The Credentials Library stores Microsoft Azure authentication data used to connect to, discover, and monitor Microsoft Azure cloud devices and resources. Configure the following fields to create an Azure credential:
Before you proceed! The procedure that follows includes steps you or your Azure administrator perform outside of WhatsUp Gold. Ipswitch is not responsible for changes to documentation, online resources, and hosted software that originate from Microsoft Azure or other third-party vendors. The documentation that follows was accurate at the time of this WhatsUp Gold release.
In order for your WhatsUp Gold Azure credential to function correctly, you must:
This topic shows you how to generate an application access key. This is needed to grant WhatsUp Gold polling and discovery access to Azure. You will need to copy this key and add it to your WhatsUp Gold Azure Credential. The key (along with the Tenant and Client IDs) enable WhatsUp Gold to retrieve monitoring information from your Azure environment.
Important: If you are creating a new AD Application Role for WhatsUp Gold you will also need to associate this application with the Azure Resource Group that contains the resources that you want to monitor. For more information, see Step 3.
This topic also walks you through steps for finding your Azure Tenant and Client IDs.
Note: When you provide a Name and Application Type, choose Web App / API.
Important: Once you click the Save button, the key value (password) will be displayed. THIS VALUE IS AVAILABLE ONLY ONCE. Copy down this password.
From the Azure Management Portal, go to Azure Active Directory > App registrations and select your app from the App Registrations Grid.
Tip: Your Application ID is the Client ID needed for WhatsUp Gold.
First Add them, and then Grant Permissions.
If you are creating a new AD Application role for WhatsUp Gold you will also need to associate this application with the Azure Resource Group(s) containing the resources that you want to monitor. After this step, you should be able to discover Azure resources from the selected Resource Group.
The Add Permissions blade opens.
From WhatsUp Gold, you can now scan for Azure resources. When you run a discovery scan, include this WhatsUp Gold credential. No IP address or domain name will be needed for the scan, WhatsUp Gold discovery gathers host and resource information from the Azure Management API (using the secret key and AD application ID you created and associated with your resource groups).