During the deployment of a FlashGrid Cluster a new storage account will be created by default in the specified Azure Resource Group. This storage account is used to store virtual machine boot diagnostics information.
If this default behaviour is not desired, you can configure the deployment during Cluster creation to either:
- disable boot diagnostics (which will skip the creation of a storage account), or
- specify an existing storage account for storing boot diagnostics data (recommended).
To modify the default behaviour, you must add the parameters below in the cluster configuration file (used by FlashGrid Launcher or its REST API).
1. Disable boot diagnostics & storage account creation:
Set the boot_diagnostics
variable to False:
[azure]
boot_diagnostics = False
After making the change, upload the configuration file to the FlashGrid Launcher, repeat the Validate step, and then Launch FlashGrid.
Note: Disabling boot diagnostics is not recommended because it will make troubleshooting certain types of failures more difficult. You can enable boot diagnostics at a later time, through the Azure Portal, for virtual machines deployed in this manner.
2. Specify an existing storage account for boot diagnostics
Set the boot_diagnostics_storage_uri
variable to your storage URI. The specified storage URI must have appropriate permissions, such as being part of the same Azure Subscription:
[azure]
boot_diagnostics_storage_uri = 'https://yourstorageuri.blob.core.windows.net'
After making the change, upload the configuration file to the FlashGrid Launcher, repeat the Validate step, and then Launch FlashGrid.