Overview
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Overview
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The HyperCloud™ Platform (HCP) lets you provision your Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines (VMs.)
Provision your Microsoft Azure VM
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Before you begin: Before you provision a Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine (VM), you will need |
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Provision your VM
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To provision a Microsoft Azure Virtual Machine (VM):
Login to your
CMPHCP account.
Navigate to Service Orchestration > Services > VMs > New.
Select the Resource Pool, Resource Group from the respective drop-downs.
You'll need to define the availability set for your Resource Pool by:Using an Existing Availability Set
Creating a New Availability Set
Alternatively, You can skip adding your VM in the desired availability set.
Select the Hardware Configuration or the VM Size from the dropdown.
Select the Image you want to apply to your VM, from the dropdown.
Select the Subnet for your VM.
If you need to assign a public IP address for the new VM, select the Assign Public IP check box. You can choose between Basic or Standard public IP. Select Select the Security Group from the dropdown, else the wizard will create a new a new one for your VM.
The CMP HCP portal manages your VMs via CMP the HCP agent installed on your VMs. To skip installing the CMP a HCP agent on your VM, select the Skip CMP HyperCloud Agent Install check box.
Select the Authentication method for your VM.
If you are a CMP HCP Administrator, you can create a VM for yourself or for the users. [1]
Note icon false title Note If you are a Tenant Administrator, you can create a VM for Users that are entitled to your Resource Pool.
You can configure Advanced settings for your VM based on the table below. This is an optional configuration.
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Name prefix | Enter a Name for your VM. |
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If your CMP Administrator has defined a naming convention for Resource Pools, this field will be greyed out. VM names will be auto-generated by the CMP portal. |
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Container Cluster | You can assign a VM to a kubernetes cluster. Adding your nodes to clusters lets you scales your apps. |
Lease | You can select the VM Lease duration, after which, the Lease will expire and so will your access to the VM. If your |
HCP Administrator has configured the VM Lease period for a Resource Pool, your Lease period will be auto-populated. | |
Plugins | Select Plugins from the drop-down menu. Plugins allow you to customize a newly created VM. |
Define a VM Start and Stop Schedule | Select the check box to define the VM stop and start schedule. Read more about VM Start & Stop Scheduling. |
12. The VM Summary page displays the configuration of your new VM. From the VM Summary page, you can:
Create multiple VMs in one go by specifying the number of VMs in the How Many VMs field.
Click Create, to create a new VM. Your request to create a new VM is posted to the specified cloud.
Click Save Blueprint Only, to create a Template or
VM Blueprint forVM Blueprint for the VM configuration.
VM Template or Blueprint is stored in the App Store.
You can use the VM Template or Blueprint for single-click VM deployment.
You can view the real-time log of the VM creation process.
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Note:
[1] If you are a Tenant Administrator, you can create a VM for Users that are entitled to your Resource Pool.
[2] If your CMP Administrator has defined a naming convention for Resource Pools, this field will be greyed out. VM names will be auto-generated by the CMP portal.