Azure Arc For Beginners

Azure Arc: From Onboarding to Application Deployment

What you'll learn

Introduction to Azure Arc

Setting Up the Environment

Connecting Hybrid VM to Azure Arc, Kubernetes to Azure ARC

Managing Policies and Compliance with Azure Arc

Requirements

To get the most out of this course, students should have a basic understanding of Azure services, including how to navigate the Azure portal and use basic CLI commands. Familiarity with Kubernetes concepts such as pods, deployments, and services will be helpful, though not mandatory. Since we’ll be working with Linux-based virtual machines, a fundamental knowledge of Linux commands, SSH, and running scripts is recommended. Understanding basic networking concepts like IP addressing, DNS, and load balancers will also be beneficial. Students should have a computer running Windows, macOS, or Linux with essential tools installed, including Azure CLI, Minikube, Kubectl, and an SSH client like PuTTY or Windows Terminal. Additionally, an active Azure subscription (free-tier or paid) is required to create and manage resources. While prior experience with Azure Arc is not necessary, having some exposure to Kubernetes and cloud environments will make it easier to follow along.

Description

In today’s multi-cloud and hybrid cloud environments, managing Kubernetes clusters across different platforms can be complex. Azure Arc provides a powerful solution to extend Azure’s management and governance capabilities to Kubernetes clusters running outside of Azure, whether on-premises or in other cloud providers. With Azure Arc, you can achieve unified management, enforce policies, and gain visibility across all your clusters from a single pane of glass.This course is designed to help IT professionals, cloud engineers, and DevOps practitioners understand how to connect, monitor, and manage Kubernetes clusters using Azure Arc. You will start by setting up a Kubernetes cluster using Minikube, then learn how to onboard it to Azure Arc. From there, you'll explore Azure Arc’s capabilities, including policy enforcement, monitoring with Azure Monitor, and application deployment using Kubernetes manifests. Additionally, you’ll gain insights into integrating Azure security and compliance features to ensure robust governance.By the end of this course, you’ll have hands-on experience in managing Kubernetes clusters efficiently with Azure Arc, ensuring compliance, security, and streamlined operations. Whether you're an aspiring Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), a cloud architect, or an IT operations specialist, this course will equip you with the skills to leverage Azure Arc for seamless Kubernetes management across hybrid and multi-cloud environments.

Overview

Section 1: Agenda

Lecture 1 Introduction

Section 2: Introduction

Lecture 2 Introduction to Azure ARC

Lecture 3 Lab-Introduction

Lecture 4 Introduction to Unified Management Console

Lecture 5 Evaluate Azure Arc-enabled Servers

Lecture 6 Creating a Linux VM

Lecture 7 Preparing Azure VM

Lecture 8 Onboarding Azure VM to Azure ARC

Lecture 9 Disconnect the VM from Azure ARC and Delete the resource Group (Optional)

Section 3: Hybrid and Multi Cloud Management

Lecture 10 Introduction to Hybrid and Multi-Cloud Management

Lecture 11 Managing On-Premises and Cloud Resources

Lecture 12 Consistent Management Experience

Lecture 13 Onboarding EC2 Instance to Azure ARC

Lecture 14 Integration with Existing Tools and Services

Section 4: Azure ARC-Enabled Servers

Lecture 15 Introduction to Azure Arc-Enabled Servers

Lecture 16 Provisioning and Configuring Servers

Lecture 17 Monitoring and Security Management

Lecture 18 Compliance and Governance

Lecture 19 Azure Policy

Lecture 20 Demo - Assign Policy to assess compliance

Lecture 21 Demo - Identify non-compliant resources

Lecture 22 Demo - Clean up resources

Lecture 23 Demo - Monitor a hybrid machine with VM insights

Lecture 24 Demo - View data collected

Section 5: Azure ARC-Enabled Kubernetes

Lecture 25 Introduction to Azure Arc-Kubernetes

Lecture 26 Connecting Kubernetes Clusters

Lecture 27 Demo-Creating and Connecting Kubernetes Cluster to AzureARC

Lecture 28 Application Deployment and Management

Lecture 29 Demo-Application Deployment and Management

Lecture 30 Cluster Monitoring and Policy Enforcement

Section 6: Azure ARC-Enabled Data Services

Lecture 31 Introduction to Data Services with Azure ARC

Lecture 32 Azure Arc-Enabled Data Services Overview

Lecture 33 Deployment and Scaling of Data Services

Lecture 34 High Availability and Disaster Recovery

This course is designed for Beginers, IT professionals, cloud engineers, and DevOps practitioners who want to learn how to connect Kubernetes clusters to Azure Arc. It's ideal for those who are already familiar with Azure and Kubernetes but want to extend their knowledge by integrating hybrid and multi-cloud environments with Azure Arc. System administrators looking to simplify Kubernetes management and developers interested in deploying applications on Arc-enabled clusters will also benefit from this course. Whether you're an aspiring Site Reliability Engineer (SRE), a cloud architect exploring hybrid cloud solutions, or an IT operations specialist managing infrastructure across different environments, this course will provide hands-on experience in connecting, monitoring, and managing Kubernetes clusters using Azure Arc.