Rhel 9

Option A: Azure Portal

• Open the Azure Marketplace and search for "RHEL 9 on Azure SecureAnyCloud".
• Select the image and click Create.
• On the Basics tab, set Subscription to your Azure subscription.
• Set Resource Group to a new or existing group.
• Enter a Virtual Machine Name.
• Pick your preferred Region.
• Set Size to Standard_B2s (recommended).
• Under Administrator Account, select SSH public key and enter your key.
• Under Inbound Port Rules, allow SSH (port 22).
• Click Review + Create, then Create.

Option B: Azure CLI

az vm image terms accept --urn sac1647283583153:rhel-9:default:latest
az vm create \
  --resource-group myResourceGroup \
  --name my-rhel-9-azure-vm \
  --image sac1647283583153:rhel-9:default:latest \
  --size Standard_B2s \
  --admin-username azureuser \
  --generate-ssh-keys \
  --public-ip-sku Standard

When your VM is running, connect to it over SSH:

ssh azureuser@<public-ip-address>

To find your VM's public IP:

az vm show --resource-group myResourceGroup --name my-rhel-9-azure-vm --show-details --query publicIps -o tsv

After you connect, check the operating system release and kernel:

cat /etc/redhat-release uname -r

Check disk space and memory:

df -h free -h

Confirm the Azure Linux Agent is running:

systemctl status waagent

Apply the latest security patches:

sudo dnf update -y

The Azure Network Security Group (NSG) controls inbound and outbound traffic. You can also configure the local firewall. List its current rules:

sudo firewall-cmd --list-all

Allow additional ports:

sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=80/tcp sudo firewall-cmd --permanent --add-port=443/tcp sudo firewall-cmd --reload