Chapter
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Using the CloudEOS and vEOS Router
Appliance on Microsoft Azure
The CloudEOS and vEOS Router Appliance, which is based on the Arista EOS, runs as a virtual machine instance on
Azure. Use the CloudEOS and vEOS Router Appliance to create the various types of virtual machine router instances
you need for your Azure deployment. For example, gateway routers and transit routers.
CloudEOS and vEOS Router Appliance Image Updates
The process you use to update CloudEOS and vEOS Router Appliance images is the standard update process
used for EOS images.
For details on the steps to use, refer to the Arista EOS User Manual, see
https://www.arista.com/en/support/product-documentation
.
System Requirements
Describes the CloudEOS and vEOS Router Appliance Azure minimum support requirements.
The CloudEOS and vEOS Router Appliance Azure instance supports the following instance types:
• D2_v3 with 2 cores, 8.0GiB RAM, 2 NICs (1,000 Mbps), and a 4GB OS disk.
• D4_v3 with 4 cores, 16.0GiB RAM, 2 NICs (2,000 Mbps), and a 4GB OS disk.
• D8_v3 with 8 cores, 32.0GiB RAM, 4 NICs (4,000 Mbps), and a 4GB OS disk.
• D16_v3 with 16 cores, 64.0GiB RAM, 8 NICs (8,000 Mbps), and a 4GB OS disk.
Launching the CloudEOS and vEOS Router Appliance Azure Instance
There are two methods which can be used to launch a CloudEOS and vEOS Router Appliance instance.
Below is a summary of each method.
• Portal Marketplace: This method launches an instance using the Azure Portal Marketplace UI.
• Azure CLI 2.0: This method launches an instance using a custom template through the Azure CLI 2.0. The
primary advantage of a CLI deployment is the ability to include custom-data and customize your deployment.
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