1. Create a Single VM OpenShift deployment using the Azure Portal

This template deploys OpenShift Origin on Azure.

Console

Subscription

Accept the default subscription ID value. Note: this field is not shown in the picture above.

Resource Group

Select "Create new" resource group if one does not currently exist. Enter "origin" or a name of your choosing in the input field.

Location

The geographic location in which to deploy OpenShift Origin.

Admin User

Supply a username which will be used for both SSH access and for the OpenShift Origin web console.

Admin Password

Supply a password which will be used for the Origin web console.

Ssh Key Data

You will need a SSH RSA public key for access if one currently does not exist on your system. Please supply your Public SSH key only. For example, in Linux the key can be located at ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub. Make sure to copy and paste the ENTIRE contents of the file ~/.ssh/id_rsa.pub into this input field.

SSH Key Generation (Optional)
  1. Windows
  2. Linux
  3. Mac

Vm Size

Specify a VM size. A default value is provided. If another size or type of vm is required ensure that the Location contains that instance type.

Once all of these values are set, then check the box to "Agree to the terms and conditions" and then click the Purchase button.

Acknowledgements: Thanks to the following individuals for the base template: Daniel Falkner, Glenn West, Harold Wong, and Ivan McKinley

  1. Deploy OpenShift Origin template to Azure A notification will pop up in the top right notifying you of the deployment:

The deployment will take 15-20 minutes. Once completed, the notification will display:

Click on "Go to resource group" button in the notification above to open up the window for the origin resource group (or you can also click on the "Resource groups" under "Favorites" on the leftmost vertical Azure portal menu, and then click on "origin" to open the origin resource group). You will see the following:

On the top right of the origin resource group window, you will see a heading "Deployments". Click on "1 Succeeded" under this heading to see the deployments:

Now, click on the "Microsoft.Template" link to display the contents of the template. Then click on the "Outputs" to see the URL of the OpenShift Origin console:

At this point, copy the string from the "ORIGINCONSOLE" field, open a browser window and paste the string in the Address field. If your browser warns you about the site being insecure, go ahead and continue to the insecure site. At this point, you should see the login prompt to log in to the all-in-one OpenShift Origin cluster:

For Username and Password, the "Admin User" and "Admin Password" you supplied in the template above. Click on "Log In" and you should see: