Microsoft Azure Stack HCI management client library for .NET

Microsoft Azure VMware Solution is a VMware validated solution with ongoing validation and testing of enhancements and upgrades. Microsoft manages and maintains the private cloud infrastructure and software. It allows you to focus on developing and running workloads in your private clouds to deliver business value.

This library supports managing Microsoft Azure Stack HCI resources.

This library follows the new Azure SDK guidelines, and provides many core capabilities:

- Support MSAL.NET, Azure.Identity is out of box for supporting MSAL.NET.
- Support [OpenTelemetry](https://opentelemetry.io/) for distributed tracing.
- HTTP pipeline with custom policies.
- Better error-handling.
- Support uniform telemetry across all languages.

Getting started

Install the package

Install the Azure Stack HCI management library for .NET with NuGet:

dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.Hci

Prerequisites

• You must have an Microsoft Azure subscription.

Authenticate the Client

To create an authenticated client and start interacting with Microsoft Azure resources, see the quickstart guide here.

Key concepts

Key concepts of the Microsoft Azure SDK for .NET can be found here.

Documentation

Documentation is available to help you learn how to use this package:

• Quickstart.
• API References.
• Authentication.

Examples

Prerequisites

1. Get the Azure token

TokenCredential cred = new DefaultAzureCredential();
ArmClient client = new ArmClient(cred);

2. Update the parameters given below

public string subscriptionId = "00000000-0000-0000-0000-000000000000";  // Replace with your subscription ID
public string resourceGroupName = "hcicluster-rg";                      // Replace with your resource group name

Extension Management

Prerequisites

1. Update the parameters given below

public string clusterName = "HCICluster";                               // Replace with your cluster name

Installing Extensions as part of enabling capabilities

Install Azure Monitor Windows Agent Extension

// Create the Payload and invoke the operation
string extensionName = "AzureMonitorWindowsAgent";
string publisherName = "Microsoft.Azure.Monitor";
string arcExtensionName = "AzureMonitorWindowsAgent";
string typeHandlerVersion = "1.10";
string workspaceId = "xx";  // workspace id for the log analytics workspace to be used with AMA extension
string workspaceKey = "xx"; // workspace key for the log analytics workspace to be used with AMA extension
bool enableAutomaticUpgrade = false;

ArcExtensionData data = new ArcExtensionData()
{
    Publisher = publisherName,
    ArcExtensionType = arcExtensionName,
    TypeHandlerVersion = typeHandlerVersion,
    Settings = BinaryData.FromObjectAsJson(new Dictionary<string, object>()
    {
        ["workspaceId"] = workspaceId
    }),
    ProtectedSettings = BinaryData.FromObjectAsJson(new Dictionary<string, object>()
    {
        ["workspaceKey"] = workspaceKey
    }),
    EnableAutomaticUpgrade = enableAutomaticUpgrade,
};

ResourceIdentifier arcSettingResourceId = ArcSettingResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, clusterName, "default");
ArcSettingResource arcSetting = client.GetArcSettingResource(arcSettingResourceId);
ArcExtensionCollection collection = arcSetting.GetArcExtensions();

// Create the Extension
var lro = await collection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, extensionName, data);
ArcExtensionResource resource = lro.Value;

Install Windows Admin Centre Extension

// Create the payload and invoke the operation
string extensionName = "AdminCenter";
string publisherName = "Microsoft.AdminCenter";
string arcExtensionType = "AdminCenter";
string typeHandlerVersion = "1.10";
string portNumber = "6516"; //port to be associated with WAC
bool enableAutoUpgrade = false; // change to true to enable automatic upgrade

ArcExtensionData data = new ArcExtensionData()
{
    Publisher = publisherName,
    ArcExtensionType = arcExtensionType,
    TypeHandlerVersion = typeHandlerVersion,
    Settings = BinaryData.FromObjectAsJson(new Dictionary<string, object>()
    {
        ["port"] = portNumber
    }),
    EnableAutomaticUpgrade = enableAutoUpgrade,
};
ResourceIdentifier arcSettingResourceId = ArcSettingResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, clusterName, "default");
ArcSettingResource arcSetting = client.GetArcSettingResource(arcSettingResourceId);
ArcExtensionCollection collection = arcSetting.GetArcExtensions();

// Create the Extension
var lro = await collection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, extensionName, data);
ArcExtensionResource resource = lro.Value;

Install Azure Site Recovery Extension

string publisherName = "Microsoft.SiteRecovery.Dra";
string arcExtensionType = "Windows";
string extensionName = "AzureSiteRecovery";
ArcExtensionData data = new ArcExtensionData()
{
    Publisher = publisherName,
    ArcExtensionType = arcExtensionType,
    EnableAutomaticUpgrade = true,
    Settings = BinaryData.FromObjectAsJson(new Dictionary<string, object>()
    {
        { "SubscriptionId", "your SubscriptionId" },
        { "Environment", "AzureCloud" },
        { "ResourceGroup", "your ResourceGroup" },
        { "ResourceName", "your site recovery vault name" },
        { "Location", "your site recovery region" },
        { "SiteId", "Id for your recovery site" },
        { "SiteName", "your recovery site name" },
        { "PolicyId", "your resource id for recovery site policy" },
        { "PrivateEndpointStateForSiteRecovery", "None" },
    })
};

// Get Arc Extension Resource
ResourceIdentifier arcSettingResourceId = ArcSettingResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, clusterName, "default");
ArcSettingResource arcSetting = client.GetArcSettingResource(arcSettingResourceId);
ArcExtensionCollection collection = arcSetting.GetArcExtensions();

// Create the Extension
var lro = await collection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, extensionName, data);
ArcExtensionResource resource = lro.Value;

Extension upgrade

string extensionName = "AzureMonitorWindowsAgent"; // Replace with your extension name Some common examples are: AzureMonitorWindowsAgent, AzureSiteRecovery, AdminCenter
string targetVersion = "1.0.18062.0"; //replace with extension version you want to install
ResourceIdentifier arcExtensionResourceId = ArcExtensionResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, clusterName, "default", extensionName);
ArcExtensionResource arcExtension = client.GetArcExtensionResource(arcExtensionResourceId);
// Invoke Upgrade operation
ArcExtensionUpgradeContent content = new ArcExtensionUpgradeContent()
{
    TargetVersion = targetVersion,
};
await arcExtension.UpgradeAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, content);

Deleting an ARC Extension

string extensionName = "AzureMonitorWindowsAgent"; // Replace with your extension name Some common examples are: AzureMonitorWindowsAgent, AzureSiteRecovery, AdminCenter
ResourceIdentifier arcExtensionResourceId = ArcExtensionResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, clusterName, "default", extensionName);
ArcExtensionResource arcExtension = client.GetArcExtensionResource(arcExtensionResourceId);
// Invoke the delete operation
await arcExtension.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

HCI Cluster Management

View HCI Clusters

Get Single HCI Cluster using Cluster Name

// Get the HCI Cluster
string clusterName = "HCICluster"; // Replace with your cluster name,
ResourceIdentifier hciClusterResourceId = HciClusterResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, clusterName);
HciClusterResource hciCluster = client.GetHciClusterResource(hciClusterResourceId);

// Invoke get operation
HciClusterResource result = await hciCluster.GetAsync();

Delete Single HCI cluster

// Get the HCI Cluster
ResourceIdentifier hciClusterResourceId = HciClusterResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, clusterName);
HciClusterResource hciCluster = client.GetHciClusterResource(hciClusterResourceId);

// Invoke delete operation
await hciCluster.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

Delete all HCI Clusters in a Resource Group

ResourceIdentifier resourceGroupResourceId = ResourceGroupResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName);
ResourceGroupResource resourceGroupResource = client.GetResourceGroupResource(resourceGroupResourceId);

// Get the collection of this HciClusterResource
HciClusterCollection collection = resourceGroupResource.GetHciClusters();

// Calling the delete function for all Cluster Resources in the collection
await foreach (HciClusterResource item in collection.GetAllAsync())
{
    // delete the item

    await item.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);
}

Update HCI Cluster Properties

// Get the HCI Cluster
ResourceIdentifier hciClusterResourceId = HciClusterResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, clusterName);
HciClusterResource hciCluster = client.GetHciClusterResource(hciClusterResourceId);
HciClusterPatch patch = new HciClusterPatch()
{
    Tags =
    {
        { "key", "value" }
    },
    DesiredProperties = new HciClusterDesiredProperties()
    {
        WindowsServerSubscription = WindowsServerSubscription.Enabled,  // It can Enabled or Disabled
        DiagnosticLevel = HciClusterDiagnosticLevel.Basic,              // It can be Off, Basic or Enhanced
    },
};
HciClusterResource result = await hciCluster.UpdateAsync(patch);

Enable Azure Hybrid Benefits

1. Invoke the Operation to Extend Azure Hybrid Benefit

ResourceIdentifier hciClusterResourceId = HciClusterResource.CreateResourceIdentifier(subscriptionId, resourceGroupName, clusterName);
HciClusterResource hciCluster = client.GetHciClusterResource(hciClusterResourceId);
SoftwareAssuranceChangeContent content = new SoftwareAssuranceChangeContent()
{
    SoftwareAssuranceIntent = SoftwareAssuranceIntent.Enable,
};
HciClusterResource result = (hciCluster.ExtendSoftwareAssuranceBenefitAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, content).Result).Value;

Code samples for using the management library for .NET can be found in the following locations

• .NET Management Library Code Samples

Troubleshooting

• File an issue via GitHub Issues.
• Check previous questions or ask new ones on Stack Overflow using Azure and .NET tags.

Next steps

For more information about Microsoft Azure SDK, see this website.

Contributing

For details on contributing to this repository, see the contributing guide.

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