Miasma Azure

Azure API plugin for the miasma cloud library

Below you will find the steps to configure a Account Active Directory and Subscriptions via the New Azure Resource Manager (ARM) Portal so they can be accessed and managed with this miasma based cloud library.

Credentials for the Azure Resource Manager require some setup within Azure due to OAuth2 requirements. To setup an OAuth2 application and storage configuration allowing miasma to function properly, perform the following steps listed below using the Azure portal hosted on the following URL: https://portal.azure.com

IMPORTANT - Your user account will need to Azure Active Directory domain adminstrator and have owner role within the subscriptions which you wish to deploy Infrastructure with using this libary.

You will also need to setup a Azure Blob storage account to hold the ARM template & other configuration files. The easiest way to create an Azure storage account is by using the Azure portal for detailed instructions, see Create a storage account. You can also create an Azure storage account by using the latest Azure CLI.

When you create a storage account, Azure generates two 512-bit storage access keys, which are used for authentication when the storage account is accessed. Your need to set the environment variable AZURE_BLOB_SECRET_KEY to use one of the storage access keys and in additon your need to set the environment variable AZURE_BLOB_ACCOUNT_NAME to the name you gave your Azure Blob storage account.

The AZURE_REGION environment variable is simply the Azure region (westus, eastus, etc.) where you want to deploy your infrastructure within the Microsoft Azure Cloud platform. The list of regions can be viewed via the Azure CLI. Once you have signed in to the CLI tool you can get the list of current Azure regions by running the following command az account list-locations. You will need to use the name property for the specific region you wish to use.

1. Start at the Azure portal dashboard
2. Click Browse to open available service list
3. Click Azure Active Directory to open AD service
4. Choose desired directory and then open Properties
5. Copy the Directory ID value
6. Set the AZURE_TENANT_ID environment variable to use the copied value

1. Start at the Azure portal dashboard
2. Click Browse to open available service list
3. Click Subscriptions to open the subscriptions management blade
4. Choose desired subscription and then open Properties
5. Copy the Subscription ID value
6. Set the AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID environment variable to use the copied value

1. Start at the Azure portal dashboard
2. . Click Browse to open available service list
3. Click Azure Active Directory to open AD service
4. Choose desired directory and then open App registrations
5. At the top of the blade click + ADD
6. Add a friendly name for the application e.g. SparkleFormation
7. Select Web app / API for the application type
8. Enter http://localhost for the sign-on URL
9. Then click CREATE the bottom of the blade.
10. Open App registrations blade
11. Find your application you created (e.g. SparkleFormation)
12. Choose desired application and then click the Properties option.
13. Copy the Application ID value
14. Set the AZURE_CLIENT_ID environment variable to use the copied value

1. Start at the Azure portal dashboard
2. Click Browse to open available service list
3. Click Azure Active Directory to open AD service
4. Choose desired directory and then open App registrations
5. Next select the newly create application (e.g. SparkleFormation)
6. Locate the section named Required permissions.
7. At the top of the blade click + ADD
8. Open the 1. Select an API blade
9. Select the Windows Azure Service Management API
10. Click Select at the the bottom of the blade
11. Next open the 2. Select permissions blade
12. Check the box next to Access Azure Service Management as organization users
13. Click Select at the the bottom of the blade
14. Click Done to finish adding the permission

1. Start at the Azure portal dashboard
2. Click Browse to open available service list
3. Click Azure Active Directory to open AD service
4. Choose desired directory and then open App registrations
5. Next select the newly create application (e.g. SparkleFormation)
6. Locate the section named keys.
7. For the description put in your full name or some other useful identifier.
8. Select 1 year, 2 years or never expire from the drop down.
9. Click SAVE at the top of the screen
10. Copy the key value as it only visible until you leave this blade.
11. Set the AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET environment variable to use the copied value

1. Start at the Azure portal dashboard
2. Click Browse to open available service list
3. Click Subscriptions to open the subscriptions management blade
4. Click desired subscription and then open Access Control (IAM)
5. Click Add and select an appropriate role (Owner role recommended)
6. Type in the name of the application (e.g. SparkleFormation) in the search box.
7. Click on the appropriate user in the list and then click Select
8. Click OK in the Add Access panel.
9. The changes will now be saved

Below is an example of SparkleFormation CLI .sfn file credentials tailed to use this cloud libary. The azure_root_orchestration_container property defaults to "miasma-orchestration-templates" if not configured.

Configuration.new do
  credentials do
    provider :azure
    azure_tenant_id ENV['AZURE_TENANT_ID']
    azure_client_id ENV['AZURE_CLIENT_ID']
    azure_subscription_id ENV['AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID']
    azure_client_secret ENV['AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET']
    azure_region ENV['AZURE_REGION']
    azure_blob_account_name ENV['AZURE_BLOB_ACCOUNT_NAME']
    azure_blob_secret_key ENV['AZURE_BLOB_SECRET_KEY']
    azure_root_orchestration_container ENV['AZURE_ROOT_ORCHESTRATION_CONTAINER']
  end
end

• Repository: https://github.com/miasma-rb/miasma-azure