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# Ingest Cloud Assets from Microsoft Azure
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Ingestion of Cloud Assets from Microsoft Azure requires a Cortex XDR Pro per GB license.
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Cortex XDR provides a unified, normalized asset inventory for cloud assets in Microsoft Azure. This capability provides deeper visibility to all the assets and superior context for incident investigation.
To receive cloud assets from Microsoft Azure, you must configure the Collection Integrations settings in Cortex XDR using the Cloud Inventory data collector to configure the Microsoft Azure wizard. The Microsoft Azure wizard includes instructions to be completed both in Microsoft Azure and the Microsoft Azure wizard screens. After you set up data collection, Cortex XDR begins receiving new data from the source.
As soon as Cortex XDR begins receiving cloud assets, you can view the data in Assets → **Cloud Inventory**, where **All Assets** and **Specific Cloud Assets** pages display the data in a table format.
To configure the Microsoft Azure cloud assets collection in Cortex XDR.
1. Open the Microsoft Azure wizard in Cortex XDR.
1. Select **Settings** → **Configurations** → **Data Collection** → **Collection Integrations**.
2. In the **Cloud Inventory** configuration, click **Add Instance**.
3. Click **Azure**.
2. Define the **Configure Account** screen of the wizard.
Setting the connection parameters on the right-side of the screen are dependent on certain configurations in Microsoft Azure as explained below.
1. Select the **Organization Level** as either **Subscription** (default), **Tenant**, or **Management Group**. The **Organization Level** that you select changes the instructions and fields displayed on the screen.
2. Login to your [Microsoft Azure Portal](https://portal.azure.com/).
3. Search for **Subscriptions**, select **Subscriptions**, copy the applicable **Subscription ID** in Azure, and paste it in the **Subscription ID** field in the **Configure Account** screen wizard in Cortex XDR.
Note
This step is only relevant if you’ve configured the Organization Level as Subscription in the Configure Account screen in Cortex XDR. Otherwise, you can skip this step if the Organization Level is set to Tenant or Management Group.
Note
This step is only relevant if you’ve configured the Organization Level as Management Group in the Configure Account screen in Cortex XDR. Otherwise, you can skip this step if the Organization Level is set to Subscription or Tenant.
Warning
To run the Terraform script when configuring the Organization Level at the Tenant level, you must first ensure that you elevate user access to manage all Azure subscriptions and management groups for the User Access Administrator role. For more information, see the Microsoft Azure documentation.
Note
Before running this command, ensure that your Azure CLI client is logged in by running az login. From the returned message from the login command, copy the code provided, go to the website mentioned in the message, and use the code to authenticate.
For more information, see Sign in with Azure CLI.
Note
Whenever the Cloud Inventory data collector integrations are modified by using the Edit, Disable, or Delete options, it can take up to 10 minutes for these changes to be reflected in Cortex XDR.