Configure an Azure AD Stamp

HOST VM OF THE STAMP TO BE CONFIGURED

On AzS Development Kits, sign in to the physical host.

On multi-node integrated systems, the host must be a system that can access admin end point.

1. Place the RegisterVConnectAdminApp.ps1 file in a temp folder. [This file can be found in the install folder of Host VM where VConnect RP was installed: c:\CloudAssert\VConnectMSM\AppRegistration\]

2. Open a new elevated (administrative) PowerShell console and change to the above directory. Use a new window to avoid problems that might arise from incorrect PowerShell modules that are already loaded on the system

3. Run the RegisterVConnectAdminApp.ps1 script with appropriate parameters

.\RegisterVConnectAdminApp.ps1 -ServiceAdminUser '' -AzureStackAdminResourceManagerEndpoint '' -AzureDirectoryTenantName '' -AzureEnvironment 'AzureCloud' -IdentitySystemType 'AzureAD' -adminSubscriptionId '' 

Eg: 

.\RegisterVConnectAdminApp.ps1 -ServiceAdminUser '[e-mail]' -AzureStackAdminResourceManagerEndpoint 'https://adminmanagement.local.contoso.com/' -AzureDirectoryTenantName 'cloudassertrp.contoso.com' -AzureEnvironment 'AzureCloud' -IdentitySystemType 'AzureAD' -adminSubscriptionId 'a7f2bc5b-2287-4a8b-b256-dcb14dd06878' 

Parameter Name	Description	Required
ServiceAdminUser	Go to Admin Portal -> Login as Service Admin -> Subscriptions -> Default Provider Subscription -> Check if role is Owner Eg: [e-mail]. Ensure this user is assigned with Application Administrator role in Azure AD.	Required
AzureStackAdmin ResourceManager Endpoint	Azure Stack ARM endpoint. Eg: "https://adminmanagement.redmond.masi67.corp.contosotest.com/"	Required
AzureDirectory TenantName	Azure Directory tenant name	Required
AzureEnvironment	Cloud environment Eg: AzureCloud	Required
IdentitySystemType	Either "AzureAD" or "ADFS" depending on authentication mechanism used in the Azure Stack being added	Required
adminSubscriptionId	Default Provider Administrator Subscription ID	Required

The script outputs VConnectRegistrationOutput.txt in the same AppRegistration folder having all the information needed to add a new azure stack connection in VConnect coming up next.

IMPORT CERTIFICATE

If you prefer the stamp to be connected via certificate authentication (instead of application secret), import the .pfx file generated in the above step into VConnect Resource Provider VM as shown below.

VConnect Resource Provider VM

Ensure the certificate is imported into the Personal store of this VM.

1. Open the certificate console (Using MMC) in the VConnect VM.

2. Go to Personal -> On the imported certificate, Right click -> Select All Tasks, and then click Manage Private Keys.

3. In the new window, click Add.

4. Under 'Enter object name to select' type IIS_IUSRS and click OK.

5. In the previous window, click Apply, and then OK to close the window

VCONNECT ADMIN EXTENSION

Create a new connection from the VConnect admin extension in the admin portal.

1. Go to the admin portal of the master stamp where VConnect RP is deployed

2. Go to All Services → VConnect → Connections → Azure Stack Hub

3. Click on Add button to create new connection.

Basic Settings

Use the VConnectRegistrationOutput.txt file to fill in details, screenshots below for reference.

Property	Description
Connection Name	Name of the stamp
Admin ARM endpoint URL	Admin ARM URL for the stamp
Location	On an integrated system, the second segment of Admin ARM URL is the location. Eg: "https://adminmanagement.redmond.contoso.com/", in this environment "redmond" is the location On ASDK, the value is "local"
Admin Subscription ID	Admin subscription Id. From VConnectRegistrationOutput.txt, take the value for AdminSubscriptionId
Tenant Directory ID	Tenant directory Id. From VConnectRegistrationOutput.txt, take the value for TenantId
Application ID	Application ID created using above script. From VConnectRegistrationOutput.txt, take the value for ApplicationId
ApplicationSecret	ApplicationSecret created using above script. From VConnectRegistrationOutput.txt, take the value for ApplicationSecret
Proxy Address	Proxy address [Only when a proxy is used to connecting stamps]
Proxy Port	Proxy port [Only when a proxy is used to connecting stamps]
Proxy Username	Proxy Username [Only when a proxy is used to connecting stamps]
Proxy User Password	Proxy User Password [Only when a proxy is used to connecting stamps]
Admin Portal URL	Admin Portal URL. Auto populated based on Admin ARM URL. Please verify if it is correct.
Tenant Portal URL	Tenant Portal URL. Auto populated based on Admin ARM URL. Please verify if it is correct.
Use Default Credentials for Proxy?	Set only when a proxy is used to connecting stamps
Skip Server Certificate Validation	Check
Enable for Provisioning	Check
Skip Connection Validation	Uncheck

Offline Repository Details

Offline Repository settings in connection page allows operator to use different for a single stamp.

"Offline Repository Details" settings will be visible only when Offline Marketplace Download settings is configured.

Property	Description
Offline Marketplace Enabled?	Use this to setting to enable/disable Offline Marketplace feature in stamp level. When setting is false Marketplace Items will be downloaded into stamp directly from Azure
Use Global Marketplace Settings?	Set this settings to use the Offline Repository details configured in the VConnect → Settings → Azure Stack Hub - Marketplace Settings page
Shared Folder Path	Shared folder path to store offline Marketplace items
Username	Username for the share folder path. (Optional)
Password	Password for the share folder user account. (Optional)

Remote PowerShell Machine details

For each connection, separate remote PowerShell machine can be set to the global setting (VConnect → Settings → Azure Stack Hub - Remote PowerShell Settings) can be used. This needs to be configured when the Azure Stack Hub stamp has different Az PowerShell module version or if there is a VPN dependency

"Remote PowerShell Machine" settings will be visible only when Offline Marketplace Download settings is configured.

Property	Description
Use Global Remote Machine settings?	Set this settings to use the Offline Repository details configured in the VConnect → Settings → Azure Stack Hub - Remote PowerShell Settings
Remote Machine	Virtual machine name/IP address
Remote Machine Username	Username of an account with Administrator privilege
Remote Machine Password	Password for the user account used
Use HTTPS for WMI?	Set this to use HTTPS encryption for WMI
Remote Machine WMI Port	Configured port number for the WMI connection

Marketplace Syndication Credentials

This setting will be useful when the stamps are registered with different Azure Subscription and has different set of Marketplace items.

"Marketplace Syndication Credentials" settings will be visible only when Offline Marketplace Download settings is configured.

Property	Description
Use Global Azure App Syndication settings?	Enable / Disable this settings to use the Offline Repository details configured in the VConnect → Settings → Azure Stack Hub - Syndication Application details
Azure Subscription Id	Azure subscription Id against which the stamp is registered
Azure Directory Tenant Id	Active Directory Tenant Id
Azure Application Id	Azure Application Id
Azure Application Secret	Azure Application Secret

Tags

Tags such 'Owner details' and 'Categories' can be specified for report generations.

Property	Description
Owner	Company owning the stamp
Owner Email	Contact email of the person owning the stamp
Category	Category Eg: Development, Testing, Production, etc.,
Sub-Category	Sub category if any

6. Once a connection is added successfully, please wait for up to 10 minutes for the data to show up in portal. Data pertaining to Alerts, Resource Providers may start showing immediately. Data pertaining to Stamp Overview, Stamps, Updates may take up to 10 minutes to properly show in portal.