Greetings my fellow Technology Advocates and Specialists.
In this Session, I will demonstrate, How to deploy Azure Managed Grafana with Terraform AzAPI and DevOps
LIVE RECORDED SESSION:-
LIVE DEMO was Recorded as part of my Presentation in JOURNEY TO THE CLOUD: WRAP UP - 2022 Forum/Platform
Duration of My Demo = 37 Mins 27 Secs
VIDEO
WHAT IS TERRAFORM AZAPI PROVIDER:-
As Per the official documentation: The AzAPI provider is a very thin layer on top of the Azure ARM REST APIs. This provider compliments the AzureRM provider by enabling the management of Azure resources that are not yet or may never be supported in the AzureRM provider such as private/public preview services and features.
For more information, please refer AzAPI Documentation
USE CASE:-
How to deploy Azure Managed Grafana using Terraform when the required AzureRM Provider is NOT available ?
Azure Subscription.
Azure DevOps Organisation and Project.
Service Principal with Required RBAC ( Contributor ) applied on Subscription or Resource Group(s).
Azure Resource Manager Service Connection in Azure DevOps.
Microsoft DevLabs Terraform Extension Installed in Azure DevOps and in Local System (VS Code Extension).
OUT OF SCOPE:-
Azure DevOps Pipeline Code Snippet Explanation.
CODE REPOSITORY:-
AZ MANAGED GRAFANA WITH TERRAFORM AZAPI & DEVOPS
AZ MANAGED GRAFANA WITH TERRAFORM AZAPI & DEVOPS
Greetings my fellow Technology Advocates and Specialists.
In this Session, I will demonstrate, How to deploy Azure Managed Grafana with Terraform AzAPI and DevOps
LIVE RECORDED SESSION:-
LIVE DEMO was Recorded as part of my Presentation in JOURNEY TO THE CLOUD: WRAP UP - 2022 Forum/Platform
Duration of My Demo = 37 Mins 27 Secs
WHAT IS TERRAFORM AZAPI PROVIDER:-
As Per the official documentation: The AzAPI provider is a very thin layer on top of the Azure ARM REST APIs. This provider compliments the AzureRM provider by enabling the management of Azure resources that are not yet or may never be supported in the AzureRM provider such as private/public preview services and features.
For more information, please refer AzAPI Documentation
USE CASE:-
How to deploy Azure Managed Grafana using Terraform when the required AzureRM Provider is NOT available ?
Azure…
HOW DOES MY CODE PLACEHOLDER LOOKS LIKE:-
AZURE DEVOPS YAML PIPELINE (azure-pipelines-azapi-az-managed-grafana-v1.0):-
trigger:
none
######################
#DECLARE PARAMETERS:-
######################
parameters:
- name: SubscriptionID
displayName: Subscription ID Details Follow Below:-
default: 210e66cb-55cf-424e-8daa-6cad804ab604
values:
- 210e66cb-55cf-424e-8daa-6cad804ab604
- name: ServiceConnection
displayName: Service Connection Name Follows Below:-
default: amcloud-cicd-service-connection
values:
- amcloud-cicd-service-connection
######################
#DECLARE VARIABLES:-
######################
variables:
ResourceGroup: tfpipeline-rg
StorageAccount: tfpipelinesa
Container: terraform
TfstateFile: AMG/Grafana.tfstate
BuildAgent: windows-latest
WorkingDir: $(System.DefaultWorkingDirectory)/AzAPI-Az-Managed-Grafana
Target: $(build.artifactstagingdirectory)/AMTF
Environment: NonProd
Artifact: AM
#########################
# Declare Build Agents:-
#########################
pool:
vmImage: $(BuildAgent)
###################
# Declare Stages:-
###################
stages:
- stage: PLAN
jobs:
- job: PLAN
displayName: PLAN
steps:
# Install Terraform Installer in the Build Agent:-
- task: ms-devlabs.custom-terraform-tasks.custom-terraform-installer-task.TerraformInstaller@0
displayName: INSTALL TERRAFORM VERSION - LATEST
inputs:
terraformVersion: 'latest'
# Terraform Init:-
- task: TerraformTaskV2@2
displayName: TERRAFORM INIT
inputs:
provider: 'azurerm'
command: 'init'
workingDirectory: '$(workingDir)' # Az DevOps can find the required Terraform code
backendServiceArm: '${{ parameters.ServiceConnection }}'
backendAzureRmResourceGroupName: '$(ResourceGroup)'
backendAzureRmStorageAccountName: '$(StorageAccount)'
backendAzureRmContainerName: '$(Container)'
backendAzureRmKey: '$(TfstateFile)'
# Terraform Validate:-
- task: TerraformTaskV2@2
displayName: TERRAFORM VALIDATE
inputs:
provider: 'azurerm'
command: 'validate'
workingDirectory: '$(workingDir)'
environmentServiceNameAzureRM: '${{ parameters.ServiceConnection }}'
# Terraform Plan:-
- task: TerraformTaskV2@2
displayName: TERRAFORM PLAN
inputs:
provider: 'azurerm'
command: 'plan'
workingDirectory: '$(workingDir)'
commandOptions: "--var-file=az-managed-grafana.tfvars --out=tfplan"
environmentServiceNameAzureRM: '${{ parameters.ServiceConnection }}'
# Copy Files to Artifacts Staging Directory:-
- task: CopyFiles@2
displayName: COPY FILES ARTIFACTS STAGING DIRECTORY
inputs:
SourceFolder: '$(workingDir)'
Contents: |
**/*.tf
**/*.tfvars
**/*tfplan*
TargetFolder: '$(Target)'
# Publish Artifacts:-
- task: PublishBuildArtifacts@1
displayName: PUBLISH ARTIFACTS
inputs:
targetPath: '$(Target)'
artifactName: '$(Artifact)'
- stage: DEPLOY
condition: succeeded()
dependsOn: PLAN
jobs:
- deployment:
displayName: Deploy
environment: $(Environment)
pool:
vmImage: '$(BuildAgent)'
strategy:
runOnce:
deploy:
steps:
# Download Artifacts:-
- task: DownloadBuildArtifacts@0
displayName: DOWNLOAD ARTIFACTS
inputs:
buildType: 'current'
downloadType: 'single'
artifactName: '$(Artifact)'
downloadPath: '$(System.ArtifactsDirectory)'
# Install Terraform Installer in the Build Agent:-
- task: ms-devlabs.custom-terraform-tasks.custom-terraform-installer-task.TerraformInstaller@0
displayName: INSTALL TERRAFORM VERSION - LATEST
inputs:
terraformVersion: 'latest'
# Terraform Init:-
- task: TerraformTaskV2@2
displayName: TERRAFORM INIT
inputs:
provider: 'azurerm'
command: 'init'
workingDirectory: '$(System.ArtifactsDirectory)/$(Artifact)/AMTF/' # Az DevOps can find the required Terraform code
backendServiceArm: '${{ parameters.ServiceConnection }}'
backendAzureRmResourceGroupName: '$(ResourceGroup)'
backendAzureRmStorageAccountName: '$(StorageAccount)'
backendAzureRmContainerName: '$(Container)'
backendAzureRmKey: '$(TfstateFile)'
# Terraform Apply:-
- task: TerraformTaskV2@2
displayName: TERRAFORM APPLY # The terraform Plan stored earlier is used here to apply only the changes.
inputs:
provider: 'azurerm'
command: 'apply'
workingDirectory: '$(System.ArtifactsDirectory)/$(Artifact)/AMTF'
commandOptions: '--var-file=az-managed-grafana.tfvars' # The terraform Plan stored earlier is used here to apply.
environmentServiceNameAzureRM: '${{ parameters.ServiceConnection }}'
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terraform {
required_version = ">= 1.3.3"
backend "azurerm" {
resource_group_name = "tfpipeline-rg"
storage_account_name = "tfpipelinesa"
container_name = "terraform"
key = "AMG/Grafana.tfstate"
}
required_providers {
azurerm = {
source = "hashicorp/azurerm"
version = "~> 3.27"
}
azapi = {
source = "Azure/azapi"
version = "1.0.0"
}
}
}
provider "azurerm" {
features {}
skip_provider_registration = true
}
provider "azapi" {
}
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EXPLANATION:-
Browse to the provided LINK in order to know, as how to use the AzAPI Provider.
Below is how it looks:-
TERRAFORM (az-managed-grafana.tf):-
#####################
## Resource Group:-
#####################
resource "azurerm_resource_group" "azrg" {
name = var.rg-name
location = var.rg-location
}
##############################
## Azure Managed Grafana:-
##############################
resource "azapi_resource" "azgrafana" {
type = "Microsoft.Dashboard/grafana@2022-08-01"
name = var.az-grafana-name
parent_id = azurerm_resource_group.azrg.id
location = azurerm_resource_group.azrg.location
identity {
type = "SystemAssigned"
}
body = jsonencode({
sku = {
name = "Standard"
}
properties = {
publicNetworkAccess = "Enabled",
zoneRedundancy = "Enabled",
apiKey = "Enabled",
deterministicOutboundIP = "Enabled"
}
})
}
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EXPLANATION:-
The Reference Example of Terraform Resource "azapi_resource " can be found HERE
The JSONENCODE Body definition was build using Azure REST API Reference
From the above Documentation, browse for "Managed Grafana " to find all details to set the "azapi_resource " correctly for Azure Managed Grafana. Below is how it looks:-
TERRAFORM (variables.tf):-
variable "rg-name" {
type = string
description = "Name of the Resource Group"
}
variable "rg-location" {
type = string
description = "Location of the Resource Group"
}
variable "az-grafana-name" {
type = string
description = "Name of the Azure Managed Grafana"
}
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NOTE:-
This is self-explanatory.
TERRAFORM (az-managed-grafana.tf):-
rg-name = "GrafanaRG"
rg-location = "West Europe"
az-grafana-name = "AMGrafanaTest"
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NOTE:-
This is self-explanatory.
TEST RESULTS:-
Pipeline Execution:-
Resource Deployment:-
Important to Note:-
Please add the required RBAC "Grafana Admin " to user identity who will access Azure Managed Grafana URL.
Below is how Azure Managed Grafana looks like:-
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