AZURE ARC-ENABLED DATA SERVICES REVEALED creating azure data deployments on any infrastructure.

Table of Contents
About the Authors
Acknowledgments
Foreword
Introduction
Chapter 1: A Kubernetes Primer
	Introducing Kubernetes
		Benefits of Kubernetes
	The Kubernetes API
		API Objects
		API Server
		Core Kubernetes API Primitives
			Pods
			Controllers
			Services
			Storage
			Storage Provisioning
	Kubernetes Cluster Components
		Exploring Kubernetes Cluster Architecture
			Control Plane Nodes
			Worker Node
		Understanding Scheduling and Resource Allocation
			Scheduling in Kubernetes
			Resource Consumption
		Networking Fundamentals
			Kubernetes Network Model Rules
			Communication Patterns
	Kubernetes Role in Azure Arc-enabled Data Services
	Summary and Key Takeaways
Chapter 2: Azure Arc-enabled Data Services
	The Challenge
	Introducing Azure Arc
		Azure Arc-enabled Resources
			Azure Arc-enabled Servers
			Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes
			Azure Arc-enabled SQL Server
			Azure Arc-enabled Data Services
		Tooling
			Azure Tools
			Native Tools
	Introducing Azure Arc-enabled Data Services
		Azure Arc-enabled Data Services Architecture
			Hardware Layer
			Kubernetes Layer
			Azure Arc Management Control Plane Layer
			Data Services Layer
		Azure Arc Management Control Plane Layer: A Closer Look
			Indirectly Connected Mode
			Directly Connected Mode
			Azure Arc-enabled Data Services Management Functions
		Data Services Layer: A Closer Look
			Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance
			Azure Arc-enabled PostgreSQL Hyperscale
		Deployment Sizing Considerations
			Compute
			Storage
	Summary and Key Takeaways
Chapter 3: Getting Ready for Deployment
	Prerequisites
	Chocolatey
	Tools on Windows
	Tools on Ubuntu
	Getting Azure Data Studio Ready
	azure-cli Extensions and Providers
	Have a Resource Group in Azure
	Summary and Key Takeaways
Chapter 4: Installing Kubernetes
	Installation Considerations and Methods
		Where to Deploy?
		Further Considerations
		Installation Methods
		Additional Options
	Installation Requirements
		Network Requirements
		Getting Kubernetes
	Building a Self-Managed Cluster
		Virtual Machine-Based Kubernetes Cluster Requirements
		Getting the VMs Ready
		Virtual Machine Network Configuration
		System Swap Settings
		Software Package Installation
			Installing and Configuring containerd
			Installing and Configuring Kubernetes Packages
		Creating a Control Plane
			Pod Networking
			Bootstrapping Your Control Plane
			Deploying a Pod Network
		Adding Nodes to a Cluster
	Provisioning Storage in Your Cluster
	Accessing Your Cluster with kubectl
		Renaming a kubeconfig Context
		From a Windows Workstation
		From a Linux Workstation
	Summary
Chapter 5: Deploying a Data Controller in Indirect Mode
	Deciding on a Kubernetes Storage Class
	Deployment Through the Command Line
	Deployment Through Azure Data Studio
	Summary and Key Takeaways
Chapter 6: Deploying a Data Controller in Direct Mode
	Get Your Kubernetes Cluster Azure Arc-enabled
	Get Your Azure Subscription Ready
	Deploy a Direct Mode Data Controller
	Summary and Key Takeaways
Chapter 7: Deploying an Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance
	Deployment Through the azure-cli
	Deployment Through Azure Data Studio
	Deployment Through Kubernetes Tools
	Deployment Through the Azure Portal
	Active Directory Authentication
	Getting Data into Your Instance
		Copying Backup Files into Your Instance
		Restoring Backup Files in Your Instance
		Managed Backup and Restore
	Removing a Deployed Managed Instance
	Summary and Key Takeaways
Chapter 8: Deploying Azure Arc-enabled PostgreSQL Hyperscale
	Deployment Through the Command Line
	Deployment Through Azure Data Studio
	Scale Up of a Server Group
	Removing a Deployed Server Group
	Summary and Key Takeaways
Chapter 9: Monitoring and Management
	Monitoring Through the Data Controller
		Retrieving Endpoints
		Metrics (Grafana Dashboard)
		Log Search Analytics (Kibana)
	Monitoring Through the Azure Portal
		Directly Connected Mode
		Indirectly Connected Mode
			Preparing for Upload
			Uploading Logs, Usage, and Metrics
		Monitor Your Resources in the Azure Portal
	Upgrading Azure Arc-enabled Data Services
	Summary and Key Takeaways
Index