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  1. Log in to the Azure portal

  2. From the Home view, click the Subscriptions icon. 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. From the Home view, click the Azure Active Directory icon. Or in the search box, enter Azure Active Directory. Select Azure Active Directory

  3. 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. The value of the URL will not be used, so it could be any URL. 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

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    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.

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  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 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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  • Access key ID:

    Code Block
    normal#subscription-id#app-id#tenant-id#offer-durable-id

    The text string "normal#" indicates a standard account. We recommend that you specify the "normal#" text string, even though it is the default option.

    The Offer offer-Durable-ID is the Offer ID from the Azure portal. See Display Azure billing data  for billing dashboard instructions.  

  • Secret access key: Enter the password for the Application

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