azure_mysql_servers Resource

Use the azure_mysql_servers InSpec audit resource to test the properties and configuration of multiple Azure MySQL servers.

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

An azure_mysql_servers resource block returns all Azure MySQL servers within a resource group (if provided) or an entire subscription.

describe azure_mysql_servers do
  #...
end

describe azure_mysql_servers(resource_group: 'RESOURCE_GROUP') do
  #...
end

Parameters

resource_group (optional): The name of the resource group.

Properties

ids: A list of the unique resource IDs.; Field: id
locations: A list of locations for all the resources being interrogated.; Field: location
names: A list of names of all the resources being interrogated.; Field: name
tags: A list of tag:value pairs defined on the resources.; Field: tags
skus: A list of the SKUs (pricing tiers) of the servers.; Field: sku
properties: A list of properties for all the resources being interrogated.; Field: properties

Note

For information on using filter criteria on plural resources, see the documentation on FilterTable

Examples

Check MySQL servers are present

describe azure_mysql_servers do
  it            { should exist }
  its('names')  { should include 'my-server-name' }
end

Filters the results to include only those servers that have the specified name (Client Side Filtering)

describe azure_mysql_servers.where{ name.include?('production') } do
  it { should exist }
end

Filters the results to include only those servers which reside in a specified location (Client Side Filtering)

describe azure_mysql_servers.where{ location.eql?('westeurope') } do
  it { should exist }
end

Filters the results to include only those servers which reside in a specified location and have the specified name (Server Side Filtering - Recommended)

describe azure_generic_resources(resource_provider: 'Microsoft.DBforMySQL/servers', substring_of_name: 'production', location: 'westeurope') do
  it {should exist}
end

Matchers

For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.

This resource has the following special matchers.

exists

The control passes if the filter returns at least one result. Use should_not if you expect zero matches.

describe azure_mysql_servers do
  it { should exist }
end

Azure Permissions

Your Service Principal must be set up with at least a contributor role on the subscription you wish to test.