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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

Azure DNS zones and records


A DNS zone is like a container for the records for a specific domain, and the zone is named according to the domain. For example, the domain name is watermelon.com and the zone name will be the same, whereas the records represent something within that domain. For example, you would create a record named www for the company website, which will be formatted as Record.DomainName. Therefore, in our scenario, it would look as follows: www.watermelon.com.

Without further ado, let's dive deep into creating a DNS zone and a record.

Creating a DNS zone

Creating a DNS zone is not a tough process. Just perform the following steps:

  1. On Azure portal, search for DNS zones, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 5.1: Searching for DNS zones

  1. Click on it, and a new blade will be opened from which you will create a new DNS zone by clicking on Add, as shown in the following screenshot:

Figure 5.2: DNS zones blade

  1. A new blade will pop up, wherein you have to specify the following:
    • Name...