XIA Configuration

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Automated documentation software to help you keep track of your Azure environments

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Save time by using our Azure documentation tool XIA Configuration to automatically generate your Microsoft Azure documentation. Instantly report on your assets, monitor infrastructure changes, and reduce effort otherwise spent performing these tasks manually.

In-Depth Auditing. Use the reporting feature to audit your Azure tenants and resources
Automated Documentation. Generate up-to-date documentation with version control and bespoke branding
Change Tracking. Track changes to help enforce change management across your Azure environments

XIA Configuration has a non-intrusive architecture with agentless data collection and PowerShell support.

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XIA Configuration can also be used to document Windows and Unix virtual machines running in Azure.

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Information documented by XIA Configuration

Find out more about the Microsoft Azure information documented by XIA Configuration below:

Tenant
Available Locations
Azure Active Directory
Resource Groups
Resources
Virtual Machines
Availability Sets

SQL
Storage Accounts
Network Interfaces
Public IP Addresses
Virtual Networks
Web Applications
Role Definitions

Tenant

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Subscription and Tenant Identifiers
Subscription Permissions
Locations Map

Microsoft Azure is a cloud computing platform and infrastructure created by Microsoft for building, deploying, and managing applications and services through a global network of Microsoft-managed data centers.

A tenant is a dedicated instance of the Azure platform that represents an organization.

Screenshot of Microsoft Azure tenant information in the XIA Configuration web interface

Available Locations

XIA Configuration provides information about the locations available to the tenant.

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Name
Providers

Azure Active Directory

This section includes Azure Active Directory information.

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Users

Name
User Principal Name
Identifier

Groups

Name
Identifier
Members

Screenshot of Microsoft Azure Active Directory users in a document generated by XIA Configuration

For information on documenting Microsoft Active Directory, view the Active Directory page.

Resource Groups

This section includes resource groups information.

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Locations Map
Tags
Resources

Role Assignments
Resource Locks
Automation Script

Resource groups allow Azure Resource Manager (ARM) resources to be grouped and managed as a unit.

Screenshot of Microsoft Azure resource groups in the XIA Configuration web interface

Resources

This section includes resource information.

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Name
Tags
Permissions

Within an Azure tenant, resources are managed units such as web applications, storage accounts, virtual networks and virtual machines.

Screenshot of Microsoft Azure resources in the XIA Configuration web interface

Virtual Machines

This section includes virtual machine information.

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Name
Type
Power State
Sizing
Availability Set

Disks
Boot Diagnostics
Virtual Machine Extensions
Network Interfaces
Permissions

An Azure virtual machine is a software based machine running on a cloud based hypervisor.

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure virtual machine in a document generated by XIA Configuration

For information on documenting virtual machines running on Azure, view the Windows Machine page or the Unix page.

Virtual Machine Extensions

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Name
Publisher
Version

Azure Virtual Machine extensions are small applications that provide post deployment configuration, automation tasks and functionality for Azure Virtual Machines.

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure virtual machine extension in the XIA Configuration web interface

Classic Virtual Machines

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Name
Location Display Name
DNS Name
Operating System Type
Instance Size

Public IP Address
Public IP Name
Service Name
Static IP Address
Permissions

A classic Azure virtual machine is a software based machine running on a cloud based hypervisor.

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure classic virtual machine in a document generated by XIA Configuration

Availability Sets

This section includes availability sets information.

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Fault Domain Count
Update Domain Count

Virtual Machines
Permissions

An Azure availability set provides for two or more Virtual Machines to be deployed across different fault domains to avoid a single point of failure.

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure availability set in the XIA Configuration web interface

SQL

This section includes SQL information.

SQL Servers

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General Settings

Active Directory Administrator
Server Version
SQL Administrator Login

Databases

Name
Edition
Elastic Pool
Location

Audit Settings

Auditing Enabled

Firewall

Allow Access to Azure Services

Firewall Rules

Name
Start IP Address
End IP Address

An Azure SQL Server is a Microsoft hosted server that provides relational database-as-a-service (DBaaS).

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure SQL server in a document generated by XIA Configuration

For information on documenting Microsoft SQL Server, view the SQL page.

SQL Databases

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General Settings

Name
Collation Name
Creation Date
Database Identifier
Data Encryption Enabled
Edition
Maximum Size
Service Objective Name

Replication Links

Partner Location Name
Link Identifier
Partner Resource Group Name
Partner Role
Partner Server Name

Hosting Settings

Server Name
Elastic Pool Name

An Azure SQL database is a relational database-as-a-service (DBaaS).

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure SQL database in the XIA Configuration web interface

SQL Elastic Pools

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General Settings

Creation Date
DTU
Edition
Server Name
Storage (MB)
Maximum DTU
Minimum DTU

Databases

Name
Edition
Elastic Pool
Location

An Azure SQL elastic pool provide a simple cost effective solution to manage the performance goals for multiple databases that have widely varying and unpredictable usage patterns.

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure SQL elastic pool in a document generated by XIA Configuration

Storage Accounts

This section includes storage account information.

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General Settings

SKU
Status of Primary
Status of Secondary
Tier

Primary Endpoints

Blob
File
Queue
Table

Blob Service

Custom Domain
Encryption Enabled

Access Keys

Primary Access Key
Secondary Access Key

A storage account provides scalable, durable, and highly available cloud based storage for virtual machines and applications.

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure storage account in the XIA Configuration web interface

Network Interfaces

This section includes network interface information.

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General Settings

Accelerated Networking Enabled
IP Forwarding Enabled
MAC Address
Network Security Group Name
Resource GUID

IP Configuration

Private IP Address
Private IP Address Version Type
Private IP Allocation Method
Public IP Address Name
Public IP Address

Subnet default

Address Prefix
Network Security Group Name
Route Table Name

DNS Settings

DNS Servers
Internal DNS Name Label
Internal Domain Name Suffix
Internal FQDN

A network interface (NIC) is the interconnection between a Virtual Machine (VM) and the underlying software network. Within Azure, a network interface is created as an independent resource allowing it to be decoupled from the virtual machine and reused if required.

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure network interface in a document generated by XIA Configuration

Network Security Groups

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Name
Subnets
Network Interfaces

Inbound Security Rules
Outbound Security Rules
Permissions

A network security group contains a list of access control list (ACL) entries that allow or deny network traffic to the virtual machine instances found in a virtual network.

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure network security group in the XIA Configuration web interface

Route Tables

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Name
Subnets
Permissons

Route Entries

Name
Address Prefix
Next Hop

An Azure route table allows custom routing table entries to be created for cloud based resources.

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure route table in a document generated by XIA Configuration

Public IP Addresses

This section includes public IP addresses information.

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Name
Idle Timeout
IP Address

IP Address Allocation Method
IP Address Version
Permissions

An Azure public IP address is an internet accessible address that can be assigned to Azure cloud hosted resources.

Screenshot of a Microsoft Azure public IP address in the XIA Configuration web interface

Virtual Networks

This section includes virtual networks information.

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Name
Address Prefixes
DNS Servers

Resource GUID
Subnets
Permissions

An Azure virtual network is a representation of a network in the cloud including the IP address blocks, DNS settings, security policies, and route tables.