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Configuring a virtual instance node

For Lumen® SASE Solutions, you can configure a virtual instance node (virtual machine) using Lumen Connect. You can also configure premise‑based nodes and nodes using Lumen hosted gateways.

To configure a virtual instance node:

  1. Using the left menu, click Services, click Service Tools, then click SASE Management.

    Lumen Connect shows details about your service: configured SASE nodes (with a status for each), information about your technology provider, notifications (if any) related to your SASE service, etc.
SASE Service Manager
  1. In the SASE Nodes section, click Configure Node.
Configure Node
  1. On the Virtual Instance Node card, click select.

    Lumen Connect shows the available size nodes you can configure.
  1. Select the tile for the size of the node you want to configure.
  1. Select the cloud provider you want to use for the node. (Currently, Lumen supports Microsoft Azure only.)
  1. Click CONTINUE.

    Lumen Connect shows the default node contacts for your organization.
  1. Review the primary contact and primary technical contact shown. If you need to make a change for this node, click Yes on the line for the node, then edit the fields to change the contact.
  1. When you're done, click DEPLOY NODE.