Create FortiGate instances

This recipe is part of the process of deploying FortiGate HA Active Active for Microsoft Azure using Azure load balancer. See below for the rest of the recipes in this process:

1. Basic concepts
   • Traffic flow
   • Azure load balancer
     • Inbound NAT rules
     • Load balancing rules
2. Locate FortiGate HA for Azure in the Azure portal or Azure marketplace
3. Determine your licensing model
4. Configure FortiGate initial parameters
5. Create VNet and subnets in network settings
6. Select Azure instance type
7. Assign Azure IP address
8. Validate deployment resources
9. Create FortiGate instances
10. Connect to the FortiGate
11. [Use case] Set up a Windows Server in the protected network
12. Configure FortiGate firewall policies and virtual IPs
13. [Failover test] Create load balancing rules and access the Windows Server via remote desktop

1. Once validation is successful, click OK. You can also download the ARM template package used during the configuration process.
2. On step 5, Buy, click Create.
3. FortiGate and all associated resources are now being created. The screen returns to the dashboard. Wait ten to fifteen minutes to complete deployment.

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