Azure-Advanced-Networking

M01-Unit 4 Design and implement a Virtual Network in Azure

Exercise scenario

Now you’re ready to deploy virtual networks in the Azure portal.

Consider the fictional organization Contoso Ltd, which is in the process of migrating infrastructure and applications to Azure. In your role as network engineer, you must plan and implement three virtual networks and subnets to support resources in those virtual networks.

Estimated time: 20 minutes

The CoreServicesVnet virtual network is deployed in the East US region. This virtual network will have the largest number of resources. It will have connectivity to on-premises networks through a VPN connection. This network will have web services, databases, and other systems that are key to the operations of the business. Shared services, such as domain controllers and DNS also will be located here. A large amount of growth is anticipated, so a large address space is necessary for this virtual network.

The ManufacturingVnet virtual network is deployed in the West Europe region, near the location of your organization’s manufacturing facilities. This virtual network will contain systems for the operations of the manufacturing facilities. The organization is anticipating a large number of internal connected devices for their systems to retrieve data from, such as temperature, and will need an IP address space that it can expand into.

The ResearchVnet virtual network is deployed in the Southeast Asia region, near the location of the organization’s research and development team. The research and development team uses this virtual network. The team has a small, stable set of resources that is not expected to grow. The team needs a small number of IP addresses for a few virtual machines for their work.

Network layout for Contoso. 
On-premises 10.10.0.0/16
ResearchVNet Southeast Asia 10.40.40.0/24
CoreServicesVNet East US 10.20.0.0/16
ManufacturingVNet West Europe 10.30.0.0/16

You will create the following resources:

Virtual Network Region Virtual network address space Subnet Subnet
CoreServicesVnet East US 10.20.0.0/16    
      GatewaySubnet 10.20.0.0/27
      SharedServicesSubnet 10.20.10.0/24
      DatabaseSubnet 10.20.20.0/24
      PublicWebServiceSubnet 10.20.30.0/24
ManufacturingVnet West Europe 10.30.0.0/16    
      ManufacturingSystemSubnet 10.30.10.0/24
      SensorSubnet1 10.30.20.0/24
      SensorSubnet2 10.30.21.0/24
      SensorSubnet3 10.30.22.0/24
ResearchVnet Southeast Asia 10.40.0.0/16    
      ResearchSystemSubnet 10.40.0.0/24

These virtual networks and subnets are structured in a way that accommodates existing resources yet allows for projected growth. Let’s create these virtual networks and subnets to lay the foundation for our networking infrastructure.

In this exercise, you will:

Task 1: Create the Contoso resource group

  1. Go to Azure portal.

  2. On the home page, under Azure services, select Resource groups.

  3. In the Resource groups, select + Create.

  4. Use the information in the following table to create the resource group.

Tab Option Value
Basics Resource group ContosoResourceGroup
  Region (US) East US
Tags No changes required  
Review + create Review your settings and select Create  
  1. In Resource groups, verify that ContosoResourceGroup appears in the list.

Task 2: Create the CoreServicesVnet virtual network and subnets

  1. On the Azure portal home page, navigate to the Global Search bar and search Virtual Networks and select virtual networks under services. Azure portal home page Global Search bar results for virtual network.
  2. Select Create on the Virtual networks page. Create a virtual network wizard.
  3. Use the information in the following table to create the CoreServicesVnet virtual network.
    ‎Remove or overwrite the default IP Address spaceip address configuration for azure virtual network deployment
Tab Option Value
Basics Resource Group ContosoResourceGroup
  Name CoreServicesVnet
  Region (US) East US
IP Addresses IPv4 address space 10.20.0.0/16
  1. Use the information in the following table to create the CoreServicesVnet subnets.

  2. To begin creating each subnet, select + Add subnet. To finish creating each subnet, select Add.

Subnet Subnet Template Option Value
GatewaySubnet Virtual Network Gateway Subnet name GatewaySubnet (default)
    Subnet address range 10.20.0.0/27
SharedServicesSubnet Default Subnet name SharedServicesSubnet
    Subnet address range 10.20.10.0/24
DatabaseSubnet Default Subnet name DatabaseSubnet
    Subnet address range 10.20.20.0/24
PublicWebServiceSubnet Default Subnet name PublicWebServiceSubnet
    Subnet address range 10.20.30.0/24
  1. To finish creating the CoreServicesVnet and its associated subnets, select Review + create.

  2. Verify your configuration passed validation, and then select Create.

  3. Repeat steps 1 -8 for each VNet based on the tables below

Task 3: Create the ManufacturingVnet virtual network and subnets

Tab Option Value
Basics Resource Group ContosoResourceGroup
  Name ManufacturingVnet
  Region (Europe) West Europe
IP Addresses IPv4 address space 10.30.0.0/16
Subnet Subnet Template Option Value
ManufacturingSystemSubnet Default Subnet name ManufacturingSystemSubnet
    Subnet address range 10.30.10.0/24
SensorSubnet1 Default Subnet name SensorSubnet1
    Subnet address range 10.30.20.0/24
SensorSubnet2 Default Subnet name SensorSubnet2
    Subnet address range 10.30.21.0/24
SensorSubnet3 Default Subnet name SensorSubnet3
    Subnet address range 10.30.22.0/24

Task 4: Create the ResearchVnet virtual network and subnets

Tab Option Value
Basics Resource Group ContosoResourceGroup
  Name ResearchVnet
  Region Southeast Asia
IP Addresses IPv4 address space 10.40.0.0/16
Subnet Subnet Template Option Value
ResearchSystemSubnet Default Subnet name ResearchSystemSubnet
    Subnet address range 10.40.0.0/24

Task 5: Verify the creation of VNets and Subnets

  1. On the Azure portal home page, select All resources.

  2. Verify that the CoreServicesVnet, ManufacturingVnet, and ResearchVnet are listed.

  3. Note that Azure creates NetworkWatchers for each region that you use.

  4. Select CoreServicesVnet.

  5. In CoreServicesVnet, under Settings, select Subnets.

  6. In CoreServicesVnet Subnets, verify that the subnets you created are listed, and that the IP address ranges are correct.

    List of subnets in CoreServicesVnet.

  7. Repeat steps 4 -6 for each VNet.

Congratulations! You have successfully created a resource group, three VNets, and their associated subnets.

Note: Do not delete the Networks: You will need them in the next LAB exercise