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description: Create a virtual network routing appliance in Azure with ease. This guide covers registration, configuration, and troubleshooting for the public preview.
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#customer intent: As a network administrator, I want to create a virtual network routing appliance in the Azure portal so that I can manage network traffic in a non-production environment.
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description: This guide covers registration, configuration, and troubleshooting for the preview of Azure Virtual Network routing appliances.
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#customer intent: As a network administrator, I want to create a routing appliance in the Azure portal so that I can manage virtual network traffic in a nonproduction environment.
# Create an Azure Virtual Network routing appliance
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This article explains how to register your subscription for the virtual network routing appliance public preview and create a virtual network routing appliance in the Azure portal. Use the public preview for testing, evaluation, and feedback. It doesn't support production workloads.
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This article explains how to register your subscription for the preview of Azure Virtual Network routing appliances and how to create a routing appliance in the Azure portal. Use the preview for testing, evaluation, and feedback. It doesn't support production workloads.
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> [!IMPORTANT]
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> Azure Virtual Network routing appliance is currently in PREVIEW.
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> See the [Supplemental Terms of Use for Microsoft Azure Previews](https://azure.microsoft.com/support/legal/preview-supplemental-terms/) for legal terms that apply to Azure features that are in beta, preview, or otherwise not yet released into general availability.
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> Azure Virtual Network routing appliances are currently in preview. For legal terms that apply to Azure features that are in beta, in preview, or otherwise not yet released into general availability, see the [Supplemental Terms of Use for Microsoft Azure Previews](https://azure.microsoft.com/support/legal/preview-supplemental-terms/).
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## Prerequisites
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### Subscription and workload requirements
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- Use a nonproduction Azure subscription for this preview.
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- Use a nonproduction Azure subscription for this public preview.
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- Your subscription must be enabled for the preview through AFEC registration and approval (see Section 2).
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## Supported regions
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### Supported regions (public preview)
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The virtual network routing appliance public preview is limited to the following regions:
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The preview of routing appliances is limited to the following regions:
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## Register for the public preview (AFEC) and get approval
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### Register your subscription by using Azure Feature Exposure Control (AFEC)
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AFEC controls preview access to the virtual network routing appliance. The AFEC feature name for enabling the virtual network routing appliance preview is:
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- Microsoft.network/AllowVirtualNetworkAppliance
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Register for the preview by activating the AFEC flag in the Azure portal.
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### Approval process
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## Register and confirm your subscription
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After submitting your AFEC registration for Microsoft.network/AllowVirtualNetworkAppliance, complete the preview [sign-up form](https://forms.office.com/r/kqEKRr5mpB). The product team reviews and approves requests manually based on availability and capacity. During the public preview, creation requests might be denied if there's insufficient inventory or capacity in a region.
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Azure Feature Exposure Control (AFEC) controls preview access to routing appliances. The AFEC feature name for enabling the preview is `Microsoft.network/AllowVirtualNetworkAppliance`. Register for the preview by activating the AFEC flag in the Azure portal.
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### Confirm your subscription is enabled
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After you submit your AFEC registration for `Microsoft.network/AllowVirtualNetworkAppliance`, complete the preview [sign-up form](https://forms.office.com/r/kqEKRr5mpB). The product team reviews and approves requests manually based on availability and capacity. During the preview, creation requests might be denied if a region has insufficient inventory or capacity.
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After Microsoft authorizes your subscription, verify the enablement by searching "Virtual network routing appliance" in the Azure portal search bar. If enabled, you see "Virtual network routing appliances" as a selectable service entry.
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After Microsoft authorizes your subscription, search for **routing appliance** in the Azure portal's search box. If the feature is enabled, **Azure Virtual Network routing appliances** appears as a selectable service entry.
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:::image type="content" source="media/create-virtual-network-routing-appliance/virtual-network-appliance-1.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Azure portal search bar with Virtual network routing appliances highlighted.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/create-virtual-network-routing-appliance/virtual-network-appliance-1.png" alt-text="Screenshot of a search for routing appliances in the Azure portal.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/create-virtual-network-routing-appliance/virtual-network-appliance-2.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the Virtual network routing appliances service entry in the Azure portal.":::
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:::image type="content" source="media/create-virtual-network-routing-appliance/virtual-network-appliance-2.png" alt-text="Screenshot of the service entry for Azure Virtual Network routing appliances in the Azure portal.":::
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## Create a resource group
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1. Sign in to the [Azure Preview portal](https://preview.portal.azure.com).
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1. Sign in to the [Azure preview portal](https://preview.portal.azure.com).
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1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Resource group**. Select **Resource groups** in the search results.
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1. In the search box, enter **resource group**. In the search results, select **Resource groups**.
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1. Select **+ Create**.
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1. Select **+ Create**.
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1. In **Create a resource group**, enter or select the following information:
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| Subscription | Select your subscription |
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| Resource group name | Enter **test-rg**|
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| Region | Select **(US) East US**|
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|**Subscription**| Select your subscription.|
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|**Resource group name**| Enter **test-rg**.|
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|**Region**| Select **(US) East US**.|
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1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Virtual network**. Select **Virtual networks** in the search results.
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|**Subscription**| Select your subscription.|
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1. In **Edit subnet**, for**Name**, enter **VirtualNetworkApplianceSubnet**.
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## Create a routing appliance
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1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter **Virtual network appliance**. Select **Virtual network appliances** in the search result.
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The portal creates the routing appliance in a dedicated subnet named `VirtualNetworkApplianceSubnet`. If you create multiple appliance instances, you create them in the same dedicated subnet.
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**Optional**: During creation, you can choose a network security group (NSG) and route table for the routing appliance's dedicated subnet.
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## Troubleshoot
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### Creation fails because the subscription isn't enabled
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If an error indicates that your subscription isn't enabled or placed in an allow list, it typically means your AFEC registration isn't yet approved for `Microsoft.network/AllowVirtualNetworkAppliance`. Register via AFEC and wait for approval.
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- Verify that NSGs and route tables attached to the appliance instance (or to the hosting subnet) match your intended routing and security configuration.
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- Use NSG flow logs (if they're enabled in your environment) to help validate connectivity and rule matches.
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