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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 Traffic Manager endpoints


To get the Traffic Manager service up and running in Azure, you need to create the Traffic Manager profile, which will be covered later. Within this profile, you will have to specify something called endpoints.

Endpoints are the receivers of the client requests that have been directed by Azure Traffic Manager.

Endpoints come in the following three flavors:

  • Azure endpoints: These endpoints are used for Azure services, such as cloud services, App Services (for example, Web Apps), and public IP addresses that can be associated with a VM or a Load Balancer
  • External endpoints: These endpoints are used for non-Azure services, that can be hosted either on your premises or in another cloud
  • Nested endpoints: These endpoints can be used for larger and sophisticated environments wherein you have to create endpoints that refer to another Traffic Manager profile