Learn Azure administration : explore cloud administration concepts with networking, computing, storage, and identity management / Kamil Mrzygłód.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Mrzygłód, Kamil, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Windows Azure.

Cloud computing.

Web services--Computer programs.

Web services.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (346 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

Second edition.

Place of Publication:

Birmingham, UK : Packt Publishing Ltd., 2023.

Summary:

Complete with the latest advancements in Azure services, this second edition of Learn Azure Administration is a comprehensive guide to scaling your cloud administration skills, offering an updated exploration of Azure fundamentals and delving into the intricacies of Azure Resource Manager and Azure Active Directory. Starting with infrastructure as code (IaC) basics, this book guides you through the seamless migration to Azure Bicep and ARM templates. From Azure virtual networks planning to deployment, you’ll get to grips with the complexities of Azure Load Balancer, virtual machines, and configuring essential virtual machine extensions. You'll handle the identity and security for users with the Microsoft Entra ID and centralize access using policies and defined roles. Further chapters strengthen your grasp of Azure Storage security, supplemented by an overview of tools such as Network Watcher. By the end of the book, you’ll have a holistic grasp of Azure administration principles to tackle contemporary challenges and expand your proficiency to administer your Azure-based cloud environment using various tools like Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, and infrastructure as code.

Contents:

Cover

Title Page

Copyright and Credit

Dedication

Contributors

Table of Contents

Preface

Part 1: Introduction to Azure for Azure Administrators

Chapter 1: Azure Fundamentals

Technical requirements

Exploring Azure Resource Manager

Architecture and terminology of ARM

Scopes

Resource groups

Tags

Quotas and limits

Microsoft Entra ID

Terminology

Users and groups

Applications and service principals

Authorization using RBAC and ABAC

RBAC

ABAC

Basic toolset

the Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, and Cloud Shell

Azure CLI

Azure PowerShell

Cloud Shell

Summary

Chapter 2: Basics of Infrastructure as Code

What is IaC?

Exploring ARM templates

Template schema

Creating a deployment

Deployment modes

Creating and deploying a simple template

Listing deployments

Migrating to Azure Bicep

Bicep language

ARM templates and Bicep compatibility

Performing deployments

Decompiling an ARM template to Bicep

Using ACR as a repository of modules

What is ACR?

Creating an ACR instance

Creating a module

Publishing a Bicep module

Using the published Bicep module

Part 2: Networking for Azure Administrator

Chapter 3: Understanding Azure Virtual Networks

Planning and deploying virtual networks

Planning a network in Azure

Deploying a virtual network

Understanding NSGs

How do NSGs work?

Working with NSGs

ASGs

Working with virtual network peerings

How does peering work?

Setting up peerings

Network routing and endpoints

System routes

Custom routes

Service and private endpoints

Chapter 4: Exploring Azure Load Balancer

Technical requirements

Overview of Azure Load Balancer

Load balancing in Azure

Components of Azure Load Balancer

Algorithm of Azure Load Balancer

The differences between public and internal load balancers

Delving into backend pools

Adding a frontend IP configuration

Adding a backend pool

Understanding load balancer rules

Creating a load balancer rule

High availability ports

Floating IP

Comprehending health probes

Creating a health probe

Linking a health probe to a load-balancing rule

Differences between probe protocols

Additional guidelines for health probes

Part 3: Administration of Azure Virtual Machines

Chapter 5: Provisioning Azure Virtual Machines

Exploring the sizes and families of Azure VMs

Families and their pricing

Operating systems

Delving into Azure VM storage

Types of disks

Redundancy of disks

Deploying a VM

Deploying a single VM

Connecting to a VM

Connecting using SSH

Connecting using RDP

Connecting with the DNS name

Connecting using Azure Bastion

The availability of Azure VMs

Availability sets

VMSS

Notes:

Includes index.

OCLC-licensed vendor bibliographic record.

OCLC:

1416903493