Using SteelHead-c for Microsoft Azure : Installing a SteelHead-c on an Azure virtual machine
  
Installing a SteelHead-c on an Azure virtual machine
This section provides instructions for installing a SteelHead-c virtual appliance on an Azure VM.
Note: The Microsoft recommended deployment model in Microsoft Azure has changed from Classic to Resource Manager. SteelHead-c can be deployed in both modes, however resources deployed through different deployment models cannot interoperate. For SteelHead-c please select the deployment model that matches the rest of your infrastructure in Azure.
To install using the Microsoft Azure portal
1. Log in to the Microsoft Azure portal and navigate to your dashboard.
2. Select New.
3. Type Riverbed SteelHead into the Search the marketplace search box and press Enter.
4. Select an image.
5. In the image details pane, near the bottom, click Create (a deployment model is selected for you).
The Create virtual machine wizard displays.
6. In the Basics section of the wizard, enter the following information:
•  Enter a name for the virtual machine instance.
•  Select a virtual machine disk type (solid state drive or hard disk drive).
•  Enter an administrator user name.
•  Select Password as the authentication type, and then enter and confirm your password.
Note: The username and password that you create in this step are not used; to log in to your virtual appliance for the first time, use the default credentials of admin and password. After initial login, you can change your credentials at any time.
•  Select a subscription.
•  Select a resource group, or create a new one.
•  Select a location.
•  Click OK.
7. Select an instance size and click Select.
8. In the wizard’s Settings section, accept the defaults or modify the settings as you like, and then click OK.
9. Review your selections and when you are satisfied with them, click OK.
10. In the Purchase section of the wizard, click Buy.
11. License your virtual appliance, and then change the default administrator password. See Licensing SteelHead-c virtual appliances.