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  1. Log in to the Azure portal

  2. In the Home view, under Azure services, click Subscriptions. Or in the search box in the top menu bar, enter Subscriptions. Then select Subscriptions

  3. Click on your subscription

    (info) 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

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  4. Save the Subscription ID to enter in the Abiquo credentials.

  5. If you purchased the subscription directly from Azure, you can also save the Offer ID for the pricing credentials.

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  1. Log in to the Azure portal

  2. In the Home view, under Azure services, click Azure Active Directory. Or in the search box, enter Azure Active Directory. Select Azure Active Directory

  3. On the left, click App registrations

  4. Click New registration

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  5. To register the application, enter a Name, select the Supported account types, and enter a URL. If you know the URI of the partner consent service, enter it now. Or you can enter any URL and edit the application and change this value later. Click Register

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  6. Save the Application (client) ID and the Directory (tenant) ID, because you will need to configure them in Abiquo. Then click Certificates & secrets

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  7. 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 application password ONCE ONLY. You must use this password in Abiquo, so make sure to save it, because Azure will not display it again.

  8. 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.

    1. Select Access control (IAM)

    2. Click Add

    3. Click Add role assignment

    4. In the dialog, select the Contributor role, and in the Select box, enter the name of the application. Then click Save

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  9. Go to the Subscriptions menu again and select Resource providers

    1. Search for the Microsoft.Compute provider and click Register to add it for the subscription if it is not already added

    2. 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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To create your own server to grant consent for the use of your Azure credentials, follow the instructions in the Azure documentation. For general instructions, see https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/develop/partner-center-authentication#app--user-authentication and for Java instructions: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/partner-center/develop/partner-center-authentication#java-appuser-authentication.

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Before you add credentials, an 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 public cloud https://abiquo.atlassian.net/wiki/spaces/ABI60/pages/408168883/Manage+public+cloud+regions#Create-a-public-cloud-region .

To connect Abiquo to your Azure ARM account, add the Azure ARM credentials obtained in the above steps to Abiquo, with the following steps.

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