データ マネージャー - Azure 仮想マシン アダプター

はじめに

Azure Virtual Machine is a tool produced by Microsoft that is used for used to manage your virtual environment.

Azure Virtual Machine Adapter uses an API connection to bring data into Assets Data Manager.

How do I connect this tool to Assets Data Manager?

Follow this procedure to connect this tool to Assets Data Manager using the custom-built Adapter:

1. Gather all of the information listed in the Data Manager Fields section, such as the Name, Object class, Data Source Name, and Data Source Type.

2. Gather all of the information in the Azure Virtual Machine Adapter Fields section - this may require consultation with the subject matter expert (SME) for Azure Virtual Machine.

3. Within Data Manager:

   1. Create a new job by selecting the Adaptor that matches your tool.

   2. Configure all of the required fields with the appropriate information.

4. Within Azure Virtual Machine:

   1. Follow all of the steps listed in the Authentication and Authorization section, below, to properly configure Authentication and Authorization.

   2. Review the information in the API Call section, below, and ensure the endpoints are available.

   3. Review the information in the Fields Retrieved section, below.

Each time this job is run, the data you have selected will be brought into Data Manager using the configured Adapter and become raw data.

Data Manager Fields

You will need to specify the following information from Assets Data Manager:

1. Name - the name of the Connection, visible as the job name in Adapters.

2. Object Class - the name of the Object Class you want to the data to be loaded into.

3. Data Source Name - the type of data being created; which is usually the tool name, e.g AD, Qualys etc. Note: This can be the same as Name.

4. Data Source Type - what type of data is the tool providing? For example, Assets, CMDB, user location and more.

Azure Virtual Machine Fields

You will need to specify the following information from Azure Virtual Machine:

1. Subscription-ID - a unique identifier that identifies the Azure subscription.

2. Client-ID - a unique identifier to identify the Microsoft Intune application in Azure AD.

3. Client Secret - a secret string that the application uses to prove its identity when requesting a token.

4. Tenant ID - a unique identifier that identifies the Azure AD tenant to use for authentication.

5. Api Version - version of the API currently being used.

6. Api Timeout - restricts the number of fields returned from the source. By default, the API Timeout is set to 0 for Adapters. An API timeout happens if the service takes a longer than expected time to respond to a call.

Authentication and Authorization

1. Open the Subscriptions section in Azure Portal.

2. Choose Access Control IAM.

3. Select +Add and choose Add Custom Role.

4. Specify Name for the role. Example: “Role For AzureVMConnection”.

5. Choose the Permissions for the custom role:
      a) Microsoft.Computer/virtualMachines/read
      b) Microsoft.SqlVirtualMachine/sqlVirtualMachines/read

6. [作成] を選択します。

7. Choose Add role assignment in the Access Control IAM page.

8. Select the role we created above. Example: “Role For AzureVMConnection”

9. Add members to the role. Choose the Azure application we created for the connector. Example: AzureVMConnection.

10. Review and assign role to the application.

API Call

The API call for Azure Virtual Machine is: Device.Read.All.

Fields Retrieved

The following fields are retrieved: