Deploy a Threat Defense Virtual in Azure

Step 1

Log into CDO.

Step 2

In the left pane, click Inventory and click the plus icon.

Step 3

Under Select a Device or Service Type, click the FTD tile.

Step 4

Under Management Mode, ensure that FTD is selected.

Step 5

Click Deploy an FTD to a cloud environment as the onboarding method.

Step 6

Choose Azure as your cloud provider from the drop-down list.

Step 7

(Optional) If you have not registered your CDO account to an Azure subscription, you can do so now. Click Azure Cloud Shell to launch the Azure cloud shell and paste the script that is provided. If you have registered your account or if you have completed executing the script, click Next.

Step 8

Choose a Region to deploy the Azure subscription from the drop-down list.

Step 9

Enter the FTD Password that you wish to use for SSH console access.

Step 10

Enter a Device Name. This name is applied to the threat defense virtual in the Inventory page and Azure resource group.

Step 11

In the Policy Assignment step, use the drop-down menu to select an access control policy to deploy once the device is onboarded. If you have no policies configured, select the Default Access Control Policy.

Step 12

Select the licenses you want to apply to the device. You must select at least the essential license as the base license for this device. Click Next.

Step 13

Click Complete onboarding.