Configuring Element Types

define the element type properties shown below, so that kron pam can identify the os of the discovered instances navigate to device management > element type click the options button of the related element type and select show properties set the device import azure element type pattern , device import azure access protocol , and device import azure ssh username properties parameter name parameter value device import azure access protocol mandatory this property is used to determine the default access method for the discovered instances device import azure element type pattern mandatory the pattern can be defined as multiple in one element this pattern is checked against the “ami id” description of the instance in order to determine the os type device import azure ssh username mandatory for log in not required for device import this username is used as the default log in credential device import azure port number optional devices are imported with the defined port number value if this value is not set, a default port number is used, such as 22 for ssh device import azure reset windows admin password while importing windows devices from azure, usernames and passwords will be retrieved from azure by using a private key for zero touch onboarding if the parameter is set as “true”, the credentials are stored in the “admincredentials <$publicipofdevice>”sapm definition of a new element type for each os type is required, in order for kron pam to autodetect ex centos linux, ubuntu linux, etc