Create a resource block for Microsoft Azure Cloud

Resource blocks are the building blocks of cloud catalog items. Create a resource block for the Microsoft Azure Cloud Platform provider, based on a CI type from the CMDB.

Before you begin

Role required: sn_cmp.cmp_root_admin

Procedure

1. In the Cloud Admin Portal, navigate to Design > Resource Blocks.

2. Click New to open the Create Resource Block dialog box and then fill in the form.

   For a detailed description of each field, see Create a custom resource block.

   Field	Description
   Name	Enter a name (Azure Datacenter) for the resource block.
   Description	Enter a valid description
   Layer	Select the type of resource block (Logical Datacenter).
   CI Type	Select the CI type (Azure Datacenter) that the resource block represents.
   Guest Interface	Select a default guest interface (Compute Interface) to use when you add a resource block to a template.

3. Click Submit.

   The resource block information appears.

4. Click the Resource Script sub tab and then click New.

function processResponse (response, cloudServiceAccountId, ldc,
                          correlationId, step, requestorContext, stackId) {
    var responseObject = global.JSON.parse(response);
    var tfState = global.JSON.parse(responseObject.terraform.state);
    var processor = new sn_cmp_terraform.TerraformResponseProcessor();
    var processedResponses = processor.processResponse(tfState, cloudServiceAccountId,  ldc,
                               correlationId, step, requestorContext, stackId);
    return global.JSON.stringify(processedResponses);
}

function processResponse (response, cloudServiceAccountId, ldc,
                          correlationId, step, requestorContext, stackId) {
    var responseObject = global.JSON.parse(response);
    var tfState = global.JSON.parse(responseObject.terraform.state);
    var processor = new sn_cmp_terraform.TerraformResponseProcessor();
    var processedResponses = processor.processResponse(tfState, cloudServiceAccountId,  ldc,
                               correlationId, step, requestorContext, stackId);
    return global.JSON.stringify(processedResponses);
}

1. Click Submit.

2. Click the Operations sub tab and then click Steps.

3. Select CreateStack from the Operations list.

4. Click the Add a Step plus icon to open the Add Operation Steps dialog box and then fill in the form.

1. Click Submit.

2. Click Response Processor and then click the plus icon.

   The Add Response Processor dialog box appears.

3. Select Create_AzureTF_Stack_Response_Processor from the Script Name list and click Submit.

4. Move the state of the resource block from Draft to Published.

   The Azure Datacenter resource block moves from the draft to the published state and no further changes can be made to the resource block. Changes to a resource block can be made only if the status is set to Draft.

Parent Topic:Resource blocks in Cloud Provisioning and Governance