Dell Cloud Manager - Connecting to Azure

In order to connect your Dell Cloud Manager to manage your Azure Subscription the following information and actions are required:

Information:
Information is gathered from - https://dcm.enstratius.com/help/HelpGuide/Default.htm#Adding-an-Azure-cloud-account.htm
 
Pre-Requisites:
Azure Account - get one here - http://portal.azure.com
Dell Cloud Manager Account - Get one here - http://dcm.enstratius.com 

1. Microsoft Azure Subscription ID - Located under subscriptions in the Azure Portal
2. Public Key: x509 Certificate
   
3. Private Key: x509 Private Key

​To create a new RSA key and credentials
Other tools can be used to create the key and certificate. The following example uses Open Source command-line tools available from www.openssl.org or Shining Light Productions http://slproweb.com/products/Win32OpenSSL.html:

1. Generate an RSA 2048-bit private key using the command:
   openssl genrsa -out myPrivateKey.key 2048
   (Generate Private Key File myPrivatekey.key)
2. Create a new self-signed certificate using the RSA 2048-bit private key 
   openssl req -x509 -new -key myPrivateKey.key -nodes -days 365 -out myCert.pem
   (Generate Self Signed Cert File MyCert.pem)
3. Export the public certificate in DER format as a .cer file for the Microsoft Azure Management Console
   openssl x509 -outform der -in myCert.pem -out myCert.cer

​Upload the newly created certificate to your Azure Account

1. Log in to the Azure Management Console. https://manage.windowsazure.com 
2. Select Settings and then Management Certificates.
3. Click Upload a Management Certificate.
4. Browse to your newly-created .cer file.
5. Click OK to upload this certificate

​The certificate is now linked to the Azure subscription and account. Cloud resources from this account will be added to DCM over the next few minutes.
Now add your Azure account to DCM

1. Log in to DCM.
2. From the DCM Dashboard, click Connect a new cloud account from the right-side section under Shortcuts.
3. Select Azure.
4. Read and agree to the terms of service.
5. Click Next: Credentials.
6. Enter the required information and click Verify and Finish.
   
   Required Information notes:
   Subscription ID = Your Azure subscription (Copy and paste from Azure portal)
   X.509 Certificate = Contents of your MyCert.pem file that was generated using openssl (ensure no extra spaces)
   X.509 Private Key = Contents of MyPrivateKey.key file that was generated (ensure no extra spaces)

The Azure account is now linked to Dell Cloud Manager.