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Obtain details of your Azure subscription
To obtain details of your Azure subscription, do the following steps.
Log in to the Azure portal
From the Home view, click the Subscriptions icon. Or in the search box in the top menu bar, enter Subscriptions. Then select Subscriptions
Click on your subscription
If the subscription does not display, check that you have selected the correct directory. Click on the directory name in the top right corner. From here you can switch directory
Save the Subscription ID to enter in the Abiquo credentials.
If you purchased the subscription directly from Azure, you can also save the Offer ID for the pricing credentials.
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Log in to the Azure portal
From the Home view, click the Azure Active Directory icon. Or in the search box, enter Azure Active Directory. Select Azure Active Directory
Click App registrations
Click New registration
To register the application, enter a Name, select the Supported account types, and enter a URL. The value of the URL will not be used, so it could be any URL. Click Register
Save the Application (client) ID and the Directory (tenant) ID, because you will need to configure them in Abiquo. Then click Certificates & secrets
To configure the password for the application, click New client secret, which will open the Add a client secret section. Enter a Description and an Expiry duration, then click Add
The Azure portal will display the password ONCE ONLY. You must use this password in Abiquo, so make sure to save it, because Azure will not display it again.
Go to the Subscriptions menu, select the subscription you want to associate the application with, and add a new permission for it with these steps.
Select Access control (IAM)
Click Add
Click Add role assignment
In the dialog, select the Contributor role, and in the Select box, enter the name of the application. Then click Save
Go to the Subscriptions menu and select Resource providers
Search for the Microsoft.Compute provider and click Register to add it for the subscription if it is not already added
Search for the Microsoft.Network provider and click Register to add it for the subscription if it is not already added
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Before you add credentials, your administrator must create at least one compatible public cloud region in Azure ARM, and allow your enterprise to access this region. Some regions may require separate credentials, for example regions in China, and you will need to obtain credentials and create these regions separately. See Create a Manage public cloud regionregions
For Azure, the format of the pricing credentials identity for standard Azure accounts is as follows.
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