Deploying vNIOS for Azure Public Cloud from the CLI

To deploy a vNIOS appliance on Azure public cloud from the Azure CLI, ensure that your setup meets the requirements listed in the Prerequisites section and then perform the following steps:

Upload the vNIOS image on Azure public cloud as described in Uploading the vNIOS Image to Azure Public Cloud.
Deploy the vNIOS instance using one of the following methods based on the NIOS version:
- From NIOS version 9.0.4 onwards: Deploying the vNIOS Instance with High Availability
- From NIOS version 8.5.3 onwards: Deploying the vNIOS Instance on a Managed Disk
- For NIOS versions prior to 9.0.1: Deploying the vNIOS Instance on an Unmanaged Disk