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Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure

Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure

By : Rithin Skaria, Kamesh Ganesan, Frederik Vos
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Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure

Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure

5 (1)
By: Rithin Skaria, Kamesh Ganesan, Frederik Vos
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Overview of this book

Thanks to its flexibility in delivering scalable cloud solutions, Microsoft Azure is a suitable platform for managing all your workloads. You can use it to implement Linux virtual machines and containers, and to create applications in open source languages with open APIs. This Linux administration book first takes you through the fundamentals of Linux and Azure to prepare you for the more advanced Linux features in later chapters. With the help of real-world examples, you’ll learn how to deploy virtual machines (VMs) in Azure, expand their capabilities, and manage them efficiently. You will manage containers and use them to run applications reliably, and in the concluding chapter, you'll explore troubleshooting techniques using a variety of open source tools. By the end of this book, you'll be proficient in administering Linux on Azure and leveraging the tools required for deployment.
Table of Contents (14 chapters)
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Preface
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Preface
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About Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure, Second Edition
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Chapter 1: Exploring the Microsoft Azure Cloud
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Chapter 1: Exploring the Microsoft Azure Cloud
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Fundamentals of Cloud Computing
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Understanding the Microsoft Azure Cloud
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Summary
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Questions
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Further Reading
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Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Azure Cloud
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Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Azure Cloud
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Technical Requirements
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Getting Access to Azure
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Linux and Azure
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Deploying a Linux Virtual Machine
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Connecting to Linux
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Summary
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Questions
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Further Reading
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Chapter 3: Basic Linux Administration
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Chapter 3: Basic Linux Administration
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The Linux Shell
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Getting Help
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Working with Text Files
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Finding Your Way in the Filesystem
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Process Management
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Discretionary Access Control
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Summary
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Questions
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Further Reading
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Chapter 4: Managing Azure
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Chapter 4: Managing Azure
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Managing Azure Resources Using the Azure CLI and PowerShell
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Technical Requirements
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Managing Storage Resources
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Managing Network Resources
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Managing Compute Resources
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Virtual Machine Resources
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Summary
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Questions
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Further Reading
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Chapter 5: Advanced Linux Administration
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Chapter 5: Advanced Linux Administration
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Technical Requirements
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Software Management
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Networking
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Storage
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systemd
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Summary
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Questions
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Further Reading
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Chapter 6: Managing Linux Security and Identities
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Chapter 6: Managing Linux Security and Identities
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Linux Security Tips
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Technical Requirements
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DAC
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MAC
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firewalld and systemd
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Identity and Access Management in Azure – IAM
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Summary
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Questions
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Further Reading
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Chapter 7: Deploying Your Virtual Machines
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Chapter 7: Deploying Your Virtual Machines
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Deployment Scenarios
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Automated Deployment Options in Azure
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Initial Configuration
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Vagrant
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Packer
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Custom Virtual Machines and VHDs
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Summary
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Questions
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Further Reading
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Chapter 8: Exploring Continuous Configuration Automation
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Chapter 8: Exploring Continuous Configuration Automation
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Technical Requirements
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Understanding Configuration Management
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Using Ansible
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Using Terraform
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Using PowerShell DSC
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Azure Policy Guest Configuration
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Other Solutions
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Further Reading
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Chapter 9: Container Virtualization in Azure
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Chapter 9: Container Virtualization in Azure
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Introduction to Container Technology
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systemd-nspawn
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Docker
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Azure Container Instances
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Azure Container Registry
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Buildah, Podman, and Skopeo
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Containers and Storage
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Summary
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Questions
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Further Reading
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Chapter 10: Working with Azure Kubernetes Service
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Chapter 10: Working with Azure Kubernetes Service
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Technical Requirements
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Starting to Use AKS
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Working with Helm
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Working with Draft
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Managing Kubernetes
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Persistent Storage
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Chapter 11: Troubleshooting and Monitoring Your Workloads
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Chapter 11: Troubleshooting and Monitoring Your Workloads
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Technical Requirements
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Accessing Your System
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Azure Log Analytics
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Performance Monitoring
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Summary
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Further Reading
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Chapter 12: Appendix
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Chapter 12: Appendix
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Chapter 1: Exploring the Microsoft Azure Cloud
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Chapter 2: Getting Started with the Azure Cloud
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Chapter 3: Basic Linux Administration
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Chapter 4: Managing Azure
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Chapter 5: Advanced Linux Administration
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Chapter 6: Managing Linux Security and Identities
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Chapter 7: Deploying Your Virtual Machines
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Chapter 8: Exploring Continuous Configuration Automation
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Chapter 9: Container Virtualization in Azure
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Chapter 10: Working with Azure Kubernetes Service
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Chapter 11: Troubleshooting and Monitoring Your Workloads
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Index
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Index

Summary

In this chapter, another way of deploying your workload in Azure was discussed. After an introduction to the history, ideas, and concepts of container virtualization, we went into some of the available options. Along with older implementations, such as LXC, we discussed other great and rock-solid implementations to host containers: systemd-nspawn and Docker.

We not only saw how to run existing images pulled from repositories but also how to create our own image. Perhaps the greatest news is that there is a tool called Buildah that is able to create an image using the OCI standard from the Open Container Initiative and can be used for Docker.

The majority of this chapter was about Docker. This is by far the most widely implemented container solution today. And, talking about implementations, there are many ways to implement/deploy Docker:

  • Deploy it manually in a VM
  • Deploy a ready-to-go VM from the marketplace
  • Docker Machine
  • Azure Container Instances...

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