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Hands-On Networking with Azure

By : Mohamed Waly
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Hands-On Networking with Azure

By: Mohamed Waly

Overview of this book

Microsoft Azure networking is one of the most valuable and important offerings in Azure. No matter what solution you are building for the cloud, you'll fi nd a compelling use for it. This book will get you up to speed quickly on Microsoft Azure Networking by teaching you how to use different networking services. By reading this book, you will develop a strong networking foundation for Azure virtual machines and for expanding your on-premise environment to Azure. Hands-On Networking with Azure starts with an introduction to Microsoft Azure networking and creating Azure Virtual Networks with subnets of different types within them. The book helps you understand the architecture of Azure networks. You will then learn the best practices for designing both Windows- and Linux-based Azure VM networks. You will also learn to expand your networks into Azure and how to use Azure DNS. Moreover, you will master best practices for dealing with Azure Load Balancer and the solutions they offer in different scenarios. Finally, we will demonstrate how the Azure Application Gateway works, offering various layer-7 load balancing capabilities for applications. By the end of this book, you will be able to architect your networking solutions for Azure.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
Title Page
Dedication
Packt Upsell
Contributors
Preface
Index

Configuring Azure Application Gateway settings


Azure Application Gateway has  many settings that need to be configured to fully utilize its attractive features.

Azure Application Gateway configurations

You can manipulate some of the application gateway configurations, such as the tier, SKU size, and instance count by following the steps:

  1. Navigate to the created application gateway, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 8.6: Application gateway overview

  1. Under SETTINGS, click on Configuration, and a new blade will be opened, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 8.7: Azure Application Gateway configurations

  1. On the previous blade, you can change the following:
    • Tier: You can upgrade it to WAF if it is Standard or downgrade to Standard if it is WAF.
    • SKU size: You can change the size to the size that would fit your environment anytime you want. So, if you selected Medium and your environment keeps growing, you can change it to Large.
    • Instance count: You can increase and decrease the number...