Registering the Azure Provider instance

Before BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management can use a third-party Resource provider overview, you must register an instance of that resource provider. When you register the Azure Provider instance by using the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management console, you specify configuration values that enable communication between the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management application and the Microsoft Azure cloud provider. Typically, this configuration is a one-time task in the infrastructure-configuration process for the Azure Provider.

This topic explains how to register, deregister, and edit the Azure Provider instance.

Before you begin

Ensure that you complete the following tasks:

1. Creating and uploading the Azure Management Certificate
2. Installing an Azure Provider using the Azure Provider installer

To register the Azure Provider instance

1. From the BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management Administration Console, click the vertical Workspaces menu on the left side of the window and select Providers.

2. On the Providers page, click Register .

   Note

   Register only one instance of the Azure Provider.

3. In the Register Provider dialog box, select Azure from the Provider Type list. 
   The corresponding registration fields are displayed, as shown in the following figure:
   
   
   
   

   
4. Supply inputs for the required fields, at a minimum. The Azure Provider instance Name field contains a default value and cannot be changed.

   Field	Description
   Description	Text description that distinguishes this provider.
   Rest API Version	Version number of the Microsoft Azure Service Management REST API used for the Azure Provider.
   Task Polling Interval	Time, in seconds, after which BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management actively polls for the status of an executed request on the Azure Provider. Valid value: Any positive integer Default value: 60
   Task Polling Count	Number of polls for the status of an executed request on the Azure Provider. Valid value: Any positive integer Default value: 50
   RSCD Port	Port number or an endpoint that will be opened as a public and private port with the TCP protocol before installing a software on a provisioned VM. Default value: 4750
   PDC Sync Interval	Time, in hours, after which BMC Cloud Lifecycle Management actively polls for onboarding the Microsoft Azure images as Product Catalog (PDC) entries for the Azure Provider. Valid value: Any positive integer Default value: 3

   

5. Click Submit.

6. Stop the BMC_CSM service of the Cloud Platform Manager (OSGi):

   • (Windows) In the Services window, use the stop command link.
   • (Linux) From the specified path, enter the /etc/init.d/stop bmccsm command.

7. Restart the BMC_CSM service of the Cloud Platform Manager (OSGi):

   • (Windows) In the Services window, use the start command link.
   • (Linux) From the specified path, enter the /etc/init.d/start bmccsm command.

8. Configure the Microsoft Azure account.
   To use the registered Azure Provider, you must configure at least one account. For more information, see Managing multiple user accounts for an Azure Provider.

   Note

   After onboarding, the Azure Provider auto-publishes all of the images from your Microsoft Azure account to the BMC Product Catalog with the following attributes for each Definitive Media Library (DML) entry:

   • Product Type: Software
   • CI Type: Vitual System Enabler
   • Categorization Tier1: Software Distribution
   • Categorization Tier2: VM Template
   • Categorization Tier3: Azure
   • Product Name: <Valid Azure image name as listed in the Image Gallery of Microsoft Azure management portal>
   • Manufacturer: Azure

   Cloud Administrator must delete the DML entries manually from the BMC CLM, if the images are not available or deleted in your Microsoft Azure account.

To deregister the Azure Provider instance

1. From the list in the Providers workspace, select the Azure Provider instance.
2. Click Deregister .
3. In the confirmation dialog box, click OK.

To edit the Azure Provider instance

You can change any of the information that you supplied when you registered a resource provider instance during installation.

1. From the list in the Azure Provider workspace, select the Azure Provider instance.
2. Click Edit . 
   The Edit Provider dialog box is displayed with the current information.

3. Make your changes.

   Note

   You cannot change the provider type or name.

   
   

4. Click Submit.
   
5. Restart the Cloud Platform Manager (OSGi) to apply the changes.

Where to go from here

Managing multiple user accounts for an Azure Provider