Azure account setup

If you don't already have an Azure account, create an account or use an existing account.

Configure your credentials locally (see official documentation)

Check your configuration:

$ az account list
[
  {
    "cloudName": "AzureCloud",
    "homeTenantId": "xxx",
    "id": "xxx",
    "isDefault": true,
    "managedByTenants": [],
    "name": "My Azure Subcription",
    "state": "Enabled",
    "tenantId": "xxx",
    "user": {
      "name": "you@example.com",
      "type": "user"
    }
  }
]

Quotas

You may need to increase quota to create the desired instance type. If you get an error related to quota:

• Go to Azure Quota dashboard (or search for "Quota" in the Azure portal)
• Go to Compute > filter for your Subscription / Location and search for NC, NC or the instance type prefix you want to use
• Click on quota name and New Quota Request
• Fill-out the quota request and submit

Quota is usually accepted within 24 to 48h.

See:

• Azure Quota doc
• Your Azure quota dashboard