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Load Balancer: Freshness: Create a single virtual machine inbound NAT rule using the Azure portal
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ms.author: mbender
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ms.service: load-balancer
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ms.topic: tutorial
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ms.date: 03/08/2022
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ms.date: 10/18/2022
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> * Create a NAT gateway for outbound internet access for the backend pool
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> * Install and configure a web server on the VMs to demonstrate the port forwarding and load-balancing rules
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If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a [free account](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F) before you begin.
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## Prerequisites
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- An Azure account with an active subscription. [Create an account for free](https://azure.microsoft.com/free/?WT.mc_id=A261C142F).
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- An Azure account with an active subscription.
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## Sign in to Azure
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Sign in to the Azure portal at https://portal.azure.com.
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## Create virtual network and virtual machines
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A virtual network and subnet is required for the resources in the tutorial. In this section, you'll create a virtual network and virtual machines for the later steps.
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1. Sign in to the [Azure portal](https://portal.azure.com).
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1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Virtual machine**. Select **Virtual machines** in the search results.
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2. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Virtual machine**. Select **Virtual machines** in the search results.
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3. In **Virtual machines**, select **+ Create** > **+ Virtual machine**.
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2. In **Virtual machines**, select **+ Create** > **+ Virtual machine**.
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4. In **Create a virtual machine**, enter or select the following values in the **Basics** tab:
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3. In **Create a virtual machine**, enter or select the following values in the **Basics** tab:
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| Setting | Value |
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| **Project details** | |
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| Subscription | Select your subscription. |
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| Resource group | Select **Create new**. </br> Enter **TutorialLBPF-rg**. </br> Select **OK**. |
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| Resource group | Select **Create new**. </br> Enter *TutorialLBPF-rg*. </br> Select **OK**. |
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| **Instance details** | |
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| Virtual machine name | Enter **myVM1**. |
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| Region | Enter **(US) West US 2**. |
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| Virtual machine name | Enter *myVM1*. |
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| Region | Select **(US) West US 2**. |
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| Availability options | Select **Availability zone**. |
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| Availability zone | Enter **1**. |
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| Availability zone | Select **Zone 1**. |
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| Security type | Select **Standard**. |
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| Image | Select **Ubuntu Server 20.04 LTS - Gen2**. |
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| Azure Spot instance | Leave the default of unchecked. |
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| Size | Select a VM size. |
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| **Administrator account** | |
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| Authentication type | Select **SSH public key**. |
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| Username | Enter **azureuser**. |
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| Username | Enter *azureuser*. |
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| SSH public key source | Select **Generate new key pair**. |
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| Key pair name | Enter **myKey**. |
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| Key pair name | Enter *myKey*. |
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| **Inbound port rules** | |
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| Public inbound ports | Select **None**. |
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:::image type="content" source="./media/tutorial-load-balancer-port-forwarding-portal/create-vm-portal.png" alt-text="Screenshot of create virtual machine.":::
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5. Select the **Networking** tab, or select **Next: Disks**, then **Next: Networking**.
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4. Select the **Networking** tab, or select **Next: Disks**, then **Next: Networking**.
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6. In the **Networking** tab, enter or select the following information.
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5. In the **Networking** tab, enter or select the following information.
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| Setting | Value |
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| **Network interface** | |
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| Virtual network | Select **Create new**. </br> Enter **myVNet** in **Name**. </br> In **Address space**, under **Address range**, enter **10.1.0.0/16**. </br> In **Subnets**, under **Subnet name**, enter **myBackendSubnet**. </br> In **Address range**, enter **10.1.0.0/24**. </br> Select **OK**. |
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| Virtual network | Select **Create new**. </br> Enter *myVNet* in **Name**. </br> In **Address space**, under **Address range**, enter *10.1.0.0/16*. </br> In **Subnets**, under **Subnet name**, enter *myBackendSubnet*. </br> In **Address range**, enter *10.1.0.0/24*. </br> Select **OK**. |
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| Subnet | Select **myBackendSubnet**. |
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| Public IP | Select **None**. |
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| NIC network security group | Select **Advanced**. |
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| Configure network security group | Select **Create new**. </br> Enter **myNSG** in **Name**. </br> Select **+ Add an inbound rule** under **Inbound rules**. </br> In **Service**, select **HTTP**. </br> Enter **100** in **Priority**. </br> Enter **myNSGRule** for **Name**. </br> Select **Add**. </br> Select **OK**. |
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| Configure network security group | Select **Create new**. </br> Enter *myNSG* in **Name**. </br> Select **+ Add an inbound rule** under **Inbound rules**. </br> In **Service**, select **HTTP**. </br> Enter *100* in **Priority**. </br> Enter *myNSGRule* for **Name**. </br> Select **Add**. </br> Select **OK**. |
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7. Select the **Review + create** tab, or select the **Review + create** button at the bottom of the page.
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6. Select the **Review + create** tab, or select the **Review + create** button at the bottom of the page.
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8. Select **Create**.
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9. At the **Generate new key pair** prompt, select **Download private key and create resource**. Your key file will be downloaded as myKey.pem. Ensure you know where the .pem file was downloaded, you'll need the path to the key file in later steps.
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8. At the **Generate new key pair** prompt, select **Download private key and create resource**. Your key file will be downloaded as myKey.pem. Ensure you know where the .pem file was downloaded, you'll need the path to the key file in later steps.
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8. Follow the steps 1 through 8 to create another VM with the following values and all the other settings the same as **myVM1**:
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9. Follow the steps 1 through 7 to create another VM with the following values and all the other settings the same as **myVM1**:
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| Virtual machine name | **myVM2** |
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| Virtual machine name | Enter *myVM2* |
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| Availability zone | Select **Zone 2** |
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| Authentication type | Select **SSH public key** |
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| Health probe | Select **Create new**. </br> In **Name**, enter **myHealthProbe**. </br> Select **TCP** in **Protocol**. </br> Leave the rest of the defaults, and select **OK**. |
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> [!div class="nextstepaction"]
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> [Create a multiple virtual machines inbound NAT rule using the Azure portal](tutorial-nat-rule-multi-instance-portal.md)

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