Chapter 4: Installing and Configuring a DSM
Deploying a DSM Azure Image
DSM Installation and Configuration Guide
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7. Click
OK
.
8. Select a size for the virtual machine. If you plan to use the DSM in a production environment, refer to
machine hardware requirements" on page 70
and select a size for your VM.
o
Minimum requirements: 2 virtual CPUs, 8GB RAM and 250GB hard disk size
o
Recommended size: 4 CPU/14GB RAM
9. In the Settings section, enter the following details:
o
For
High
Availability, set to
None
.
o
For
Storage
, click
Yes
for Use managed disks.
o
For
Network
, if you selected an existing resource group, then the virtual network will be selected by default
from that resource group.
10. To create a new virtual network, click the arrow, enter a name and accept the default settings.
o
Accept the default settings for
Subnet
.
o
For
Public IP address
, select Assignment:
Static
.
o
For
Network security group
, accept the default settings and enter a name for the group. You can select an
existing group if you know that it applies to your requirements.
o
For
Auto-shutdown,
select
Off
.
o
For
Monitoring
, in
Boot diagnostics
and
Guest OS diagnostics
, accept the default settings.
o
For
Diagnostics storage account
, you can choose to create an account or select an existing account if it fits
your requirements.
o
For managed Service identity, click
Yes
to control access to the storage account.
11. Click
OK
. Review the
Summary
and click
Create
to start the virtual machine deployment.
Configure the Hostname
After launching the virtual DSM, you must configure a hostname.
1. Navigate to the Dashboard on the Azure portal and search for the newly configured DSM.
2. Click the name of the virtual DSM. A summary of the instance is displayed in the top panel.
3. Under DSN name , click
Configure
.
4. Enter a name for the host in the
DNS name label
field.
Note
Although this field is tagged optional, it is required for the virtual DSM to complete the configuration.
5. Click
Save
.
Return to the
Dashboard > Overview
page. Under
DNS name
, you now see the FQDN for this instance—the
hostname and the complete domain hierarchy.
6. Copy the FQDN to a location that you can access from the DSM CLI.
7. SSH to the DSM CLI. The first time you log on to the DSM CLI, you must log in with the default user name and
password:
Login: cliadmin
Password: cliadmin123
