azure_load_balancer Resource
Use the azure_load_balancer
InSpec audit resource to test the properties and configuration of an Azure Load Balancer.
Azure REST API Version, Endpoint, and HTTP Client Parameters
This resource interacts with API versions supported by the resource provider.
The api_version
can be defined as a resource parameter.
If not provided, this resource uses the latest version.
For more information, refer to the azure_generic_resource
document.
Unless defined, this resource uses the azure_cloud
global endpoint and default values for the HTTP client.
For more information, refer to the resource pack README.
Install
This resource is available in the Chef InSpec Azure resource pack.
For information on configuring your Azure environment for Chef InSpec and creating an InSpec profile that uses the InSpec Azure resource pack, see the Chef InSpec documentation for the Azure cloud platform.
Syntax
resource_group
and name
, or the resource_id
are required parameters.
describe azure_load_balancer(resource_group: 'RESOURCE_GROUP', name: 'EXAMPLE_LB') do
it { should exist }
end
describe azure_load_balancer(resource_id: '/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}/resourceGroups/{resourceGroupName}/providers/Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers/{loadBalancerName}') do
it { should exist }
end
Parameters
resource_group
- Azure resource group where the targeted resource resides.
name
- The unique name of the load balancer.
loadbalancer_name
- Alias for the
name
parameter. resource_id
- The unique resource ID.
Either one of the parameter sets can be provided for a valid query:
resource_id
resource_group
andname
resource_group
andloadbalancer_name
Properties
sku.name
- Name of a load balancer SKU.
For properties applicable to all resources, such as type
, name
, id
, and properties
, refer to azure_generic_resource
.
Also, refer to Azure documentation for other properties available. Any attribute in the response may be accessed with the key names separated by dots (.
).
Examples
Test if a Load Balancer has any inbound nat rules
describe azure_load_balancer(resource_group: 'RESOURCE_GROUP', name: 'EXAMPLE_LB') do
its('properties.inboundNatRules') { should_not be_empty }
end
Loop through all Load Balancers in a subscription via ‘resource_id’
azure_load_balancers.ids.each do |id|
describe azure_load_balancer(resource_id: id) do
its('properties.inboundNatRules') { should_not be_empty }
end
end
Matchers
This InSpec audit resource has the following special matchers. For a full list of available matchers, please visit our Universal Matchers page.
exists
# If we expect the resource to always exist.
describe azure_load_balancer(resource_group: 'RESOURCE_GROUP', name: 'EXAMPLE_LB') do
it { should exist }
end
not_exists
# If we expect the resource to never exist.
describe azure_load_balancer(resource_group: 'RESOURCE_GROUP', name: 'EXAMPLE_LB') do
it { should_not exist }
end
Azure Permissions
Your Service Principal must be set up with at least a contributor
role on the subscription you wish to test.