Configuring Element Types

define the element type properties shown below, so that kron pam can identify the os of the discovered instances navigate to devices > element type create a new element type and add an azure tag click the next button of the related element type fill in the azure element type pattern , azure access protocol , and azure ssh username properties parameter name parameter value azure access protocol mandatory this property is used to determine the default access method for the discovered instances 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 to determine the os type azure ssh username mandatory for logging in not required for device import this username is used as the default login credential 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 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, for kron pam to autodetect ex centos linux, ubuntu linux, etc