Tag Archives: PaaS

Connect KinD with Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes

At this year’s first ever digital Microsoft Build conference, Microsoft announced the public preview of Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes. -> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-arc-support-for-azure-kubernetes-service-aks-engine-clusters/ Azure Arc enabled Kubernetes lets you connect Kubernetes clusters running on-premises or at another cloud provider with Azure for a unified management Read more [...]

Connect KinD with Azure Monitor for containers

Last year Microsoft announced the Azure Monitor for containers support for on-premises Kubernetes clusters. -> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/azure-monitor-now-supports-monitoring-containers-on-premises-and-on-azure-stack/ As I recently switched from the Docker Desktop for Mac Kubernetes single-node cluster to KinD (Kubernetes in Docker), I was curious about to try out the on-premises Read more [...]

Optimize your Azure Function PowerShell run duration in the consumption plan

Since PowerShell is available on Azure Functions this is the way to go for automating things in Azure. Especially running the function in the consumption plan and with a managed identity enabled. Per default an Azure Function in the consumption plan is restricted to a run duration of 5 minutes but can be extended to 10 minutes. That said I like to share some optimizations with you getting the Read more [...]

Using Azure Resource Graph to show ASC container image scan findings

In my previous blog post I showed you how to connect your Azure Container Registries with Azure Security Center. -> https://www.danielstechblog.io/connecting-azure-container-registry-with-azure-security-center/ Today we talk about how to receive the scan results via Azure Resource Graph instead of using the Security Center UI path. You can submit your queries against the Resource Graph Read more [...]

Connecting Azure Container Registry with Azure Security Center

Back in March Microsoft released the container image scanning solution in the Azure Security Center for the Azure Container Registry. -> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/updates/vulnerability-scanning-for-images-in-azure-container-registry-is-now-generally-available/ The container image scanning solution is powered by Qualys and seamlessly integrated into the Security Center UI. Connecting Read more [...]

Terraform – Upgrading AKS Kubernetes version does not upgrade node pools

If you experience during an AKS Kubernetes version upgrade that only the control plane got upgraded, you are certainly using the Terraform Azure provider in version 1.40.0 or higher. -> https://github.com/terraform-providers/terraform-provider-azurerm/issues/5541 A current workaround is a null_resource with a trigger on the Kubernetes version and running a Bash script with the local-exec provisioner. Read more [...]

Updated maximum nodes limit – Azure Function App – AKS Azure CNI IP address calculation

Just a short information about the update I have done for the Azure Function App doing the AKS Azure CNI IP address calculation. Since the last update there has been a change to the maximum nodes per cluster limit supported by AKS. Maximum nodes per cluster (only with multiple node pools and VMSS): 1000 -> https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-multiple-node-pools#limitations This Read more [...]

Check cluster manageability with Azure Kubernetes Service Diagnostics

It does not matter if your AKS cluster is running without any issues or you currently experiencing issues, you should run Azure Kubernetes Service Diagnostics on a regular base. But what is Azure Kubernetes Service Diagnostics? Let me give you a quick introduction. AKS Diagnostics is a functionality in the Azure portal which provides you with the capability to run a self-diagnosis against your Read more [...]

Terraform – Working with AKS multiple node pools in TF Azure provider version 1.37

On Tuesday this week the Terraform Azure provider version 1.37 was released and brings some changes regarding AKS multiple node pools support. Multiple node pools are now fully supported in Terraform with their own resource azurerm_kubernetes_cluster_node_pool. First, let us talk about the changes to the resource azurerm_kubernetes_cluster before getting to the azurerm_kubernetes_cluster_node_pool Read more [...]

Working with Windows Server node pools in Azure Kubernetes Service

Back in May Microsoft released the public preview of Windows Server support for Azure Kubernetes Service. -> https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/blog/announcing-the-preview-of-windows-server-containers-support-in-azure-kubernetes-service/ When you are starting with Windows Server node pools in AKS you should at least be aware of some prerequisites and limitations. Windows Server node pools Read more [...]