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. Ensure that you have the required permissions to create an application in Azure Active Directory.

    2. For instructions, see Check Azure Active Directory permissions in the Microsoft documentation.

  2. Create an Azure Active Directory application. In a text editor (such as Notepad), copy the application ID of the application and label as Client ID.

    3. For instructions, see Check Azure Active Directory permissions in the Microsoft documentation.

  3. 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.

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

  4. Get the Tenant ID, which is the ID of the Azure Active Directory in which you created the application. In a text editor (such as Notepad), copy the ID and label it as Tenant ID.

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

  5. 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.

  6. Get your Azure subscription ID.

    7. 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.

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