3 Deploy N2WS Server on Azure

To view a video of the Azure deployment, see https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VWzyWTSpy_g

1. In Microsoft Azure Marketplace for Apps, select Consulting Services.

2. In the Products list, select N2WS Backup & Recovery for Azure.

3. Select Get it Now.

4. In the Create this app in Azure window for BYOL and Free Trial, select Continue.

The ‘Taking you to N2WS Backup & Recovery for Azure to complete this process’ message opens.

5. In the N2WS Backup & Recovery for Azure (preview) page, select BYOL and Free Trial in the Plan list to start with a pre-set configuration; and then select Create.

6. In the Create a virtual machine Basics page, select the already defined user name in the Subscription list.

7. In the Resource Group list, select the resource group where you want to deploy the machine.

8. In the Instance details section:

a. Type the Virtual machine name.

b. Select the Region where to deploy the machine.

9. Select the proper Size of the virtual machine. Two virtual CPUs and 8 GB RAM are the minimum required for a small company.

10. In the Username list, you can enter the Azure username, but it will be best to use ‘cpmuser’ as the username.

11. In the SSH public key source list, select Use existing key stored in Azure or you can create a new key.

12. In the Stored Keys list, select azure_key, and then select Next:Disks.

13. In the Disks tab, select Review + create, and then select Next:Networking.

14. In the Networking tab, select Delete public IP and NIC when VM is deleted, and then select Next:Management.

15. In the Management tab Identity section, you can select Enable system assigned managed identity or use a user-based identity later, and then select Next:Monitoring.

16. In the Monitoring tab, select Next:Advanced.

17. In the Advanced tab User data section, select Enable user data, and then select Next for Tags, if necessary.

18. Select Next:Review + create.

19. At the bottom of the Review + create tab, select Create to start the process.

Deployment stage messages appear in the upper right corner followed by ‘Deployment is in progress’ details.

20. When the deployment is complete, select Go to resource.

The CPMonAzure screen opens.

21. In the Networking section of the Properties tab, copy the Public IP address.

22. In the CPMonAzure menu, select Identity.

23. In the System assigned tab, select Azure role assignments under Permissions.

24. On the Azure role assignments page, select the pre-defined user in the Subscription list.

25. Select +Add role assignment (preview).

The Add role assignment (Preview) window opens.

26. In the Scope list, select Subscription.

27. In the Role list, select CPM-azure-enterprise_byol, which should contain minimal permissions for the virtual machine to handle your resources. Then select Save. Role assignment messages appear in the upper right corner.

The Azure portion of the configuration is complete.