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Operate · v0.0.1

Microsoft Azure provider

Azure contracts exist in source, but the provider is disabled and is not a customer runtime capability in v0.0.1. Current posture: Disabled in v0.0.1.

AudienceCloud platform operatorsReading time10 minutesCommands in contextNo terminal requiredReviewed sourcefcc5871 · 30 July 2026
RC

Exact release scope. This page documents the reviewed v0.0.1 source at fcc5871. Check release status before enabling a gated capability.

Release posture

Disabled in v0.0.1

Azure contracts exist in source, but the provider is disabled and is not a customer runtime capability in v0.0.1.

Implemented operation contracts

  • Credential validation
  • Location, size and image discovery
  • VNet and subnet planning
  • VM lifecycle contracts
  • Create, scale and replace planning

Prerequisites

  • Scoped service principal
  • Explicit subscription, region, image and network intent
  • Admin and SSH metadata
  • NSG review and exact-release live validation

Limits and stop conditions

BoundaryOperator rule
01Disabled in v0.0.1
02Do not enable by configuration override
03Marketplace image terms remain customer-owned
04No automatic security-policy widening

Evaluation workflow

  1. 01

    Create a disposable provider boundary

    Use dedicated credentials, quota/budget controls and no production workload.

  2. 02

    Register and validate

    Confirm allowed hosts, identity, region and discovery without retry loops.

  3. 03

    Review the infrastructure plan

    Inspect network, firewall, image, size, node identity and warnings.

  4. 04

    Exercise lifecycle

    Create, scale, replace, upgrade, failure/recovery and cleanup for the exact release.

  5. 05

    Record the decision

    Retain provider action IDs, OperationRuns, artifacts, residual risk and explicit approval or rejection.