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This solution describes the logical and network architectures for IBM Db2 deployment on Dell APEX Block Storage for Microsoft Azure using Azure VM instances. IBM Db2 deployment on Dell APEX Block Storage for Azure uses a bastion node that has access to both public and private subnets, allowing the IBM Db2 database VM instances to use just the private subnet.