The following procedure outlines how to set up LoadMaster for Azure by ensuring appropriate licensing and basic configuration before you can create a Virtual Service and publish the required workloads:

  1. Using a supported web browser, navigate to https://<DNSName>:8443.
    Note: Substitute <DNSName> with the DNS name you created in previous section.
  2. Take the appropriate steps to acknowledge notification about the self-signed certificate to proceed.
  3. You are presented with the End User License Agreement (EULA). You must accept the EULA to proceed further. Click Agree to accept the EULA.
  4. You are prompted to enter your Progress ID and password for licensing. If you do not have a Progress ID, click the link to create one. Click License Now.
  5. When licensing a BYOL LoadMaster, a list of available licenses is provided and/or a temporary trial license. Select the desired license and click Continue.
    Note: When licensing a trial, you are presented with a VLM-MAX Enterprise Plus subscription.
  6. The LoadMaster requires you to log in before you can proceed any further. The password used to log in will vary depending on whether you choose to use Password authentication or SSH Public Key authentication when creating the VM in the Licensing Options section:
    1. Password: Provide the username bal and the password which was set in the Licensing Options section. Click Continue.
    2. SSH Public Key: Provide the default username bal and password 1fourall to proceed. You are required to change the default password soon after. Click Continue.
  7. You are then presented with the main menu and home screen of the LoadMaster.
  8. Before using the LoadMaster, it must be licensed. For instructions on how to license the LoadMaster, refer to the LoadMaster Licensing Feature Description.
  9. After licensing, you are given the opportunity to enable Analytics. With this feature, LoadMaster collects and sends usage data to Progress Kemp for analysis. This data is strictly about product usage, enabled capabilities, and statistics. No sensitive user data or traffic of any kind is either collected or communicated. To enable this feature, click Enable Kemp Analytics. To proceed without enabling this feature, click Don't Enable Kemp Analytics. For more information, visit https://kemp.ax/KempAnalytics.

Before you can create Virtual Services, you should create VMs that you are load balancing through LoadMaster for Azure. Ensure that your Network Security Group (NSG) is set up correctly, depending on which services you are load balancing. For instructions on how to create Virtual Services, refer to the Virtual Services and Templates Feature Description.