An identity tied to a single resource, created and removed alongside it, so ten VMs would have ten identities. Azure Policy remediation is able to use one.
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Each book explains System-assigned managed identity in context, with comparison tables and the common traps.
Terms in this definition
- IDENTITY
A column property, written IDENTITY(seed, increment), that gives each new row the next number in a rising sequence. SCOPE_IDENTITY reports the latest value created in the current scope, and a rolled-back transaction still uses up the numbers it took.
- Virtual machines
Infrastructure-as-a-service compute giving complete control of the operating system, making it a fit for lift-and-shift moves and for software relying on OS-level pieces like COM.
- Azure Policy
Azure service that audits and enforces how resources are configured, for example their location, SKU or tags, using definitions and assignments. It neither deploys resources nor controls access.
- remediation
Applying updates through vSphere Lifecycle Manager, entering maintenance mode where needed, so that every cluster and host ends up compliant with its image or baselines. Readiness can first be confirmed by a pre-check that changes nothing.