 'Storage accounts' item from the left menu.
3. From 'Storage accounts' top menu, click 'Add' item.
4. The 'Create a storage account' dialog box appears.
5. Select the appropiate resource group.
6. Provide a name to this storage account.
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Upload an Image

Follow this procedure to upload an image to a project:

1. Log in to the dashboard.
2. Select the 'Storage accounts' item from the left menu.
3. Select the appropriate 'storage account' then 'Blobs' container.
4. From the 'Blobs' container top menu, Click 'Upload' menu item.
5. The 'Upload blob' dialog box appears.
6. Select the Virtual Hard Disk image (freesbc_azure.vhd) to upload from your local disk image location.
7. Click 'Upload' button
8. Wait until upload completion before proceeding with following steps.

Instantiate a FreeSBC

• After logging in your Azure account, click on “Storage accounts” in the main Azure console:

Web Portal Initial Configuration

Click on the following link to pursue installation from the web portal: TSBC-SW:WebPortal:Initial Configuration

Troubleshooting

• Installation troubleshooting

External References

• Accessing device with SSH and private key using putty