Create an Image

  1. Ensure that you have completed the steps in Create storage and add the Lighthouse VHD image.

  2. In the Azure Portal, under Azure Services, click the Images icon.
    The Images page displays.

  3. At the top of the page, click Create.
    The Create an image page displays.

  4. On the Basics tab, configure the following settings:

    Note: Navigate through the tabs and complete any mandatory fields as required for your organization, ensuring that the settings in the following table are configured as described.

    Section Field Configuration
    Instance details Region From the drop-down, select the location that is the same as your storage account.
    OS disk OS type Select the Linux radio button.
    VM generation Select the Gen 1 radio button.
    Storage blob

    1. Click Browse.

    2. When the Storage accounts page displays, click the storage account to use.

    3. When the Containers page displays, click the container to use.

    4. Then from the specific container page, click the Lighthouse VHD file you uploaded in Create storage and add the Lighthouse VHD image.

    5. At the bottom of the page, click Select.

  5. At the bottom of the page, click Review + Create.

  6. Wait for validation to complete, then at the bottom of the page, click Create.

  7. After deployment finishes, complete the steps in Create a virtual machine.