Use Terraform to create an Azure AI Foundry hub
In this article, you use Terraform to create an Azure AI Foundry hub, a project, and AI services connection. A hub is a central place for data scientists and developers to collaborate on machine learning projects. It provides a shared, collaborative space to build, train, and deploy machine learning models. The hub is integrated with Azure Machine Learning and other Azure services, making it a comprehensive solution for machine learning tasks. The hub also allows you to manage and monitor your AI deployments, ensuring they're performing as expected.
Terraform enables the definition, preview, and deployment of cloud infrastructure. Using Terraform, you create configuration files using HCL syntax. The HCL syntax allows you to specify the cloud provider - such as Azure - and the elements that make up your cloud infrastructure. After you create your configuration files, you create an execution plan that allows you to preview your infrastructure changes before they're deployed. Once you verify the changes, you apply the execution plan to deploy the infrastructure.
- Create a resource group
- Set up a storage account
- Establish a key vault
- Configure AI services
- Build an AI Foundry hub
- Develop an AI Foundry project
- Establish an AI services connection
Prerequisites
Create an Azure account with an active subscription. You can create an account for free.
Implement the Terraform code
Note
The sample code for this article is located in the Azure Terraform GitHub repo. You can view the log file containing the test results from current and previous versions of Terraform.
See more articles and sample code showing how to use Terraform to manage Azure resources
Create a directory in which to test and run the sample Terraform code and make it the current directory.
Create a file named
providers.tf
and insert the following code.terraform { required_version = ">= 1.0" required_providers { azurerm = { source = "hashicorp/azurerm" version = "~>3.0" } azapi = { source = "azure/azapi" } random = { source = "hashicorp/random" version = "~>3.0" } } } provider "azurerm" { features { key_vault { recover_soft_deleted_key_vaults = false purge_soft_delete_on_destroy = false purge_soft_deleted_keys_on_destroy = false } resource_group { prevent_deletion_if_contains_resources = false } } } provider "azapi" { }
Create a file named
main.tf
and insert the following code.resource "random_pet" "rg_name" { prefix = var.resource_group_name_prefix } // RESOURCE GROUP resource "azurerm_resource_group" "rg" { location = var.resource_group_location name = random_pet.rg_name.id } data "azurerm_client_config" "current" { } // STORAGE ACCOUNT resource "azurerm_storage_account" "default" { name = "${var.prefix}storage${random_string.suffix.result}" location = azurerm_resource_group.rg.location resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.rg.name account_tier = "Standard" account_replication_type = "GRS" allow_nested_items_to_be_public = false } // KEY VAULT resource "azurerm_key_vault" "default" { name = "${var.prefix}keyvault${random_string.suffix.result}" location = azurerm_resource_group.rg.location resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.rg.name tenant_id = data.azurerm_client_config.current.tenant_id sku_name = "standard" purge_protection_enabled = false } // AzAPI AIServices resource "azapi_resource" "AIServicesResource"{ type = "Microsoft.CognitiveServices/accounts@2023-10-01-preview" name = "AIServicesResource${random_string.suffix.result}" location = azurerm_resource_group.rg.location parent_id = azurerm_resource_group.rg.id identity { type = "SystemAssigned" } body = jsonencode({ name = "AIServicesResource${random_string.suffix.result}" properties = { //restore = true customSubDomainName = "${random_string.suffix.result}domain" apiProperties = { statisticsEnabled = false } } kind = "AIServices" sku = { name = var.sku } }) response_export_values = ["*"] } // Azure AI Hub resource "azapi_resource" "hub" { type = "Microsoft.MachineLearningServices/workspaces@2024-04-01-preview" name = "${random_pet.rg_name.id}-aih" location = azurerm_resource_group.rg.location parent_id = azurerm_resource_group.rg.id identity { type = "SystemAssigned" } body = jsonencode({ properties = { description = "This is my Azure AI hub" friendlyName = "My Hub" storageAccount = azurerm_storage_account.default.id keyVault = azurerm_key_vault.default.id /* Optional: To enable these field, the corresponding dependent resources need to be uncommented. applicationInsight = azurerm_application_insights.default.id containerRegistry = azurerm_container_registry.default.id */ /*Optional: To enable Customer Managed Keys, the corresponding encryption = { status = var.encryption_status keyVaultProperties = { keyVaultArmId = azurerm_key_vault.default.id keyIdentifier = var.cmk_keyvault_key_uri } } */ } kind = "hub" }) } // Azure AI Project resource "azapi_resource" "project" { type = "Microsoft.MachineLearningServices/workspaces@2024-04-01-preview" name = "my-ai-project${random_string.suffix.result}" location = azurerm_resource_group.rg.location parent_id = azurerm_resource_group.rg.id identity { type = "SystemAssigned" } body = jsonencode({ properties = { description = "This is my Azure AI PROJECT" friendlyName = "My Project" hubResourceId = azapi_resource.hub.id } kind = "project" }) } // AzAPI AI Services Connection resource "azapi_resource" "AIServicesConnection" { type = "Microsoft.MachineLearningServices/workspaces/connections@2024-04-01-preview" name = "Default_AIServices${random_string.suffix.result}" parent_id = azapi_resource.hub.id body = jsonencode({ properties = { category = "AIServices", target = jsondecode(azapi_resource.AIServicesResource.output).properties.endpoint, authType = "AAD", isSharedToAll = true, metadata = { ApiType = "Azure", ResourceId = azapi_resource.AIServicesResource.id } } }) response_export_values = ["*"] } /* The following resources are OPTIONAL. // APPLICATION INSIGHTS resource "azurerm_application_insights" "default" { name = "${var.prefix}appinsights${random_string.suffix.result}" location = azurerm_resource_group.rg.location resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.rg.name application_type = "web" } // CONTAINER REGISTRY resource "azurerm_container_registry" "default" { name = "${var.prefix}contreg${random_string.suffix.result}" resource_group_name = azurerm_resource_group.rg.name location = azurerm_resource_group.rg.location sku = "premium" admin_enabled = true } */
Create a file named
variables.tf
and insert the following code.variable "resource_group_location" { type = string default = "eastus" description = "Location of the resource group." } variable "resource_group_name_prefix" { type = string default = "rg" description = "Prefix of the resource group name that's combined with a random ID so name is unique in your Azure subscription." } variable "prefix" { type = string description="This variable is used to name the hub, project, and dependent resources." default = "ai" } variable "sku" { type = string description = "The sku name of the Azure Analysis Services server to create. Choose from: B1, B2, D1, S0, S1, S2, S3, S4, S8, S9. Some skus are region specific. See https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/analysis-services/analysis-services-overview#availability-by-region" default = "S0" } resource "random_string" "suffix" { length = 4 special = false upper = false } /*Optional: For Customer Managed Keys, uncomment this part AND the corresponding section in main.tf variable "cmk_keyvault_key_uri" { description = "Key vault uri to access the encryption key." } variable "encryption_status" { description = "Indicates whether or not the encryption is enabled for the workspace." default = "Enabled" } */
Create a file named
outputs.tf
and insert the following code.output "resource_group_name" { value = azurerm_resource_group.rg.id } output "workspace_name" { value = azapi_resource.project.id } output "endpoint" { value = jsondecode(azapi_resource.AIServicesResource.output).properties.endpoint }
Initialize Terraform
Run terraform init to initialize the Terraform deployment. This command downloads the Azure provider required to manage your Azure resources.
terraform init -upgrade
Key points:
- The
-upgrade
parameter upgrades the necessary provider plugins to the newest version that complies with the configuration's version constraints.
Create a Terraform execution plan
Run terraform plan to create an execution plan.
terraform plan -out main.tfplan
Key points:
- The
terraform plan
command creates an execution plan, but doesn't execute it. Instead, it determines what actions are necessary to create the configuration specified in your configuration files. This pattern allows you to verify whether the execution plan matches your expectations before making any changes to actual resources. - The optional
-out
parameter allows you to specify an output file for the plan. Using the-out
parameter ensures that the plan you reviewed is exactly what is applied.
Apply a Terraform execution plan
Run terraform apply to apply the execution plan to your cloud infrastructure.
terraform apply main.tfplan
Key points:
- The example
terraform apply
command assumes you previously ranterraform plan -out main.tfplan
. - If you specified a different filename for the
-out
parameter, use that same filename in the call toterraform apply
. - If you didn't use the
-out
parameter, callterraform apply
without any parameters.
Verify the results
Get the Azure resource group name.
resource_group_name=$(terraform output -raw resource_group_name)
Get the workspace name.
workspace_name=$(terraform output -raw workspace_name)
Run az ml workspace show to display information about the new workspace.
az ml workspace show --resource-group $resource_group_name \ --name $workspace_name
Clean up resources
When you no longer need the resources created via Terraform, do the following steps:
Run terraform plan and specify the
destroy
flag.terraform plan -destroy -out main.destroy.tfplan
Key points:
- The
terraform plan
command creates an execution plan, but doesn't execute it. Instead, it determines what actions are necessary to create the configuration specified in your configuration files. This pattern allows you to verify whether the execution plan matches your expectations before making any changes to actual resources. - The optional
-out
parameter allows you to specify an output file for the plan. Using the-out
parameter ensures that the plan you reviewed is exactly what is applied.
- The
Run terraform apply to apply the execution plan.
terraform apply main.destroy.tfplan
Troubleshoot Terraform on Azure
Troubleshoot common problems when using Terraform on Azure.