Create an Azure connection to an Edge or Collibra Cloud site

After you install an Edge site or are granted a Collibra Cloud site, you can create a connection to the Azure platform.

Do you use a vault?

You can use a vault to add your data source information to your Edge site connection.

Check the connection property table below to see which information is available for your vault.

Vaults are not available for Collibra Cloud site sites.

No vault

AWS Secrets Manager

Azure Key Vault

CyberArk Vault

Google Secret Manager

HashiCorp Vault

I don't use a vault
AWS Secrets Manager
Azure Key Vault
CyberArk Vault
Google Secret Manager
HashiCorp Vault

How to use your vault...

To use your vault, do the following:

In the Value Type field, select Vault Key.
Enter the query value to identify the secret in your vault.
Example
Note The Query must be a string containing the properties required to identify the secret. Each property must be separated by a semicolon (;). For example: Safe=<SafeName>;Folder=<FolderName>;Object=<ObjectName>
If a property is a folder with sub-folders, use a backslash (\) to define the folder path. For example: Folder=Root\Top Secrets\More Secrets
For more information about query formats and supported properties, go to the CyberArk Credential Provider documentation.

To use your vault, do the following:

In the Value Type field, select Vault Key.
Enter the required information:
Secret Engine Type
Select one of the following:
- Key Value
- Database
Engine Path
The engine path to your vault where the value is stored.
Secret Path
The secret path to your vault where the value is stored.
Field
If your Secret Engine Type is Key Value, enter the name of the field to your vault where the value is stored.
Role
If your Secret Engine Type is Database, enter the role specified in the Database engine.
Example

To use your vault, do the following:

In the Value Type field, select Vault Key.
Enter the required information:
Vault Name
The name of your Azure Key Vault in your Azure Key Vault service where the value is stored.
Secret Name
The name of the secret in your vault where the value is stored.
Example

To use your vault, do the following:

In the Value Type field, select Vault Key.
Enter the required information:
Secret Name
The name of the secret in your vault where the value is stored.
Field
If the secret stored in your AWS Secrets Manager is a JSON value, for example {"pass1": "my-password", "pass2": "my-password2"}, then you need to specify the Field to point to the exact JSON value that should be used. For example, Secret Name: edge-db-customer; Field: pass.
Note If the secret stored in your AWS Secrets Manager is a plain string value, for example my-password, then you do not need to specify the Field.
Example

To use your vault, do the following:

In the Value Type field, select Vault Key.
Enter the name of the secret in your vault where the value is stored.
Example

Prerequisites

You either created and installed an Edge site or were granted a Collibra Cloud site.
Note
If you have defined an outbound (forward) proxy on your Edge site, the integration will take that configuration into account when connecting to the AI platform. The following proxies are supported:
- Pass through (No authentication)
- Pass through (Basic authentication)
- No proxy for noProxy hosts defined by Edge
This integration is not supported on Edge sites installed using a Man-in-the-middle (MITM) proxy.
In Azure:
- To integrate ADLS folders, you need an Azure Service Principal user that is defined in Azure and that has permissions to list the files which need to be integrated into Collibra. The Azure Service Principal user must have the "Reader" and "Storage Blob Data Reader" roles for the storage locations of your data. For information, go to the Azure documentation.
- If you use Microsoft Purview:
  - The Azure Service Principal user must have the "Data reader" role to fetch entities/assets from the Microsoft Purview Rest API. For information, go to the Microsoft Purview documentation.
  - If your ADLS storage is private, ensure that the Allow Azure services on the trusted services list to access this storage account checkbox in the Networking → Firewalls and virtual networks is selected.
You have created and installed an Edge site.
You have added a vault to your Edge site.
You have a global role that has the Manage connections and capabilities global permission, for example, Edge integration engineer.

Steps

Open a site.
1. On the main toolbar, click → Settings.
  The Settings page opens.
2. In the tab pane, click Edge.
  The Sites tab opens and shows a table with an overview of your sites.
3. In the table, click the name of the site whose status is Healthy.
  The site page opens.
In the Connections section, click Create connection.
The Create connection page appears.
Select the Azure connection to connect to Azure.

Enter the required information.

Field	Description	Required	Available for vaults?
Name	The name of the Edge or Collibra Cloud site connection for Azure.	Yes	No
Description	The description of the connection.	No	No
Vault	The vault where you store your data source values.	No	No
Service Principal ID	The Application account ID to connect to the Azure. For information on the Azure Service Principal user and the Application ID, go to the Azure documentation.	Yes	Yes
Service Principal Secret	The application secret for the Service Principal. For information on the application secret value, go to the Azure documentation.	Yes	Yes
Tenant ID	The Tenant ID of your Azure Active Directory. For information on the Directory (tenant) ID, go to the Azure documentation.	Yes	Yes

Click Create.
The connection is added to the Edge or Collibra Cloud site.

What's next

You can now add the Azure ML capability to an Edge or Collibra Cloud site.