Microsoft Azure Linux Out Of Box Catalog items

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  • Updated September 22, 2023
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    Summary of Microsoft Azure Linux Out Of Box Catalog items

    The Microsoft Azure Linux Out Of Box Catalog items provide a streamlined method for requesting Linux virtual machines (VMs) and associated resources on Microsoft Azure. This includes various configurations such as additional disks, security groups, and scalable web server setups, enabling customers to efficiently deploy and manage their cloud resources.

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    Key Features

    • Ordering Linux VMs: Customers can order a Linux VM with the required agent client collector (ACC) for production environments. Approval is necessary for VM sizes other than StandardA1v2 and StandardA2v2.
    • Additional Disks: Up to 10 additional disks can be requested, with no approval required for up to two disks. Approval is needed for more than two disks.
    • Security Groups: Users can assign multiple security groups to the VM for enhanced security, restricting network access based on predefined rules.
    • Scale Sets: The catalog allows for the deployment of identical VMs using a scale set, enabling automated scaling and improved availability.
    • Email Notifications: An endpoint URL for the deployed application is emailed to the requester post-provisioning.
    • Resource Tagging: Tags are assigned to all deployed resources for better management and tracking, although updates to the public cloud will be implemented in future releases.

    Key Outcomes

    By utilizing the Azure Linux Out Of Box Catalog items, ServiceNow customers can expect a simplified ordering process for Linux VMs that ensures compliance, security, and scalability. The automated workflows and built-in compliance checks provide peace of mind, while the ability to customize resources like disks and security settings allows for tailored deployments that meet specific organizational needs.

    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.