Networking Flashcards
What is a VNET?
Virtual Network. used to provide private connectivity between VMs and other Azure services
By default can the outside world access a VNET?
No
What 3 things do you need to specify in order to set-up a VNET?
Subnet, Address Spaces, Security
What must you ensure if one VNET needs to connect to another VNET?
Ensure the address spaces do not overlap
What are NSGs and what do they provde?
Network Security Group. Allows control over traffic flow to and from subnets and VMs
What do NSGs act as?
Software Firewalls i.e. apply custom rules at each inbound and outbound request
What is a VHD?
Virtual Hard Drive
What’s the difference between Availability Zones and Availability Sets?
Availability Sets are VMs within the same zone (one or more datacenters). Availability Zones are VMs spanning multiple zones (two or more datacenters spanning multiple zones)
What does CIDR stand for?
Classless inter-domain routing
Given 192.168.1.1, what’s the CIDR notation for masking the A-Block?
192.168.1.1/8. Range 192.0.0.0 - 192.255.255.255. Subnet mask 255.0.0.0
Given 192.168.1.1, what’s the CIDR notation for masking the B-Block?
192.168.1.1/16. Range 192.168.0.0 - 192.168.255.255. Subnet mask 255.255.0.0
Given 192.168.1.1, what’s the CIDR notation for masking the C-Block?
192.168.1.1/2. Range 192.168.1.0 - 192.168.1255. Subnet mask 255.255.255.0
When creating a VNET, what are Service Endpoints?
Pre-built configuration to allow other Azure Services and Resources to access the VNET
When creating a subnet, how many addresses does Azure reserve by default?
5
How can you enable public access to VMs, Load Balancers, and Gateways?
Create a ‘Public IP Address’ resource and assign it to a VM or Load Balancer or Gateway