End-to-End Process for Deploying Threat Defense Virtual Cluster in Azure with NLB

Template-based Deployment

The following flowchart illustrates the workflow of template-based deployment of Threat Defense Virtual cluster in Azure with NLB.

	Workspace	Steps
	Local Host	Download templates and files from GitHub.
	Local Host	Modify azure_ftdv_nlb_cluster.json and azure_ftdv_nlb_cluster_parameters.json with the required parameters.
	Azure Cloud	Create the resource group, virtual network, and subnets.
	Azure Cloud	Deploy custom template.
	Azure Cloud	Configure instance details.
	Cluster Node	Verify cluster deployment.
	Azure Cloud	Use the Function app to register the cluster with the Management Center.
	Azure Cloud	Create FTPS credentials.
	Local Host	Upload Cluster_Function.zip file to the Function app.

Manual Deployment

The following flowchart illustrates the workflow of manual deployment of Threat Defense Virtual cluster in Azure with NLB.

	Workspace	Steps
	Local Host	Create a VMSS from the Marketplace image.
	Local Host	Attach interfaces.
	Local Host	Add day 0 configuration in the customData field.
	Local Host	Update scaling instance count.
	Local Host	Configure NLB.
	Management Center	Add control node.