Provisioning an instance in Azure

This topic provides guidance on provisioning service instances in Azure.

  • Purchase the Netezza service directly from the IBM SaaS console.
  • After completing the transaction, you’ll be automatically redirected to the IBM SaaS console.
  • From there, you can proceed with the setup and create your instance.

Creating an instance

  1. Access the SaaS Console

    • Go to: https://azure.console.saas.ibm.com/landing
    • Click on your SaaS subscription.
    • Click View Instances.

  2. Create a New Instance

    • Click Create Instance.
    • Specify:
      • Control Plane region (default: westus) — do not change.
      • Name for the Data Plane instance.
      • Region for Data Plane deployment.
    • Click Create.

  3. Wait for Provisioning

    • Wait until the status changes from Provisioning to Running.
    • Click Open.

Creating a data plane

  1. Setup from Admin Console

    • Click Setup.
    • Enter:
      • Azure Tenant ID
      • Azure Subscription ID
    • Click Approve Azure Consent to grant permissions.

  2. Deploy ARM Template

    • In the Create Least Privilege Resources for Service Management section, click Deploy.
    • This opens the Azure Portal.
    • Click Review + Create, then Create.

  3. Initiate Dataplane Provisioning

    • After ARM deployment completes, click Initiate to start provisioning the Data Plane.

Creating a Netezza engine

  1. Create and configure engine

    • After provisioning completes:
      • Click on Create engine.
      • Configure:
        • Database name
        • Deployment plan (number of nodes)
        • Block Storage size
    • Deploy the Engine instance in the Data Plane.

  2. Access Endpoints

    • Once deployed, click on the Engine to access:
      • Netezza engine endpoint
      • Management Console endpoint
    • You can connect via Private Link or VNet peering, ensuring no CIDR conflicts.
  3. After provisioning, next go to Connectivity.