Azure Plugin

The Azure plugin enables you to use Cloudify to manage cloud resources on Azure. See below for currently supported resource types.

Plugin Requirements

• Tested with Cloudify Premium 3.3.1, 3.4, 3.4.1, 3.4.2, 4.0, 4.0.1, 4.1, 4.2, and 4.3 and Community Version 17.3.31 and 17.11.22.
• Python Versions 2.7.x.
• Azure account.

Compatibility

The Azure plugin has two methods for interacting with Azure services: legacy and SDK based.

The legacy library is tested against these Azure API Versions:

RESOURCES = ‘2017-05-10’
STORAGE = ‘2015-06-15’
NETWORK = ‘2016-03-30’
COMPUTE = ‘2016-03-30’

The SDK-based method is dependent on the SDK library versions. (See the setup.py for current versions.) Currently only ARM resource template node templates use this method.

Authentication

Each Azure resource node template must include a property azure_config for authentication. This consists of a tenant_id, client_id, client_secret and subscription_id. These can be provided via secrets for better security coverage.

Authentication with Azure services requires a Service Principal. See this documentation from Microsoft on creating a Service Principal.

• client_id is the Service Principal appId.
• client_secret is the Service Principal password.
• tenant_id is the Service Principal tenant.

Providing Credentials as Secrets

It is recommended that you store your credentials as secrets. You can do this using the CLI. Secrets can then be accessed inside your blueprints, as follows:

 resource_group:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.ResourceGroup
    properties:
      name: my_resource_group
      location: { get_secret: location }
      azure_config:
        subscription_id: { get_secret: subscription_id }
        tenant_id: { get_secret: tenant_id }
        client_id: { get_secret: client_id }
        client_secret: { get_secret: client_secret }
 

Azure Stack

Cloudify Azure Plugin version 1.6.0 introduced support for Azure Stack.

To configure your client, add the appropriate values for your endpoint keys, such as endpoint_resource, endpoints_resource_manager, endpoint_verify, and endpoints_active_directory.

Make sure to specify the appropriate api_version of the Azure resource that is currently supported in your Azure stack.

Example:

 resource_group:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.ResourceGroup
    properties:
      api_version: 2017-05-10
      name: my_resource_group
      location: { get_secret: location }
      azure_config:
        subscription_id: { get_secret: subscription_id }
        tenant_id: { get_secret: tenant_id }
        client_id: { get_secret: client_id }
        client_secret: { get_secret: client_secret }
        endpoint_resource: https://management.core.windows.net/
        endpoints_resource_manager: https://management.azure.com
        endpoint_verify: True
        endpoints_active_directory: https://login.microsoftonline.com
 

Types

The following are node type definitions. Nodes describe resources in your cloud infrastructure. For more information, see node types.

Common Properties

All cloud resource nodes have common properties:

• name
• location
• tags
• retry_after Because Azure’s API is asynchronous, the value indicates the interval between retries.

Properties

Each time that you manage a resource with Cloudify, one or more clients are created by Cloudify through the Azure API. You specify the configuration for these clients using the azure_config property. It should be a dictionary, with the following values:

Your Azure API access credentials

• subscription_id
• tenant_id
• client_id
• client_secret

See the cloudify.datatypes.azure.Config data type definition in the plugin’s plugin.yaml.

cloudify.azure.Deployment

Deploy an Azure ARM Template.

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

See the Common Properties section.

• template_file The path to a blueprint resource containing an Azure Resource Template.
• template The content of an Azure Resource Template.
• params Parameters to provide to the Azure Resource Template.

Example

This example shows adding resource parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  deployment:
    type: cloudify.azure.Deployment
    properties:
      name: azure-python-deployment-sample
      location: { get_input: location }
      azure_config: *azure_config
      params:
        sshKeyData: { get_input: public_key }
        vmName: { get_input: vm_name }
        dnsLabelPrefix: { get_input: vm_dns_name }
      template_file: template.json

  deployment:
    type: cloudify.azure.Deployment
    properties:
      name: azure-python-deployment-sample
      location: { get_input: location }
      azure_config: *azure_config
      params:
        sshKeyData: { get_input: public_key }
        vmName: { get_input: vm_name }
        dnsLabelPrefix: { get_input: vm_dns_name }
      # The following template has been truncated.
      template: {
          "$schema": "http://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2014-04-01-preview/deploymentTemplate.json",
          "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
          "parameters": {...},
          "variables": {...},
          "resources": [...]
      }

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a resource group.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a resource group.

cloudify.azure.nodes.ResourceGroup

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding resource parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  resourcegroup:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.ResourceGroup
    properties:
      name: {concat:[ { get_input: resource_prefix }, rg ] }
      location: { get_input: location }
      azure_config:
        subscription_id: { get_input: subscription_id }
        tenant_id: { get_input: tenant_id }
        client_id: { get_input: client_id }
        client_secret: { get_input: client_secret }

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a resource group.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a resource group.

cloudify.azure.nodes.storage.StorageAccount

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• resource_config S dictionary with the following key:
  • accountType A storage account type.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding storage parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  storageaccount:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.storage.StorageAccount
    properties:
      name: mysa01
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      resource_config:
        accountType: Standard_LRS
      azure_config: *azure_config

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a storage account.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a storage account.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.VirtualNetwork

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• resource_config A dictionary with the following keys:
  • addressSpace:
    • addressPrefixes A list of address prefixes.
  • dhcpOptions A list of DHCP options.
  • subnets A list of subnets.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding virtual network parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  virtual_network:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.VirtualNetwork
    properties:
      name: myvnet01
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a network.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a network.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.Subnet

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• virtual_network_name The name of the network in which the subnet is to be created.
• resource_config A dictionary with the following keys:
  • addressPrefix The address prefix to use.
  • networkSecurityGroup The name of a security group to attach, if one exists.
  • routeTable The name of a route table to use, if one exists.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding subnet parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  subnet:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.Subnet
    properties:
      name: mysubnet
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config
      resource_config:
        addressPrefix: { get_input: subnet_private_cidr }

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a subnet.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a subnet.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.NetworkSecurityGroup

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• resource_config A dictionary with the following key:
  • securityRules An optional list of rules.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding security group parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  networksecuritygroup:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.NetworkSecurityGroup
    properties:
      name: mynsg
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config
      resource_config:
        securityRules:
        - name: nsr_ssh
          properties:
            description: SSH access
            protocol: Tcp
            sourcePortRange: '*'
            destinationPortRange: 22
            sourceAddressPrefix: '*'
            destinationAddressPrefix: '*'
            priority: 100
            access: Allow
            direction: Inbound

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a network security group.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a network security group.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.NetworkSecurityRule

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• network_security_group_name The name of the security group in which to create the resource.
• resource_config A dictionary with the following keys:
  • description A string to describe the rule.
  • protocol Either TCP or UDP.
  • sourcePortRange An integer between 1 and 65535.
  • destinationPortRange An integer between 1 and 65535 that is greater than sourcePortRange.
  • sourceAddressPrefix The source address prefix of the network, subnet, or IP.
  • destinationAddressPrefix The destination address prefix of the network, subnet, or NIC.
  • access Either Allow or Deny.
  • priority A unique number.
  • direction Either Inbound or Outbound.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding security group rule parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  network_security_rule:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.NetworkSecurityRule
    properties:
      name: mocknsr
      location: eastus
      azure_config: *azure_config
      network_security_group_name: mocknsg
      resource_config:
        description: RDP access
        protocol: Tcp
        sourcePortRange: '*'
        destinationPortRange: 3389
        sourceAddressPrefix: '*'
        destinationAddressPrefix: '*'
        priority: 100
        access: Allow
        direction: Inbound

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a network security group rule.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a network security group rule.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.RouteTable

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• network_security_group_name The name of the security group in which to create the resource.
• resource_config A dictionary with the following key:
  • routes An optional list of routes.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding route table parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  routetable:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.RouteTable
    properties:
      name: myrt
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a route table.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a route table.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.Route

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• route_table_name The name of the route table tin which to create the rule.
• resource_config A dictionary with the following keys:
  • addressPrefixThe destination CIDR to which to route the app
  • nextHopType The type of Azure hop to which the packet is to be be sent.
  • nextHopIpAddress An optional IP address to which packets are to be forwarded.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding route rule parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  internetroute:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.Route
    properties:
      name: myir
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config
      resource_config:
        addressPrefix: 0.0.0.0/0
        nextHopType: Internet

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates the route rule.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes the route rule.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.IPConfiguration

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• resource_config A dictionary with the following key:
  • privateIPAddressStatic, private IP address
  • privateIPAllocationMethod Defines how a private IP address is assigned. Options are Static or Dynamic.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding route IP configuration parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  ubuntuipconfig:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.IPConfiguration
    properties:
      name: myuic
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config
      resource_config:
        privateIPAllocationMethod: Dynamic

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates the route IP configuration.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes the route IP configuration.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.PublicIPAddress

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• resource_config A dictionary with the following keys:
  • publicIPAllocationMethod Static or Dynamic.
  • idleTimeoutInMinutes The timeout (in minutes) for the TCP idle connection.
  • domainNameLabel The concatenation of the domain name label and the regionalized DNS zone, resulting in the fully qualified domain name associated with the public IP address.
  • reverseFqdn A fully qualified domain name that resolves to this public IP address.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding public IP address parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  ubuntuipconfig:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.IPConfiguration
    properties:
      name: myuic
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config
      resource_config:
        privateIPAllocationMethod: Dynamic

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates the public IP address.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes the public IP address.

cloudify.azure.nodes.compute.AvailabilitySet

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• resource_config A dictionarey with the following keys:
  • platformUpdateDomainCount Specifies the number of update domains that are used.
  • platformFaultDomainCount Specifies the number of fault domains that are used.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding availability set parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  availabilityset:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.compute.AvailabilitySet
    properties:
      name: myac
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates the availability set.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes the availability set.

cloudify.azure.nodes.compute.VirtualMachine

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• use_public_ip Triggers the deployment to use the public IP (if available) of the resource for Cloudify Agent connections.
• resource_config See: https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/mt163591.aspx. You can override these values via the args input to the create operation.
  • hardwareProfile
  • storageProfile
  • osProfile
• ip Property specifying the IP address of the resource to use for the agent installer.
• os_family Property specifying the type of operating system family.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding VM parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  host:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.compute.VirtualMachine
    properties:
      name: myhost
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config
      os_family: { get_input: os_family_linux }
      use_public_ip: false
      resource_config:
        hardwareProfile:
          vmSize: { get_input: standard_a2_size }
        storageProfile:
          imageReference:
            publisher: { get_input: image_publisher_centos_final }
            offer: { get_input: image_offer_centos_final }
            sku: { get_input: image_sku_centos_final }
            version: { get_input: image_version_centos_final }
        osProfile:
          computerName: { get_property: [SELF, name] }
          adminUsername: { get_input: username_centos_final }
          adminPassword: { get_input: password }
          linuxConfiguration:
            ssh:
              publicKeys:
                - path: { get_input: authorized_keys_centos }
                  keyData: { get_input: keydata }
            disablePasswordAuthentication: { get_input: public_key_auth_only }

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates the VM. The args input overrides members of the resource_config node property.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.configure Configures the VM.
  • commands_to_execute Input. The command that the CustomScriptExtension extension executes.
  • file_uris The SAS URL from which to download the script.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes the VM.

cloudify.azure.nodes.compute.VirtualMachineExtension

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• virtual_machine_name The VM to use.
• resource_config:
  • publisher Extensions publisher.
  • ext_type Type.
  • typeHandlerVersion Type handler version.
  • settings Accepts the file_uri and commands to execute objects. See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding VM extension parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  webserver:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.compute.VirtualMachineExtension
    properties:
      name: vm1_webserver
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      resource_config:
        publisher: Microsoft.Powershell
        ext_type: DSC
        typeHandlerVersion: '2.8'
        settings:
          ModulesUrl: https://www.example.com/modules.zip
          ConfigurationFunction: windows-iis-webapp.ps1\CloudifyExample
          Properties:
            MachineName: { get_property: [vm1, name] }
            WebServerPort: { get_input: webserver_port }

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates the VM extension.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes the VM extension.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.LoadBalancer

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• resource_config:
  • frontendIPConfigurations A Load balancer that can include one or more front-end IP addresses, (virtual IPs).
  • backendAddressPools The IP addresses associated with the virtual machine NIC.
  • loadBalancingRules A rule property that maps a specific front-end IP and port combination to a set of back-end IP addresses and port combination.
  • inboundNatRules NAT rules that define the inbound traffic flowing through the front-end IP and distributed to the back end IP.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding load balancer parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  loadbalancer:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.LoadBalancer
    properties:
      name: mylb
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config
    relationships:
    - type: cloudify.azure.relationships.contained_in_resource_group
      target: resourcegroup
    - type: cloudify.azure.relationships.connected_to_ip_configuration
      target: loadbalanceripcfg

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a load balancer.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a load balancer.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.LoadBalancer.BackendAddressPool

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource
• load_balancer_name The name of the load balancer within which to create the pool.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding load balancer pool parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  loadbalancerbackendpool:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.LoadBalancer.BackendAddressPool
    properties:
      name: mylb
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config
    relationships:
      - type: cloudify.azure.relationships.contained_in_load_balancer
        target: loadbalancer

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a load balancer pool.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a load balancer pool.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.LoadBalancer.Probe

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• load_balancer_name The name of the load balancer within which to create the pool.
• resource_config
  • protocol IP Protocol.
  • port Port.
  • requestPath Request URI.
  • intervalInSeconds Interval between probes.
  • numberofProbes Number of probes.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding load balancer probe parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  loadbalancerprobe:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.LoadBalancer.Probe
    properties:
      name: lbprobe
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config
      resource_config:
        protocol: Http
        port: { get_input: webserver_port }
        requestPath: index.html
    relationships:
    - type: cloudify.azure.relationships.contained_in_load_balancer
      target: loadbalancer
    - type: cloudify.relationships.depends_on
      target: loadbalancerbackendpool

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a load balancer probe.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a load balancer probe.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.LoadBalancer.IncomingNATRule

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• load_balancer_name The name of the load balancer within which to create the pool.
• resource_config
  • protocol IP protocol.
  • frontendPort Inbound port.
  • backendPort Outbound port.

See the Common Properties section.

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a NAT Rule.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a NAT Rule.

cloudify.azure.nodes.network.LoadBalancer.Rule

Derived From: cloudify.nodes.Root

Properties:

• resource_group_name The name of the resource group in which to create the resource.
• load_balancer_name The name of the load balancer within which to create the pool.
• resource_config
  • protocol IP port.
  • frontendPort Inbound port.
  • backendPort Outbound port.
  • enableFloatingIP Enables a floating IP address.
  • idleTimeoutInMinutes How long to wait before a timeout.
  • loadDistribution The size of the load to distribute.

See the Common Properties section.

Example

This example shows adding load balancer rule parameters, and explicitly defining the azure_config.

  loadbalancerrule:
    type: cloudify.azure.nodes.network.LoadBalancer.Rule
    properties:
      name: mylbrule
      location: { get_input: location }
      retry_after: { get_input: retry_after }
      azure_config: *azure_config
      resource_config:
        protocol: Tcp
        backendPort: { get_input: webserver_port }
        frontendPort: { get_input: loadbalancer_port }
    relationships:
    - type: cloudify.azure.relationships.contained_in_load_balancer
      target: loadbalancer
    - type: cloudify.azure.relationships.connected_to_ip_configuration
      target: loadbalanceripcfg
    - type: cloudify.azure.relationships.connected_to_lb_be_pool
      target: loadbalancerbackendpool
    - type: cloudify.azure.relationships.connected_to_lb_probe
      target: loadbalancerprobe

Mapped Operations:

• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.create Creates a load balancer rule.
• cloudify.interfaces.lifecycle.delete Deletes a load balancer rule.

Relationships

See relationships.

The following plugin relationship operations are defined in the Azure plugin:

• cloudify.azure.relationships.contained_in_resource_group Sets a dependency between the resource and the resource group in which it is contained.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.contained_in_virtual_network Sets a dependency between the resource and the virtual network in which it is contained.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.contained_in_network_security_group Sets a dependency between the resource and the network security group in which it is contained.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.contained_in_route_table Sets a dependency between the resource and the route table in which it is contained.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.contained_in_load_balancer Sets a dependency between the resource and the load balancer.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.network_security_group_attached_to_subnet Attaches a network security group to a subnet.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.route_table_attached_to_subnet Attaches a network route table to a subnet.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.nic_connected_to_network_security_group Attaches a NIC to a network security group.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.ip_configuration_connected_to_subnet Sets a dependency between an IP configuration and a subnet.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.ip_configuration_connected_to_public_ip Sets a dependency between an IP configuration and a public IP.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.connected_to_storage_account Sets a dependency between the resource and a storage account.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.connected_to_availability_set Sets a dependency between the resource and an availability set.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.connected_to_ip_configuration Sets a dependency between the resource and an IP configuration, except for NICs. (see cloudify.azure.relationships.nic_connected_to_ip_configuration)
• cloudify.azure.relationships.nic_connected_to_ip_configuration Sets a dependency between a cloudify.azure.nodes.network.NetworkInterfaceCard resource type to a cloudify.azure.nodes.network.IPConfiguration resource type.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.connected_to_nic Sets a dependency between the resource and a NIC.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.connected_to_lb_be_pool Sets a dependency between the resource and a load balancer pool.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.connected_to_lb_probe Sets a dependency between the resource and a load balancer probe.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.vmx_contained_in_vm Sets a dependency between a VM extension and a VM.
• cloudify.azure.relationships.nic_connected_to_lb_be_pool Sets a dependency between a NIC and a load balancer pool.

Using Existing Resources

You can use existing resources on Azure, regardless of whether they have been created by a different Cloudify deployment or outside of Cloudify.

All Cloudify Azure types have a property named use_external_resource, for which the default value is false. When set to true, the plugin applies different semantics for each of the operations executed on the relevant node’s instances:

If use_external_resource is set to true in the blueprint, the name must be that resource’s name in Azure.

This behavior is common to all resource types:

• create If use_external_resource is true, the plugin checks if the resource is available in your account.
• delete If use_external_resource is true, the plugin checks if the resource is available in your account.