Microsoft.AVS privateClouds

2024-12-09

Bicep resource definition

The privateClouds resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups - See resource group deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds resource, add the following Bicep to your template.

resource symbolicname 'Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds@2024-09-01' = {
  identity: {
    type: 'string'
  }
  location: 'string'
  name: 'string'
  properties: {
    availability: {
      secondaryZone: int
      strategy: 'string'
      zone: int
    }
    circuit: {}
    dnsZoneType: 'string'
    encryption: {
      keyVaultProperties: {
        keyName: 'string'
        keyVaultUrl: 'string'
        keyVersion: 'string'
      }
      status: 'string'
    }
    extendedNetworkBlocks: [
      'string'
    ]
    identitySources: [
      {
        alias: 'string'
        baseGroupDN: 'string'
        baseUserDN: 'string'
        domain: 'string'
        name: 'string'
        password: 'string'
        primaryServer: 'string'
        secondaryServer: 'string'
        ssl: 'string'
        username: 'string'
      }
    ]
    internet: 'string'
    managementCluster: {
      clusterSize: int
      hosts: [
        'string'
      ]
      vsanDatastoreName: 'string'
    }
    networkBlock: 'string'
    nsxtPassword: 'string'
    secondaryCircuit: {}
    vcenterPassword: 'string'
    virtualNetworkId: 'string'
  }
  sku: {
    capacity: int
    family: 'string'
    name: 'string'
    size: 'string'
    tier: 'string'
  }
  tags: {
    {customized property}: 'string'
  }
  zones: [
    'string'
  ]
}

Property Values

Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds

Name	Description	Value
identity	The managed service identities assigned to this resource.	SystemAssignedServiceIdentity
location	The geo-location where the resource lives	string (required)
name	The resource name	string Constraints: Pattern = `^[-\w\._]+$` (required)
properties	The resource-specific properties for this resource.	PrivateCloudProperties
sku	The SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) assigned to this resource.	Sku (required)
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates
zones	The availability zones.	string[]

AvailabilityProperties

Name	Description	Value
secondaryZone	The secondary availability zone for the private cloud	int
strategy	The availability strategy for the private cloud	'DualZone' 'SingleZone'
zone	The primary availability zone for the private cloud	int

Circuit

Name	Description	Value

Encryption

Name	Description	Value
keyVaultProperties	The key vault where the encryption key is stored	EncryptionKeyVaultProperties
status	Status of customer managed encryption key	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

EncryptionKeyVaultProperties

Name	Description	Value
keyName	The name of the key.	string
keyVaultUrl	The URL of the vault.	string
keyVersion	The version of the key.	string

IdentitySource

Name	Description	Value
alias	The domain's NetBIOS name	string
baseGroupDN	The base distinguished name for groups	string
baseUserDN	The base distinguished name for users	string
domain	The domain's DNS name	string
name	The name of the identity source	string
password	The password of the Active Directory user with a minimum of read-only access to Base DN for users and groups.	string Constraints: Sensitive value. Pass in as a secure parameter.
primaryServer	Primary server URL	string
secondaryServer	Secondary server URL	string
ssl	Protect LDAP communication using SSL certificate (LDAPS)	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
username	The ID of an Active Directory user with a minimum of read-only access to Base DN for users and group	string

ManagementCluster

Name	Description	Value
clusterSize	The cluster size	int
hosts	The hosts	string[]
vsanDatastoreName	Name of the vsan datastore associated with the cluster	string

PrivateCloudProperties

Name	Description	Value
availability	Properties describing how the cloud is distributed across availability zones	AvailabilityProperties
circuit	An ExpressRoute Circuit	Circuit
dnsZoneType	The type of DNS zone to use.	'Private' 'Public'
encryption	Customer managed key encryption, can be enabled or disabled	Encryption
extendedNetworkBlocks	Array of additional networks noncontiguous with networkBlock. Networks must be unique and non-overlapping across VNet in your subscription, on-premise, and this privateCloud networkBlock attribute. Make sure the CIDR format conforms to (A.B.C.D/X).	string[]
identitySources	vCenter Single Sign On Identity Sources	IdentitySource[]
internet	Connectivity to internet is enabled or disabled	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
managementCluster	The default cluster used for management	ManagementCluster (required)
networkBlock	The block of addresses should be unique across VNet in your subscription as well as on-premise. Make sure the CIDR format is conformed to (A.B.C.D/X) where A,B,C,D are between 0 and 255, and X is between 0 and 22	string (required)
nsxtPassword	Optionally, set the NSX-T Manager password when the private cloud is created	string Constraints: Sensitive value. Pass in as a secure parameter.
secondaryCircuit	A secondary expressRoute circuit from a separate AZ. Only present in a stretched private cloud	Circuit
vcenterPassword	Optionally, set the vCenter admin password when the private cloud is created	string Constraints: Sensitive value. Pass in as a secure parameter.
virtualNetworkId	Azure resource ID of the virtual network	string

Sku

Name	Description	Value
capacity	If the SKU supports scale out/in then the capacity integer should be included. If scale out/in is not possible for the resource this may be omitted.	int
family	If the service has different generations of hardware, for the same SKU, then that can be captured here.	string
name	The name of the SKU. E.g. P3. It is typically a letter+number code	string (required)
size	The SKU size. When the name field is the combination of tier and some other value, this would be the standalone code.	string
tier	This field is required to be implemented by the Resource Provider if the service has more than one tier, but is not required on a PUT.	'Basic' 'Free' 'Premium' 'Standard'

SystemAssignedServiceIdentity

Name	Description	Value
type	Type of managed service identity (either system assigned, or none).	'None' 'SystemAssigned' (required)

TrackedResourceTags

Name	Description	Value

ARM template resource definition

The privateClouds resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups - See resource group deployment commands

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds resource, add the following JSON to your template.

{
  "type": "Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds",
  "apiVersion": "2024-09-01",
  "name": "string",
  "identity": {
    "type": "string"
  },
  "location": "string",
  "properties": {
    "availability": {
      "secondaryZone": "int",
      "strategy": "string",
      "zone": "int"
    },
    "circuit": {
    },
    "dnsZoneType": "string",
    "encryption": {
      "keyVaultProperties": {
        "keyName": "string",
        "keyVaultUrl": "string",
        "keyVersion": "string"
      },
      "status": "string"
    },
    "extendedNetworkBlocks": [ "string" ],
    "identitySources": [
      {
        "alias": "string",
        "baseGroupDN": "string",
        "baseUserDN": "string",
        "domain": "string",
        "name": "string",
        "password": "string",
        "primaryServer": "string",
        "secondaryServer": "string",
        "ssl": "string",
        "username": "string"
      }
    ],
    "internet": "string",
    "managementCluster": {
      "clusterSize": "int",
      "hosts": [ "string" ],
      "vsanDatastoreName": "string"
    },
    "networkBlock": "string",
    "nsxtPassword": "string",
    "secondaryCircuit": {
    },
    "vcenterPassword": "string",
    "virtualNetworkId": "string"
  },
  "sku": {
    "capacity": "int",
    "family": "string",
    "name": "string",
    "size": "string",
    "tier": "string"
  },
  "tags": {
    "{customized property}": "string"
  },
  "zones": [ "string" ]
}

Property Values

Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds

Name	Description	Value
apiVersion	The api version	'2024-09-01'
identity	The managed service identities assigned to this resource.	SystemAssignedServiceIdentity
location	The geo-location where the resource lives	string (required)
name	The resource name	string Constraints: Pattern = `^[-\w\._]+$` (required)
properties	The resource-specific properties for this resource.	PrivateCloudProperties
sku	The SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) assigned to this resource.	Sku (required)
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values. See Tags in templates
type	The resource type	'Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds'
zones	The availability zones.	string[]

AvailabilityProperties

Name	Description	Value
secondaryZone	The secondary availability zone for the private cloud	int
strategy	The availability strategy for the private cloud	'DualZone' 'SingleZone'
zone	The primary availability zone for the private cloud	int

Circuit

Name	Description	Value

Encryption

Name	Description	Value
keyVaultProperties	The key vault where the encryption key is stored	EncryptionKeyVaultProperties
status	Status of customer managed encryption key	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

EncryptionKeyVaultProperties

Name	Description	Value
keyName	The name of the key.	string
keyVaultUrl	The URL of the vault.	string
keyVersion	The version of the key.	string

IdentitySource

Name	Description	Value
alias	The domain's NetBIOS name	string
baseGroupDN	The base distinguished name for groups	string
baseUserDN	The base distinguished name for users	string
domain	The domain's DNS name	string
name	The name of the identity source	string
password	The password of the Active Directory user with a minimum of read-only access to Base DN for users and groups.	string Constraints: Sensitive value. Pass in as a secure parameter.
primaryServer	Primary server URL	string
secondaryServer	Secondary server URL	string
ssl	Protect LDAP communication using SSL certificate (LDAPS)	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
username	The ID of an Active Directory user with a minimum of read-only access to Base DN for users and group	string

ManagementCluster

Name	Description	Value
clusterSize	The cluster size	int
hosts	The hosts	string[]
vsanDatastoreName	Name of the vsan datastore associated with the cluster	string

PrivateCloudProperties

Name	Description	Value
availability	Properties describing how the cloud is distributed across availability zones	AvailabilityProperties
circuit	An ExpressRoute Circuit	Circuit
dnsZoneType	The type of DNS zone to use.	'Private' 'Public'
encryption	Customer managed key encryption, can be enabled or disabled	Encryption
extendedNetworkBlocks	Array of additional networks noncontiguous with networkBlock. Networks must be unique and non-overlapping across VNet in your subscription, on-premise, and this privateCloud networkBlock attribute. Make sure the CIDR format conforms to (A.B.C.D/X).	string[]
identitySources	vCenter Single Sign On Identity Sources	IdentitySource[]
internet	Connectivity to internet is enabled or disabled	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
managementCluster	The default cluster used for management	ManagementCluster (required)
networkBlock	The block of addresses should be unique across VNet in your subscription as well as on-premise. Make sure the CIDR format is conformed to (A.B.C.D/X) where A,B,C,D are between 0 and 255, and X is between 0 and 22	string (required)
nsxtPassword	Optionally, set the NSX-T Manager password when the private cloud is created	string Constraints: Sensitive value. Pass in as a secure parameter.
secondaryCircuit	A secondary expressRoute circuit from a separate AZ. Only present in a stretched private cloud	Circuit
vcenterPassword	Optionally, set the vCenter admin password when the private cloud is created	string Constraints: Sensitive value. Pass in as a secure parameter.
virtualNetworkId	Azure resource ID of the virtual network	string

Sku

Name	Description	Value
capacity	If the SKU supports scale out/in then the capacity integer should be included. If scale out/in is not possible for the resource this may be omitted.	int
family	If the service has different generations of hardware, for the same SKU, then that can be captured here.	string
name	The name of the SKU. E.g. P3. It is typically a letter+number code	string (required)
size	The SKU size. When the name field is the combination of tier and some other value, this would be the standalone code.	string
tier	This field is required to be implemented by the Resource Provider if the service has more than one tier, but is not required on a PUT.	'Basic' 'Free' 'Premium' 'Standard'

SystemAssignedServiceIdentity

Name	Description	Value
type	Type of managed service identity (either system assigned, or none).	'None' 'SystemAssigned' (required)

TrackedResourceTags

Name	Description	Value

Usage Examples

Terraform (AzAPI provider) resource definition

The privateClouds resource type can be deployed with operations that target:

Resource groups

For a list of changed properties in each API version, see change log.

Resource format

To create a Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds resource, add the following Terraform to your template.

resource "azapi_resource" "symbolicname" {
  type = "Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds@2024-09-01"
  name = "string"
  parent_id = "string"
  identity {
    type = "string"
    identity_ids = [
      "string"
    ]
  }
  location = "string"
  tags = {
    {customized property} = "string"
  }
  body = {
    properties = {
      availability = {
        secondaryZone = int
        strategy = "string"
        zone = int
      }
      circuit = {
      }
      dnsZoneType = "string"
      encryption = {
        keyVaultProperties = {
          keyName = "string"
          keyVaultUrl = "string"
          keyVersion = "string"
        }
        status = "string"
      }
      extendedNetworkBlocks = [
        "string"
      ]
      identitySources = [
        {
          alias = "string"
          baseGroupDN = "string"
          baseUserDN = "string"
          domain = "string"
          name = "string"
          password = "string"
          primaryServer = "string"
          secondaryServer = "string"
          ssl = "string"
          username = "string"
        }
      ]
      internet = "string"
      managementCluster = {
        clusterSize = int
        hosts = [
          "string"
        ]
        vsanDatastoreName = "string"
      }
      networkBlock = "string"
      nsxtPassword = "string"
      secondaryCircuit = {
      }
      vcenterPassword = "string"
      virtualNetworkId = "string"
    }
    sku = {
      capacity = int
      family = "string"
      name = "string"
      size = "string"
      tier = "string"
    }
    zones = [
      "string"
    ]
  }
}

Property Values

Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds

Name	Description	Value
identity	The managed service identities assigned to this resource.	SystemAssignedServiceIdentity
location	The geo-location where the resource lives	string (required)
name	The resource name	string Constraints: Pattern = `^[-\w\._]+$` (required)
properties	The resource-specific properties for this resource.	PrivateCloudProperties
sku	The SKU (Stock Keeping Unit) assigned to this resource.	Sku (required)
tags	Resource tags	Dictionary of tag names and values.
type	The resource type	"Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds@2024-09-01"
zones	The availability zones.	string[]

AvailabilityProperties

Name	Description	Value
secondaryZone	The secondary availability zone for the private cloud	int
strategy	The availability strategy for the private cloud	'DualZone' 'SingleZone'
zone	The primary availability zone for the private cloud	int

Circuit

Name	Description	Value

Encryption

Name	Description	Value
keyVaultProperties	The key vault where the encryption key is stored	EncryptionKeyVaultProperties
status	Status of customer managed encryption key	'Disabled' 'Enabled'

EncryptionKeyVaultProperties

Name	Description	Value
keyName	The name of the key.	string
keyVaultUrl	The URL of the vault.	string
keyVersion	The version of the key.	string

IdentitySource

Name	Description	Value
alias	The domain's NetBIOS name	string
baseGroupDN	The base distinguished name for groups	string
baseUserDN	The base distinguished name for users	string
domain	The domain's DNS name	string
name	The name of the identity source	string
password	The password of the Active Directory user with a minimum of read-only access to Base DN for users and groups.	string Constraints: Sensitive value. Pass in as a secure parameter.
primaryServer	Primary server URL	string
secondaryServer	Secondary server URL	string
ssl	Protect LDAP communication using SSL certificate (LDAPS)	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
username	The ID of an Active Directory user with a minimum of read-only access to Base DN for users and group	string

ManagementCluster

Name	Description	Value
clusterSize	The cluster size	int
hosts	The hosts	string[]
vsanDatastoreName	Name of the vsan datastore associated with the cluster	string

PrivateCloudProperties

Name	Description	Value
availability	Properties describing how the cloud is distributed across availability zones	AvailabilityProperties
circuit	An ExpressRoute Circuit	Circuit
dnsZoneType	The type of DNS zone to use.	'Private' 'Public'
encryption	Customer managed key encryption, can be enabled or disabled	Encryption
extendedNetworkBlocks	Array of additional networks noncontiguous with networkBlock. Networks must be unique and non-overlapping across VNet in your subscription, on-premise, and this privateCloud networkBlock attribute. Make sure the CIDR format conforms to (A.B.C.D/X).	string[]
identitySources	vCenter Single Sign On Identity Sources	IdentitySource[]
internet	Connectivity to internet is enabled or disabled	'Disabled' 'Enabled'
managementCluster	The default cluster used for management	ManagementCluster (required)
networkBlock	The block of addresses should be unique across VNet in your subscription as well as on-premise. Make sure the CIDR format is conformed to (A.B.C.D/X) where A,B,C,D are between 0 and 255, and X is between 0 and 22	string (required)
nsxtPassword	Optionally, set the NSX-T Manager password when the private cloud is created	string Constraints: Sensitive value. Pass in as a secure parameter.
secondaryCircuit	A secondary expressRoute circuit from a separate AZ. Only present in a stretched private cloud	Circuit
vcenterPassword	Optionally, set the vCenter admin password when the private cloud is created	string Constraints: Sensitive value. Pass in as a secure parameter.
virtualNetworkId	Azure resource ID of the virtual network	string

Sku

Name	Description	Value
capacity	If the SKU supports scale out/in then the capacity integer should be included. If scale out/in is not possible for the resource this may be omitted.	int
family	If the service has different generations of hardware, for the same SKU, then that can be captured here.	string
name	The name of the SKU. E.g. P3. It is typically a letter+number code	string (required)
size	The SKU size. When the name field is the combination of tier and some other value, this would be the standalone code.	string
tier	This field is required to be implemented by the Resource Provider if the service has more than one tier, but is not required on a PUT.	'Basic' 'Free' 'Premium' 'Standard'

SystemAssignedServiceIdentity

Name	Description	Value
type	Type of managed service identity (either system assigned, or none).	'None' 'SystemAssigned' (required)

TrackedResourceTags

Name	Description	Value

Usage Examples

Azure Verified Modules

The following Azure Verified Modules can be used to deploy this resource type.

Module	Description
AVS Private Cloud	AVM Resource Module for AVS Private Cloud

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Microsoft.AVS privateClouds

Bicep resource definition

Resource format

Property Values

Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds

AvailabilityProperties

Circuit

Encryption

EncryptionKeyVaultProperties

IdentitySource

ManagementCluster

PrivateCloudProperties

Sku

SystemAssignedServiceIdentity

TrackedResourceTags

ARM template resource definition

Resource format

Property Values

Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds

AvailabilityProperties

Circuit

Encryption

EncryptionKeyVaultProperties

IdentitySource

ManagementCluster

PrivateCloudProperties

Sku

SystemAssignedServiceIdentity

TrackedResourceTags

Usage Examples

Terraform (AzAPI provider) resource definition

Resource format

Property Values

Microsoft.AVS/privateClouds

AvailabilityProperties

Circuit

Encryption

EncryptionKeyVaultProperties

IdentitySource

ManagementCluster

PrivateCloudProperties

Sku

SystemAssignedServiceIdentity

TrackedResourceTags

Usage Examples

Azure Verified Modules

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