Deploy containers by using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)

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Overview

Module 1: In this module, you learn about the core Kubernetes infrastructure components, including control plane nodes, node pools, and workload resources such as pods, deployments, and sets.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Describe control plane nodes, node pools, and workload resources like pods, deployments, and sets.
- Scheduling of fault-tolerant application workloads using Azure Kubernetes Service.
- Managing deployment and core management tasks, like upgrade coordination using Azure Kubernetes Service.
- Clustering of virtual or on-premises machines called nodes that share compute, network, and storage resources.
Module 2: Learn how to create a private registry service for building, storing, and managing container images and related artifacts.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Create an Azure container registry instance with the Azure portal.
- Sign-in to the registry instance using the Azure CLI on your local machine.
- Push an image to the registry instance.
- Remove the image from your local Docker environment. View the image in your registry.
- Pull and run the container image from your container registry.
Module 3: This module covers the deployment of a managed Kubernetes cluster in Azure using Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Create an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster.
- Configure Azure Kubernetes Service Components.
- Connect to an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster.
- Configure Azure Active Directory Integration.
- Monitor an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster.
Module 4: Use Azure Policy to enforce policies and safeguards on your Kubernetes clusters at scale. Azure Policy Ensures that your cluster is secure, compliant, and consistent across your organization.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Enable and configure Azure Policy for Azure Kubernetes Service.
- Assign policy definitions to an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster.
- Use namespaces to logically isolate workloads and resources.
- Enable host-based encryption for Azure Kubernetes Service agent nodes.
Module 5: This module covers how to provision an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster and validate the effect of Azure Policy.
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Provision an AKS cluster.
- Install the Azure Policy add-on for Azure Kubernetes Service.
- Assign an Azure Policy initiative to an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster
- Validate the effect of Azure Policy
Module 6: This module covers the scaling applications in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS), including manually scaling pods or nodes and integrating with Azure Container Instances (ACI).
After completing this module, you'll be able to:
- Manually scaling pods or nodes
- Using the Horizontal pod autoscaler
- Using the Cluster autoscaler
- Integrating with Azure Container Instances (ACI)
Module 7: Welcome to this interactive skills validation experience. Completing this module helps prepare you for the Deploy and manage containers with Azure Kubernetes Service assessment.
In this guided exercise, you practice creating and configuring an Azure Container Registry and an Azure Kubernetes Server cluster. The guided exercise combines both learning and hands-on practice. The skills validated include:
- Provisioning Azure Container Registry (ACR) and Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).
- Building a Linux and Windows container images and store them in Azure Container Registry.
- Deploying container images to Azure Kubernetes Service. By the end of this guided exercise, you gain hands-on experience in creating and configuring these services in Azure.

Syllabus

Module 1: Module 1: Plan an Azure Kubernetes Service deployment
- Introduction
- Azure Kubernetes Service
- Azure Kubernetes cluster architecture
- Azure Kubernetes Service pods
- Nodes and node pools for Azure Kubernetes Service
- Namespaces for Azure Kubernetes Service
- Access to Azure Kubernetes Service
- Monitoring and logging for Azure Kubernetes Service
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 2: Module 2: Deploy and use Azure Container Registry
- Introduction
- Try-This exercise - Create a container registry
- Try-This exercise - Sign in to the container registry
- Try-This exercise - Push an image to the registry
- Try-This exercise - View container images
- Try-This exercise - Run an image from the registry
- Try-This exercise - Create a virtual network
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 3: Module 3: Deploy an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster
- Introduction
- Azure Kubernetes Service cluster architecture
- Network topology
- Plan the IP addresses
- Configure compute for the base cluster
- Integrate Azure Active Directory for the cluster
- Secure the network flow
- Node and pod scalability
- Try-This exercise - Create an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 4: Module 4: Configure an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster
- Introduction
- Understand Azure Policy for Kubernetes clusters
- Try-This exercise - Enable Azure Policy add on for Azure Kubernetes Service
- Try-This exercise - Assign a policy definition to an Azure Kubernetes cluster
- Host-based encryption on Azure Kubernetes Service
- Create a custom namespace for Azure Kubernetes clusters
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 5: Module 5: Deploy applications to Azure Kubernetes Service
- Introduction
- Configure Azure Kubernetes pods using Azure Policy
- Try-This exercise - Apply Azure Kubernetes Service pod settings using Azure Policy
- Configure storage for applications running on Azure Kubernetes Service
- Deploy an application to an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster
- Try-This exercise - Configure storage for applications that run on Azure Kubernetes Service
- Try-This exercise - Deploy an application to Azure Kubernetes Service cluster
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 6: Module 6: Configure scaling in Azure Kubernetes Service
- Introduction
- Scaling options in Azure Kubernetes Services
- Cluster autoscaler
- Burst to Azure Container Instances
- When to use cluster autoscaler
- Try-This exercise - Scale the node count in an Azure Kubernetes Service cluster
- Automatically scale a cluster on Azure Kubernetes Service
- Knowledge check
- Summary
Module 7: Module 7: Guided Project - Deploy applications to Azure Kubernetes Service
- Introduction
- Exercise - Provision Azure Container Registry and Azure Kubernetes Service
- Exercise - Build Linux and Windows container images to store in the registry
- Exercise - Deploy container images to Azure Container Registry
- Exercise - Review the deployment and remove resources
- Knowledge check
- Summary