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Audit AHUB for eligible VMs

Source

Repository Azure Landing Zones (ALZ) GitHub
JSON Audit-AzureHybridBenefit

Display name

Audit AHUB for eligible VMs

Audit-AzureHybridBenefit

Version

Category

Cost Optimization

Description

Optimize cost by enabling Azure Hybrid Benefit. Leverage this Policy definition as a cost control to reveal Virtual Machines not using AHUB.

Cloud environments

AzureChinaCloud
AzureCloud
AzureUSGovernment

Mode

All

Type

Custom Azure Landing Zones (ALZ)

Preview

False

Deprecated

False

Effect

Default
Audit
Allowed
Audit, Disabled

RBAC role(s)

none

Rule aliases

IF (4)

Alias	Namespace	ResourceType	Path	PathIsDefault	Modifiable
Microsoft.Compute/imageOffer	Microsoft.Compute Microsoft.Compute Microsoft.Compute	virtualMachines virtualMachineScaleSets disks	properties.storageProfile.imageReference.offer properties.virtualMachineProfile.storageProfile.imageReference.offer properties.creationData.imageReference.id	True True True	False False False
Microsoft.Compute/imagePublisher	Microsoft.Compute Microsoft.Compute Microsoft.Compute	virtualMachines virtualMachineScaleSets disks	properties.storageProfile.imageReference.publisher properties.virtualMachineProfile.storageProfile.imageReference.publisher properties.creationData.imageReference.id	True True True	False False False
Microsoft.Compute/imageSKU	Microsoft.Compute Microsoft.Compute Microsoft.Compute	virtualMachines virtualMachineScaleSets disks	properties.storageProfile.imageReference.sku properties.virtualMachineProfile.storageProfile.imageReference.sku properties.creationData.imageReference.id	True True True	False False False
Microsoft.Compute/licenseType	Microsoft.Compute Microsoft.Compute	virtualMachines virtualMachineScaleSets	properties.licenseType properties.virtualMachineProfile.licenseType	True True	False False

Rule resource types

IF (2)
Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines
Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachineScaleSets

Initiatives usage

Initiative DisplayName	Initiative Id	Initiative Category	State
Unused resources driving cost should be avoided	Audit-UnusedResourcesCostOptimization	Cost Optimization	GA

History

Date/Time (UTC ymd) (i)	Change type	Change detail
2023-07-25 17:56:05	add	Audit-AzureHybridBenefit

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