Add and connect an Azure subscription to the Cloud Accounts app to allow Trend Vision One to provide security for your cloud assets.
Adding an Azure subscription to the Cloud Accounts app allows Trend Vision One to access your cloud service to provide security and visibility into your cloud assets.
Before you begin, review the permission requirements and region limitations for connecting an Azure subscription to Cloud Accounts.
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ImportantThe steps are valid for Azure Cloud Shell as of December, 2023.
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Procedure
- Sign in to the Trend Vision One console.
- In a new tab in the same browser session, sign in to the Azure subscription you want to connect and access the Azure Cloud Shell.
- In the Trend Vision One console, go to .
- In the Cloud Accounts screen,
click Add.The Add Azure Subscription screen appears.
- Choose a subscription type to onboard:
- To connect a single subscription, continue with step 6.
- To connect multiple subscriptions in a management group, see Adding an Azure Management Group.
- Specify the Subscription ID for the
Azure subscription you want to connect.The subscription ID is a twelve digit number unique to your subscription.
- Specify a Name for the subscription which appears in the Cloud Accounts list.
- Specify a Description to help identify the purpose of the connection.
- Specify the Region as the main region where the resources will be deployed.
- If you have more than one Server & Workload Protection
Manager instance, select the instance to associate with the connected
subscription.
Note
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If you have one Server & Workload Protection Manager instance, the subscription is automatically associated with that instance.
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When updating a legacy connection, the subscription disconnects from any other Server & Workload Protection instances. For more information, see Updating a legacy Azure connection.
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- Configure the Features and Permissions you want to grant access to your cloud environment.
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Core Features: Connect your Azure subscription to Trend Vision One to discover your cloud assets and rapidly identify risks such as compliance and security best practice violations on your cloud infrastruture.
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Agentless Vulnerability & Threat Detection: Deploy this feature set in your Azure subscription to allow Trend Vision One to discover vulnerabilities and malware in your Azure Virtual Machines, disks, and Azure Container Registry images. For more information, see Agentless Vulnerability & Threat Detection.Select the Azure regions you want to deploy the feature to.For more information about each feature and permissions, see Azure features and permissions.
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- Click Next.
- In Azure Cloud Shell, access the command line
interface.
Note
The Add Azure Subscription screen in the Trend Vision One console provides a set of commands to help complete the following steps. To complete the connection process, you must copy each command provided in the screen to enable the Done button. While you can alter some parameters, Trend Micro recommends using the commands as provided to prevent the deployment failing. - Create a new directory for the deployment folder and then
access the folder.Copy the command or type mkdir[Subscription ID] && cd [Subscription ID].
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The commands provided by Trend Vision One use your subscription ID as the directory name. While you can specify any directory name you want, you must ensure the folder has a unique name and that there are no other Terraform files in the deployment folder. - Upload the resource creation script to your Azure Cloud
Shell.
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To use a command to upload the template directly to Cloud Shell, select Curl Command.Copy and paste the Curl Command into Cloud Shell to retrieve the template package. The command is dynamically generated based on your account and region.
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To download the template first and upload from your local machine, select Manual.Click Download the Terraform Template to save the template to your local machine. Make sure your Cloud Shell environment is set to the same region you selected for the Terraform deployment before uploading the package.
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- Extract the template using the command in the Subscription Settings screen.The zip file name contains a randomly-generated number. Copy the command to extract the file:
unzip -o cloud-account-management-terraform-package-[randomly generated number].zip -d cloud-account-management-terraform-package
. - Access the deployment folder.Copy the command or type
cd cloud-account-management-terraform-package
. - Run the deployment script.Copy the command or type
./deploy.sh
. Azure Cloud Shell begins the Terraform process to deploy Trend Vision One security resources. - In the Trend Vision One console, in the Connect Azure Subscription screen, click Done.
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If the Done button is not enabled, make sure you have copied the command line for each step on the screen.The connection process might take a few moments to complete. You can refresh the Cloud Accounts screen to check the status of your added subscription.