Build the Azure Collector using the Azure GUI

  1. Log in to portal.azure.com.

  2. Click on the icon Container Instances.

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    Note

    First time users may have to enter payment details to cover the Azure running costs.

  3. Click the Create button.

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  4. Fill out the following details:

    • Resource group: customer specific

    • Container name: example msteams collector

    • Region: needs to match global reader user

    • Image source: docker hub or other registry

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  5. The following information comes from the first email that is sent

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    • Image: layerxdocker.azurecr.io/microsoft-teams-debian:v3

    • Image registry login server: layerxdocker.azurecr.io

    • Image registry user name: application ID from email

    • Image registry password: password from email

    Change size of container:

    • Number of CPU cores: 2

    • Memory (GiB): 4

    Click OK to change the container size

  1. Click Review + create to build standard

  2. Click Next : Networking

    Note

    It is the customer’s responsibility to define their network, business policies and implementation. The following section acts as knowledge sharing.

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  3. Advanced: Customer specific requirement

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  4. Tags: Add a tag if you require

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  5. Review + create

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    Click Create. Make sure the container deploys and causes no errors. It should take 2-3 minutes to deploy.

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  6. Take a note of the public IP (private if you done this as part of the customer security network setup).

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  7. In the container instance that has been created, click Containers > Connect tab > Connect button.

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    This displays the sandbox name which needs to be copied. This name is what the licensing server uses to associate the customer container with the user so they can log in to the GUI.

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