Provisioning an instance

This topic provides guidance on provisioning service instances on Azure.

Provisioning methods

You can provision the service using one of the following methods:

  • Private offer: A customer support representative provisions the subscription from the SSM UI. After successful provisioning, you will receive an email with a link to the SaaS console. From there, you can create an instance.
  • Marketplace: You purchase the product directly from the Azure Marketplace. After the purchase, you are redirected to the SaaS console to continue setup.

Provisioning steps

Follow these steps to provision a new Db2® SaaS instance on Azure:

  1. Navigate to https://azure.console.saas.ibm.com/landing

  2. Click on the SaaS subscription you have access to.

  3. Click View Instances.

    Figure 1. Click View Instances
    Azure View Instances

  4. Click Create Instance.

    Figure 2. Click Create Instance
    Azure Click Instance

  5. Specify the Control Plane region (default:westus)—do not modify this value. Then, enter a name for the Data Plane instance, and select the location where the Data Plane will be deployed and choose Db2 under the Db2 offerings. Then, click Create.

    Figure 3. Click Create
    Azure create instance in control panel

  6. Wait for the status to change from Provisioning to Running, then click the Open button.

  7. From the admin console, click Setup.

  8. Input your Azure Tenant ID and Subscription ID, then click Approve Azure Consent to grant the necessary permissions.

    Figure 4. Approving Azure Consent
    Azure consent screen

  9. In the Create Least Privilege Resources for Service Management section, click Deploy to open the Azure Portal and deploy the ARM template. Click the Review + Create button in Azure. Once reviewed, click Create.

    Figure 5. Azure ARM Deployment Screen
    Azure ARM deployment page
    Figure 6. Azure Customize Deployment Screen
    Azure create deployment page: Basics
    Figure 7. Azure Confirm and Create Deployment Screen
    Azure create deployment page: Review + create

  10. Once the deployment is complete, click the Initiate button to start the dataplane provisioning process.

    Figure 8. Deployment in Progress
    Deployment in progress
    Figure 9. Initiate the Dataplane
    Initiate Dataplane

  11. After provisioning completes, you will have the option to create an engine and configure your database with a name and preferred options. You need to pick the plan (the number of nodes) and the Block Storage size and deploy an Engine instance in the Data Plane.

    Figure 10. Create Engine Screen
    Create engine screen
    Figure 11. Configure Engine Options
    Configure database options
    Figure 12. Engine in Progress
    Engine progress

Once the deployment is complete, clicking on the Engine will give you access to the Endpoints.

You can access the Engine or the Console from your Azure environment using either a Private Link or VNet peering, provided there are no CIDR range conflicts.