Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure
Packt Publishing Limited (Verlag)
978-1-78913-096-6 (ISBN)
Learn to efficiently run Linux-based workloads in Azure
Key Features
Manage and deploy virtual machines in your Azure environment
Explore various open source tools to integrate automation and orchestration
Leverage Linux features to create, run, and manage containers
Book DescriptionAzure’s market share has increased massively and enterprises are adopting it rapidly. Linux is a widely-used operating system and has proven to be one of the most popular workloads on Azure. It has become crucial for Linux administrators and Microsoft professionals to be well versed with the concepts of managing Linux workloads in an Azure environment.
Hands-On Linux Administration on Azure starts by introducing you to the fundamentals of Linux and Azure, after which you will explore advanced Linux features and see how they are managed in an Azure environment. Next, with the help of real-world scenarios, you will learn how to deploy virtual machines(VMs) in Azure, along with extending Azure VMs capabilities and managing them efficiently. You will then understand continuous configuration automation and use Ansible, SaltStack and Powershell DSC for orchestration. As you make your way through the chapters, you will understand containers and how they work, along with managing containers and the various tasks you can perform with them. In the concluding chapters, you will cover some Linux troubleshooting techniques on Azure, and you will also be able to monitor Linux in Azure using different open source tools.
By the end of this book, you will be able to administer Linux on Azure and make the most of the important tools required for deployment.
What you will learn
Understand why Azure is the ideal solution for your open source workloads
Master essential Linux skills and learn to find your way around the Linux environment
Deploy Linux in an Azure environment
Use configuration management to manage Linux in Azure
Manage containers in an Azure environment
Enhance Linux security and use Azure’s identity management systems
Automate deployment with Azure Resource Manager (ARM) and Powershell
Employ Ansible to manage Linux instances in an Azure cloud environment
Who this book is forHands-On Linux Administration on Azure is for Linux administrators and Microsoft professionals that need to deploy and manage their workloads in Azure. Prior knowledge of Linux and Azure isn't necessary.
Frederik Vos, living in Purmerend, a city near Amsterdam in the Netherlands, works as a senior technical trainer of virtualization technologies, such as Citrix XenServer, and VMware vSphere. He specializes in data center infrastructures (hypervisor, network, and storage) and cloud computing (CloudStack, CloudPlatform, OpenStack, and Azure). He is also a Linux trainer and evangelist. He has a lot of knowledge as a teacher and also real-world experience as a system administrator. For the last three years he has been working as a freelance trainer and consultant within the ITGilde Cooperation, delivering many Linux training, such as Linux on Azure training for the Linux Foundation.
Table of Contents
Exploring the Azure Cloud
Getting Started with the Azure Cloud
Basic Linux Administration
Managing Azure
Advanced Linux Administration
Managing Linux Security and Identities
Deploying Your Virtual Machines
Exploring Continuous Configuration Automation
Container Virtualization in Azure
Working with Azure Kubernetes Service
Troubleshooting and Monitoring Your Workloads
Assessments
| Erscheinungsdatum | 20.09.2018 |
|---|---|
| Verlagsort | Birmingham |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 75 x 93 mm |
| Themenwelt | Informatik ► Betriebssysteme / Server ► Unix / Linux |
| ISBN-10 | 1-78913-096-4 / 1789130964 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-78913-096-6 / 9781789130966 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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