Deploy Azure VM or AVS VM

In scenarios where Everpure OVA cannot be used, this is an alternative way how to configure an integration from Azure or AVS virtual machine. First, deploy a virtual machine that has connectivity to the VNet connected to Azure VMware Solution and Everpure Cloud Dedicated. Both Linux and Windows operating systems are supported.

Pre-requisites

• PowerShell version 7.x (for installation instructions on Linux, follow this guide).

• bicep CLI version 0.35.1 or lower (for installation instructions follow this guide).

1. Launch PowerShell session

   # On Linux, start PowerShell using this command:
   pwsh

2. Ensure, that VMware.PowerCLI, and Az PowerShell modules are already installed. If not, they can be installed using the following commands:

   
   Install-Module -Name Az -Repository PSGallery
   Install-Module VMware.PowerCLI -RequiredVersion 13.3.0.24145083 -Repository PSGallery

3. Install the required PowerShell modules for the joint integration between AVS and Everpure Cloud Dedicated:

   
   Install-Module Microsoft.AVS.Management -RequiredVersion 7.0.133 -Repository PSGallery
   Install-Module PureStorage.CBS.AVS
   Import-Module -Name PureStorage.CBS.AVS -Force
   

4. Next step is to login to Azure via the following command (you will need to navigate to the web page https://microsoft.com/devicelogin and enter the personalized code to complete logging into Azure):

   Connect-AzAccount -UseDeviceAuthentication
   

5. Optionaly set VMware PowerCLI configuration to ignore untrusted certificates and CEIP warnings:

   Set-PowerCLIConfiguration -InvalidCertificateAction:Ignore -DefaultVIServerMode multiple -ParticipateInCEIP:$false -Confirm:$false

6. From here, keep PowerShell session open and proceed to the Everpure Cloud Dedicated Storage Management with Azure VMware Solution for an explanation on how to initialize the AVS cluster and connect Everpure Cloud Dedicated to it.