This article describes the steps required to configure regions within service provider accounts.
Many resources provided by service providers are region specific, such as network settings and virtual machine image IDs. These resources must be configured or mapped to allow the Broker to use the resource within that region.
Prerequisites
- Administrative access to the Broker UI
- Accounts have been added
Accessing Regions
- Log in to the Broker UI as an administrative user
- Navigate to Admin > Accounts
- Select the Microsoft Azure tab
- A list of configured Accounts is displayed
- For the account to view, click on the Account name or the View button
- Select the Regions tab
- A list of configured Regions is displayed
- Click on the Region name or the View button to view details of the region
Details
The Details tab lists the details of the region as well as any region specific configurations or mappings.
Named Security Group mappings are also configured on this screen within the Region Configuration section as Network Security Groups are unique within a region in Azure.
VNets
The VNets tab lists the virtual networks discovered for the selected region.
Click on a VNet name or the View button to manage the selected VNet.
Refer to the article Configuring Service Provider Networks - Azure for details steps.
Environment Mappings
The Environment Mappings tab lists the network mappings to the selected region.
Click View to review and modify the selected mapping.
Click Map to create new network mappings for the selected network.
Refer to the article Configuring Environment Network Mappings for detailed steps in creating network mappings.
VHD Mappings
The VHD Mappings tab lists the configured Operating Systems and their mappings to virtual machine image IDs within the selected region.
Click Edit to review and modify the selected mapping.
Refer to the article Configuring Environment Operating System Mappings for detailed steps in creating virtual machine mappings.
Appliance Mappings
The Appliance Mappings tab lists the configured Appliances and their mappings to virtual appliance image IDs within the selected region.
Click Edit to review and modify the selected mapping.
Refer to the article Configuring Environment Appliance Mappings for detailed steps in creating appliance mappings.
Instances
The Instances tab lists virtual machine instances deployed to or discovered in the selected region.
Click the Instance name or the View button to view details about the instance.
Refer to the article Managing Cloud VMs for detailed steps in working with virtual machine instances.