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title: "Deploying vNIOS for Azure Public Cloud from the CLI"
canonical: "https://docs.infoblox.com/space/vniosazure/37781551/Deploying%20vNIOS%20for%20Azure%20Public%20Cloud%20from%20the%20CLI"
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<span style="color: #000000">To deploy a vNIOS appliance on Azure public cloud from the Azure CLI, ensure that your setup meets the requirements listed in the </span><span style="color: #000000">*[Prerequisites](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/vniosazure/pages/37814511)*</span><span style="color: #000000"> section and then perform the following steps:</span>

1. Upload the vNIOS image on Azure public cloud as described in *[Uploading the vNIOS Image to Azure Public Cloud](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/vniosazure/pages/37585035)*.
2. Deploy the vNIOS instance using one of the following methods based on the NIOS version:
  - From NIOS version 9.0.4 onwards: *[Deploying the vNIOS Instance with High Availability](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/vniosazure/pages/636026896)*
  - From NIOS version 8.5.3 onwards: *[Deploying the vNIOS Instance on a Managed Disk](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/vniosazure/pages/37487020)*
  - For NIOS versions prior to 9.0.1: [Deploying](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/vniosazure/pages/37781627)*[ the vNIOS Instance on an Unmanaged Disk](https://infoblox-docs.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/vniosazure/pages/37781627)*