Prerequisites to deploy Manufacturing data solutions in Fabric

This section provides information on how to prepare for the deployment of Manufacturing data solutions in the designated tenant. The prerequisites must be completed before deploying Manufacturing data solutions to the designated tenant.

Azure subscription requirements

An Azure subscription is a fundamental component of Microsoft Azure, serving as a logical container for provisioning and managing Azure resources and services.

Sign in to Azure. To proceed, ensure that your subscription has access to Azure OpenAI, is allowlisted with Manufacturing data solutions, and the Microsoft.ManufacturingPlatform namespace and necessary Azure resource providers are registered.

Ensure that you have the following to deploy and test Manufacturing data solutions:

• An Azure subscription

  • Enabled access to Azure OpenAI

  • On the subscription, user should have Contributor role for Deployment and User Access Administrator role for Role Assignment

  • Quotas availability according to model and region:

    • GPT-4, 0125-Preview (Turbo)
    • GPT-4-32k, 0613
    • GPT-4o, 2024-05-13

  • Allowlist your Azure subscription.

  Important

  Manufacturing data solutions in Fabric (preview) and Factory Operations Agent in Azure AI requires registration and is currently only available to approved customers and partners in the EUAP (Early User Access Program) region during the preview period. Request configuration support during the preview period by completing the Allowlist request form. If you later want to enroll in a public region, a new deployment will be required. For a list of available regions, see Azure region availability for Manufacturing data solutions.

Register the preview feature

When the request is successfully completed, you can register the preview feature.

1. Registration can be done through the Azure portal UI or by running an Azure command.

   Note

   Azure OpenAI and allowlisting is mandatory to execute these commands.

   • In the Azure portal UI, go to the Preview features in your subscription. Search for Default Feature and then select Register.

   

   • You can also run the following Azure command:

     az feature register --subscription YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME_OR_ID --namespace Microsoft.ManufacturingPlatform --name DefaultFeature

   Note

   Azure resources are categorized under namespaces (e.g., Microsoft.Compute, Microsoft.Storage). In this case, 'Microsoft.ManufacturingPlatform' is the namespace under which the resource type is there.

2. You can execute the registration of the resource provider.

   az provider register --subscription YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME_OR_ID --namespace Microsoft.ManufacturingPlatform

   Tip

   You can check if the state Azure feature is registered by using the following command az feature show --subscription YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME_OR_ID --namespace Microsoft.ManufacturingPlatform --name DefaultFeature

3. For NRG lockdown please run the following command.

   az feature register --namespace "Microsoft.ContainerService" --name "NRGLockdownPreview"

Register necessary Azure resource providers

An Azure resource provider is a collection of REST operations that provide functionality for an Azure service. Manufacturing data solutions uses common Azure resources such as AKS and Azure monitoring. Resource provider defines the Azure resources that are available for your subscription to deploy to your account.

You can register Azure resource providers via Azure portal, PowerShell, or Azure CLI. You can find all the needed Azure resource providers that Manufacturing data solutions needs during the deployment in the given table.

Connect-AzAccount -Tenant YOUR_TENANT_ID -Subscription YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_ID

    $providerNamespaces = "Microsoft.Kusto", "Microsoft.Resources", "Microsoft.Authorization", "Microsoft.OperationsManagement", "Microsoft.Insights", "Microsoft.OperationalInsights", "Microsoft.Storage", "Microsoft.Compute", "Microsoft.ContainerService", "Microsoft.ContainerRegistry", "Microsoft.ContainerInstance", "Microsoft.Kubernetes", "Microsoft.DocumentDB", "Microsoft.Network", "Microsoft.ManagedIdentity", "Microsoft.GuestConfiguration", "Microsoft.Cache", "Microsoft.EventHub", "Microsoft.CognitiveServices", "Microsoft.Web", "Microsoft.AppConfiguration"
    foreach ($providerNamespace in $providerNamespaces) {
        $registrationStates = @((Get-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace $providerNamespace).RegistrationState | Select-Object -Unique)
        Write-Host "Provider Namespace: $providerNamespace, Registration States: [ " -NoNewline
        foreach ($registrationState in $registrationStates) {
            $color = if ($registrationState -eq "Registered") { "Green" } else { "Red" }
            Write-Host $registrationState -ForegroundColor $color -NoNewline
            if ($registrationState -ne $registrationStates[-1]) {
                Write-Host ", " -NoNewline
            }
        }
        Write-Host " ]"
    }

    
Connect-AzAccount -Tenant YOUR_TENANT_ID -Subscription YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_ID
    

   
$providerNamespaces = "Microsoft.Kusto", "Microsoft.Resources", "Microsoft.Authorization", "Microsoft.OperationsManagement", "Microsoft.Insights", "Microsoft.OperationalInsights", "Microsoft.Storage", "Microsoft.Compute", "Microsoft.ContainerService", "Microsoft.ContainerRegistry", "Microsoft.ContainerInstance", "Microsoft.Kubernetes", "Microsoft.DocumentDB", "Microsoft.Network", "Microsoft.ManagedIdentity", "Microsoft.GuestConfiguration", "Microsoft.Cache", "Microsoft.EventHub", "Microsoft.CognitiveServices", "Microsoft.Web", "Microsoft.AppConfiguration"
    foreach ($providerNamespace in $providerNamespaces) {
        Register-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace $providerNamespace
    }

Install PowerShell locally with AZ module

The Az PowerShell module is a rollup module. Installing the Az PowerShell module downloads the generally available modules and makes their cmdlets available for use. These Az modules are required to run the scripts associated with deployment.

For detailed steps for installation, refer to Azmodule.

Validate Virtual Machine availability

After the deployment is completed, the AKS Clusters are created. The AKS cluster is using virtual machines of the Standard_DS family. Both Standard_DS2_v2 and Standard_DS2_v3 are used. Make sure these clusters are available in all availability zones for your subscription and region.

Check Standard_DS2_v2 SKU size:

    az vm list-skus --subscription YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME_OR_ID --location YOUR_REGION --size Standard_DS2_v2 --all --output table

Check Standard_DS3_v2 SKU size:

    az vm list-skus --subscription YOUR_SUBSCRIPTION_NAME_OR_ID --location YOUR_REGION --size Standard_DS3_v2 --all --output table

The restrictions should mention None.

A negative result can look like the following example.

    virtualMachines  eastus2      Standard_DS2_v2         1,2,3    NotAvailableForSubscription, type: Zone, locations: eastus2, zones: 3
    virtualMachines  eastus2      Standard_DS3_v2         1,2,3    NotAvailableForSubscription, type: Zone, locations: eastus2, zones: 3

If the virtual machines aren't available, file an Azure Support ticket for your subscription and region.

Microsoft Fabric requirements

Microsoft Fabric is a comprehensive data platform for managing and analyzing data seamlessly. It includes services like Fabric Lakehouse and event streams for large-scale data processing and analysis. Configuration for Fabric resources for Manufacturing data solutions is for authentication and data ingestion.

For more information, see Enable Microsoft Fabric for your organization - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn, and to use Microsoft Fabric, see Microsoft Fabric Enabled. After Fabric is enabled, create a One lake workspace, Create a workspace - Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn.

Set up source of batch data ingestion for Manufacturing data solutions in Fabric Lakehouse

A lakehouse is a unified data architecture allowing for efficient storage, management, and analysis of structured and unstructured data. You can use Fabric lakehouse to store the batch data received from Manufacturing Industry.

1. Create a Fabric Lakehouse inside the workspace you created. If you don’t have one or would like to create a new instance, you can follow the instructions here - Create a Lakehouse with OneLake -Microsoft Fabric | Microsoft Learn

   

2. Create a subfolder for the batch data to be ingested. For example, you can create a folder called Production Data inside which you can later upload your data related to Production.

   

3. Make a note of the OneLake URL (for example:https://onelake.dfs.fabric.contoso.com) and Path (for example: workspace_name/lakehouse_name.lakehouse/Files/Productiondata). You can find the full URI by selecting on your Fabric Lakehouse, Select ... to the right of Files, and select Properties.

   

4. You're asked to enter these values as parameters during deployment time. Copy one lake URL and ABFS path, these values are added as input in Deployment time.

   

Set up source of stream data ingestion for Manufacturing data solutions in Fabric event streams

An event stream is a continuous flow of data representing events or changes, often used in real-time processing and analytics to track and react to occurrences.

1. Create three Fabric event streams, one for ISA 95 Data, one for OPC UA Metadata, and one for OPC UA Data ingestion. For more information about the ISA 95 data, see Overview of manufacturing industry data model (preview). For creating an event stream, refer to Create and manage an event streams in Microsoft Fabric - Microsoft Fabric|Microsoft Learn.

   

2. Edit the event streams as follows:

   • For each event stream, modify the source as the existing Azure Event Hub/new Custom App of your source data system.

   

   Note

   Prefer to select Custom App as it automatically creates event hub and the best practice is to use Custom App.

   • For each event stream, modify the destination as a new Custom App.

     

     

   • Go to the details tab of each Custom App created in destination and note the Primary Connection String information for the three event streams.

     

Set up Azure Key Vault and Managed Identity

Key Vault is an Azure service that securely stores and manages secrets. You can use Key Vault to store the primary connection-string keys for Fabric event streams. Managed Identity enables secure, automated identity management, allowing applications to access Azure resources without needing explicit credentials. With Managed Identity, you grant users secure access to Key Vault, simplifying the management of access permissions.

Create an Azure Key Vault.

To create an Azure Key Vault, follow these steps:

1. Fill the values in the Basics tab.

   

   Configuration Item	Description
   Subscription Name	Name of the Subscription
   Resource Group	Create or choose the resource group where you want to create Key Vault
   Name	Name of Key Vault
   Region	Select Desired Region
   Pricing Tier	Select the required pricing tier
   Soft Delete	Enabled
   Days to Retain Deleted Vaults	90 (default)
   Purge Protection	Choose Disable/Enable (default is Disable)

2. Fill the values in the Access Configuration tab.

   

3. All other tabs can be left with default values. Select Review and Create.

   Note

   While creating the resource, ensure that in the access configuration tab, none of the checkboxes are selected under Resource access section. this practice ensures that access to the Key Vault is strictly controlled and only granted intentionally and explicitly.

Create three secrets in the Key Vault

To create three secrets in the Key Vault, follow these steps:

• Create a User Assigned Managed Identity. For creating a User Assigned Managed Identity, see Managed Identities

• Grant yourself Key Vault Secrets Officer role on the Key Vault.

• Grant the Key Vault Secret User role to the User Assigned Managed Identity in the Key Vault.

• Grant Owner role to the User Assigned Managed Identity to itself. Every UMI is associated with a Service Principal with the same name. This service principal should have Owner role on the same UMI resource.

• Make a note of the Key Vault URI (for example, "https://your_keyvault_name.vault.azure.net"). You're asked to enter this URI during deployment time.

  

Check required access for Manufacturing data solutions

These steps guide you on creating a new app registration to control user access and creating a Microsoft Entra security group. The app registration script creates a new app with the required app roles. Microsoft Entra security group is created to give access to users and owners to the underlying AKS created after deployment of Manufacturing data solutions.

Create a new app registration

1. Download the AppRegistration.ps1 to your local system.

2. Start PowerShell as an administrator.

3. Run the command Set-ExecutionPolicy -Scope Process -ExecutionPolicy Bypass This ensures the script can be run in this process only.

4. Sign-in to your Azure account using the command: Connect-AzAccount -Tenant YOUR_TENANT_ID

5. Navigate to the folder where the downloaded file is located.

6. Invoke the script, making sure to pass in the name you want to use for your app. For example: .\AppRegistration.ps1 "app_name"

7. Make a note of the returned value for ApplicationID, referred to as Entra Application Id during the deployment.

   

   

Create Microsoft Entra group

Microsoft Entra Group is an identity and access management tool for controlling and managing access to resources within Azure environments.

You need a Microsoft Entra group with a list of owners and members that are given admin access to the underlying AKS. The group can be either a security group or a Microsoft 365 group. For more information on how to create a new group, see How to manage groups. Make a note of the Object ID, referred to as AKS Admin Group ID during the deployment.

These steps are crucial for the successful deployment and operation of Manufacturing data solutions.

Access and interact with API endpoints

To access the Manufacturing data solutions and copilot API endpoints, we recommend using Insomnia with the Dataverse Web API. However, you can also use other tools based on your needs and preferences.

Next Steps

• Deploy Manufacturing data solutions using Azure