00-lab-environment.md

Lab Environment

Classroom Setting

These labs are designed for delivery in a classroom. For these labs we require a Linux-based VM in Azure as a "jumpbox". The first task here is to create this virtual machine and install the required software on it.

Our labs are build and verified using CentOS7. Our recommendations is to use CentOS7.

Setup Environment

• Setup your Jumpbox VM in Azure

  1. Browse to http://portal.azure.com

  2. Click on "Create a resource" and search for "CentOS-based 7.5"

  3. Deploy the CentOS-based 7.5 VM

     Size: D2s_v3 (Please don't use B-series VMs)

     Publisher: Rogue Wave Software

     NSG Rule: Allow inbound on SSH port (22)

     Public IP: Yes

     Authentication: Provide a strong password or use public-key authentication(recommended) for your Jumpbox because it's accessible publicly.

  4. After the CentOS jumbbox is provisioned in Azure, you can connect to it using SSH (PuTTY or MobaXTerm - or nativly using the "ssh" command in PowerShell) Verify that Auto-Shutdown has been disabled for this VM

  5. Connect to your newly created jumpbox on the Public IP

  6. Goto Jumpbox Setup to install the required software that you'll need for this training.

• Setup Azure Cloud Shell:

  1. Browse to http://portal.azure.com

  2. Login with the Azure credentials

  3. Click on the cloud shell icon to start your session.

     

  4. Select Bash (Linux)

  5. If you are using CloudShell for the first time, you will be prompted to setup storage for your cloud shell. Click Show advanced settings

     

  6. Provide a unique value for Storage account name. This must be all lower case and no punctuation. Use "cloudshell" for File share name. See example below.

     

  7. Click Create storage

  Note: You can also use the dedicated Azure Cloud Shell URL: http://shell.azure.com

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