Pre-Installation Setup for Microsoft Azure > Adding a Microsoft Azure Data Collector Policy
  
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Adding a Microsoft Azure Data Collector Policy
Before adding the policy: A Data Collector must exist in the Portal, to which you will add Data Collector Policies. See Adding/Editing Data Collectors. For specific prerequisites and supported configurations for a specific vendor, see the APTARE StorageConsole Certified Configurations Guide.
1. Select Admin > Data Collection > Collectors. The list of currently configured Portal Data Collectors is displayed.
2. Search for a Collector if required. See Searching for Data Collectors and Policies.
3. Select a Data Collector from the list.
4. Click Add Policy, and then select the vendor-specific entry in the menu.
5. Enter or select the parameters. Mandatory parameters are denoted by an asterisk (*):
Field
Description
Collector Domain
The domain of the collector to which the collector backup policy is being added. This is a read-only field. By default, the domain for a new policy will be the same as the domain for the collector. This field is set when you add a collector.
Policy Domain
The Policy Domain is the domain of the policy that is being configured for the Data Collector. The Policy Domain must be set to the same value as the Collector Domain. The domain identifies the top level of your host group hierarchy. All newly discovered hosts are added to the root host group associated with the Policy Domain.
Typically, only one Policy Domain will be available in the drop-down list. If you are a Managed Services Provider, each of your customers will have a unique domain with its own host group hierarchy.
To find your Domain name, click your login name and select My Profile from the menu. Your Domain name is displayed in your profile settings.
Subscription ID*
Subscription ID of your Microsoft Azure Cloud account.
Offer ID*
Offer ID of your Microsoft Azure Cloud Subscription. To locate your Offer ID, log into your Azure portal and the Offer ID is listed as a parameter under your Subscription service.
Tenant ID*
Tenant ID of your Microsoft Azure Cloud account. Also known as the GUID.
Application ID*
Application ID associated with the registered Microsoft Azure application. Azure requires an application for the data collector to interact with it. Refer to To register a new Application for the Data Collector.
Password*
Password associated with the Application ID (the registered Microsoft Azure application).
Test Connection
Test Connection initiates a Data Collector process that attempts to connect to the subsystem using the IP addresses and credentials supplied in the policy. This validation process returns either a success message or a list of specific connection errors. Test Connection requires that Agent Services are running.
Several factors affect the response time of the validation request, causing some requests to take longer than others. For example, there could be a delay when connecting to the subsystem. Likewise, there could be a delay when getting the response, due to other processing threads running on the Data Collector.
Virtual Machines
Select to set a collection schedule for Azure virtual machines.
Storage Accounts
Select to set a collection schedule for Azure storage accounts.
Billing
Select to set a collection schedule for Azure billing.
Azure Backup
Select to set a collection schedule for Azure Backup.