Azure Arc-Enabled Data Services Revealed: Early First Edition Based on Public Preview

Description

Get introduced to Azure Arc-enabled data services and the powerful capabilities they provide to deploy and manage local, on-premises, and hybrid cloud data resources using the same centralized management and tooling you get from the Azure cloud. This book shows how you can deploy and manage databases running on SQL Server and Posgres in your corporate data center as if they were part of the Azure platform. You will learn how to benefit from the centralized management that Azure provides, the automated rollout of patches and updates, and more.  This book is the perfect choice for anyone looking for a hybrid or multi-vendor cloud strategy for their data estate. The authors walk you through the possibilities and requirements to get services such as Azure SQL Managed Instance and PostgresSQL Hyperscale, deployed outside of Azure, so the services are accessible to companies that cannot move to the cloud or do not want to use the Microsoft cloud exclusively. The technology described in this book will be especially useful to those required to keep sensitive services, such as medical databases, away from the public cloud, but who still want to benefit from the Azure cloud and the centralized management and tooling that it supports. What You Will LearnUnderstand the core concepts of KubernetesUnderstand the fundamentals and architecture of Azure Arc-enabled data servicesBuild a multi-cloud strategy based on Azure data servicesDeploy Azure Arc-enabled data services on premises or in any cloudDeploy Azure Arc-enabled SQL Managed Instance on premises or in any cloudDeploy Azure Arc-enabled PostgreSQL Hyperscale on premises or in any cloudManage Azure-enabled data services running outside of AzureMonitor Azure-enabled data services running outside of Azure through the Azure Portal Who This Book Is For Database administrators and architects who want to manage on-premises or hybrid cloud data resources from the Microsoft Azure cloud. Especially for those wishing to take advantage of cloud technologies while keeping sensitive data on premises and under physical control. Table of Contents About the Authors About the Technical Reviewer 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 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 A Little Helper for Windows Users: Chocolatey Tools on Windows Tools on Ubuntu Getting Azure Data Studio Ready Have a Resource Group in Azure Get a Kubernetes Cluster Ready Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) kubeadm on Ubuntu Summary and Key Takeaways Chapter 4: Deploying a Data Controller Get Your Kubernetes Settings Right Deployment Through the Command Line Deployment Through Azure Data Studio Summary and Key Takeaways Chapter 5: Deploying an Azure Arc-Enabled SQL Managed Instance Deployment Through the Command Line Deployment Through Azure Data Studio Getting Data into Your Database Copying Backup Files into Your Instance Restoring Backup Files in Your Instance Removing a Deployed Managed Instance Summary and Key Takeaways Chapter 6: Deploying Azure Arc-Enabled PostgreSQL Hyperscale Deployment Through the Command Line Deployment Through Azure Data Studio Scale Up/Scale Down of a Server Group Removing a Deployed Server Group Summary and Key Takeaways Chapter 7: Monitoring Monitoring Through the Data Controller Retrieving Endpoints Metrics (Grafana Dashboard) Host Node Metrics SQL Managed Instance Metrics Log Search Analytics (Kibana) Monitoring Through the Azure Portal Directly Connected Mode Indirectly Connected Mode Preparing for Upload Uploading Logs and Metrics Monitor Your Resources in the Azure Portal Summary and Key Takeaways Index