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Create a Virtual Network, Subnets, and Network Security Group in Azure

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Provides instructions for creating a virtual network, configuring subnets, establishing a network security group, and associating these resources within the Azure portal to support control component deployment.


This procedure describes how to create a virtual network, subnets, and network security group in Azure.

Note

For definitive information about tasks in Azure, see the Azure documentation.

Before you begin

Follow these steps to create a Virtual Network, Subnets, and Network Security Group in the Azure portal:

Procedure

1.

Begin the workflow for creating a virtual network. When creating a virtual network, ensure that you complete these activities:

  • Choose a valid subscription.

  • Choose an existing resource group or create a new one.

    Note

    A resource group is a logical construct in Azure that includes all of the resources that you have deployed across regions. We recommend defining one resource group for each Cisco SD-WAN Catalyst overlay.

  • Enter a name and region for the virtual network.

  • Enter an address space for the virtual network.

    Example: 10.0.0.0/16

  • Add a minimum of two subnets to the virtual network, and an additional subnet if you are using a SD-WAN Manager cluster. For each subnet, provide a name and an address space for the subnet. A later step associates these subnets with VM network interfaces.

    Example:

    • 10.0.1.0/24
    • 10.0.2.0/24
    • 10.0.3.0/24
  • Optionally, you can enter a tag to categorize the virtual network.

2.

Begin the workflow for creating a network security group (NSG).When creating a network security group, ensure that you complete these activities:

  • Choose a valid subscription.

  • Choose the resource group created in the previous step, as part of the workflow for creating a virtual network.

  • Enter a name and region for the NSG.

  • Optionally, you can enter a tag to categorize the NSG.

3.

Associate the newly created NSG with the subnets created in an earlier step.

What to do next

Create a Virtual Machine for the control components.