Install in Azure

To install in the Microsoft Azure environment, complete the following steps:

1. Create storage and add Lighthouse VHD Image

2. Create an Image

3. Create a Virtual Machine

4. Configure firewall rules for the virtual machine

5. Check endpoints in Lighthouse

Before you Begin

• Download a Lighthouse VHD image. You can find the latest Lighthouse in a zip file at the following URL: https://ftp.opengear.com/download/lighthouse_software/current/lighthouse/azure.

  Note: Ensure that you decompress the file and then validate the hash of the decompressed file.

• Install AzCopy following the instructions provided by Microsoft, See Get started with AzCopy.

• Determine the user name you want to use for the Microsoft Azure admin user.

• Ensure that you have an Azure user account with permission to create storage accounts.

• Consider the ports that may need to be open on the firewall for the virtual machine.