4. Virtual Machine Creation

Step 1: Navigate to Virtual Machines

In the left-hand menu, All Services--> Compute--> Infrastructure as a Service (IaaS)-->Virtual machines.

Click on the "Create" button and select "Azure Virtual Machine".

Step 2: Configure Basic Settings

Basics:

Subscription: Select your subscription.(e.g. Azure subscription 1)

Resource group: Select an existing resource group or create a new one.(e.g., Hub_RG for Bastion server)

Virtual machine name: Enter a name for the VM (e.g., Bastion-Server-HUB-RG).

Region: Select the region where you want to create the VM (e.g., East US).

Availability options: Choose availability options if needed (e.g., Availability Zone).

Image: Select the operating system image (e.g., Ubuntu Server 24.04 LTS).

Size: Select the VM size (e.g., Standard B2s).

Authentication type: Choose SSH public key (for Linux) or Password (for Windows).

Username: Enter a username for the VM.

SSH public key: Paste your SSH public key (for Linux) or enter a password (for Windows).

Public inbound ports: Select "Allow selected ports".

Select inbound ports: Choose the ports you want to open (e.g., SSH (22) for Linux, RDP (3389) for Windows).

Click "Next: Disks".

Step 3: Configure Disks

OS Disk Size: Add any additional data disks if needed.

OS Disk Type: Select the OS disk type (e.g., Standard SSD, Premium SSD).

Click "Next: Networking".

Step 4: Configure Networking

Virtual Network: Select an existing virtual network or create a new one.(e.g., HubVNet)

Subnet: Select an existing subnet or create a new one.(e.g., Hub_PUB_Subnet)

Public IP: Select "Create new" to create a new public IP address.

NIC Network Security Group: Select "Basic" and configure inbound rules if needed.

Click "Next: Management".

Step 5: Configure Management Options

Monitoring: Enable or disable monitoring options such as Boot diagnostics, OS guest diagnostics, etc.

Identity: Configure system-assigned or user-assigned managed identities if needed.

Click "Next: Monitoring"

Step 6: Monitoring

Enable or disable monitoring options such as Boot diagnostics, OS guest diagnostics, etc

Click "Next: Advanced".

Step 7: Configure Advanced Options

Configure any advanced options such as extensions, custom data, etc.

Click "Next: Tags".

Step 8: Configure Tags

Add any tags to organize your resources.

Click "Next: Review + create".

Step 8: Review and Create

Review all the settings and configurations.

Click "Create" to create the VM.

Bastion Server VM is created in Hub Subnet.

Step 9: Application Server Creation

Similarly we will create another VM in private subnet and will disable public ip while creation.

Conclusion

By following these steps, you have successfully created a Virtual Machine in Azure with the necessary configurations, ensuring optimal performance and security. 🚀