azurerm_load_balancers resource

Use the azurerm_load_balancers InSpec audit resource to test properties and configuration of Azure Load Balancers.

Azure REST API version

This resource interacts with version 2018-11-01 of the Azure Management API. For more information see the Official Azure Documentation.

At the moment, there doesn’t appear to be a way to select the version of the Azure API docs. If you notice a newer version being referenced in the official documentation please open an issue or submit a pull request using the updated version.

Availability

Installation

This resource is available in the inspec-azure resource pack. To use it, add the following to your inspec.yml in your top-level profile:

depends:
  inspec-azure:
    git: https://github.com/inspec/inspec-azure.git

You’ll also need to setup your Azure credentials; see the resource pack README.

Version

This resource first became available in 1.7.2 of the inspec-azure resource pack.

Syntax

An azurerm_load_balancers resource block returns all Azure Load Balancers, either within a Resource Group (if provided), or within an entire Subscription.

describe azurerm_load_balancer do
  ...
end

or

describe azurerm_load_balancers(resource_group: 'my-rg') do
  ...
end

Examples

The following examples show how to use this InSpec audit resource.

Check Load balancers are present

describe azurerm_load_balancers do
  it            { should exist }
  its('names')  { should include 'my-lb' }
end

Filter Criteria

names

Filters the results to include only those load balancers which match the given name. This is a string value.

describe azurerm_load_balancers.where{ name.eql?('production-lb-5') } do
  it { should exist }
end

location

Filters the results to include only those load balancers which reside in a given location. This is a string value.

describe azurerm_load_balancers.where{ location.eql?('eastus') } do
  it { should exist }
end

Attributes

• id
• name
• sku
• location
• properties
• tags
• type

ids

Azure resource ID.

names

Load balancer name, e.g. my-lb.

its('names') { should include 'my-lb' }

SKU

SKU of load balancer. This is metadata used for the Azure portal experience.

locations

Resource location, e.g. eastus.

its('locations') { should_not include 'eastus' }

properties

A collection of additional configuration properties related to the Load Balancer, e.g. loadBalancingRules.

tag

Resource tags applied to the Load balancer.

type

The type of Resource, typically Microsoft.Network/loadBalancers.

Matchers

This Chef InSpec audit resource has the following special matchers. For a full list of available matchers, see our Universal Matchers page.

exists

The control will pass if the filter returns at least one result. Use should_not if you expect zero matches.

describe azurerm_load_balancers do
  it { should exist }
end

Azure Permissions

Your Service Principal must be setup with a contributor role on the subscription you wish to test.