Deploy the elastalert helm chart on Azure Managed Openshift Service

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To achieve your goal of deploying the elastalert Helm chart on an Azure Managed OpenShift Service, we'll take the following steps:

1. Set up an Azure Managed OpenShift cluster using the `azure-native.containerservice.OpenShiftManagedCluster` resource.
2. Deploy the elastalert Helm chart using the `kubernetes.helm.sh/v3.Chart` resource, which allows us to manage Helm charts on a Kubernetes cluster.

Before starting, we'll assume that:
- You've configured Pulumi with Azure credentials. This is often done through the Azure CLI with `az login`.
- You have the Azure and Kubernetes Pulumi providers installed.
- You have Helm installed and have access to the elastalert Helm chart repository.

Here's a Pulumi program in TypeScript that demonstrates how to accomplish your goal. This program includes both the setup of the Azure Managed OpenShift cluster and the deployment of the elastalert Helm chart to it.

```typescript
import * as azure_native from "@pulumi/azure-native";
import * as k8s from "@pulumi/kubernetes";

// We will start by creating a resource group which is a logical container where the OpenShift Managed Cluster will reside.
const resourceGroup = new azure_native.resources.ResourceGroup("myResourceGroup", {
    resourceGroupName: "myResourceGroup",
    location: "East US", // This should be set to your desired Azure region.
});

// Set up an Azure Managed OpenShift cluster.
const openshiftCluster = new azure_native.containerservice.OpenShiftManagedCluster("myOpenShiftCluster", {
    resourceName: "myOpenShiftCluster",
    resourceGroupName: resourceGroup.name,
    location: resourceGroup.location,
    // Define the characteristics of the OpenShift cluster here. Typically, this involves specifying network profiles,
    // agent pool profiles (for the nodes), and other pertinent configurations such as authentication and monitoring.
    // Due to the complex configurations needed, please adjust configurations accordingly to match your scenario.
});

// Since we're deploying Helm charts, we'll ensure Helm is available as well. 
// We assume that the OpenShift cluster is already configured with the necessary RBAC settings and that the 
// Helm service account (if required) has been created.

// Next, define the Helm chart resource for ElastAlert.
const elastalertChart = new k8s.helm.v3.Chart("elastalert", {
    // Replace 'chart' and 'repo' values with the appropriate names for the elastalert chart and repository.
    chart: "elastalert",
    repo: "stable", // This is a placeholder; change this to the repository that hosts the elastalert chart.
    // The 'values' here should contain the configuration needed for the elastalert chart. This typically includes settings
    // like the Elasticsearch host, rules configurations, and any other elastalert specific options you want to set up.
    values: {
        // Configure the values required by the ElastAlert Helm chart here.
    },
    namespace: "default", // Specify the namespace where you want to deploy your Helm chart.
}, { provider: openshiftCluster }); // This indicates the Helm chart should be deployed to our Managed OpenShift Cluster.

// Export the OpenShift cluster's kubeconfig.
export const kubeConfig = openshiftCluster.kubeConfigRaw;
```

Explanations of what we've done in the program:

- We created an Azure resource group that acts as a container for our resources.
- We provisioned an Azure Managed OpenShift Cluster.
- We instantiated a Helm chart for elastalert, to be deployed to the Managed OpenShift Cluster.

The configurations such as size of the node pool, network settings, and specific values for the elastalert Helm chart need further refinement based on your particular use case, such as the version of the chart, any custom configurations for elastalert, and your Elasticsearch setup.

Key considerations:
- Ensure that you replace placeholders like `"stable"` for the Helm repository with the correct values.
- The values passed to the elastalert Helm chart need to be configured based on your requirements.
- When choosing the region for the resource group, pick one that supports Azure Managed OpenShift Service and provides the best latency for your use case.

After running this Pulumi program with `pulumi up`, your Managed OpenShift cluster will be set up and the elastalert Helm chart will be deployed to it.