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azurerm_virtual_machine_disk resource

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Use the azurerm_virtual_machine_disk InSpec audit resource to test properties related to a virtual machine’s disk. This resource will only support managed disks. If your disk is not managed it will not exist to the matcher.

Azure REST API version

This resource interacts with version 2017-03-30 of the Azure Management API. For more information see the official Azure documentation.

At the moment, there doesn’t appear to be a way to select the version of the Azure API docs. If you notice a newer version being referenced in the official documentation please open an issue or submit a pull request using the updated version.

Availability

Installation

This resource is available in the inspec-azure resource pack. To use it, add the following to your inspec.yml in your top-level profile:

depends:
  - name: inspec-azure
    git: https://github.com/inspec/inspec-azure.git

You’ll also need to setup your Azure credentials; see the resource pack README.

Version

This resource first became available in 1.0.0 of the inspec-azure resource pack.

Syntax

The resource_group and name must be given as parameters.

describe azurerm_virtual_machine_disk(resource_group: 'MyResourceGroup', name: 'MyDiskName') do
  ...
end

Examples

# If a disk is found it will exist
describe azurerm_virtual_machine_disk(resource_group: 'MyResourceGroup', name: 'MyDiskName') do
  it { should exist }
end

# Check if encryption is enabled
describe azurerm_virtual_machine_disk(resource_group: 'MyResourceGroup', name: 'MyDiskName') do
  its('encryption_enabled') { should be true }
end

Parameters

  • resource_group, name

Parameter Examples

# resource_group and name are required parameters
describe azurerm_virtual_machine_disk(resource_group: 'MyGroup', name: 'MyDiskName') do
  ...
end

Attributes

  • id
  • name
  • managedBy
  • sku
  • properties
  • type
  • location
  • tags
  • encryption_enabled

id

The disk’s unique identifier.

its('id') { should eq(id) }

Id will be in the format:

/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/disks/myManagedDisk

name

The disk’s name.

its('name') { should eq('MyDiskName') }

managedBy

The resource managing the disk if it is attached to a virtual machine.

its('managedBy') { should eq(ResourceId) }

ResourceId will be in the format:

/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/myResourceGroup/providers/Microsoft.Compute/disks/myManagedDisk

sku

The disk’s sku name (Standard_LRS|StandardSSD_LRS|Premium_LRS).

its('sku.name') { should eq('Standard_LRS') }

properties

The disk’s properties. This is a hash of key/value pairs.

type

The disk’s type. Will always be Microsoft.Compute/disks.

its('type') { should eq('Microsoft.Compute/disks') }

location

The disk’s location. Will be the region where the disk resides.

its('location') { should eq('West US') }

tags

The disk’s tags. Will be a hash of key/value pairs.

its('tags') { should eq({ 'department' => 'IT' })

encryption_enabled

If the disk is encrypted or not (true|false).

its('encryption_enabled') { should be true }

Other Attributes

There are additional attributes that may be accessed that we have not documented. Please take a look at the Azure documentation. Any attribute in the response may be accessed with the key names separated by dots (.).

The API may not always return keys that do not have any associated data. There may be cases where the deeply nested property may not have the desired attribute along your call chain. If you find yourself writing tests against properties that may be nil, fork this resource pack and add an accessor to the resource. Within that accessor you’ll be able to guard against nil keys. Pull requests are always welcome.

Matchers

This InSpec audit resource has the following special matchers. For a full list of available matchers, please visit our Universal Matchers page.

exists

describe azurerm_virtual_machine_disk(resource_group: 'MyResourceGroup', name: 'MyDiskName') do
  it { should exist }
end

Azure Permissions

Your Service Principal must be setup with a contributor role on the subscription you wish to test.

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