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Register and Manage Azure Cloud Account

Palette supports integration with Azure cloud accounts. This section explains how to create an Azure cloud account in Palette. You can use any of the following authentication methods to register your cloud account.

Prerequisites

  • An active Azure cloud account with sufficient resource limits and permissions to provision compute, network, and security resources in the desired regions. Refer to the Required Permissions section for more information.

Add Azure Cloud Account

Use the following steps to add an Azure or Azure Government account in Palette or Palette VerteX.

  1. Log in to Palette or Palette VerteX as a tenant admin.

  2. From the left Main Menu, select Tenant Settings.

  3. Next, select Cloud Accounts in the Tenant Settings Menu.

  4. Locate Azure, and click + Add Azure Account.

  5. Fill out the following information, and click Confirm to complete the registration.

Basic InformationDescription
Account NameA custom account name.
Tenant IDUnique tenant ID from Azure Management Portal.
Client IDUnique client ID from Azure Management Portal.
Client SecretAzure secret for authentication. Refer to Microsoft's reference guide for creating a Client Secret.
CloudSelect Azure Public Cloud or Azure US Government.
Tenant NameAn optional tenant name.
Disable PropertiesThis option prevents Palette and VerteX from creating Azure Virtual Networks (VNets) and other network resources on your behalf for static placement deployments. If you enable this option, all users must manually specify a pre-existing VNet, subnets, and security groups when creating clusters.
Connect Private Cloud GatewaySelect this option to connect to a Private Cloud Gateway (PCG) if you have a PCG deployed in your environment. Refer to the PCG Architecture page to learn more about a PCG.
  1. After providing the required values, click the Validate button. If the client secret you provided is correct, a Credentials validated success message with a green check is displayed.

  2. Click Confirm to complete the registration.

Validate

You can verify your account is added.

  1. Log in to Palette.

  2. From the left Main Menu, select Tenant Settings.

  3. Next, on the Tenant Settings Menu, select Cloud Accounts.

  4. The added cloud account is listed under Azure with all other available Azure cloud accounts.

tip

Use the three-dot Menu in the row of the cloud account to edit Azure account information in Palette or remove the account from Palette.