Describe Features & Tools for Managing & Deploying Resources

Question 1

What is the azure portal?

Answer 1

• web-based unified console that provides an alternative to CLI tools
• you can build manage, and monitor everything from web-=apps to complex cloud deployments
• allows you to create custom dashboard for organised view of resources
• you can also configure accessibility options for an optimal experience
• resilient due to being present in every azure datacenter and no downtime

Question 2

what is azure cloud shell?

Answer 2

• browser-based shell tool that allows you to create, configure and manage azure resources
• supports PowerShell and Azure CLI
• no local installation or config required
• authenticated to azure credentials so knows permissions you have
• can choose PowerShell or Azure CLI

Question 3

What is azure PowerShell?

Answer 3

• A shell where you can run cmdlets
• these commands call azure REST API to perform management tasks in azure
• can be run independently to handle one-off changes or combined to help orchestrate complex actions such as the routine setup, teardown & maintenance of a multiple connected resources

Question 4

What is Azure CLI?

Answer 4

• functionally equal to azure PowerShell with the difference being the syntax of commands
• uses Bash commands
• installable on windows, lunux and Mac, as well as through azure cloud shell

Question 5

What is azure Arc?

Answer 5

• Utilises Azure Resource Manager (ARM) to extend Azure compliance and monitoring to your hybrid and multi-cloud configurations
• simplifies governance and management by delivering a consistent multi-cloud and on-prem management platform

Question 6

What does Azure Arc provide?

Answer 6

• management of entire environment by projecting your existing non-azure resources into ARM
• manage multi-cloud and hybrid VMs, K8s and DBs as if they are running in azure
• use familiar azure services and management capabilities regardless of where they live

Question 7

what resource types can Arc manage outside of Azure?

Answer 7

• Servers
• Kubernetes clusters
• Azure data Services
• SQL Server
• VMs

Question 8

How does ARM handle requests?

Answer 8

• ARM authenticates and authorises the request
• then sends it to the azure service which takes the requested action
• all requests handled through same API so consistent result and capabilities are available in different tools

Question 9

What are the benefits of ARM?

Answer 9

• manage infrastructure through declarative templates rather than scripts
• deploy manage and monitor resource for your solution as a group rather than individually
• re-deploy solution throughout dev life-cycle and confidence your resources are deployed in a consistent state
• define resource dependencies
• happy access control to all services
• apply tags to resources
• clarify billing

Question 10

What are ARM templates?

Answer 10

• you can describe the resources you want to use in declarative JSON format
• deployment code is verified before any code is run
• ensures resources are created and connected correctly
• template orchestrates the creation of resources in parallel

Question 11

What are the benefits of ARM templates?

Answer 11

Declarative syntax
- repeatable results
- orchestration; don’t have to worry about complexities of ordering operations
- modular files; can be broken into smaller reusable template components
- extensibility; can add PowerShell or Bash to templates