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Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure

You're reading from   Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure Explore the essential Linux administration skills you need to deploy and manage Azure-based workloads

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Product type Paperback
Published in Aug 2018
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781789130966
Length 410 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Preface 1. Exploring the Azure Cloud FREE CHAPTER 2. Getting Started with the Azure Cloud 3. Basic Linux Administration 4. Managing Azure 5. Advanced Linux Administration 6. Managing Linux Security and Identities 7. Deploying Your Virtual Machines 8. Exploring Continuous Configuration Automation 9. Container Virtualization in Azure 10. Working with Azure Kubernetes Service 11. Troubleshooting and Monitoring Your Workloads 12. Assessments 13. Other Books You May Enjoy

Deploying Your Virtual Machines

It's easy to deploy a single virtual machine in Azure, but as soon you want to deploy more workloads in a single, reproducible way, you need some sort of automation.

In Azure, you can use the Azure Resource Manager to deploy virtual machines using template configuration files together with Bash, PowerShell, Ruby, and C#. Other deployment methods are available using third-party tools such as Packer and Vagrant.

All the methods described are using available images, but it's also possible to create your own custom virtual machines.

Before going into the configuration of all the possible options available, it is important to be aware of the different deployment options and why you want or don't want to use them. You have to ask yourself some questions first:

  • When are you going to deploy your application?
  • What parts of the workload should...
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