Azure Fabric Configuration Parameters
This page describes the configuration values that you need to specify to create a new fabric using Microsoft Azure.
Parameters with an asterisk (*) are required. Before you can initiate the Create process, you must specify all required parameters.
- Name*
- Name of the fabric. Use a name that is unique across all of your fabrics and is from 1
to 40 characters. The name:
- Must start with a letter (either lowercase or uppercase).
- Can contain lowercase letters, uppercase letters, numbers, and hyphens.
- Must not contain consecutive hyphens.
- Must include a letter or a number as the final character.
- Provider
- The cloud provider on which to create the fabric. Select Azure.
- Azure tenant ID*
- The ID of the Azure tenant. For information about how to obtain the ID, see this website.
- Subscription ID*
- The Azure subscription ID. Azure tenants can have one or more subscriptions, which are agreements with Microsoft to use Azure services. Every Azure resource is associated with a subscription. For information about how to obtain the ID, see this website.
- Client ID*
- The ID of the Azure client (application) in the Active Directory. For information about how to obtain the ID, see this website.
- Client secret*
- The Azure client (application) secret in the Active Directory. For information about how to obtain the secret, see this website.
- Region*
- The Azure region in which to provision the fabric.
- Storage Tier*
- The consumption baseline that you specified in your license for the fabric. Your actual
storage consumption can exceed this level. Select from these tiers:
- 1 TB
- 10 TB
- 100 TB
- 1 PB
- Data-at-rest encryption
- Data on disk (or data at rest) on a secure fabric can be encrypted, enabling you to protect the data if a disk is compromised. Encryption of data at rest not only prevents unauthorized users from accessing sensitive data, but it also protects against data theft via sector-level disk access. Data-at-rest encryption is ON by default.
- Nodes
- The number of nodes allocated based on the Storage tier you selected. You do not need to specify a number. The nodes are populated automatically.
- Resource group name*
- The name of the Azure resource group. The resource group is a container that comprises multiple resources and facilitates the management of those resources.
- Virtual network*
- The name of the Azure Virtual Network (VNet).
- Subnetwork*
- The name of the subnet in your virtual network to be used for the fabric.