New Cloud Account Dialog Box

This dialog box allows you to add new cloud accounts to ALM.

To Access

Lab Management and ALM:

  1. On the sidebar, under Cloud Settings, click Cloud Accounts.
  2. Click the New Cloud Account button or choose New Cloud Account from the Cloud Accounts menu.
Important information
  • You must have an existing Microsoft Azure or Amazon EC2 account to add an account in ALM.
  • Cloud account added from Lab Management are public accounts and can be used by any project. Cloud accounts added in user projects are private and can be used only in the project they are added from.
Relevant tasks How to Manage Cloud Accounts
See also Cloud Accounts Overview

User interface elements are described below (unlabeled elements are shown in angle brackets):

UI Element Description
Reset All Fields. Erases all data entered into fields in the dialog box.
Spell Check. Checks the spelling for the selected word or text box.
Thesaurus. Displays a synonym, antonym, or related word for the selected word.
Spelling Options. Enables you to configure how to check the spelling.

Field Search. Enables you to search for a specified field name. Supports wildcard search with asterisk "*" and question mark "?".

For example: a*b returns acb and adefb; a?b returns acb

Name The name you choose for the cloud account.
Details Required fields are displayed in red. For details about the available cloud account fields, see Cloud Accounts Module Fields.
Description Allows you to enter a description of the cloud account.