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Avere OperatorAzure built-in role

Used by the Avere vFXT cluster to manage the cluster

Role IDc025889f-8102-4ebf-b32c-fc0c6f0c6bd9
CategoryStorage
Actions11
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.Compute/virtualMachines/readGet the properties of a virtual machine
Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/readGets a network interface definition.
Microsoft.Network/networkInterfaces/writeCreates a network interface or updates an existing network interface.
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/networkSecurityGroups/join/actionJoins a network security group. Not Alertable.
Microsoft.Resources/subscriptions/resourceGroups/readGets or lists resource groups.
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/deleteReturns the result of deleting a container
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/readReturns a container
Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts/blobServices/containers/writeReturns the result of patch blob container

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 Operator" \
  --scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
powershell3 lines
New-AzRoleAssignment -SignInName "jane.doe@contoso.com" `
  -RoleDefinitionName "Avere Operator" `
  -Scope "/subscriptions/<subscription id>/resourceGroups/<resource group>"
bicep7 lines
resource assignment 'Microsoft.Authorization/roleAssignments@2022-04-01' = {
  name: guid(resourceGroup().id, principalId, 'c025889f-8102-4ebf-b32c-fc0c6f0c6bd9')
  properties: {
    roleDefinitionId: subscriptionResourceId('Microsoft.Authorization/roleDefinitions', 'c025889f-8102-4ebf-b32c-fc0c6f0c6bd9')
    principalId: principalId
  }
}

Who already has it?

kql · azure resource graph
authorizationresources
| where type == "microsoft.authorization/roleassignments"
| where tostring(properties.roleDefinitionId) endswith "c025889f-8102-4ebf-b32c-fc0c6f0c6bd9"
| project principalId = tostring(properties.principalId), principalType = tostring(properties.principalType), scope = tostring(properties.scope)

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