Multi-cloud - use Azure on all regions

You can use the Azure SDK for Python to connect to all regions where Azure is available (list of Azure regions is available here).

By default, the Azure SDK for Python is configured to connect to public Azure.

Using predeclared cloud definition

Important

The msrestazure package must be superior or equals to 0.4.11 for this section.

You can use the azure_cloud module of msrestazure

from msrestazure.azure_cloud import AZURE_CHINA_CLOUD
from msrestazure.azure_active_directory import UserPassCredentials
from azure.mgmt.resource import ResourceManagementClient

credentials = UserPassCredentials(
    login,
    password,
    cloud_environment=AZURE_CHINA_CLOUD
)
client = ResourceManagementClient(
    credentials,
    subscription_id,
    base_url=AZURE_CHINA_CLOUD.endpoints.resource_manager
)

Available cloud definition are

• AZURE_PUBLIC_CLOUD

• AZURE_CHINA_CLOUD

• AZURE_US_GOV_CLOUD

• AZURE_GERMAN_CLOUD

Using your own cloud definition (e.g. Azure Stack)

ARM has a metadata endpoint to help you:

from msrestazure.azure_cloud import get_cloud_from_metadata_endpoint
from msrestazure.azure_active_directory import UserPassCredentials
from azure.mgmt.resource import ResourceManagementClient

mystack_cloud = get_cloud_from_metadata_endpoint("https://myazurestack-arm-endpoint.com")
credentials = UserPassCredentials(
    login,
    password,
    cloud_environment=mystack_cloud
)
client = ResourceManagementClient(
    credentials,
    subscription_id,
    base_url=mystack_cloud.endpoints.resource_manager
)

Using ADAL

To connect to another region, a few things have to be considered:

• What is the endpoint where to ask for a token (authentication)?

• What is the endpoint where I will use this token (usage)?

This is a generic example:

import adal
from msrestazure.azure_active_directory import AdalAuthentication
from azure.mgmt.resource import ResourceManagementClient

# Service Principal
tenant = 'ABCDEFGH-1234-1234-1234-ABCDEFGHIJKL'
client_id = 'ABCDEFGH-1234-1234-1234-ABCDEFGHIJKL'
password = 'password

# Public Azure - default values
authentication_endpoint = 'https://login.microsoftonline.com/'
azure_endpoint = 'https://management.azure.com/'

context = adal.AuthenticationContext(authentication_endpoint+tenant)
credentials = AdalAuthentication(
    context.acquire_token_with_client_credentials,
    azure_endpoint,
    client_id,
    password
)
subscription_id = '33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333'

resource_client = ResourceManagementClient(
    credentials,
    subscription_id,
    base_url=azure_endpoint
)

Azure Government

import adal
from msrestazure.azure_active_directory import AdalAuthentication
from azure.mgmt.resource import ResourceManagementClient

# Service Principal
tenant = 'ABCDEFGH-1234-1234-1234-ABCDEFGHIJKL'
client_id = 'ABCDEFGH-1234-1234-1234-ABCDEFGHIJKL'
password = 'password

# Government
authentication_endpoint = 'https://login.microsoftonline.us/'
azure_endpoint = 'https://management.usgovcloudapi.net/'

context = adal.AuthenticationContext(authentication_endpoint+tenant)
credentials = AdalAuthentication(
    context.acquire_token_with_client_credentials,
    azure_endpoint,
    client_id,
    password
)
subscription_id = '33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333'

resource_client = ResourceManagementClient(
    credentials,
    subscription_id,
    base_url=azure_endpoint
)

Azure Germany

import adal
from msrestazure.azure_active_directory import AdalAuthentication
from azure.mgmt.resource import ResourceManagementClient

# Service Principal
tenant = 'ABCDEFGH-1234-1234-1234-ABCDEFGHIJKL'
client_id = 'ABCDEFGH-1234-1234-1234-ABCDEFGHIJKL'
password = 'password

# Azure Germany
authentication_endpoint = 'https://login.microsoftonline.de/'
azure_endpoint = 'https://management.microsoftazure.de/'

context = adal.AuthenticationContext(authentication_endpoint+tenant)
credentials = AdalAuthentication(
    context.acquire_token_with_client_credentials,
    azure_endpoint,
    client_id,
    password
)
subscription_id = '33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333'

resource_client = ResourceManagementClient(
    credentials,
    subscription_id,
    base_url=azure_endpoint
)

Azure China

import adal
from msrestazure.azure_active_directory import AdalAuthentication
from azure.mgmt.resource import ResourceManagementClient

# Service Principal
tenant = 'ABCDEFGH-1234-1234-1234-ABCDEFGHIJKL'
client_id = 'ABCDEFGH-1234-1234-1234-ABCDEFGHIJKL'
password = 'password

# Azure China
authentication_endpoint = 'https://login.chinacloudapi.cn/'
azure_endpoint = 'https://management.chinacloudapi.cn/'

context = adal.AuthenticationContext(authentication_endpoint+tenant)
credentials = AdalAuthentication(
    context.acquire_token_with_client_credentials,
    azure_endpoint,
    client_id,
    password
)
subscription_id = '33333333-3333-3333-3333-333333333333'

resource_client = ResourceManagementClient(
    credentials,
    subscription_id,
    base_url=azure_endpoint
)