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azure_snapshots Resource

Use the azure_snapshots InSpec audit resource to test the properties and configurations of multiple Azure snapshots.

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

describe azure_snapshots do
  it { should exist }
end

Parameters

No required parameters.

Properties

ids
The id of the snapshot.

Field: id

names
The name of the snapshot.

Field: name

types
The type of the snapshot.

Field: type

locations
The location of the snapshot.

Field: location

properties
The properties of the snapshot.

Field: properties

skus
The sku of the snapshot.

Field: sku

Note

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

See the Azure documentation for other available properties.

Examples

Test if a snapshot has a valid type

describe azure_snapshots do
  its('types') { should cmp 'Microsoft.Compute/snapshots' }
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.

Use should exist to test that a resource exists.

describe azure_snapshots do
  it { should exist }
end

Use should_not exist to test that resources do not exist.

describe azure_snapshots 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.

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