Exercise 1 – creating a VNet – Core Azure Resources

Exercise 1 – creating a VNet

In this section, we will look at how to create a VNet.

Follow these steps to create a VNet:

1. Log into the Azure portal at https://portal.azure.com. Alternatively, you can use the Azure desktop app: https://portal.azure.com/App/Download.
2. In the search bar, type virtual network and click on Virtual Network from the list of services shown.
3. On the Virtual networks blade, click on + Create. It should be at the top of the blade.
4. Set the Project details and Instance details settings as required via the Basics tab.
5. Click Next: IP Addresses.
6. On the IP Addresses tab, create an IPv4 address space and subnets; you can use the existing defaults or adjust them as required for your scenario. It is recommended to use a NAT gateway for outbound internet access from a subnet; alternatively, you can use an NVA.
7. Click Next: Security.
8. On the Security tab, choose to enable or disable BastionHost, DDoS Protection Standard, and Firewall, as required for your scenario.
9. Click Next: Tags and add any tags as required. Then, click Next: Review + create.
10. On the Review + create tab, review your settings; you may go back to the previous tabs and make any edits if required. Once you have confirmed your settings, click Create.
11. You will receive a notification that the resource group was created successfully.
12. From the Virtual networks blade, you will be able to see the VNet that was created:

Figure 4.24 – Virtual networks

In this exercise, we looked at creating a VNet. In the next exercise, we will look at creating a storage account.

Exercise 2 – creating a storage account

In this section, we will look at how to create a storage account.

Follow these steps to create a storage account:

1. Log into the Azure portal at https://portal.azure.com. Alternatively, you can use the Azure desktop app: https://portal.azure.com/App/Download.
2. In the search bar, type storage account and click on Storage accounts from the list of services shown.
3. On the Storage accounts blade, click on + Create. It should be at the top of the blade.
4. On the Basics tab, set the Project details and Instance details settings as required.
5. Click Next: Advanced.
6. On the Advanced tab, set the Security, Data Lake Storage Gen2, Blob, Azure Files, Tables, and Queues settings as required.
7. Click Next: Networking.
8. On the Networking tab, set the Network connectivity and Network routing settings as required.
9. Click Next: Data Protection.
10. On the Data protection tab, set the Recovery and Tracking settings as required.
11. Click Next: Tags and add any tags as required. Then, click Next: Review + create.
12. On the Review + create tab, review your settings; you may go back to the previous tabs and make any edits if required. Once you have confirmed your settings, click Create.
13. You will receive a notification stating that the resource group was created successfully.
14. From the Storage accounts blade, you will be able to see the storage account that was created:

Figure 4.25 – Storage accounts

In this exercise, we looked at creating a storage account. In the next exercise, we will look at creating a VM.