Azure Virtual Machine connection profile parameters

The following table describes Azure Virtual Machine connection profile parameters.

Parameter

Description

Subscription ID

Determines the Azure account subscription ID

You can retrieve the subscription ID from the Subscription menu in the Azure portal.

Authentication Method

Determines one of the following authentication types:

  • Managed Identity: Authenticates using an Azure Active Directory token, which removes the need to provide additional credentials.
  • Service Principal: Authenticates using an application ID (service account) and client secret.

Specify Managed Identity Client ID

(Managed Identity) Determines whether the client ID for your Managed Identity is defined by the Managed Identity Client ID parameter.

Select this check box if you are using the Managed Identity authentication method and you have multiple Managed Identities defined on your Azure virtual machine.

Managed Identity Client ID

(Managed Identity) Determines which client ID to use as the Managed Identity.

This parameter requires a value only if you have multiple Managed Identities defined on your Azure virtual machine and you selected the Specify Managed Identity Client ID check box.

If you have only one Managed Identity, it is detected automatically.

Note: Managed Identity authentication is based on an Azure token that is valid, by default, for 24 hours. Token lifetime can be extended by Azure.

Tenant ID

(Service Principal) Defines the Azure Tenant ID in the Azure Virtual Machine.

Resource Group

Defines the name of the resource group where the function app is located.

Application ID

(Service Principal) Defines the application (service principal) ID of the registered application for the Azure Virtual Machine.

The service principal must be an Azure Functions workspace user with a Contributor or Owner role associated.

Client Secret

(Service Principal) Defines the client secret (password) associated with the Azure user and the application.

Azure Login URL

(Service Principal) Defines the Azure VM authentication endpoint base URL.

Default: https://login.microsoftonline.com

Connection Timeout

Defines a timeout value, in seconds, for the trigger call made by Control-M to the Azure VM.

Default: 20 seconds

Parent Topic

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