IBM Cloud Orchestrator, Version 2.5

Capabilities and limitations

There are the following capabilities and limitations for Microsoft Azure in IBM® Cloud Orchestrator.

Capabilities

The following capabilities are supported:

Add a Microsoft Subscription as Azure region in IBM Cloud Orchestrator.
Deploy a cloud service using the Deploy Azure Cloud Service offering.
View deployed cloud services using the RESOURCES view.
Lifecycle management of deployed cloud services from the RESOURCES view, for example start, stop, and delete an Azure cloud service.
View deployments in cloud services using the RESOURCES view.
Lifecycle management of deployments in cloud services from the RESOURCES view, for example start, stop, and delete a deployment.

The following limitations exist:

Microsoft Azure resources are not visible within OpenStack.
The OpenStack Dashboard is not supported.
IBM Cloud Orchestrator dashboards do not show Azure resources. A Microsoft Azure subscription cannot be shared among IBM Cloud Orchestrator projects.
Note: A Microsoft Azure subscription is uniquely assigned to a single IBM Cloud Orchestrator project.
Deployed cloud stacks within Azure are only internet accessible using the public IP address of the related cloud service or using a dedicated VPN that requires deployment to a Microsoft Azure virtual network.
With the functions provided by IBM Cloud Orchestrator, it is not possible to upload and use a certificate for a cloud service.
The expiry dates of service management certificates are not enforced by Microsoft Azure. For more information, see https://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/azure/ee460782.aspx.