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Avere ContributorAzure built-in role

Can create and manage an Avere vFXT cluster.

Role ID4f8fab4f-1852-4a58-a46a-8eaf358af14a
CategoryStorage
Actions20
Data actions3

Before you assign it

  • It reaches the data, not just the resource. It has 3 data actions, such as reading blobs, secrets or messages.

What it can do

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Authorization/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Authorization
Microsoft.Compute/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Compute
Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets/*Every operation under Microsoft.Compute/availabilitySets
Microsoft.Compute/proximityPlacementGroups/*Every operation under Microsoft.Compute/proximityPlacementGroups
Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/*Every operation under Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines
Microsoft.Compute/disks/*Every operation under Microsoft.Compute/disks
Microsoft.Network/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Network
Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/*Every operation under Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces
Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/readGet the virtual network definition
Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/readGets a virtual network subnet definition
Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/join/actionJoins a virtual network. Not Alertable.
Microsoft.Network/virtualNetworks/subnets/joinViaServiceEndpoint/actionJoins resource such as storage account or SQL database to a subnet. Not alertable.
Microsoft.Network/networkSecurityGroups/join/actionJoins a network security group. Not Alertable.
Microsoft.Resources/deployments/*Every operation under Microsoft.Resources/deployments
Microsoft.Insights/alertRules/*Every operation under Microsoft.Insights/alertRules
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/readGets or lists resource groups.
Microsoft.Storage/*/readAny read operation on anything under Microsoft.Storage
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/*Every operation under Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts
Microsoft.Support/*Every operation under Microsoft.Support
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/resources/readGets the resources for the resource group.

Data actions

PermissionWhat it allows
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/deleteReturns the result of deleting a blob
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/readReturns a blob or a list of blobs
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/blobs/writeReturns the result of writing a blob

Assign it

Scope it as tightly as you can: a resource or resource group rather than the whole subscription.

azure cli
az role assignment create \
  --assignee "jane.doe@contoso.com" \
  --role "Avere Contributor" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Avere Contributor" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, '4f8fab4f-1852-4a58-a46a-8eaf358af14a')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', '4f8fab4f-1852-4a58-a46a-8eaf358af14a')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "4f8fab4f-1852-4a58-a46a-8eaf358af14a"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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