5.4. Preparing for uploading Azure VHD images

Procedure

1. Install python2:

   # yum install python2

   Nota

   python2 package must be installed because since the AZ CLI depends specifically on python 2.7

2. Import the Microsoft repository key:

   # rpm --import https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc

3. Create a local azure-cli repository information:

   # sh -c 'echo -e "[azure-cli]\nname=Azure CLI\nbaseurl=https://packages.microsoft.com/yumrepos/azure-cli\nenabled=1\ngpgcheck=1\ngpgkey=https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc" > /etc/yum.repos.d/azure-cli.repo'

4. Install the Azure CLI:

   # yumdownloader azure-cli
   # rpm -ivh --nodeps azure-cli-2.0.64-1.el7.x86_64.rpm

   Nota

   The downloaded version of the Azure CLI package may vary depending on the current downloaded version.

5. Run the Azure CLI:

   $ az login

   The terminal shows the message 'Note, we have launched a browser for you to login. For old experience with device code, use "az login --use-device-code"' and opens a browser where you can login.

   Nota

   If you are running a remote (SSH) session, the link will not open in the browser. In this case, you can use the link provided and thus be able to login and autenticate your remote session. To sign in, use a web browser to open the page https://microsoft.com/devicelogin and enter the code XXXXXXXXX to authenticate.

6. List the keys for the storage account in Azure:

   $ GROUP=resource-group-name
   $ ACCOUNT=storage-account-name
   $ az storage account keys list --resource-group $GROUP --account-name $ACCOUNT

   Replace resource-group-name with name of the Azure resource group and storage-account-name with name of the Azure storage account.

   Nota

   You can list the available resources using the command:

   $ az resource list

7. Make note of value key1 in the output of the previous command, and assign it to an environment variable:

   $ KEY1=value

8. Create a storage container:

   $ CONTAINER=storage-account-name
   $ az storage container create --account-name $ACCOUNT \
   --account-key $KEY1 --name $CONTAINER

   Replace storage-account-name with name of the storage account.