Azure Blob Storage access


Important

BMC AMI Cloud does not support Microsoft Azure Blob Storage cold tier. 

Allowing BMC AMI Cloud to access Azure Blob Storage

  1. Register the BMC AMI Cloud application in Azure active directory:
    1. On the Azure portal, navigate to the App registration section under Azure active directory service and register the BMC AMI Cloud application. No special parameters are needed.
    2. Under the registered application, go to the API permissions section and add a new permission for Azure Storage.
    3. Click Grant admin consent to finish the process.
  2. Create a for the application—Once the application is registered, select the new application, go to the Certificates & Secrets section, and generate a new client secret. 

    Important

    Document the secret value, as it will be needed during the BMC AMI Cloud installation and it will not be visible again in the portal once you leave this page.

  3. Create a storage account role assignment:
    1. Go to the Access Control (IAM) section under the storage account and select the Role Assignment tab.
    2. Click Add to add a new role assignment and select the following:


      • Role—Storage Blob Data Contributor
      • Assign access to—User, Group, or service principal
      • Select— The BMC AMI Cloud registered application you created in the previous step

 

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