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1. We recommend configuring the following parameters:

  • Change the value of parPolicyPseudoRootMgmtGroup to the management group where you wish to deploy the policies and the initiatives; this will also be the "scope" of the respective policy / initiative assignments. This is usually the so called "pseudo root management group", e.g. in ALZ terminology, this would be the so called "Intermediate Root Management Group" (directly beneath the "Tenant Root Group").
  • Change the value of ALZMonitorResourceGroupName to the name of the resource group where the activity logs, resource health alerts, actions groups and alert processing rules are placed in.
  • Change the value of ALZMonitorResourceGroupTags to specify the tags to be added to said resource group.
  • Change the value of ALZMonitorResourceGroupLocation to specify the location for said resource group.
  • Change the value of ALZMonitorActionGroupEmail (specific to the Service Health initiative) to the email address where notifications of the alerts are sent to.

These changes must be made in each of the following parameter files:

2. Example Parameter file:

Note that the parameter file shown below has been truncated for brevity, compared to the samples included.

{
    "$schema": "https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/deploymentParameters.json#",
    "contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
    "parameters": {
        "parPolicyPseudoRootMgmtGroup": {
            "value": "Contoso"
        },
        "parPolicyAssignmentParameters": {
            "value": {
                "ALZMonitorResourceGroupName": {
                    "value": "rg-alz-monitor"
                },
                "ALZMonitorResourceGroupTags": {
                    "value": {
                        "Environment": "Production",
                        "Project": "ALZ Monitor"
                    }
                },
                "ALZMonitorResourceGroupLocation": {
                    "value": "eastus"
                }
            }
        },
        "parPolicyAssignmentParametersServiceHealth": {
            "value": {
                "ALZMonitorActionGroupEmail": {
                    "value": "[email protected]"
                }
            }
        }
    }
}

3. Configuring variables for deployment

Open your preferred command line tool (Windows PowerShell, Cmd, Bash or other Unix shells), and navigate to the root of the cloned repo and log on to Azure with an account with at least Resource Policy Contributor access at the root of the management group hierarchy where you will be creating the policies and initiatives.

Run only the commands that correspond to your management group hierarchy.

ALZ aligned

  location="Your Azure location of choice"
  pseudoRootManagementGroup="The pseudo root management group id parenting the identity, management and connectivity management groups"
  identityManagementGroup="The management group id for Identity"
  managementManagementGroup="The management group id for Management"
  connectivityManagementGroup="The management group id for Connectivity"
  LZManagementGroup="The management group id for Landing Zones"

IMPORTANT: When running Azure CLI from PowerShell the variables have to start with a $. IMPORTANT: Above-mentioned "pseudoRootManagementGroup" variable value, being the so called "pseudo root management group id", should coincide with the value of the "parPolicyPseudoRootMgmtGroup" parameter, as set previously within the parameter files.

ALZ unaligned

For ease of deployment and maintenance we have kept the same variables. If, for example, you combined Identity, Management and Connectivity into one management group you should configure the variables identityManagementGroup, managementManagementGroup and connectivityManagementGroup with the same management group id.

  location="Your Azure location of choice"
  pseudoRootManagementGroup="The pseudo root management group id parenting the identity, management and connectivity management groups"
  identityManagementGroup="The management group id for Identity. The same management group id may be repeated"
  managementManagementGroup="The management group id for Management. The same management group id may be repeated"
  connectivityManagementGroup="The management group id for Connectivity. The same management group id may be repeated"
  LZManagementGroup="The management group id for Landing Zones. The same management group id may be repeated"

IMPORTANT: When running Azure CLI from PowerShell the variables have to start with a $. IMPORTANT: Above-mentioned "pseudoRootManagementGroup" variable value, being the so called "pseudo root management group id", should coincide with the value of the "parPolicyPseudoRootMgmtGroup" parameter, as set previously within the parameter files.

Single management group

For ease of deployment and maintenance we have kept the same variables. Configure the variables pseudoRootManagementGroup, identityManagementGroup, managementManagementGroup, connectivityManagementGroup and LZManagementGroup with the pseudo root management group id.

  location="Your Azure location of choice"
  pseudoRootManagementGroup="The pseudo root management group id"
  identityManagementGroup="The pseudo root management group id"
  managementManagementGroup="The pseudo root management group id"
  connectivityManagementGroup="The pseudo root management group id"
  LZManagementGroup="The pseudo root management group id"

IMPORTANT: When running Azure CLI from PowerShell the variables have to start with a $. IMPORTANT: Above-mentioned "pseudoRootManagementGroup" variable value, being the so called "pseudo root management group id", should coincide with the value of the "parPolicyPseudoRootMgmtGroup" parameter, as set previously within the parameter files.

4. Deploy the policy definitions, initiatives and policy assignments with default settings

The following commands apply to all scenarios, whether you are aligned or unaligned with ALZ or don't have management groups.

Using your preferred command line tool (Windows PowerShell, Cmd, Bash or other Unix shells), if you closed your previous session, navigate again to the root of the cloned repo and log on to Azure with an account with at least Resource Policy Contributor access at the root of the management group hierarchy where you will be creating the policies and initiatives.

Run only the commands that correspond to your management group hierarchy.

There can be some delay between policies getting created and being available to be included in initiatives, as well as some delay for initiatives to be created and being able to be assigned, so allow for some delay between these different deployment actions. This should be tested in a safe environment. If you are subsequently looking to deploy to prod environments, consider leveraging the guidance found in Customize Policy Assignment, to deploy and enable alerts in a controlled manner.

  #Deploy policy definitions
  az deployment mg create --template-file infra-as-code/bicep/deploy_dine_policies.bicep --location $location --management-group-id $pseudoRootManagementGroup
  
  #Deploy policy initiatives, wait approximately 1-2 minutes after deploying policies to ensure that there are no errors when creating initiatives
  az deployment mg create --template-file ./src/resources/Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions/ALZ-MonitorConnectivity.json --location $location --management-group-id $pseudoRootManagementGroup
  az deployment mg create --template-file ./src/resources/Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions/ALZ-MonitorIdentity.json --location $location --management-group-id $pseudoRootManagementGroup
  az deployment mg create --template-file ./src/resources/Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions/ALZ-MonitorManagement.json --location $location --management-group-id $pseudoRootManagementGroup
  az deployment mg create --template-file ./src/resources/Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions/ALZ-MonitorLandingZone.json --location $location --management-group-id $pseudoRootManagementGroup
  az deployment mg create --template-file ./src/resources/Microsoft.Authorization/policySetDefinitions/ALZ-MonitorServiceHealth.json --location $location --management-group-id $pseudoRootManagementGroup
  
  #Assign Policy Initiatives, wait approximately 1-2 minutes after deploying initiatives policies to ensure that there are no errors when assigning them
  az deployment mg create --template-file ./infra-as-code/bicep/assign_initiatives_identity.bicep --location $location --management-group-id $identityManagementGroup --parameters ./infra-as-code/bicep/parameters-complete-identity.json
  az deployment mg create --template-file ./infra-as-code/bicep/assign_initiatives_management.bicep --location $location --management-group-id $managementManagementGroup --parameters ./infra-as-code/bicep/parameters-complete-management.json
  az deployment mg create --template-file ./infra-as-code/bicep/assign_initiatives_connectivity.bicep --location $location --management-group-id $connectivityManagementGroup --parameters ./infra-as-code/bicep/parameters-complete-connectivity.json
  az deployment mg create --template-file ./infra-as-code/bicep/assign_initiatives_landingzones.bicep --location $location --management-group-id $LZManagementGroup --parameters ./infra-as-code/bicep/parameters-complete-landingzones.json
  az deployment mg create --template-file ./infra-as-code/bicep/assign_initiatives_servicehealth.bicep --location $location --management-group-id $pseudoRootManagementGroup --parameters ./infra-as-code/bicep/parameters-complete-servicehealth.json

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