Azure

Deploy VM

Deploy VyOS on Azure.

  1. Go to the Azure services and Click on Add new Virtual machine

  2. Choose vm name, resource group, region and click Browse all public and private images

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  1. On the marketplace search VyOS and choose the appropriate subscription

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  1. Generate new SSH key pair or use existing.

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  1. Define network, subnet, Public IP. Or it will be created by default.

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  1. Click Review + create. After a few seconds your deployment will be completed

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  1. Click to your new vm and find out your Public IP address.

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  1. Connect to the instance by SSH key.

ssh -i ~/.ssh/vyos_azure [email protected]
vyos@vyos-doc-r1:~$

Add interface

If instance was deployed with one eth0 WAN interface and want to add new one, like eth1 LAN you need to shutdown the instance first. Attach the interface in the Azure portal and then start the instance.

Note

Azure does not allow you attach interface when the instance in the Running state.

Absorbing Routes

If using as a router, you will want your LAN interface to absorb some or all of the traffic from your VNET by using a route table applied to the subnet.

  1. Create a route table and browse to Configuration

  2. Add one or more routes for networks you want to pass through the VyOS VM. Next hop type Virtual Appliance with the Next Hop Address of the VyOS LAN interface.

Note

If you want to create a new default route for VMs on the subnet, use Address Prefix 0.0.0.0/0 Also note that if you want to use this as a typical edge device, you’ll want to masquerade NAT for the WAN interface.

Serial Console

Azure has a way to access the serial console of a VM, but this needs to be configured on the VyOS. It’s there by default, but keep it in mind if you are replacing config.boot and rebooting: set system console device ttyS0 speed '9600'

References

https://azure.microsoft.com