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Creating the Virtual Machine

To start the Endpoint Protector Virtual Machine in Azure, follow these steps:

Step 1 – Go to the All resources page, select the newly created disks and then click Create VM

Creating the Virtual Machine

Step 2 – To create the Virtual Machine, provide the following information:

  • On the Basics tab, fill in the following:

    • Subscription – select Pay-As-You-Go
    • Resource group – select the group used when creating the disk
    • Virtual Machine Name – enter a name for the Virtual Machine
    • Size - select a virtual machine profile based closest to the recommended requirements for the disk file used

Information tab for creating a new Virtual Machine.

  • On the Networking tab, fill in the following:

    • Public IP - click Create new and select Basic SKU and Static Assignment.
    • Select inbound ports – add HTTP (80) and HTTPS (443)

Step 3 – Click Review + create and then Create.

note

For Additional Features, we recommend selecting HDD instead of SSD to avoid unnecessary payments for an unused SSD attached to the Virtual Machine.

Information tab for creating a public IP

Step 4 – Once the deployment has finished, go to Virtual Machines on the right side and select the Endpoint Protector image.

Connecting the IP to the Endpoint Protector Image

Step 5 – Open a web browser and connect to the Public IP address assigned to the Endpoint Protector image.