In this chapter so far, we have discussed what Azure Stack is and how to install the ASDK. Now it is time to have a look at Azure Stack and see how it works.
Basically, there are three ways to connect to Azure Stack endpoints and work with them from the operations side:
- Admin portal and tenant portal
- PowerShell
- The Azure (Stack) CLI
With Azure Stack, you will get an administrative portal, which is lacking with Microsoft Public Azure, as there Microsoft is running Azure. Azure Stack will be operated by your operations team. Therefore, Azure Stack provides an administrative portal that is accessible through the following URL (using ASDK, as with the multi-node environment, is something you have to decide during the setup): https://adminportal.local.azurestack.external
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Depending on which scenario Azure Stack has been set up with (connected or disconnected mode), you either have to authenticate against Azure AD or as Cloudadmin:
This portal is used to...