azurerm_load_balancers resource
Warning
This resource will be deprecated when version 2 of the inspec-azure resource pack is released. Please use the azure_load_balancer resource instead.
Use the azurerm_load_balancers
InSpec audit resource to test properties and configuration of Azure Load Balancers.
Azure REST API version
This resource interacts with version 2018-11-01
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
Install
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:
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 1.7.2 of the inspec-azure resource pack.
Syntax
An azurerm_load_balancers
resource block returns all Azure Load Balancers, either within a Resource Group (if provided), or within an entire Subscription.
describe azurerm_load_balancer do
...
end
or
describe azurerm_load_balancers(resource_group: 'my-rg') do
...
end
Examples
The following examples show how to use this InSpec audit resource.
Check Load balancers are present
describe azurerm_load_balancers do
it { should exist }
its('names') { should include 'my-lb' }
end
Filter Criteria
names
Filters the results to include only those load balancers which match the given name. This is a string value.
describe azurerm_load_balancers.where{ name.eql?('production-lb-5') } do
it { should exist }
end
location
Filters the results to include only those load balancers which reside in a given location. This is a string value.
describe azurerm_load_balancers.where{ location.eql?('eastus') } do
it { should exist }
end
Attributes
id
name
sku
location
properties
tags
type
ids
Azure resource ID.
names
Load balancer name, e.g. my-lb
.
its('names') { should include 'my-lb' }
SKU
SKU of load balancer. This is metadata used for the Azure portal experience.
locations
Resource location, e.g. eastus
.
its('locations') { should_not include 'eastus' }
properties
A collection of additional configuration properties related to the Load Balancer, e.g. loadBalancingRules
.
tag
Resource tags applied to the Load balancer.
type
The type of Resource, typically Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers
.
Matchers
For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.This resource has the following special matchers.
exists
The control will pass if the filter returns at least one result. Use
should_not
if you expect zero matches.
describe azurerm_load_balancers do
it { should exist }
end
Azure Permissions
Your Service
Principal
must be setup with a contributor
role on the subscription you wish to test.