To configure Azure in Aquila Clouds, perform the following tasks:
Creating an app registration for Aquila Clouds
You can create an app registration in the Azure environment for Aquila Clouds.
Login to the Azure console.
If your account gives you access to more than one tenant, select your account in the top right corner, and set your portal session to the Azure AD tenant that you want.
Search for and select Azure Active Directory. From the navigation pane, select App registrations and select New registration.
On the Register an application page, enter the following details:
Name: Type name for registering Aquila Clouds on Azure. For instance, type Aquila Clouds.
Supported account types: Select Accounts in this organizational directory only (Default Directory only – Single tenant).
Redirect URI (Optional): In the list select Web and type product.aquilaclouds.com in the URL.
Click Register.
Azure creates an app registration for Aquila Clouds.
Adding secrets and generating a secret key for Aquila Clouds
You can add secret and generate a secret key for Aquila Clouds.
From the navigation pane, select Certificates & secrets.
On the Client secrets page, click + New client secret.
Type the required description and set the duration for expiry of the client secret.
Click Add. Azure saves the new secret and generates a key value.
Copy the key value and save it.
This Application Access key is required for adding Azure environment in Aquila Clouds.
Identifying Durable ID and assigning role for Aquila Clouds
You can identify the Durable ID for the Aquila Clouds and assign a role to the registered application.
From the navigation pane, select Azure Active Directory > App registrations.
Select the ID for the app registered for Aquila Clouds.
From the navigation pane, select Subscriptions. Select Properties. The Offer ID displayed is the offer Durable ID. Copy this ID and save it.
Navigate to All Services > Subscriptions.
Click subscription for Aquila Clouds.
Select Access Control (IAM).
Select Add role assignment.
In the Add role assignment group, set the following values.
Role: Select Contributor role to perform actions on your organization's Azure resources from Aquila Clouds platform. Select Reader role to only read and display data related to your organization's Azure resources in Aquila Clouds platform.
Assign access to: Select Azure AD applications.
Select: Select the application registered for Aquila Clouds.
Select Save to save the role assignment for Aquila Clouds platform.
Azure saves the new secret and generates a key value.
Adding Azure environment to Aquila Clouds
In the Aquila Clouds platform, add the Azure environment details to enable monitoring and management of your Azure resources from the Aquila Clouds platform.
Before you begin: Get the following details from your Azure environment:
Tenant ID (navigation path: Azure Portal -> Azure Active Directory ->Properties -> The Directory ID)
Application Access Key
Application ID
Offer Durable ID
Adding Azure environment to Aquila Clouds
On the side navigation bar, select Administration tab.
On the Administration tab, click Environments.
On the Environments page, click Add.
On the Add Environment page, toggle on Active.
In the Environment Type group, select Microsoft Azure.
In the Name of the environment, type the name of Azure environment.
Enter the following details for the connection parameters:
Tenant Id: Type the Tenant ID.
Application Access Key: Type the application access key
Application ID: Type the Application ID for the Aquila Clouds application registered in Azure.
Offer Durable ID: Type the offer durable ID for the subscription registered in Azure.
Click Apply.
Review the environment details and click Do you wish to confirm?.
Azure environment is configured in Aquila Clouds. You can start monitoring and managing Azure resources from Aquila Clouds platform according to the role assigned in Azure environment.