Microsoft Azure is an embedded adapter in which each adapter instance has diagnostic dashboards and collects metrics from Microsoft Azure. You can add a cloud account to configure an adapter instance in VMware Aria Operations. VMware Aria Operations collects data from Microsoft Azure and supports both standard/commercial and Azure GovCloud subscriptions. It covers multiple services and regions. You can also add application metrics and other custom metrics from your Azure services and use them in dashboards, alerts and reports.

Prerequisites

  • If Microsoft Azure is deactivated, activate it in VMware Aria Operations. For more information, see the #GUID-5AF15B0D-8C8B-44A1-A4DD-BB4B9C022A43.
  • Generate a client secret in the Microsoft Azure portal that you can use in this configuration. For more information, see Generate a Client Secret.
    Table 1. Microsoft Azure Regions for Microsoft Azure Standard/Commercial Account
    Region-Friendly Name Region Identifier

    Australia Central

    		 australiacentral

    Australia Central 2

    		 australiacentral2

    Australia East

    		 australiaeast

    Australia Southeast

    		 australiasoutheast

    Brazil South

    		 brazilsouth

    Brazil Southeast

    		 brazilsoutheast

    Canada Central

    		 canadacentral

    Canada East

    		 canadaeast

    Central India

    		 centralindia

    Central US

    		 centralus

    Central US EUAP

    		 centraluseuap

    East Asia

    		 eastasia

    East US

    		 eastus

    East US 2

    		 eastus2

    East US 2 EUAP

    		 eastus2euap

    France Central

    		 francecentral

    France South

    		 francesouth

    Germany North

    		 germanynorth

    Germany West Central

    		 germanywestcentral

    Japan East

    		 japaneast

    Japan West

    		 japanwest

    Jio India Central

    		 jioindiacentral

    Jio India West

    		 jioindiawest

    Korea Central

    		 koreacentral

    Korea South

    		 koreasouth

    North Central US

    		 northcentralus

    North Europe

    		 northeurope

    Norway East

    		 norwayeast

    Norway West

    		 norwaywest

    South Africa North

    		 southafricanorth

    South Africa West

    		 southafricawest

    South Central India

    		 southcentralindia

    South Central US

    		 southcentralus

    South East Asia

    		 southeastasia

    South India

    		 southindia

    Sweden Central

    		 swedencentral

    Sweden South

    		 swedensouth

    Switzerland North

    		 switzerlandnorth

    Switzerland West

    		 switzerlandwest

    UAE Central

    		 uaecentral

    UAE North

    		 uaenorth

    UK South

    		 uksouth

    UK West

    		 ukwest

    West Central US

    		 westcentralus

    West Europe

    		 westeurope

    West India

    		 westindia

    West US

    		 westus

    West US 2

    		 westus2

    West US 3

    		 westus3
    Table 2. Microsoft Azure Regions for Azure GovCloud (US) Account
    Region-Friendly Name Region Identifier

    Azure GovCloud (US DoD Central)

    		 usdodcentral

    Azure GovCloud (US DoD East)

    		 usdodeast

    Azure GovCloud (US Gov Arizona)

    		 usgovarizona

    Azure GovCloud (US Gov Texas)

    		 usgovtexas

    Azure GovCloud (US Gov Virginia)

    		 usgovvirginia

Procedure

  1. From the left menu, click Administration > Integrations.
  2. On the Accounts tab, click Add, and on the Account Types page, select Microsoft Azure.
  3. Enter the cloud account information.
    Option Action
    Name Enter a name for the adapter instance.
    Description Enter a description for the adapter instance.
  4. Configure the connection.
    Option Action
    Account Type Select the Azure account type.

    Select Azure Standard Account to set up a commercial Azure account.

    Select Azure GovCloud (US) Account to set up a Azure GovCloud (US) account to monitor GovCloud services and regions.

    Services/ GovCloud Services Select the services from which you want to capture metrics. If you want to collect metrics for specific services, then click the drop-down icon and select one or more services. For example, Azure Analysis Service, Azure Application Gateway. If you do not select any of the services, the metrics for all the services get collected. For more information on supported Microsoft Azure services, see Supported Azure Services.
    Note: If you select Azure GovCloud (US) Account as the account type, you can only select the services applicable for Azure GovCloud (US).
    Regions/ GovCloud Regions Select the regions you want to subscribe to. If you want to subscribe to specific regions, then click the drop-down icon and select one or more regions. For example, Central US, East Asia. If you want to subscribe to all the regions, do not select any of the regions.
    Note: If you select Azure GovCloud (US) Account as the account type, you can only select the regions applicable for Azure GovCloud (US).
    Subscription ID Enter your subscription ID for Microsoft Azure.
    Directory (Tenant) ID Enter the directory (tenant) ID for your Azure Active Directory.
    Credential Add the credentials used to access Microsoft Azure by clicking the plus sign.
    • Enter a name for the credential values you are creating. This value is not the name of the adapter instance, but a friendly name for the secret credential.
    • Enter your application (client) ID in your Azure Active Directory.
    • Enter the client secret that you generated for your application in the Microsoft Azure portal.
    • (Optional) Enter any required local proxy information for your network.
      Note: This proxy information activates VMware Aria Operations that is deployed on a local network to have public network access for Azure to collect statistics for its accounts.
    Collector/Group Select the collector on which you want to run the adapter instance. A collector gathers objects into its inventory for monitoring. The collector specified by default is selected for optimal data collection.
  5. Click Validate Connection to test the connection.
    Note:

    If the test connection fails, do not add the cloud account.

    If you add the cloud account with a failed test connection, VMware Aria Operations might not collect data for the adapter instance. To resolve this issue, remove the cloud account and add it again with the correct information. If you are using a proxy, ensure that the proxy connection is efficient.

  6. Click the arrow to the left of the Advanced Settings to configure advanced settings.
    Option Action
    Collect Custom Metrics Set this option to true if you want to import all the custom metrics from your Azure account.
    Actions Enabled Activate this option to run actions specific to Azure Virtual Machine using VMware Aria Operations. By default, this option is set to true.

    For details on running actions, see the "Power On, Power Off, and Reboot Actions" topic in the vRealize Operations User Guide.

    Note: If you have activated actions, it is mandatory to add the Application (Object) ID in the Manage Credential dialog box.
  7. Click Add.

What to do next

Ensure that VMware Aria Operations is collecting data.
Where to View the Information Information to View
Environment The objects related to the adapter instance are added to the inventory. For more information, see View Objects for Microsoft Azure.
Dashboards The dashboards for the adapter instance are added to VMware Aria Operations. For more information, see #GUID-6F549821-9C85-4436-9F57-E9B7A77C7E0B.