Installation of NBA AI/ML Engine

To install NBA AI/ML Engine, follow the steps below:

Download the NBA AI/ML Engine (Azure Managed Application)

• Once you click on Install it will navigate you to the NBA AI/ML Engine page, click Get it now to begin the deployment process.

• A confirmation prompt appears. Click 'Get it now' again to confirm.

Select Subscription and Create

• Select your active Azure subscription from the subscription dropdown. (You must have an active subscription to proceed.)

• Click Create to continue to the deployment configuration UI.

Basics Tab - Resource Group & Names

• Create a new Resource Group OR select an existing Resource Group.

• Important: If you select an existing resource group, it must be empty. If it contains resources, create a new resource group instead.

• Enter the Container App name and Managed Application name.

Note: The Container App name will appear in the URL of the created container app. Choose it carefully.

• Enter the Object ID of the deploying user.

• To get the Object ID, go to the Azure portal, search for Microsoft Entra ID.

• Click Manage → Users.

• Click All users → Search for your username and select it.

• Copy the Object ID.

• Paste your Object ID and click Next.

OpenAI Service Configuration Tab

Move to the Open AI service configuration tab. You will be prompted to choose an option (Yes / No).

If you select No:

• The NBA AI/ML Engine will create an Azure AI service for you and deploy the model into that service automatically.

• From the dropdown, select the model you want to deploy and select/set the token for that model.

• Set the token value based on your requirements and the tokens available in your Azure subscription. (Ensure you have sufficient tokens/quota for the chosen model.)

• Click Next to proceed.

Finalize Deployment

• Review all configuration selections (subscription, resource group, container app name, OpenAI configuration, model and token, environment, owner).

• Complete the deployment (click Create / Deploy as applicable in the Azure UI).

• This will create a managed application in the selected Azure subscription. After successful deployment user must open the managed application.

If you select Yes:

• In the Azure OpenAI Service dropdown, all existing Azure OpenAI services will be listed. Select the service you want to use.

Note: The Azure service must have at least one deployed chat completion model

• Select the Model Deployment Name and Azure OpenAI API Version, then click Next.

• Go to: Home → ChatCompletionService → Access Control (IAM) → Add Role Assignment

• Under Roles, select Cognitive Services OpenAI User.

• Under Members, choose Assign access to Managed Identity.

• To get the managed identity name:

  Go to the Azure Portal and search for Managed Applications.

• Open it and search for the deployed NBA AI/ML engine (NBAEngine).

• Open the Managed resource group from that application.

• Look for the Managed Identity under resources and copy its name.

• Paste the name into Managed Identity, then:

• Click Select.

• Click Review+assign.

• After assigning:

Open the Managed Resource Group again.

Locate and open the Azure Machine Learning Workspace.

• Under the Manage section, open the Studio Web URL.

• Go to Manage -> Compute

• Scroll down and find System Assigned Identity

• Copy the Principal ID

• Now go back and:

Click Members → Assign access to User, Group, or Service Principal

• Paste the Principal ID.

• Click Select.

• Click Review + Assign.

• Click Here to configure the NBA AI/ML Engine.