Introducing Azure Kubernetes Service: A Practical Guide to Container Orchestration

© Steve Buchanan, Janaka Rangama, Ned Bellavance  2020

S. Buchanan et al.Introducing Azure Kubernetes Service https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4842-5519-3_7

7. Operating Azure Kubernetes Service

Steve Buchanan¹ , Janaka Rangama² and Ned Bellavance³

(1)

Plymouth, MN, USA

(2)

Victoria, VIC, Australia

(3)

New Britain, PA, USA

 

Once you have deployed your first AKS cluster, it is important to understand how you can configure, monitor, and manage the AKS environment. The role of an AKS operator is critical when deploying applications to AKS clusters as cluster optimization is a key operational process in AKS.

In this chapter, we will explore how to operate an AKS cluster from a cluster operator perspective. We will review the processes for handling cluster operations, ...