Introducing the Tidal Automation Adapter for Microsoft Azure

Microsoft Azure Virtual Machines are scalable, on-demand computers that are hosted in Microsoft Azure.

The adapter enables you to perform these operations:

• ARM (Azure Resource Manager) Template Deployment

• Capture Virtual machines

• Create Virtual machines

• Deallocate Virtual machines

• Delete Virtual machines

• Restart Virtual machines

• Start Virtual machines

• Stop Virtual machines

• Update Virtual Machine Disk

• Update Virtual Machine Resource JSON

• Update Virtual Machine Size

• Update Virtual Machine Tags

Prerequisites

Configure OAuth authentication:

1. Navigate to All Services > App registrations in Microsoft Azure.

2. Register an application.

3. Add a Client Secret or Client Certificate to the application.

4. Assign the roles Virtual Machine Contributor, Storage Account Contributor, and Network Contributor to the application.

5. Collect this information:

   • Subscription ID – This is the ID of your Microsoft Azure subscription. You can find this information in Microsoft Azure under Home > Subscriptions.

   • Tenant ID – This is the Directory (tenant) ID that is displayed in Microsoft Azure when you view the registered application.

   • Service Principle ID – This is the Application (client) ID that is displayed in Microsoft Azure when you view the registered application.

   • Client Secret/Client Certificate – To learn about Client Secret or Client Certificate, refer to Create a Microsoft Entra application and service principal that can access resources.