XIA Configuration

Azure Documentation Tool

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

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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 Azure tenant, track changes, and reduce effort otherwise spent performing these tasks manually.

In-Depth Auditing. Use the reporting feature to audit your Azure subscriptions 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 tenant

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 hosted in Azure.

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Information documented by XIA Configuration

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

Tenant
Azure Active Directory
Locations
Role Definitions
Resource Groups
Resources
Virtual Machines

Availability Sets
SQL
Storage Accounts
Network Interfaces
Public IP Addresses
Virtual Networks
Web Apps

Tenant

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Name
Tenant Identifier
Default Domain

Tenant Information
Privacy Information
Address

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.

An Azure tenant is an instance of Azure Active Directory and corresponding resources that represents an organization.

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Azure Active Directory

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Applications

Application Identifier
Display Name
Identifier
Credentials

Users

Display Name
Identifier
Enabled
User Principal Name

Groups

Display Name
Group Type
Email
Identifier
Direct Group Members

Roles

Display Name
Identifier
Enabled
Role Type
Template Identifier
Role Members

Azure Active Directory (Azure AD) is a cloud-based identity and access management service.

Screenshot of Azure Active Directory domains in the XIA Configuration web interface — Automatically document Azure Active Directory

For information on documenting Active Directory On-Premises, view the Active Directory page.

Locations

View and document the locations available to the tenant.

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Display Name
Name
Providers

A location represents the city or area of an Azure region.

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Role Definitions

View and document the roles defined within the tenant.

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Name
Description
Identifier
Is Built-In

Assignable Scopes
Actions
Not Actions

A role definition is a collection of permissions that can be performed, such as read, write, and delete.

Resource Groups

View and document resource groups.

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Locations
Subscription
Locks
Role Assignments

A resource group is a container that holds related resources for an Azure solution.

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Resources

View and document resource configuration.

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Display Name
Resource Type
Location

A resource is an entity such as a virtual machine, virtual network, or storage account that is managed by Azure.

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Azure Virtual Machines

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For detailed documentation of virtual machines running on Azure, view the Windows Machine page or the Unix page.

Availability Sets

View and document availability set configuration.

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Azure SQL

View and document Azure SQL configuration.

SQL Servers

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For detailed documentation of SQL servers running on Azure, view the SQL page.

SQL Databases

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SQL Elastic Pools

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Storage Accounts

View and document storage account configuration.

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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 an Azure storage account in the XIA Configuration web interface

Network Interfaces

View and document network interface configuration.

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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.

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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 an 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 an Azure route table in a document generated by XIA Configuration

Public IP Addresses

View and document public IP address configuration.

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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 an Azure public IP address in the XIA Configuration web interface

Virtual Networks

View and document virtual networks configuration.

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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.