Add Microsoft Azure as a Provider

To add Microsoft Azure as a Provider:

1. In the RAS Console, navigate to Farm > Site > Providers.

2. On the Providers tab, click Tasks > Add > Microsoft Azure.

3. The Add Cloud Computing wizard opens.

4. In the wizard, specify the following:

   • Name: Name of the provider.

   • Description: Description of the provider.

   • Manage credentials: the administrative accounts that will be used to deploy Parallels Agents.

   • Authentication URL: Prepopulated with the Microsoft authentication site URL. Unless otherwise required or indicated, keep the default value provided.

   • Management URL: Prepopulated with the Microsoft Azure management site URL. Unless otherwise required or indicated, keep the default value provided.

   • Resource URI: Prepopulated with the Microsoft Azure resource URI. Unless otherwise required or indicated, keep the default value provided.

   • Tenant ID: The "Directory (tenant) ID" value of the Microsoft Entra ID app that you created earlier.

   • Subscription ID: Your Microsoft subscription ID.

   • Application ID: The "App (client) ID" value of the Microsoft Entra ID app that you created earlier.

   • Application key: The "Client secret" value of the Microsoft Entra ID app that you created earlier.

5. Click the Advanced Settings link to open a dialog where you can configure the following optional settings:

   • Use dedicated Provider Agent: When this option is cleared (default), the built-in RAS Provider Agent will be used. If you want to use a dedicated RAS Provider Agent, select this option and specify the host FQDN or IP address.

   • Agent address: This option becomes enabled if you select the option above it. Specify the FQDN or IP address of the host where the RAS Provider Agent is (or will be) installed. This can be either a physical box or virtual machine.

   • Preferred Connection Broker: Select a RAS Connection Broker to be the preferred agent for this Provider. For more info, see Enabling high availability for VDI.

6. Click Next. The wizard will display the new Provider information and will indicate the RAS Provider Agent status. If everything is OK, click Finish to exit the wizard. If something is not as expected, click Back and correct any mistakes if necessary.

The new Provider will now appear on the Providers tab in the RAS Console. Complete the Provider addition as follows:

1. Click Apply to apply the changes.

2. Verify the value of the Status column. If it's anything other than OK, right-click the Provider and choose Troubleshooting > Check agent. Verify the agent status and install it if necessary, then click OK. The Status column on the Providers tab should now say OK.

Modifying the Provider configuration

To view and modify the Provider configuration, right-click it and choose Properties. In the dialog that opens, view and modify the Provider properties.