Create AKS Cluster

Step-01: Introduction

• Understand about AKS Cluster
• Discuss about Kubernetes Architecture from AKS Cluster perspective

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Step-02: Create AKS Cluster

• Create Kubernetes Cluster
• Basics
• Subscription: Free Trial
• Resource Group: Creat New: aks-rg1
• Kubernetes Cluster Name: aksdemo1
• Region: (US) Central US
• Kubernetes Version: Select what ever is latest stable version
• Node Size: Standard DS2 v2 (Default one)
• Node Count: 1
• Node Pools
• leave to defaults
• Authentication
• Authentication method: System-assigned managed identity
• Rest all leave to defaults
• Networking
• Network Configuration: Advanced
• Network Policy: Azure
• Rest all leave to defaults
• Integrations
• Azure Container Registry: None
• leave to defaults
• Tags
• leave to defaults
• Review + Create
• Click on Create

Step-03: Cloud Shell - Configure kubectl to connect to AKS Cluster

• Go to https://shell.azure.com

  # Template
  az aks get-credentials --resource-group <Resource-Group-Name> --name <Cluster-Name>
  
  # Replace Resource Group & Cluster Name
  az aks get-credentials --resource-group aks-rg1 --name aksdemo1
  
  # List Kubernetes Worker Nodes
  kubectl get nodes 
  kubectl get nodes -o wide
  

Step-04: Explore Cluster Control Plane and Workload inside that

# List Namespaces
kubectl get namespaces
kubectl get ns

# List Pods from all namespaces
kubectl get pods --all-namespaces

# List all k8s objects from Cluster Control plane
kubectl get all --all-namespaces

Step-05: Explore the AKS cluster on Azure Management Console

• Explore the following features on high-level
• Overview
• Activity Log
• Access Control (IAM)
• Security
• Diagnose and solver problems
• Settings
• Node Pools
• Upgrade
• Scale
• Networking
• DevSpaces
• Deployment Center
• Policies
• Monitoring
• Insights
• Alerts
• Metrics
• and many more
• VM Scale Sets
• Verify Azure VM Instances
• Verify if Enhanced Networking is enabled or not

Step-06: Local Desktop - Install Azure CLI and Azure AKS CLI

# Install Azure CLI (MAC)
brew update && brew install azure-cli

# Install Azure AKS CLI
az aks install-cli

# Configure Cluster Creds (kube config)
az aks get-credentials --resource-group aks-rg1 --name aksdemo1

# List AKS Nodes
kubectl get nodes 
kubectl get nodes -o wide

- Reference Documentation Links - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/?view=azure-cli-latest - https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/aks?view=azure-cli-latest

Step-07: Deploy Sample Application and Test

• Don't worry about what is present in these two files for now.
• By the time we complete Kubernetes Fundamentals sections, you will be an expert in writing Kubernetes manifest in YAML.
• For now just focus on result.

  # Deploy Application
  kubectl apply -f kube-manifests/
  
  # Verify Pods
  kubectl get pods
  
  # Verify Deployment
  kubectl get deployment
  
  # Verify Service (Make a note of external ip)
  kubectl get service
  
  # Access Application
  http://<External-IP-from-get-service-output>
  

Step-07: Clean-Up

# Delete Applications
kubectl delete -f kube-manifests/

References

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/cli/azure/install-azure-cli-macos?view=azure-cli-latest

Why Managed Identity when creating Cluster?

• https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-managed-identity

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