CloudRays ARI+

ARI+ is an enhanced version of the Azure Resource Inventory (ARI) tool. ARI is a robust PowerShell script provided by Microsoft that generates an Excel report of any Azure environment to which you have read access. This tool aims to assist Cloud Administrators and other professionals in creating a comprehensive Excel report of an Azure Environment quickly and easily. ARI+ enhances the original script by capturing additional utilization metrics. This repository is professionally maintained by AWS, focusing exclusively on read-only integrations with Azure API's and Azure Monitor.

Table of Contents

• Prerequisites
• Installation
• Running the Script
• Acknowledgments

Prerequisites

ARI+ can be executed in both Azure Cloudshell and PowerShell Desktop environments.

Requirements

Note: By default, Azure Resource Inventory will attempt to install the necessary PowerShell modules and Azure CLI components, but you need administrator privileges during the script execution.

• PowerShell 7 or Azure CloudShell
• Azure CLI
• Azure CLI Account Extension
• Azure CLI Resource-Graph Extension

Dependencies

Install the required PowerShell module:

Install-Module ImportExcel

Installation

1. Clone the repository or download the ResourceInventory.ps1 script.

git clone https://github.com/stefoy/AriPlus

Running the Script

ARI+ uses concurrency to execute commands in parallel, especially when gathering metrics. By default, the concurrency limit is set to 6. To change this, use the -ConcurrencyLimit option.

2. If you are in Azure CloudShell, you're already authenticated. In PowerShell Desktop, you will be redirected to the Azure sign-in page.

./ResourceInventory.ps1 -ConcurrencyLimit 8

Script Output/Reports

3. When the script has completed, a zip file of the report will be saved in the folder AriPlusReports.

   • ARI+ will create 4 files and one zip

     • Consumption_ResourcesReport_(date).json
     • Inventory_ResourcesReport_(date).json
     • Metrics_ResourcesReport_(date).json
     • ResourcesReport_(date).xlsx

   • These 4 files zipped up automatically and the zip is what is sent back to AWS

     • ResourcesReport_(date).zip

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Parameters

The following table lists the parameters that can be used with the script:

Parameter	Type	Description
$TenantID	String	Specifies the Tenant ID you want to create a Resource Inventory
$Appid	String	Service Principal Authentication ID.
$SubscriptionID	String	Specifies the Subscription which will be run for Inventory.
$Secret	String	Client Secret of the Service Principal key.
$ResourceGroup	String	Specifies the Resource Group.
$Debug	Switch	Enable Debug Mode
$SkipMetrics	Switch	A switch to skip metrics retrieval.
$Help	Switch	A switch to display the help message.
$SkipConsumption	Switch	A switch to indicate if consumption metrics should be gathered.
$DeviceLogin	Switch	A switch to trigger device login.
$ConcurrencyLimit	Integer	Specifies the concurrency limit for parallel command execution. Default value is 6.

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⚠️ Warning Messages

• Important: Azure Resource Inventory will not upgrade the current version of the Powershell modules.

• Important: If you're running the script inside Azure CloudShell, the final Excel will not have auto-fit columns, and you will see warnings during the script execution. This is an issue with the Import-Excel module but it does not affect the inventory which will remain accurate.

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Maintained by

• Stephen Foy | foys@amazon.com
• Aidan Keane | ajkeane@amazon.com

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Acknowledgments

Special thanks to Doug Finke, the author of the PowerShell ImportExcel Module.

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