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Azure Stack Hub Demystified

By : Richard Young
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Azure Stack Hub Demystified

By: Richard Young

Overview of this book

Azure Stack Hub is the on-premise offering from Microsoft, which provides Azure Cloud services within a customer's own data center. It provides consistent processes between on-site and the cloud, allowing developers to test locally and deploy to the cloud in exactly the same manner. Azure Stack Hub Demystified provides complete coverage of deploying, configuring, administrating, and running Microsoft Azure Stack Hub efficiently. Firstly, you will learn how to deploy Azure Stack Hub within an organization. As you progress, you'll understand configuration and the different services provided by the platform. The book also focuses on the underlying architecture and connectivity options for the modern data center. Later, you will understand various approaches to DevOps and their implementation, and learn key topics for the AZ-600 exam. By the end of this Azure book, you will have a thorough understanding of Azure Stack Hub and the services that are provided by the platform, along with the confidence and information you need to be able to pass the AZ-600 exam.
Table of Contents (21 chapters)
1
Section 1: Architecture and Deployment
5
Section 2: Identity and Security
9
Section 3: Features
15
Section 4: Monitoring, Licensing, and Billing

Reviewing Azure Stack Hub Marketplace scenarios

There are two distinct scenarios for downloading Azure Stack Hub Marketplace items:

  • Disconnected or partially connected: Requires access to the internet through the use of the Marketplace syndication tool to download Marketplace items. The items are then transferred to the disconnected Azure Stack Hub installation. This uses PowerShell.
  • Connected: The Azure Stack Hub environment is connected to the internet. The Azure Stack Hub administrator portal is used to find and download Marketplace items.

The catalog you see for the Marketplace items will be determined by the Azure subscription that was used for registering the Azure Stack Hub environment.

Let's walk through the process of downloading items from Marketplace in each scenario starting with the connected scenario.

Downloading Marketplace items to Azure Stack Hub in the connected scenario

Azure Stack Hub must already be registered with Azure and the...