The Microsoft Azure cloud and Juju

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This document describes details specific to using your existing Microsoft Azure cloud with Juju.

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When using the Microsoft Azure cloud with Juju, it is important to keep in mind that it is a (1) machine cloud and (2) not some other cloud.

See more: Cloud differences in Juju

As the differences related to (1) are already documented generically in our Tutorial, How-to guides, and Reference docs, here we record just those that follow from (2).

Juju points of variation	Notes for the Microsoft Azure cloud
setup (chronological order):
CLOUD
supported versions:
requirements:	If you’re in a locked-down environment: Permissions: - `Microsoft.Compute/skus (read)` - `Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups (read, write, delete)` - `Microsoft.Resources/deployments/ (write/read/delete/cancel/validate)` - `Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups (write, read, delete, other - join)` - `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/ (write, read, delete)` - `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets/ (write, read, delete, other - start action, other - deallocate action, other - restart action, other powerOff action)` - `Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/ (read, write, delete, other - join)` - `Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets (write, read, delete)` - `Microsoft.Network/publicIPAddresses (write, read, delete, other - join - optional for public services)` - `Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces (write, read, delete, other - join)` - `Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines (write, read, delete, other - start, power off, restart, deallocate)` - `Microsoft.Compute/disks (write, read, delete)`
definition:	Already known to Juju. Run `juju clouds --all` to confirm. (Pre-defined cloud name in Juju: `azure`.) Structure of the YAML file: `clouds:` `<user-defined cloud name>:` `type: azure` `auth-types: [interactive, service-principal-secret]` `regions:` `<region name>:` `endpoint: <endpoint>`
CREDENTIAL
definition:	`auth-type`: `interactive` (recommended), `service-principal-secret`. Depending on which one you choose, you will have to provide one or more of the following: your subscription id, application name, application id, tenant id, application password. If your credential stops working: Credentials for the `azure` cloud have been reported to occasionally stop working over time. If this happens, try `juju update-credential` (passing as an argument the same credential) or `juju add-credential` (passing as an argument a new credential) + `juju default-credential`.
CONTROLLER
notes on bootstrap:	–


other (alphabetical order:)
CONFIGURATION (model)
cloud-specific:	load-balancer-sku-name (string) Mirrors the LoadBalancerSkuName type in the Azure SDK. network (string) If set, uses the specified virtual network for all model machines instead of creating one. resource-group-name (string) If set, uses the specified resource group for all model artefacts instead of creating one based on the model UUID.
CONSTRAINT
conflicting:	`[instance-type]` vs `[arch, cores, mem]`
`allocate-public-id`
`arch`	Valid values: `amd64`.
`container`
`cores`
`cpu-power`
`instance-role`
`instance-type`	Valid values: See cloud provider.
`mem`
`root-disk`
`root-disk-source`	Represents the Juju `storage pool` for the root disk. By specifying a storage pool, the root disk can be configured to use encryption.
`spaces`
`tags`
`virt-type`
`zones`
PLACEMENT DIRECTIVE
`<machine>`	TBA
`subnet=...`
`system-id=...`
`zone=...`	TBA
RESOURCE (cloud) Consistent naming, tagging, and the ability to add user-controlled tags to created instances.

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