Task 01: Verify Azure Resources
Objective: Confirm all Azure resources were deployed with correct configuration
Management Mode Resources
1. Resource Groups
Azure Portal: Resource groups
Verify:
-
rg-{cid}-{env}-{region}-managementexists - Contains ~30-40 resources
- Tags applied correctly
2. Virtual Network
Azure Portal: Virtual networks → Select management VNet
Verify:
- VNet address space correct (e.g.,
10.100.1.0/24) - All 5 subnets created:
-
GatewaySubnet(minimum /27) -
azrl-subnet(Azure Local management) -
AzureBastionSubnet(minimum /26) -
endpoints-subnet(private endpoints) -
dns-subnet(DNS resolver, minimum /28) - NSGs attached to subnets
3. VPN Gateway
Azure Portal: Virtual network gateways → Select VPN gateway
Verify:
- Status: Succeeded
- Gateway type: VPN
- SKU: VpnGw2AZ (or configured SKU)
- BGP: Enabled
- BGP ASN matches configuration
- Two public IPs (zone-redundant)
Azure CLI:
az network vnet-gateway show \
--name vpngw-{cid}-{env}-{region} \
--resource-group rg-{cid}-{env}-{region}-management \
--query '{status:provisioningState, sku:sku.name, bgp:bgpSettings.asn}'
4. Azure Bastion
Azure Portal: Bastions → Select bastion host
Verify:
- Status: Succeeded
- SKU: Standard or Basic
- Virtual network linked correctly
- Public IP assigned
5. Key Vault
Azure Portal: Key vaults → Select management Key Vault
Verify:
- Status: Active
- Access policies configured
- Azure Local Cloud group has access
- CI/CD service principal has access
- Soft delete enabled
- Purge protection enabled (production)
Test Access:
az keyvault secret set \
--vault-name kv-{cid}-{env}-mgmt \
--name test-secret \
--value "deployment-validation"
az keyvault secret show \
--vault-name kv-{cid}-{env}-mgmt \
--name test-secret
6. Log Analytics Workspace
Azure Portal: Log Analytics workspaces → Select workspace
Verify:
- Status: Active
- Retention: 30-90 days
- Solutions installed (if configured)
7. Storage Account (if cluster mode)
Azure Portal: Storage accounts → Select cloud witness storage
Verify:
- Status: Available
- Replication: LRS or ZRS
- Blob service enabled
- File service enabled
Cluster Mode Resources
If cluster mode was configured:
1. VPN Connection
Azure Portal: Virtual network gateways → VPN gateway → Connections
Verify:
- Connection created to on-premises cluster
- Status: Connected (may show "Connecting" initially)
- BGP enabled
2. Cluster Key Vault
Azure Portal: Key vaults → Cluster Key Vault
Verify:
- Separate from management Key Vault
- Name pattern:
kv-{cid}-{cluster}-{env}
3. DNS A Records
Azure Portal: Private DNS zones → Select zone → Record sets
Verify:
- A record for each cluster node
- IP addresses match node configuration
- TTL appropriate (300-3600 seconds)
Validation Checklist
Management Mode (Complete List)
- Resource group exists
- Virtual network deployed with correct CIDR
- All 5 subnets created with correct sizing
- VPN Gateway online (VpnGw2AZ or configured SKU)
- BGP configured on VPN Gateway
- Azure Bastion deployed and accessible
- NAT Gateway deployed (if configured)
- Key Vault accessible
- Log Analytics Workspace collecting data
- Private DNS Zone created
- DNS Resolver deployed
- NSGs attached to subnets
- Optional servers deployed (NDM/Utility if configured)
Cluster Mode (Complete List)
- Cluster resource group exists
- VPN connection to cluster network created
- VPN connection status is Connected or Connecting
- Cluster Key Vault accessible
- Cluster Log Analytics Workspace created
- Cloud witness storage account accessible
- DNS A records created for all nodes
- Arc Gateway deployed (if enabled)
Troubleshooting
VPN Gateway not showing:
- Check deployment logs in Phase 02, Task 05
- Verify in Azure Portal → Activity log
Key Vault access denied:
- Verify Azure Local Cloud group membership
- Check RBAC assignments
- Confirm access policies
Missing resources:
- Review Terraform outputs
- Check apply stage logs
- Verify configuration in terraform.tfvars
Navigation
| Previous | Up | Next |
|---|---|---|
| Phase 02 - Execution | Phase 03 - Validation | Task 02 - Test Connectivity |
Version Control
| Version | Date | Author | Changes |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1.0.0 | 2026-03-24 | Azure Local Cloudnology Team | Initial release |