deploy_aks_cluster.txt

1. Install Azure CLI with apt:

	1.1 Get packages needed for the install process:

		sudo apt-get update
		sudo apt-get install curl apt-transport-https lsb-release gpg
	
	1.2 Download and install the Microsoft signing key:

		curl -sL https://packages.microsoft.com/keys/microsoft.asc | \
			gpg --dearmor | \
			sudo tee /etc/apt/trusted.gpg.d/microsoft.asc.gpg > /dev/null
	
	1.3 Add the Azure CLI software repository:

		AZ_REPO=$(lsb_release -cs)
		echo "deb [arch=amd64] https://packages.microsoft.com/repos/azure-cli/ $AZ_REPO main" | \
			sudo tee /etc/apt/sources.list.d/azure-cli.list
			
	1.4 Update repository information and install the azure-cli package:

		sudo apt-get update
		sudo apt-get install azure-cli
		
2. Run the Azure CLI with the az command.

	2.1 Run the login command.
		
		az login
		Login in the browser with the azure account.
		
3. Activate the correct subscription. Azure uses the concept of subscriptions to manage spending. You can get a list of subscriptions your account has access to  by running:

	az account list --refresh --output table
	
	3.1 Pick the subscription you want to use for creating the cluster, and set that as your default. If you only have one subscription you can ignore this step.

		az account set -s <YOUR-CHOSEN-SUBSCRIPTION-NAME>

4. Creating cluster:
			
	4.1 Create directory:
		
		mkdir <CLUSTER-NAME>
		cd <CLUSTER-NAME>
		For eg: mkdir sourabhAKSCluster
		        cd sourabhAKSCluster
		
	4.2 Generate ssh key pair:

		ssh-keygen -f ssh-key-<CLUSTER-NAME>
		For eg: ssh-keygen -f ssh-key-sourabhAKSCluster
		
	4.3 Create a resource group:

		az group create --name <RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME> --location eastus
		For eg: az group create --name rgSourabh --location eastus
		
	4.3 Create AKS cluster:

		az aks create --name <CLUSTER-NAME> \
              --resource-group <RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME> \
              --ssh-key-value ssh-key-<CLUSTER-NAME>.pub \
              --node-count 3 \
              --node-vm-size Standard_D2s_v3 \
              --output table
			  
		For eg: az aks create --name sourabhAKSCluster --resource-group rgSourabh --ssh-key-value ssh-key-sourabhAKSCluster.pub --node-count 3 --node-vm-size Standard_D2s_v3 --output table

5. Connect to the cluster:

	5.1 Install kubectl cli:
	
		sudo az aks install-cli
	
	5.2 Get credentials from Azure for kubectl to work:
		
		az aks get-credentials --name sourabhAKSCluster --resource-group rgSourabh --output table
		
	5.3 Verify the connection to your cluster:
	
		kubectl get nodes
		
6. Delete cluster:

	az group delete --name <RESOURCE_GROUP_NAME> --yes --no-wait
	For Eg az group delete --name rgSourabh --yes --no-wait