Prerequisites to Add a Cloud Account for Microsoft Azure

Before you can create a cloud account for Microsoft Azure, you must complete the following mandatory prerequisite tasks in the given order:

1. Prepare servers to deploy as Arcserve UDP Console, Recovery Point Server, and those servers must meet the system requirements for each component.
2. Ensure that you have the required permissions to create an application in Microsoft Entra ID.

For instructions, see Check Microsoft Entra ID permissions in the Microsoft documentation.

3. Create an Microsoft Entra ID application. In a text editor (such as Notepad), copy the application ID of the application and label as Client ID.

For instructions, see Check Microsoft Entra ID permissions in the Microsoft documentation.

4. Get the Application ID and generate an authentication key for this application. Copy the authentication key string to the text editor (such as Notepad), and label the string as Client Secret Key.

For instructions, see Get application ID and authentication key in the Microsoft documentation.

5. Get the Tenant ID, which is the Microsoft Entra ID in which you created the application. In a text editor (such as Notepad), copy the ID and label it as Tenant ID.

For instructions, see Get tenant ID in the Microsoft documentation.

6. Perform the following steps to assign Contributor role to the application.
1. From the left pane of the Microsoft Azure portal menu, select Subscriptions.
2. Select your subscription.
3. Select the Access Control (IAM) tab.
4. Add your application.
5. Assign the Contributor role to the application.

For details, see Assign application to role in the Microsoft documentation.

7. Get your Azure subscription ID.

Note: The subscription ID is a GUID that uniquely identifies your subscription to use Azure services.

1. Log on to the Microsoft Azure portal.
2. In the left navigation panel, click Subscriptions.

The list of your subscriptions is displayed along with the subscription ID.