Add a Microsoft Azure Credential

Add an Azure cloud account to NavOps so that you can create a cloud environment or an appliance.

You should have the following information stored in a file:
  • Application ID generated when registering NavOps with the Azure Active Directory.
  • Client secret key generated for the newly registered NavOps application.
  • Subscription ID
  • Tenant ID
This information is necessary to create a cloud credential in NavOps. If you do not have this information see Register the NavOps Application with Azure.
  1. Login to NavOps.
  2. Go to Clouds, and then select Credentials.
  3. Click Add Cloud Credentials
  4. Click Select in the Azure tile.
  5. Enter the following to add a cloud credential:
    1. For Name, enter any name for the cloud credential.
      The name can be anything meaningful to your organization, e.g., azure_cloudaccount.
    2. For Client ID, enter the Application ID generated when NavOps was registered with the Azure Active Directory.
    3. For Secret Key, enter the client secret key generated for the newly registered NavOps application.
    4. For AD Tenant ID, enter your Azure tenant ID.
    5. For Subscription ID, enter your Azure subscription ID.
  6. (Optional) For Tags, enter the suitable tags for the credentials.
  7. Click Test to check the credentials. If an error message is displayed, inspect the details from the Tasks list.
  8. Click Save.