Azure Kubernetes Service

Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description |

|----------|-------|-------------|

| Troubleshooting | L37-L63 | Diagnosing and fixing AKS cluster issues: networking, DNS, GPUs, logging, upgrades, security, Fleet, Windows nodes, and add-ons using tools like Desktop Insights, ACNS, NPD, and Inspektor Gadget. |

| Best Practices | L64-L113 | Best practices for AKS reliability, upgrades, scaling, cost, security, networking, storage, GPUs, multi-tenancy, compliance, and zero-downtime migrations and database resiliency. |

| Decision Making | L114-L169 | Guidance for planning and decision-making on AKS: migrations, upgrades, networking, scaling, cost optimization, tiers/SKUs, VM/node options, compliance, and comparisons with other platforms/services. |

| Architecture & Design Patterns | L170-L196 | High-level AKS architecture and patterns: HA/DR topologies, multi-region and PCI designs, ingress and GPU choices, stateful upgrades, Fleet multi-cluster placement, and scaling strategies. |

| Limits & Quotas | L197-L220 | AKS capacity, limits, and lifecycle: quotas, version/support timelines, networking and load balancer limits, Istio/KEDA performance caps, node resources, and Fleet Manager lifecycle constraints. |

| Security | L221-L302 | Securing AKS clusters: identity/RBAC, Entra auth, managed identities, network and API hardening, CIS benchmarks, encryption/keys, policy, PCI controls, and secure node/cluster access. |

| Configuration | L303-L460 | Configuring AKS clusters and fleets: networking, storage, security, autoscaling, GPUs, ingress/routing, maintenance, cost optimization, and app/database infrastructure setup. |

| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L461-L488 | Patterns and code samples for integrating AKS with AI/LLM tooling, storage, security, monitoring, scaling, Ray, KEDA, Fleet, and external services (Key Vault, CSI, Istio, MCP, VS Code). |

| Deployment | L489-L539 | Deploying and upgrading AKS clusters and apps, including CI/CD, service meshes, KEDA, Wasm/AI workloads, storage/network migrations, and production-ready infrastructure patterns. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Diagnose and fix common Agentic CLI for AKS issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/agentic-cli-for-aks-troubleshoot |

| Diagnose AKS workloads with AKS Desktop AI assistant | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-desktop-deploy-ai-assistant |

| Use AKS Desktop Insights to troubleshoot workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-desktop-deploy-troubleshooting |

| Support and troubleshooting options for Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-support-help |

| Troubleshoot AKS network issues using ACNS metrics and logs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/container-network-observability-guide |

| Troubleshoot CoreDNS issues in AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/coredns-troubleshoot |

| Use Kubernetes events to troubleshoot AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/events |

| Diagnose GPU node health with NPD in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/gpu-health-monitoring |

| Troubleshoot Inspektor Gadget extension issues on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/inspektor-gadget-troubleshoot |

| Monitor and troubleshoot AKS KMS etcd encryption | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kms-observability |

| Collect and view kubelet logs from AKS nodes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubelet-logs |

| Diagnose and fix common Open Service Mesh add-on issues on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-service-mesh-troubleshoot |

| Use AKS security bulletins for vulnerability troubleshooting | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/security-bulletins/overview |

| Handle AKS upgrade blocks from deprecated Kubernetes APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/stop-cluster-upgrade-api-breaking-changes |

| Troubleshoot Container Network Insights Agent issues on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/troubleshoot-container-network-insights-agent |

| Troubleshoot SNAT port exhaustion for AKS load balancers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/troubleshoot-source-network-address-translation |

| Troubleshoot UDP packet drops in AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/troubleshoot-udp-packet-drops |

| Diagnose and resolve Azure AKS upgrade issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-aks-faq |

| Resolve common Windows Server on AKS issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/windows-faq |

| Resolve common Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/faq |

| Identify and migrate preview Azure Kubernetes Fleet CRDs to supported versions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-migrate-preview-to-ga-fleets |

| Interpret Fleet resource placement status for debugging | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-understand-placement |

| Access and use Azure Fleet agent logs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/view-fleet-agent-logs |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Use safe AKS production upgrade strategies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-production-upgrade-strategies |

| Apply AKS deployment and cluster reliability practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-app-cluster-reliability |

| Optimize Azure Kubernetes Service costs effectively | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-cost |

| Apply GPU best practices on AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-gpu |

| Apply GPU observability best practices on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-gpu-observability |

| Apply MLOps best practices on Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-ml-ops |

| Apply proactive monitoring best practices for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-monitoring-proactive |

| Apply multi-tenancy best practices in AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-multi-tenancy |

| Optimize AKS performance and scaling for small to medium workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-performance-scale |

| Tune AKS for large-scale performance and scaling | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-performance-scale-large |

| Best practices for AKS ephemeral NVMe disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-storage-nvme |

| Plan resource and security considerations for AKS pod sandboxing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/considerations-pod-sandboxing |

| Enforce AKS deployment safeguards and best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deployment-safeguards |

| Implement pod security best practices on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/developer-best-practices-pod-security |

| Optimize AKS workload resource management practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/developer-best-practices-resource-management |

| Profile and optimize GPU workloads on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/gpu-profiling |

| Use Image Cleaner to remove vulnerable AKS images | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/image-cleaner |

| Use TCP keepalive to improve AKS network resilience | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/improve-network-fault-tolerance-in-aks-using-tcp-keepalive |

| Select appropriate Inspektor Gadget tools on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/inspektor-gadget-catalog |

| Plan AKS rollback strategies for failed migrations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubernetes-migration-rollback-strategies |

| Apply AKS network policy security best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/network-policy-best-practices |

| Plan node image updates for NAP in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-upgrade-image |

| Configure and monitor AKS node auto-repair | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-repair |

| Control AKS node reimage and disruption behavior | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-disruption-policy |

| Operate cost-optimized AKS clusters at scale | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operate-cost-optimized-scale |

| Use advanced scheduler features effectively in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-advanced-scheduler |

| Implement cluster isolation strategies in Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-cluster-isolation |

| Apply AKS cluster security operator best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-cluster-security |

| Implement container image security best practices in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-container-image-management |

| Apply AKS network configuration best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-network |

| Apply basic scheduler best practices in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-scheduler |

| Apply AKS storage and backup operator best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-storage |

| Protect data on AKS for PCI DSS compliance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-data |

| Apply PCI risk assessment and code practices on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-ra-code-assets |

| Design and validate AKS zone-resilient clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/reliability-zone-resiliency-recommendations |

| Load test and validate MongoDB resiliency on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/resiliency-mongodb-cluster |

| Use AKS node pool version rollback safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/roll-back-node-pool-version |

| Validate MongoDB resiliency during AKS node pool upgrades | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-mongodb-cluster |

| Handle AKS Linux node reboots using kured | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-node-image-kured |

| Upgrade AKS node pools and control plane safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-node-pools |

| Test and upgrade AKS node OS versions safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-os-version |

| Validate Valkey resiliency during AKS node pool upgrades | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-valkey-aks-nodepool |

| Validate and operate PostgreSQL HA deployments on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/validate-postgresql-ha |

| Load test and validate Valkey cluster resiliency on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/validate-valkey-cluster |

| Apply AKS Windows container best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/windows-best-practices |

| Implement zero-downtime AKS migration strategies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/zero-downtime-migration |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Choose migration paths for legacy apps to AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-legacy-migration |

| Plan and execute migration to Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-migration |

| Choose VM sizes and generations for AKS workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-virtual-machine-sizes |

| Migrate between AKS Automatic and Standard SKUs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/automatic/aks-automatic-sku-migration |

| Migrate AKS clusters from Availability Sets to VM node pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/availability-sets-on-aks |

| Choose between AKS and other Azure container services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/compare-container-options-with-aks |

| Choose and run language models on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-ai-ml-language-models |

| Plan IP address space for Azure AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-network-ip-address-planning |

| Choose and understand legacy CNI options in Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-network-legacy-cni |

| Choose the right AKS scaling method | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-scale |

| Use Azure Advisor recommendations for AKS cost | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cost-advisors |

| Migrate from Dapr OSS to Dapr extension on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/dapr-migration |

| Compare AWS and Azure platforms for EDW workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-edw-understand |

| Understand AWS vs Azure differences for web apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-web-understand |

| Plan migration off Flatcar Container Linux on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/flatcar-container-linux-for-aks |

| Choose AKS Free, Standard, or Premium tiers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/free-standard-pricing-tiers |

| Adopt and migrate to Gen2 VMs for AKS node pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/generation-2-vms |

| Select AKS Automatic or Standard for workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/get-started-aks |

| Choose and configure HPA for AKS workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/horizontal-pod-autoscaler |

| Choose and plan AKS Kubernetes long-term support | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/long-term-support |

| Plan and execute migration from NPM to Cilium in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/migrate-from-npm-to-cilium-network-policy |

| Plan and execute legacy .NET migration to AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/migrate-legacy-dotnet-to-aks |

| Migrate from open source Istio to AKS Istio add-on using canary strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/migration-from-open-source-istio-to-addon |

| Choose and configure monitoring for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/monitor-aks |

| Choose and configure monitoring for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/monitor-aks |

| Select and manage AKS node image types | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-images |

| Map AKS Open Service Mesh policies to Istio add-on | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-service-mesh-istio-migration-guidance |

| Choose and tune AKS options to reduce costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/optimize-aks-costs |

| Apply PCI customized approach controls in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-customized-approach-guidance |

| Map AKS controls to PCI DSS 4.0.1 requirements | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-requirement-mapping-matrix |

| Perform targeted PCI risk analysis for AKS workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-targeted-risk-analysis |

| Design application networking for Azure Kubernetes Service workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/plan-application-networking |

| Choose control plane networking options for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/plan-control-plane-networking |

| Plan networking architecture for Azure Kubernetes Service workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/plan-networking |

| Select node networking models for Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/plan-node-networking |

| Plan pod networking strategies for Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/plan-pod-networking |

| Choose and configure AKS scale-down mode | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/scale-down-mode |

| Add and use Azure Spot node pools in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/spot-node-pool |

| Update AKS clusters to new Azure CNI IPAM and data planes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/update-azure-cni |

| Migrate AKS from Basic to Standard Load Balancer | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-basic-load-balancer-on-aks |

| Plan AKS upgrade capacity and cost constraints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-capacity-cost-planning |

| Choose AKS Automatic vs Standard upgrade options | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-options |

| Select the right AKS upgrade scenario path | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-scenarios-hub |

| Use Arm64 node pools in AKS for cost efficiency | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-arm64-vms |

| Choose and use AKS Virtual Machines node pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/virtual-machines-node-pools |

| Choose between AKS Automatic and Standard clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/what-is-aks |

| Use and migrate from Windows Server Annual Channel on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/windows-annual-channel |

| Plan Windows vs. Linux containers on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/windows-vs-linux-containers |

| Choose a migration path to AKS Workload ID | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/workload-identity-migrate-from-pod-identity |

| Choose the right Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager configuration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-choosing-fleet |

| Migrate Kubernetes update workflows from Terraform to Fleet | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-migrate-updates-from-terraform |

| Upgrade Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager from hubless to hubful | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/upgrade-hub-cluster-type |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Active-active high availability pattern for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/active-active-solution |

| Active-passive disaster recovery pattern for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/active-passive-solution |

| Use blue-green node pool upgrades in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/blue-green-node-pool-upgrade |

| Choose GPU partitioning strategies in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-gpu-partitioning |

| Choose ingress networking options for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-network-ingress |

| Rearchitect AWS EDW workload for Azure AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-edw-rearchitect |

| Rearchitect AWS EKS web app and WAF for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-web-rearchitect |

| Isolate AKS node pools with unique subnets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-pool-unique-subnet |

| Passive-cold disaster recovery pattern for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/passive-cold-solution |

| Design AKS architecture for PCI DSS 4.0.1 workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-intro |

| Review summary of AKS PCI reference architecture | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-summary |

| Use proximity placement groups to reduce AKS latency | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/reduce-latency-ppg |

| Multi-region AKS deployment models and trade-offs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/reliability-multi-region-deployment-models |

| Use stateful workload upgrade patterns on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/stateful-workload-upgrades |

| Design and migrate stateful workloads on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/stateful-workloads-overview |

| Architect Valkey clusters on AKS for resilience | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/valkey-overview |

| Scale AKS workloads with virtual nodes and ACI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/virtual-nodes |

| Configure eviction and disruption budgets in Fleet CRP | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-eviction-disruption |

| Manage workload drift with Fleet applyStrategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-placement-drift |

| Control workload takeover behavior in Fleet placement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-placement-takeover |

| Design rollout strategies for Fleet resource placement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-rollout-strategy |

| Move Kubernetes workloads between clusters with Fleet | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-move-workloads-between-clusters |

| Use intelligent cross-cluster placement in Fleet | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/intelligent-resource-placement |

Limits & Quotas

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Use managed system node pools in AKS Automatic | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/automatic/aks-automatic-managed-system-node-pools-about |

| Deploy AKS Automatic clusters in custom virtual networks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/automatic/quick-automatic-custom-network |

| Create AKS Automatic clusters with pod readiness SLA | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/automatic/quick-automatic-managed-network |

| Create private AKS Automatic clusters in custom networks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/automatic/quick-automatic-private-custom-network |

| Understand AKS preview API lifecycle and deprecation timing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-preview-api-life-cycle |

| Configure static block allocation for Azure CNI Pod Subnet | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-azure-cni-static-block-allocation |

| Use custom certificate authorities on AKS nodes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/custom-certificate-authority |

| Understand AKS limits, quotas, and constraints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/faq |

| Handle AKS identity binding scale and FIC limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/identity-bindings-concepts |

| Compare latency impact across AKS Istio add-on versions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-latency |

| Understand Istio add-on performance, capacity, and scaling limits on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-scale |

| Understand KEDA limitations and autoscaling behavior in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/keda-about |

| Understand AKS node resource reservations and capacity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-resource-reservations |

| Required outbound ports and FQDNs for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/outbound-rules-control-egress |

| Review AKS regional quotas and VM SKU limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/quotas-skus-regions |

| Understand supported Kubernetes versions in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/supported-kubernetes-versions |

| Scale AKS with multiple Standard Load Balancers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-multiple-standard-load-balancer |

| Configure and manage AKS system node pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-system-pools |

| Kubernetes version support policy for Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-fleet-kubernetes-version-support |

| Understand lifecycle limits for Fleet Manager preview APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-preview-api-lifecycle |

Security

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Apply Conditional Access to AKS clusters and nodes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/access-control-managed-azure-ad |

| Access private AKS clusters using command invoke and Run command | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/access-private-cluster |

| Configure service account and workload identity for Agentic CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/agentic-cli-for-aks-service-account-workload-identity-setup |

| Configure RBAC permissions for AKS Desktop projects | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-desktop-permissions |

| Reference AKS service permissions and roles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-service-permissions |

| Secure AKS API server with authorized IP ranges | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/api-server-authorized-ip-ranges |

| Configure AKS API server authorized IP ranges with service tags | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/api-server-service-tags |

| Use customer-managed keys for AKS managed disk encryption | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-disk-customer-managed-keys |

| Configure and manage AKS certificate rotation policies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/certificate-rotation |

| Harden AKS Azure Linux 2.0 nodes to CIS benchmark | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cis-azure-linux |

| Harden AKS Azure Linux 3.0 nodes to CIS benchmark | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cis-azure-linux-v3 |

| Apply CIS Kubernetes benchmark controls in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cis-kubernetes |

| Apply CIS-aligned Ubuntu security settings for AKS nodes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cis-ubuntu |

| Align AKS Windows node image with CIS benchmark | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cis-windows |

| Configure secure ACR authentication for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cluster-container-registry-integration |

| Understand access and identity scenarios in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-identity |

| Secure network-isolated AKS cluster connectivity requirements | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-network-isolated |

| Restrict kubeconfig access using Azure RBAC in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/control-kubeconfig-access |

| Configure AKS CSI Driver identity access to Key Vault | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-secrets-store-identity-access |

| Configure FIPS-compliant node pools in Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/enable-fips-nodes |

| Enable host-based encryption for AKS node data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/enable-host-encryption |

| Configure Entra ID RBAC authorization for AKS API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/entra-id-authorization |

| Enable Entra ID authentication for AKS control plane | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/entra-id-control-plane-authentication |

| Configure external identity providers for AKS authentication | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/external-identity-provider-authentication-configure |

| Deploy WireGuard encryption for AKS networking | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-apply-wireguard |

| Set up AKS identity bindings for workload identity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/identity-bindings |

| Enforce signed container image validation on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/image-integrity |

| Restrict AKS pod access to IMDS endpoint | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/imds-restriction |

| Plug external CA certificates into AKS Istio add-on | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-plugin-ca |

| Configure HTTPS and mTLS secure ingress gateways for AKS Istio add-on | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-secure-gateway |

| Secure KEDA-based autoscaling on AKS with workload identity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/keda-workload-identity |

| Authenticate to AKS clusters using kubelogin | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubelogin-authentication |

| Use Entra ID with Kubernetes RBAC in AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubernetes-rbac-entra-id |

| Configure Entra service principals for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubernetes-service-principal |

| Disable or manage AKS local admin accounts securely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/local-accounts |

| Configure and manage SSH access to AKS nodes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/manage-ssh-node-access |

| Use managed identities securely in AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/managed-identity-overview |

| Securely connect to AKS cluster nodes for maintenance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-access |

| Configure networking and RBAC for NAP-enabled AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-networking |

| Configure AKS node resource group lockdown and deny assignments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-resource-group-lockdown |

| Secure AKS access to Azure OpenAI with Entra | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-ai-secure-access-quickstart |

| Implement anti-phishing controls for AKS PCI access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-anti-phishing-social-engineering |

| Set up continuous security monitoring for AKS PCI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-continuous-security-monitoring |

| Manage cryptography and keys on AKS for PCI DSS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-cryptography-key-management |

| Implement enhanced MFA for AKS PCI environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-enhanced-mfa-implementation |

| Configure PCI-compliant identity and access for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-identity |

| Deploy malware protection for PCI workloads on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-malware |

| Configure PCI-compliant monitoring and logging on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-monitor |

| Implement PCI-compliant network security for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-network |

| Define security policies for PCI-regulated AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-policy |

| Plan security awareness training for AKS PCI teams | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-security-awareness-training |

| Secure third-party and supply chain for AKS PCI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-third-party-supply-chain-security |

| Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/policy-reference |

| Use pre-created kubelet managed identity in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pre-created-kubelet-managed-identity |

| Configure network access paths to private AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/private-cluster-connect |

| Use PIM for just-in-time AKS cluster access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/privileged-identity-management |

| RDP and SSH access to AKS Windows nodes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/rdp |

| Manually rotate and manage AKS cluster certificates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/rotate-certificates |

| Harden AKS containers with user namespaces, AppArmor, seccomp | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/secure-container-access |

| Use Azure Policy regulatory controls for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/security-controls-policy |

| Configure system-assigned managed identity for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/system-assigned-managed-identity |

| Configure Trusted Access for secure AKS API access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/trusted-access-feature |

| Rotate AKS service principal and Entra app credentials | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/update-credentials |

| Use Microsoft Entra pod-managed identities in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-azure-ad-pod-identity |

| Secure AKS clusters using Azure Policy add-on | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-azure-policy |

| Enable GMSA for Windows nodes in AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-group-managed-service-accounts |

| Configure legacy KMS etcd encryption for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-kms-etcd-encryption |

| Migrate AKS clusters from KMS v1 to KMS v2 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-kms-v2 |

| Configure AKS network policies to secure pod traffic | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-network-policies |

| Configure OIDC issuer for secure AKS authentication | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-oidc-issuer |

| Deploy and use pod sandboxing in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-pod-sandboxing |

| Configure Pod Security Admission policies in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-psa |

| Enable Trusted Launch security for AKS node pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-trusted-launch |

| Enable user-assigned managed identity for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/user-assigned-managed-identity |

| Configure cross-tenant workload identity for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/workload-identity-cross-tenant |

| Use Microsoft Entra Workload ID with AKS workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/workload-identity-overview |

| Assign Azure RBAC roles for Kubernetes Fleet Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-rbac |

| Use managed identities securely with Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/use-managed-identity |

Configuration

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Install and configure Agentic CLI for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/agentic-cli-for-aks-install |

| Monitor AI inference metrics on AKS with KAITO | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator-monitoring |

| Create infrastructure for Apache Airflow on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/airflow-create-infrastructure |

| Configure storage and secrets to deploy Airflow on AKS with Helm | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/airflow-deploy |

| Configure AKS Communication Manager for maintenance notifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-communication-manager |

| Manage AKS component versioning and patching strategy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-component-versioning |

| Configure AKS clusters for AKS Desktop compatibility | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-desktop-install-cluster-setup |

| Configure AKS Kubernetes end-of-support notifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-end-of-support-notifications |

| List and filter AKS-supported VM SKUs by region | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-list-skus |

| Create and manage AKS-managed GPU node pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-managed-gpu-nodes |

| Set up custom domains and SSL for AKS application routing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing-dns-ssl |

| Configure AKS application routing with Gateway API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing-gateway-api |

| Automate Azure DNS and TLS for AKS Gateway API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing-gateway-api-dns-tls |

| Manually configure TLS ingress with Gateway API on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing-gateway-api-tls |

| Configure multiple NGINX ingress controllers and annotations in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing-nginx-configuration |

| Monitor AKS NGINX ingress metrics with Prometheus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing-nginx-prometheus |

| Configure Artifact Streaming for AKS node pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/artifact-streaming |

| Configure automatic upgrade channels for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/auto-upgrade-cluster |

| Configure AKS node OS image autoupgrade channels | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/auto-upgrade-node-os-image |

| Install and manage Azure App Configuration extension on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-app-configuration |

| Configure AKS workloads with App Configuration provider | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-app-configuration-quickstart |

| Tune Azure App Configuration extension settings for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-app-configuration-settings |

| Configure Azure CNI Overlay networking for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-cni-overlay |

| Configure Azure CNI powered by Cilium for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-cni-powered-by-cilium |

| Configure Azure NetApp Files for AKS pods | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-netapp-files |

| Provision Azure NetApp Files dual-protocol volumes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-netapp-files-dual-protocol |

| Provision Azure NetApp Files NFS volumes on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-netapp-files-nfs |

| Provision Azure NetApp Files SMB volumes on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-netapp-files-smb |

| Create and mount Linux NFS server volumes in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-nfs-volume |

| Configure and operate Cluster Autoscaler on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cluster-autoscaler |

| Configure and use AKS Cluster Health Monitor checker | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cluster-health-monitor |

| Configure scheduler profiles and plugins in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-aks-scheduler |

| Configure automatic zone placement for AKS node pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-automatic-zone-placement |

| Configure Azure CNI networking for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-azure-cni |

| Configure Azure CNI Pod Subnet dynamic IP allocation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-azure-cni-dynamic-ip-allocation |

| Configure dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 networking in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-dual-stack |

| Configure dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 networking in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-dual-stack |

| Configure kube-proxy backends on AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-kube-proxy |

| Configure kubenet networking for Azure Kubernetes Service clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-kubenet |

| Configure Standard Load Balancer settings for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-load-balancer-standard |

| Configure AKS scheduler profiles for node bin packing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-node-binpack-scheduler |

| Configure Kueue queues for Ray jobs on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-ray-kueue-queues |

| Configure Static Egress Gateway for AKS outbound IPs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-static-egress-gateway |

| Configure Container Network Observability for AKS monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/container-network-observability-how-to |

| Configure Cilium mTLS encryption on AKS with ACNS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/container-network-security-cilium-mutual-tls-how-to |

| Configure CoreDNS autoscaling settings in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/coredns-autoscale |

| Customize CoreDNS behavior in AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/coredns-custom |

| Monitor and reduce AKS idle costs with cost analysis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cost-analysis-idle-costs |

| Create Azure infrastructure for MongoDB on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-mongodb-infrastructure |

| Configure internal NGINX ingress with private DNS for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-nginx-ingress-private-controller |

| Create infrastructure for HA PostgreSQL on AKS with CloudNativePG | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-postgresql-ha |

| Create Azure infrastructure for Valkey clusters on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-valkey-infrastructure |

| Configure Azure Disk persistent volumes in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-volume-azure-disk |

| Tune Azure Key Vault CSI Driver configuration on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-secrets-store-configuration-options |

| Configure AKS node and kubelet settings safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/custom-node-configuration |

| Customize resource configuration for AKS managed add-ons | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/customize-resource-configuration |

| Configure Dapr extension settings on AKS and Arc | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/dapr-settings |

| Delete AKS node pools and understand side effects | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/delete-node-pool |

| Schedule and deploy batch jobs with Kueue on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-batch-jobs-with-kueue |

| Deploy and manage AKS cluster extensions with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-extensions-az-cli |

| Configure and deploy a MongoDB cluster on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-mongodb-cluster |

| Deploy a highly available PostgreSQL database on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-postgresql-ha |

| Provision Ray and Kueue infrastructure on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-ray-infrastructure |

| Configure and deploy a Valkey cluster on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-valkey-cluster |

| Configure AKS outbound egress types and behavior | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/egress-outboundtype |

| Configure AKS egress with user-defined routes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/egress-udr |

| Enable full caching for AKS ephemeral OS disks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/full-cache-ephemeral-os-disk |

| Create infrastructure for highly available GitHub Actions on AKS with Azure Files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/github-actions-azure-files-create-infrastructure |

| Set up FQDN filtering policies with ACNS on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-apply-fqdn-filtering-policies |

| Configure L7 network policies with ACNS on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-apply-l7-policies |

| Configure and use Container Network Insights Agent on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-configure-container-network-insights-agent |

| Configure AKS container network logging with ACNS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-configure-container-network-logs |

| Configure AKS container network metrics filtering with Cilium | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-configure-container-network-metrics-filtering |

| Enable and configure eBPF Host Routing on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-enable-ebpf-host-routing |

| Configure HTTP proxy settings for AKS nodes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/http-proxy |

| Install and configure Inspektor Gadget on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/inspektor-gadget-configure |

| Configure Istio Gateway API ingress on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-gateway-api |

| Configure MeshConfig and supported settings for Istio add-on on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-meshconfig |

| Enable and configure native sidecar mode for Istio add-on on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-native-sidecar |

| Configure telemetry and logging for AKS Istio-based service mesh | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-telemetry |

| Configure monitoring and networking for Kafka on AKS using Strimzi | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kafka-configure |

| Deploy Strimzi and a Kafka cluster on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kafka-deploy |

| Prepare Azure infrastructure for Kafka on AKS with Strimzi | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kafka-infrastructure |

| Configure KMS data encryption for AKS secrets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kms-data-encryption |

| Manage AKS Kubernetes resources through Azure portal UI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubernetes-portal |

| Install and configure Kueue for batch on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kueue-overview |

| Limit AKS egress traffic using Azure Firewall | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/limit-egress-traffic |

| Use public Standard Load Balancer with AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/load-balancer-standard |

| Configure LocalDNS settings for Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/localdns-custom |

| Abort long-running AKS cluster operations via API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/manage-abort-operations |

| Use managed namespaces to isolate AKS workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/managed-namespaces |

| Configure monitoring for MongoDB clusters on AKS with PMM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/monitor-aks-mongodb |

| Reference monitoring data schema for Azure AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/monitor-aks-reference |

| Configure GPU metrics collection and monitoring in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/monitor-gpu-metrics |

| Configure NAT gateway options for Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/nat-gateway |

| Create and configure network-isolated AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/network-isolated |

| Configure AKS pod eviction on VM freeze events | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-drain-evict-on-freeze |

| Configure AKSNodeClass for AKS node auto-provisioning | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-aksnodeclass |

| Create NAP-enabled AKS clusters in custom VNets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-custom-vnet |

| Configure disruption policies for NAP nodes in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-disruption |

| Configure AKS Node Auto-Provisioning node pool settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-node-pools |

| Snapshot AKS node pools for repeatable environments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-pool-snapshot |

| Configure NVIDIA GPU Operator on AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/nvidia-gpu-operator |

| Download and configure the OSM client binary for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-service-mesh-binary |

| Configure cost-optimized add-on scaling in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/optimized-addon-scaling |

| Configure planned maintenance windows for AKS upgrades | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/planned-maintenance |

| Configure and manage Prepared Image Specifications in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/prepared-image-specification |

| Configure AKS private API server access across VNets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/private-apiserver-vnet-integration-cluster |

| Configure and deploy private AKS clusters with CLI/Terraform | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/private-clusters |

| Manually and automatically scale AKS node pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/scale-node-pools |

| Enable shared health probes for AKS Services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/shared-health-probes |

| Start and stop AKS node pools to optimize costs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/start-stop-nodepools |

| Use static public IPs with AKS load balancers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/static-ip |

| Update Key Vault mode for AKS KMS encryption | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/update-kms-key-vault |

| Configure rolling upgrade settings for AKS node pools | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-aks-node-pools-rolling |

| Configure Advanced Container Networking Services on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-advanced-container-networking-services |

| Configure AMD GPU node pools on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-amd-gpus |

| Run AKS node pools on Azure Dedicated Hosts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-azure-dedicated-hosts |

| Configure custom CNI plugins for Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-byo-cni |

| Use eTags for concurrency control in AKS APIs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-etags |

| Use Kubernetes node pool labels effectively in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-labels |

| Configure Metrics Server VPA on AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-metrics-server-vertical-pod-autoscaler |

| Configure node auto-provisioning in Azure Kubernetes Service | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-node-auto-provisioning |

| Configure Node Disruption Policy for AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-node-disruption-policy |

| Configure instance-level public IPs for AKS nodes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-node-public-ips |

| Configure node taints for workload scheduling in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-node-taints |

| Configure and use NVIDIA GPUs on AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-nvidia-gpu |

| Configure Premium SSD v2 disks for AKS workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-premium-v2-disks |

| Configure Pod Security Admission in AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-psa |

| Configure and apply Azure tags in AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-tags |

| Enable and configure Ultra Disks on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-ultra-disks |

| Deploy and manage Vertical Pod Autoscaler on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-vertical-pod-autoscaler |

| Configure Windows GPU node pools on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-windows-gpu |

| Use Windows HostProcess and privileged containers on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-windows-hpc |

| Reference for AKS Vertical Pod Autoscaler API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/vertical-pod-autoscaler-api-reference |

| Configure AKS virtual nodes with Azure CLI and CNI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/virtual-nodes-cli |

| Configure AKS virtual nodes using Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/virtual-nodes-portal |

| Create AKS Windows node pools using containerd runtime | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/windows-containerd |

| Configure AKS cluster with Entra Workload ID | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/workload-identity-deploy-cluster |

| Access the Kubernetes API of an Azure Kubernetes Fleet hub cluster | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/access-fleet-hub-cluster-kubernetes-api |

| Configure cross-cluster networking in Azure Kubernetes Fleet | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-configure-use-cross-cluster-networking |

| Set up DNS-based multi-cluster load balancing in Fleet | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-dns-load-balancing |

| Create and configure Managed Fleet Namespaces | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-managed-namespaces |

| Configure Azure Monitor alerts for Fleet update runs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-monitor-update-runs |

| Create reusable rollout strategies for Fleet placement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-placement-create-rollout-strategies |

| Configure resource overrides for Fleet placements | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-use-overrides-customize-resources-placement |

| Configure Azure Policy to enforce AKS fleet enrollment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-use-policy-to-add-clusters-to-fleet |

| Configure multi-cluster L4 load balancing with Fleet | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/l4-load-balancing |

| Use envelope objects for safe Fleet resource propagation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/quickstart-envelope-reserved-resources |

| Define reusable multi-cluster update strategies in Fleet | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/update-create-update-strategy |

| Configure update runs across clusters with Fleet Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/update-orchestration |

| Configure approval gates in Fleet Manager update strategies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/update-strategies-gates-approvals |

| Set scheduled start gates for Fleet Manager updates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/update-strategies-gates-scheduled-start |

| Configure taints and tolerations for Fleet resource propagation | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/use-taints-tolerations |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Deploy AI models on AKS with the AI toolchain operator | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator |

| Integrate MCP servers with KAITO on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator-mcp |

| Configure tool calling for KAITO inference on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator-tool-calling |

| Attach AKS extension in VS Code to Azure Container Registry | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-extension-attach-azure-container-registry |

| Connect AKS clusters to AI agents via MCP server | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-model-context-protocol-server |

| Autoscale AKS GPU workloads with KEDA and DCGM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/autoscale-gpu-workloads-with-keda |

| Integrate Azure HPC Cache with AKS workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-hpc-cache |

| Mount Azure Blob storage in AKS using CSI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-volume-azure-blob-storage |

| Use Azure Files CSI volumes with AKS pods | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-volume-azure-files |

| Integrate AKS with Azure Key Vault via CSI Driver | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-secrets-store-driver |

| Configure Secrets Store CSI with NGINX TLS on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-secrets-store-nginx-tls |

| Refactor EDW application code to use Azure services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-edw-refactor |

| Use kubectl gadget to inspect AKS workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/inspektor-gadget-run-gadgets |

| Integrate AKS Istio add-on metrics with Azure Managed Prometheus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-metrics-managed-prometheus |

| Onboard custom HuggingFace models with KAITO on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kaito-custom-inference-model |

| Use KEDA integrations with Azure and OSS services | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/keda-integrations |

| Use Azure and OSS integrations with OSM add-on on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-service-mesh-integrations |

| Run vLLM batch inference with Ray on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ray-batch-inference |

| Fine-tune Aurora weather model with Ray on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ray-finetune-aurora |

| Serve fine-tuned Aurora model with Ray Serve on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ray-online-serving |

| Distributed LLM training with Ray on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ray-train-llm |

| Use AKS Vulnerability Data API programmatically | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/security-vulnerability-api-reference |

| Use Telepresence with AKS for local microservice debugging | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-telepresence-aks |

| Deploy Mongo Express client to connect to MongoDB on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/validate-mongodb-cluster |

Deployment

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Use AI toolchain operator in Azure portal for AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator-azure-portal |

| Fine-tune and deploy models on AKS with KAITO | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator-fine-tune |

| Migrate AKS app routing from NGINX to Gateway API | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing-nginx-to-gateway-api-migration |

| Set up automated deployments to AKS with CI/CD | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/automated-deployments |

| Provision production-ready AKS infrastructure on Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-aks-infrastructure |

| Move Azure Disk PVs between AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-disk-move-subscriptions |

| Migrate AKS in-tree storage classes to CSI drivers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-migrate-in-tree-volumes |

| Install Dapr extension on AKS and Arc-enabled clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/dapr |

| Deploy Dapr Workflow applications on AKS via extension | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/dapr-workflow |

| Programmatically deploy Azure Kubernetes applications with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-application-az-cli |

| Deploy Azure Kubernetes applications using ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-application-template |

| Deploy production AKS clusters with Terraform AVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-cluster-terraform-verified-module |

| Deploy AKS clusters with Confidential Containers and default policy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-confidential-containers-default-policy |

| Deploy Kubernetes applications from Azure Marketplace to AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-marketplace |

| Deploy SpinKube on AKS for serverless Wasm workloads | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-spinkube |

| Configure Azure Pipelines CI/CD to deploy to AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/devops-pipeline |

| Install and use Draft extension on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/draft |

| Deploy and validate AWS EDW workload on Azure AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-edw-deploy |

| Prepare AKS and infrastructure for EDW workload | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-edw-prepare |

| Deploy AWS Yelb web application to Azure AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-web-deploy |

| Prepare production-ready AKS infrastructure for web apps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-web-prepare |

| Migrate Yelb web application from EKS to AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-web-refactor |

| Enable KEDA add-on on existing AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/enable-keda-existing-cluster |

| Deploy highly available GitHub Actions runners on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/github-actions-azure-files-deploy-test |

| Deploy Istio-based service mesh add-on on AKS clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-deploy-addon |

| Uninstall Istio-based service mesh add-on and clean AKS resources | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-uninstall-addon |

| Upgrade Istio-based service mesh add-on revisions on AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-upgrade |

| Deploy KEDA add-on to AKS using ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/keda-deploy-add-on-arm |

| Deploy AKS KEDA add-on using Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/keda-deploy-add-on-cli |