Regions and Platforms

Regions and Platforms 

 Overview 

 Regions define where subscriptions can be created, where usage can be collected, and which platform integration CMS uses. 

 Purpose 

 Use Regions to configure the platform locations CMS manages or bills, test readiness, control tenant access, review health, and run region operations. 

 Supported Platforms 

 

 

 

 Platform 

 What users should expect 

 

 

 

 

 Azure Stack 

 Subscriptions, usage collection, health, catalogue, quotas, and lifecycle actions. 

 

 

 Azure Local 

 Azure Local VM and disk usage, image catalogue, resource groups, and billing through CMS pricing. 

 

 

 Public Azure 

 Azure cost import, resource group tag mapping, fallback subscription handling, and pass-through uplift. 

 

 

 CloudStack 

 CloudStack subscriptions, offers, templates, usage, billing, and quota-style limits. 

 

 

 

 User Roles 

 Regions are primarily managed by platform administrators. Platform readers can review platform information where permitted. Non-platform users see region-related information only where it is needed for dashboards, subscriptions, calculator options, or billing visibility. 

 Key Workflows 

 Prepare a Region 

 

 Open Regions. 

 Create or edit a region. 

 Select the platform. 

 Enter required platform configuration. 

 Save the region. 

 Run the available connection or health checks. 

 Confirm the region is enabled and ready before creating subscriptions. 

 

 Restrict Tenant Access 

 

 Open the region details. 

 Select Tenant Access. 

 Add allowed tenants when the region should be restricted. 

 Leave the list empty when all role-visible tenants may use the region. 

 

 Run Region Operations 

 Use region details to run available platform actions such as health refresh, usage update, or region-specific maintenance. Actions appear only when the region is configured enough for the selected platform. 

 Configuration Notes 

 

 

 

 Platform 

 Important configuration 

 

 

 

 

 Azure Stack 

 Provider connection, identity registration mode, certificate storage, catalogue, quotas, and health. 

 

 

 Azure Local 

 Azure connection, region location, cluster details, image sync, resource group tagging, and usage collection. 

 

 

 Public Azure 

 Azure connection, resource group tag key, currency, fallback subscription, and pass-through pricing. 

 

 

 CloudStack 

 CloudStack endpoint, zone/account configuration, offers, templates, and domain/account mapping. 

 

 

 

 What To Check 

 If a region or action is missing, check: 

 

 The user's role. 

 Whether the region is enabled. 

 Whether required platform configuration is complete. 

 Whether the tenant is allowed to use the region. 

 Whether the action applies to the selected platform. 

 

 Related Pages 

 

 Subscriptions and Resource Groups 

 Catalogue, Pricing, and Calculator 

 Usage, Billing, and Invoicing 

 Quotas