How to retrieve the image name of a private product

CacheGuard 0

Hi,

We published an image on the marketplace in preview mode and now we want to use the azure client to create a VM with 2 NICs. We need at least two NICs because our image is a security network appliance (embeds a firewall). Additional question: is it possible to create a VM with 2 x NICs using the Azure GUI portal? We are beginners in Azure...

The issue that we are facing is how to specify the image name using the --image option with the command "az". Our offer contains the "CacheGuard" name, so we tried to find the image ID/name using the following command:

az vm image list --offer CacheGuard --all --output table

The result is empty (we guess it's because the image is not yet publicly available).

The command we want to use to create the VM is as follows:

az vm create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myCG --size Standard_A2_v2 --nics myExternalNIC,myInternalNIC --image myImageName

Where myImageName should be replaced by our private image name (in preview mode). myExternalNIC and myInternalNIC have been previousely created without any errors.

How image names are formed? Where can we find them?

Regards,

The CacheGuard development team

VasimTamboli 5,095 Reputation points

2023-05-29T07:42:10.8433333+00:00

To retrieve the image name of a private product in Azure Marketplace, you can follow these steps:

Sign in to the Azure portal (portal.azure.com) with your Azure account.

Navigate to the Azure Marketplace by clicking on "Marketplace" in the left-hand navigation pane.

Search for your private product in the Marketplace search bar. Make sure you are searching within your subscription by selecting the appropriate subscription from the dropdown menu near the search bar.

Locate your private product in the search results and click on it to view the details.

In the product details page, you should find information about the image, including its name. The image name may be mentioned in the description, overview, or technical details sections. Look for any references to the image name provided by the publisher.

If you are unable to find the image name using the Azure portal, you can reach out to the publisher or the Azure Marketplace support for assistance. They should be able to provide you with the necessary information about the image name.

Regarding your additional question about creating a VM with 2 NICs using the Azure GUI portal, it is indeed possible. Here's how you can do it:

In the Azure portal, navigate to your resource group where you want to create the VM or create a new resource group.

Click on the "Create a resource" button (+) in the top-left corner of the portal.

In the search bar, type "Virtual machine" and select "Virtual machine" from the search results.

In the Virtual machine creation wizard, provide the necessary details for your VM, such as name, region, operating system, and size.

In the Networking tab, you can specify the number of NICs you want to attach to the VM. Click on the "Add network interface" button to add additional NICs. You can select existing NICs or create new ones.

Complete the rest of the wizard by providing any additional details required for your VM, such as storage, monitoring, and tags.

Review and validate your settings, then click on the "Create" button to create the VM with multiple NICs.

By following these steps, you can create a VM with 2 or more NICs using the Azure GUI portal.

Remember to replace "myImageName" in the command you mentioned with the actual image name you retrieved from the Azure Marketplace.
Prrudram-MSFT 26,596 Reputation points

2023-05-29T16:46:36.3966667+00:00
Hello @CacheGuard

To create a VM with two NICs using the Azure CLI, you can use the following command:

az vm create --resource-group myResourceGroup --name myCG --size Standard_A2_v2 --nics myExternalNIC myInternalNIC --image /subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Compute/galleries/{galleryName}/images/{imageDefinitionName}/versions/{versionNumber}

You can replace the placeholders with your own values. The --nics parameter specifies the names of the NICs that you want to use for the VM. The --image parameter specifies the ID of the image that you want to use for the VM. You can find the ID of your image by navigating to the Azure portal, selecting your image, and looking at the "Resource ID" field in the "Overview" section.

Regarding your additional question, yes, it is possible to create a VM with two NICs using the Azure portal. When you create a VM, you can add NICs to it by clicking on the "Networking" tab and then clicking on "Add NIC". You can then select an existing NIC or create a new one.

Regarding your question about how image names are formed, the name of an image is composed of the name of the image definition and the version number. You can find the name of your image by navigating to the Azure portal, selecting your image, and looking at the "Name" field in the "Overview" section

If this does answer your question, please accept it as the answer as a token of appreciation.
CacheGuard 0 Reputation points

2023-05-30T09:53:23.6+00:00

Hi,

There isn't any description, overview, or technical details sections! Instead I have "Overview", "Plans + Pricing", "Usage Information + Support" and "Ratings + Reviews"...

Regarding the creation of a second NIC, as I mentioned before I need two NIC connected to two distinct broadcast domain (not the same) and the Azure portal does not allow it...

Regards
CacheGuard 0 Reputation points

2023-05-30T10:53:33.06+00:00

Hi,

Thanks for all responses.

Well, during the VM creation, there isn't any "Add NIC" button to add additional NICs. After having created the VM, we can only add NIC that belong to the same network (which is useless in our case). See the attached screenshot.

Screenshot from 2023-05-30 12-50-10.png

Regards
Prrudram-MSFT 26,596 Reputation points

2023-06-01T06:24:32.05+00:00

Hi @CacheGuard

I apologize for the confusion. This issue can be further checked with Azure technical support to get your sceanrio validated. I would recommend you open an azure support case. If you don't have the ability to open a technical support ticket, please let me know and I can help you further with this.
CacheGuard 0 Reputation points

2023-06-02T10:15:38.78+00:00

Hi,

Thanks a lot for your follow-up... The Azure support? Mmm we can't really count on them. The Azure Partner Support ? Even worse... 90% of their responses are canned one. They usually don't even read our messages while our questions are almost basic.

Still, our requirement shouldn't be so complicated. We need to create a VM with 2 x NIC connected to 2 x distinct networks... How other network appliances are created? We are not the first network appliance publisher who need this...

Your help would be greatly appreciated here...
Prrudram-MSFT 26,596 Reputation points

2023-06-19T09:07:56.4266667+00:00

@CacheGuard

I understand your experience with azure technical support wasn't good earlier. I tried creating the NICs in different VNETs and attaching them to VM, but no go. I have confirmed with internal teams, this is a design limitation.

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