Microsoft Azure Linux Out Of Box Catalog items

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  • Updated March 12, 2026
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    Summary of Microsoft Azure Linux Out Of Box Catalog items

    The Microsoft Azure Linux Out Of Box Catalog items allow users to order fully functional Linux virtual machines (VMs) and customize their configurations, including additional disks and security settings. This service is essential for enterprise environments requiring compliance and automation.

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    Key Features

    • Linux VM Ordering: Order a Linux VM with an Agent Client Collector (ACC) for production environments, with built-in compliance checks.
    • Disk Configuration: Request up to 10 additional disks with automatic approval for up to two disks; larger requests require administrator approval.
    • Security Groups: Assign multiple security groups to enhance network security for the VM.
    • Scale Sets: Deploy identical Linux VMs using scale sets for automated scaling and high availability.
    • Compliance Scanning: Automated configuration scans check for compliance, marking deployments that require follow-up if they do not meet standards.
    • Email Notification: Post-provisioning, the deployed application's endpoint URL is emailed to the requester.

    Key Outcomes

    Customers can efficiently provision and manage Linux VMs with tailored configurations to meet their operational needs while ensuring compliance and security. The ability to automate scaling and receive notifications enhances operational efficiency and user experience. Future updates will improve resource tagging capabilities in the cloud environment.

    Cloud Services Catalog Linux VM with agent client collector (ACC), up to 10 additional disks, security groups or with scalable web servers or with security groups.

    This is a fully functional sample catalog item that can be used to request a Linux instance of any instance type from Microsoft Azure.

    Order Features

    Order a Linux virtual machine on Microsoft Azure, that allows installation of agent client collector. ACC is compulsory for production instances. VM sizes other than Standard_A1_v2 and Standard_A2_v2 require approval. Cloud configuration scan is run for compliance checking.

    For instance types other than Standard_A1_v2 and Standard_A2_v2, approval is needed from administrator by policy. The catalog item has built in client rules to drive a ACC (Agent Client Collector) installation, when the deployment environment is marked for production.

    To select the credential alias key for ACC deployment from mid, the appropriate ACC admin role permissions are required to be bestowed to the user.

    The work-flow automation runs a CCG scan on the deployed Linux instance, and checks the policy rule with the configuration of the VM. If there is any violation, the stack will be set with 'Follow up required' state to notify that the stack deployment is not as per norms.

    Order a Linux virtual machine and specify up to 10 additional disks. For up to two disks, no approval is necessary. Seek approval for anything beyond that.

    This catalog item form allows ordering up to 10 additional disks (volumes) attached to the VM of varying sizes and types. If more than two additional disks are added to the request, seek approval from administrator, by policy.

    Order a secure Linux virtual machine, assign security groups. Select as many you require, for the highest level of security.

    This catalog item form allows capability to assign one or more security groups (firewall-port rules) to the compute instance so that the network access to the VM is restricted. Security groups are listed for the selected VPC and subnets.

    Order a Linux virtual machine scale set to deploy identical virtual machines, enabling automated scaling and ensuring high availability.

    This catalog item provides the capability to deploy identical virtual machines using a Linux virtual machine scale set, which supports automated scaling for enhanced availability. Email URL is added as a post provision operation which emails the deployed application's end point URL to the requester.
    Note:

    Tag (key-value) is assigned to all deployed resources. Example: VM, network, storage as present in the stack.

    The key-value is updated only in the cmdb_key_value table, not in public cloud at this time. This will be fixed in future releases to update the tags in cloud.