Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L37-L57	Diagnosing and fixing AKS cluster issues: networking, DNS, kubelet and node health, upgrades, Windows containers, OSM, SNAT/UDP, Fleet Manager CRDs/logs, and security bulletins.
Best Practices	L58-L105	AKS best practices for reliability, security, cost, performance, networking, storage, upgrades, PCI, MLOps, GPUs, and large-scale operations, including Fleet and workload resiliency.
Decision Making	L106-L155	Guidance for architectural and migration decisions in AKS: networking, VM/node pools, upgrades, pricing, cost optimization, OS/runtime choices, compliance (PCI), and comparisons with other platforms.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L156-L180	Architectural patterns and reference designs for AKS: HA/DR (active-active/passive/cold), upgrades, multi-region/multi-cluster, networking/IP, PCI, AWS migration, and scaling with node pools/Fleet.
Limits & Quotas	L181-L199	AKS limits, quotas, and scaling behavior: node/pod capacity, egress/NAT, load balancers, Istio performance, identities, SKUs/regions, and Kubernetes/Fleet version lifecycles and support.
Security	L200-L281	Securing AKS clusters: identity/RBAC, network and API access, encryption, certificates/keys, node hardening, policies/compliance (PCI, CIS), workload identity, and secure access to external services.
Configuration	L282-L438	Configuring AKS clusters, networking, storage, ingress, GPUs, autoscaling, costs, security, service mesh, and multi-cluster/Fleet features, plus extensions and database/Kafka setups.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L439-L461	Patterns and how-tos for connecting AKS workloads to other services: KAITO/MCP agents, GPU/KEDA, Key Vault/CSI, Istio/OSM, monitoring, GitHub/Fleet automation, and external data stores.
Deployment	L462-L521	Deploying and upgrading AKS clusters and workloads, including CI/CD, service meshes, KEDA, AI/ML and Ray, Wasm platforms, storage migration, and production-ready infrastructure setup.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot the AKS agentic CLI deployment modes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/agentic-cli-for-aks-troubleshoot
Support and troubleshooting options for Azure Kubernetes Service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-support-help
Diagnose AKS network issues using Advanced Container Networking Services	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/container-network-observability-guide
Troubleshoot CoreDNS issues in AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/coredns-troubleshoot
Use Kubernetes events to troubleshoot AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/events
Collect and view kubelet logs from AKS nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubelet-logs
Monitor AKS nodes with Node Problem Detector	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-problem-detector
Diagnose and fix common Open Service Mesh add-on issues on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-service-mesh-troubleshoot
Use AKS security bulletins for vulnerability troubleshooting	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/security-bulletins/overview
Troubleshoot SNAT port exhaustion for AKS load balancers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/troubleshoot-source-network-address-translation
Troubleshoot UDP packet drops in AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/troubleshoot-udp-packet-drops
Resolve common AKS cluster upgrade issues (FAQ)	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-aks-faq
Windows Server containers on AKS FAQ and issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/windows-faq
Troubleshoot common Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager issues (FAQ)	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/faq
Identify and migrate preview Azure Kubernetes Fleet CRDs to supported versions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-migrate-preview-to-ga-fleets
Interpret ClusterResourcePlacement and ResourcePlacement status fields	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-understand-placement
Access and analyze Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager agent logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/view-fleet-agent-logs

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Enable Artifact Streaming in AKS to reduce image pull time	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/artifact-streaming
Apply AKS deployment and cluster reliability best practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-app-cluster-reliability
Implement AKS cost optimization best practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-cost
Apply GPU best practices on AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-gpu
MLOps best practices for AKS machine learning	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-ml-ops
Apply proactive monitoring best practices for AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-monitoring-proactive
Optimize AKS performance and scaling for small to medium workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-performance-scale
Scale large AKS workloads with performance best practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-performance-scale-large
Best practices for AKS ephemeral NVMe disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/best-practices-storage-nvme
Fine-tune language models for AKS workflows	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-fine-tune-language-models
Plan resource and security considerations for AKS pod sandboxing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/considerations-pod-sandboxing
Enforce AKS deployment safeguards and checks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deployment-safeguards
Implement pod security best practices on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/developer-best-practices-pod-security
Optimize AKS workload resource management practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/developer-best-practices-resource-management
Use TCP keepalive to improve AKS network resilience	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/improve-network-fault-tolerance-in-aks-using-tcp-keepalive
Apply AKS network policy security best practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/network-policy-best-practices
Protect workloads with AKS node auto-drain	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-drain
Plan node image updates for NAP in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-upgrade-image
Use AKS node auto-repair for unhealthy nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-repair
Operate cost-optimized AKS clusters at scale	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operate-cost-optimized-scale
Use advanced scheduler features effectively in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-advanced-scheduler
Implement cluster isolation strategies in Azure Kubernetes Service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-cluster-isolation
Apply AKS cluster security and upgrade best practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-cluster-security
Implement container image security best practices in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-container-image-management
Best practices for AKS authentication and authorization	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-identity
Apply AKS networking best practices for clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-network
Apply basic scheduler best practices in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-scheduler
Apply AKS storage and backup operator best practices	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/operator-best-practices-storage
Protect data on AKS for PCI DSS compliance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-data
Apply PCI risk assessment and code practices on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-ra-code-assets
Apply AKS zone-resilient cluster design patterns	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/reliability-zone-resiliency-recommendations
Load test and validate MongoDB resiliency on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/resiliency-mongodb-cluster
Validate MongoDB resiliency during AKS node pool upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-mongodb-cluster
Handle AKS Linux node reboots using kured	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-node-image-kured
Upgrade AKS node pools and control plane safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-node-pools
Follow best practices for AKS node OS version upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-os-version
Validate Valkey resiliency during AKS node pool upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-valkey-aks-nodepool
Validate and operate PostgreSQL HA deployments on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/validate-postgresql-ha
Load test and validate Valkey cluster resiliency on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/validate-valkey-cluster
Apply best practices for Windows containers on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/windows-best-practices
Control eviction and disruption budgets for Fleet Manager workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-eviction-disruption
Detect and manage workload drift using Fleet Manager applyStrategy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-placement-drift
Use whenToTakeOver to manage existing workloads in Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-placement-takeover
Define rollout strategies for Azure Kubernetes Fleet resource placements	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-rollout-strategy

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Plan and execute migration to Azure Kubernetes Service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-migration
Choose VM sizes and generations for AKS workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-virtual-machine-sizes
Migrate from HTTP application routing to AKS application routing add-on	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing-migration
Plan migration from AKS Availability Sets to VM node pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/availability-sets-on-aks
Choose between AKS and other Azure container services	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/compare-container-options-with-aks
Choose small vs large language models on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-ai-ml-language-models
Plan IP address allocation for Azure Kubernetes Service clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-network-ip-address-planning
Use Azure Advisor recommendations for AKS cost	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cost-advisors
Migrate from Dapr OSS to Dapr extension on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/dapr-migration
Compare AWS and Azure platforms for EDW workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-edw-understand
Understand AWS vs Azure differences for web apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-web-understand
Evaluate Flatcar Container Linux as AKS node OS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/flatcar-container-linux-for-aks
Select AKS Free, Standard, or Premium pricing tier	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/free-standard-pricing-tiers
Adopt and migrate to Gen2 VMs for AKS node pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/generation-2-vms
Understand support lifecycle and policies for AKS Istio add-on	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-support-policy
Plan and execute migration from NPM to Cilium in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/migrate-from-npm-to-cilium-network-policy
Migrate from open source Istio to AKS Istio add-on using canary strategy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/migration-from-open-source-istio-to-addon
Choose and manage AKS node images and Ubuntu support lifecycle	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-images
Map Open Service Mesh policies to Istio equivalents for migration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-service-mesh-istio-migration-guidance
Choose strategies to optimize AKS usage and costs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/optimize-aks-costs
Apply PCI customized approach controls in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-customized-approach-guidance
Map AKS controls to PCI DSS 4.0.1 requirements	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-requirement-mapping-matrix
Perform targeted PCI risk analysis for AKS workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-targeted-risk-analysis
Design application networking for Azure Kubernetes Service workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/plan-application-networking
Choose control plane networking options for AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/plan-control-plane-networking
Plan networking architecture for Azure Kubernetes Service workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/plan-networking
Select node networking models for Azure Kubernetes Service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/plan-node-networking
Plan pod networking strategies for Azure Kubernetes Service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/plan-pod-networking
Roll back AKS node pool versions after failed upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/roll-back-node-pool-version
Choose and configure AKS scale-down mode	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/scale-down-mode
Add and use Azure Spot node pools in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/spot-node-pool
Update AKS clusters to newer Azure CNI IPAM modes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/update-azure-cni
Update AKS clusters to newer Azure CNI IPAM modes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/update-azure-cni
Migrate AKS from Basic to Standard Load Balancer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-basic-load-balancer-on-aks
Choose appropriate AKS cluster upgrade options	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-options
Select the right AKS upgrade scenario path	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-scenarios-hub
Use Arm64 node pools in AKS for cost efficiency	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-arm64-vms
Decide and use Azure Linux node pools on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-azure-linux
Use capacity reservation groups with AKS node pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-capacity-reservation-groups
Use Virtual Machines node pools instead of VMSS in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/virtual-machines-node-pools
Use and migrate from Windows Server Annual Channel on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/windows-annual-channel
Plan Windows vs Linux container workloads on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/windows-vs-linux-containers
Choose the right Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager configuration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-choosing-fleet
Select Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager member cluster types	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-member-cluster-types
Migrate Kubernetes update workflows from Terragrunt/Terraform to Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-migrate-updates-from-terraform
Upgrade Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager from hubless to hubful	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/upgrade-hub-cluster-type

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Active-active high availability pattern for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/active-active-solution
Active-passive disaster recovery pattern for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/active-passive-solution
Apply production upgrade patterns for AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-production-upgrade-strategies
Use blue-green node pool upgrade strategy in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/blue-green-node-pool-upgrade
Plan Azure CNI Overlay architecture and IP addressing in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-network-azure-cni-overlay
Replicate AWS EKS event-driven workflow on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-edw-overview
Rearchitect AWS EDW workload for Azure AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-edw-rearchitect
Replicate AWS WAF-protected web app on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-web-overview
Rearchitect AWS EKS web app and WAF for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-web-rearchitect
Isolate AKS node pools with unique subnets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-pool-unique-subnet
Passive-cold disaster recovery pattern for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/passive-cold-solution
Design AKS architecture for PCI DSS 4.0.1 workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-intro
Review summary of AKS PCI reference architecture	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-summary
Use proximity placement groups to reduce AKS latency	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/reduce-latency-ppg
Multi-region AKS deployment models and trade-offs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/reliability-multi-region-deployment-models
Use stateful workload upgrade patterns on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/stateful-workload-upgrades
Design and use system vs user node pools in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-system-pools
Scale AKS workloads with virtual nodes and ACI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/virtual-nodes
Design DNS-based multi-cluster load balancing with Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-dns-load-balancing
Implement multi-cluster layer-4 load balancing with Kubernetes Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-l4-load-balancing
Overview and scenarios for Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/overview

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Understand AKS preview API lifecycle and deprecation timing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/concepts-preview-api-life-cycle
Configure static block allocation for Azure CNI Pod Subnet	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-azure-cni-static-block-allocation
AKS frequently asked questions and service limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/faq
Understand AKS identity binding limits and scale	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/identity-bindings-concepts
Compare latency impact across AKS Istio add-on versions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-latency
Understand Istio add-on performance, capacity, and scaling limits on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-scale
Use long-term support channels for AKS Kubernetes versions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/long-term-support
Use NAT Gateway limits for AKS egress scaling	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/nat-gateway
Understand AKS node resource reservations and capacity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-resource-reservations
AKS resource limits, quotas, SKUs, and region availability	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/quotas-skus-regions
AKS support policies and platform limitations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/support-policies
Understand supported Kubernetes versions and lifecycles in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/supported-kubernetes-versions
Scale AKS with multiple Standard Load Balancers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-multiple-standard-load-balancer
Kubernetes version support policy for Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-fleet-kubernetes-version-support
Understand Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager preview API lifecycle and deprecation timelines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-preview-api-lifecycle

Security

Topic	URL
Use Conditional Access for AKS control plane and nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/access-control-managed-azure-ad
Access private AKS clusters using command invoke and Run command	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/access-private-cluster
Set up RBAC permissions for AKS desktop users	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-desktop-permissions
Secure AKS API server with authorized IP ranges	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/api-server-authorized-ip-ranges
Use service tags for AKS API authorized IP ranges	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/api-server-service-tags
Use Entra groups with Kubernetes RBAC in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-ad-rbac
Use customer-managed keys for AKS managed disks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-disk-customer-managed-keys
Manage AKS certificate rotation and autorotation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/certificate-rotation
Harden AKS Azure Linux 2.0 nodes to CIS benchmark	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cis-azure-linux
Harden AKS Azure Linux 3.0 nodes to CIS benchmark	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cis-azure-linux-v3
Apply CIS Kubernetes benchmark controls in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cis-kubernetes
Align AKS Ubuntu node image with CIS benchmark	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cis-ubuntu
Align AKS Windows node image with CIS benchmark	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cis-windows
Configure secure ACR authentication for AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cluster-container-registry-integration
Control kubeconfig access using Azure RBAC for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/control-kubeconfig-access
Secure AKS Key Vault access with CSI identity options	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-secrets-store-identity-access
Configure custom certificate authorities on AKS nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/custom-certificate-authority
Enable AKS-managed Microsoft Entra integration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/enable-authentication-microsoft-entra-id
Create FIPS-compliant node pools in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/enable-fips-nodes
Enable host-based encryption for AKS node VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/enable-host-encryption
Configure external identity providers with AKS structured auth	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/external-identity-provider-authentication-configure
Overview of AKS structured authentication with external IdPs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/external-identity-provider-authentication-overview
Set up identity bindings for AKS workload identity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/identity-bindings
Validate signed container images with AKS Image Integrity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/image-integrity
Restrict AKS pod access to IMDS endpoint	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/imds-restriction
Enable Istio CNI for secure Istio add-on workloads on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-cni
Plug external CA certificates into AKS Istio add-on	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-plugin-ca
Configure HTTPS and mTLS secure ingress gateways for AKS Istio add-on	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-secure-gateway
Secure KEDA-based autoscaling on AKS with workload identity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/keda-workload-identity
Enable KMS data encryption for AKS secrets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kms-data-encryption
Authenticate to AKS using kubelogin and Entra ID	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubelogin-authentication
Use Microsoft Entra service principals with AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubernetes-service-principal
Configure Azure RBAC for Kubernetes authorization in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/manage-azure-rbac
Manage AKS local accounts with Entra integration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/manage-local-accounts-managed-azure-ad
Configure and manage SSH access to AKS nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/manage-ssh-node-access
Securely connect to AKS cluster nodes for maintenance	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-access
Configure networking and RBAC for NAP-enabled AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-networking
Lock down AKS node resource groups with deny assignments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-resource-group-lockdown
Secure AKS access to Azure OpenAI with Entra	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-ai-secure-access-quickstart
Implement anti-phishing controls for AKS PCI access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-anti-phishing-social-engineering
Set up continuous security monitoring for AKS PCI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-continuous-security-monitoring
Manage cryptography and keys on AKS for PCI DSS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-cryptography-key-management
Implement enhanced MFA for AKS PCI environments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-enhanced-mfa-implementation
Configure PCI-compliant identity and access for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-identity
Deploy malware protection for PCI workloads on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-malware
Configure PCI-compliant monitoring and logging on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-monitor
Implement PCI-compliant network security for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-network
Define security policies for PCI-regulated AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-policy
Plan security awareness training for AKS PCI teams	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-security-awareness-training
Secure third-party and supply chain for AKS PCI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/pci-third-party-supply-chain-security
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/policy-reference
Expose AKS API Server VNet Integration via Private Link	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/private-apiserver-vnet-integration-cluster
Configure network access paths to private AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/private-cluster-connect
Create and configure private AKS clusters with Private Link	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/private-clusters
Configure PIM-based just-in-time access to AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/privileged-identity-management
RDP and SSH access to AKS Windows nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/rdp
Harden AKS containers with namespaces, AppArmor, seccomp	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/secure-container-access
Use Azure Policy regulatory controls for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/security-controls-policy
Configure Trusted Access for secure AKS API access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/trusted-access-feature
Rotate AKS service principal and Entra credentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/update-credentials
Update Key Vault mode for AKS KMS etcd	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/update-kms-key-vault
Use Entra pod-managed identities in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-azure-ad-pod-identity
Secure AKS clusters using Azure Policy add-on	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-azure-policy
Run AKS workloads on Confidential VMs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-cvm
Enable GMSA for Windows pods on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-group-managed-service-accounts
Configure legacy KMS etcd encryption in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-kms-etcd-encryption
Configure managed identities and kubelet identity in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-managed-identity
Secure AKS pod traffic with network policies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-network-policies
Configure OIDC issuer and provider for AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-oidc-issuer
Deploy and use pod sandboxing in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-pod-sandboxing
Enable Trusted Launch security for AKS nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-trusted-launch
Configure cross-tenant workload identity for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/workload-identity-cross-tenant
Deploy AKS cluster configured for Entra Workload ID	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/workload-identity-deploy-cluster
Migrate AKS pods from pod identity to Workload ID	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/workload-identity-migrate-from-pod-identity
Use Microsoft Entra Workload ID with AKS workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/workload-identity-overview
Configure Azure RBAC roles for Kubernetes Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-rbac
Use managed identities securely with Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/use-managed-identity
Configure legacy Entra integration for AKS via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/previous-versions/azure/aks/azure-ad-integration-cli

Configuration

Topic	URL
Install and configure the agentic CLI for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/agentic-cli-for-aks-install
Monitor AI inference metrics on AKS with KAITO	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator-monitoring
Create infrastructure for Apache Airflow on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/airflow-create-infrastructure
Configure storage and secrets to deploy Airflow on AKS with Helm	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/airflow-deploy
Configure AKS Communication Manager for maintenance notifications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-communication-manager
Manage AKS component versioning and patching strategy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-component-versioning
Configure AKS-managed GPU node pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-managed-gpu-nodes
Configure AKS API Server VNet Integration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/api-server-vnet-integration
Configure AKS managed NGINX ingress with application routing add-on	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing
Set up custom domains and SSL for AKS application routing	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing-dns-ssl
Configure multiple NGINX ingress controllers and annotations in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing-nginx-configuration
Monitor AKS NGINX ingress metrics with Prometheus	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/app-routing-nginx-prometheus
Install and manage Azure App Configuration extension on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-app-configuration
Configure AKS workloads with App Configuration provider	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-app-configuration-quickstart
Tune Azure App Configuration extension settings for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-app-configuration-settings
Configure Azure CNI Overlay networking in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-cni-overlay
Expand pod CIDR space for Azure CNI Overlay in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-cni-overlay-pod-expand
Configure Azure CNI Powered by Cilium in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-cni-powered-by-cilium
Configure Azure NetApp Files for AKS pods	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-netapp-files
Provision Azure NetApp Files dual-protocol volumes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-netapp-files-dual-protocol
Provision Azure NetApp Files NFS volumes on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-netapp-files-nfs
Provision Azure NetApp Files SMB volumes on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-netapp-files-smb
Create and mount Linux NFS server volumes in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-nfs-volume
Configure and use cluster autoscaler on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cluster-autoscaler
Manage AKS cluster extensions lifecycle via ARM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cluster-extensions
Configure scheduler profiles and plugins in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-aks-scheduler
Configure Azure CNI networking for AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-azure-cni
Configure Azure CNI Pod Subnet dynamic IP allocation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-azure-cni-dynamic-ip-allocation
Configure dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 networking in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-dual-stack
Configure dual-stack IPv4/IPv6 networking in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-dual-stack
Configure kube-proxy backends on AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-kube-proxy
Configure kubenet networking for AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-kubenet
Configure Standard Load Balancer settings for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-load-balancer-standard
Configure Static Egress Gateway for fixed AKS IPs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/configure-static-egress-gateway
Set up container network observability with Prometheus and Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/container-network-observability-how-to
Configure container network logs and component renaming in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/container-network-observability-logs
Configure Azure Monitor for AKS control plane metrics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/control-plane-metrics-monitor
Configure CoreDNS autoscaling settings in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/coredns-autoscale
Customize CoreDNS behavior in AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/coredns-custom
Configure AKS cost analysis for granular allocation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cost-analysis
Monitor and reduce AKS idle costs with cost analysis	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/cost-analysis-idle-costs
Create Azure infrastructure for MongoDB on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-mongodb-infrastructure
Configure internal NGINX ingress with private DNS for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-nginx-ingress-private-controller
Create and manage AKS node pools via agentPool API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-node-pools
Create infrastructure for HA PostgreSQL on AKS with CloudNativePG	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-postgresql-ha
Create Azure infrastructure for Valkey clusters on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-valkey-infrastructure
Configure Azure Blob storage volumes on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-volume-azure-blob-storage
Configure Azure Disk persistent volumes on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-volume-azure-disk
Configure Azure Files persistent volumes on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-volume-azure-files
Configure Azure Key Vault CSI provider options on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-secrets-store-configuration-options
Configure CSI storage drivers for AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-storage-drivers
Customize AKS node OS and kubelet configuration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/custom-node-configuration
Customize resource configuration for AKS managed add-ons	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/customize-resource-configuration
Configure Dapr extension settings on AKS and Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/dapr-settings
Delete AKS node pools and understand side effects	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/delete-node-pool
Schedule and deploy batch jobs with Kueue on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-batch-jobs-with-kueue
Deploy and manage AKS cluster extensions with Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-extensions-az-cli
Configure and deploy a MongoDB cluster on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-mongodb-cluster
Deploy a highly available PostgreSQL database on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-postgresql-ha
Configure and deploy a Valkey cluster on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-valkey-cluster
Customize AKS egress using outbound types	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/egress-outboundtype
Configure AKS egress with user-defined routes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/egress-udr
Create infrastructure for highly available GitHub Actions on AKS with Azure Files	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/github-actions-azure-files-create-infrastructure
Configure GPU health monitoring with NPD on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/gpu-health-monitoring
Create multi-instance GPU node pools in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/gpu-multi-instance
Configure FQDN filtering policies with ACNS on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-apply-fqdn-filtering-policies
Configure L7 network policies with ACNS on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-apply-l7-policies
Deploy WireGuard encryption with ACNS on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-apply-wireguard
Set up container network flow logs with Advanced Container Networking	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-configure-container-network-logs
Configure container network metrics filtering in AKS with Cilium	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-configure-container-network-metrics-filtering
Enable eBPF host routing with ACNS on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/how-to-enable-ebpf-host-routing
Configure HTTP proxy for AKS node outbound access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/http-proxy
Configure Image Cleaner to remove stale AKS images	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/image-cleaner
Create and use internal load balancers in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/internal-lb
Deploy and configure egress gateways for AKS Istio add-on	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-deploy-egress
Configure external and internal ingress gateways for AKS Istio add-on	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-deploy-ingress
Use Kubernetes Gateway API for ingress with AKS Istio add-on	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-gateway-api
Configure MeshConfig and supported settings for Istio add-on on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-meshconfig
Enable and configure native sidecar mode for Istio add-on on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-native-sidecar
Configure telemetry and logging for AKS Istio-based service mesh	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-telemetry
Configure monitoring and networking for Kafka on AKS using Strimzi	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kafka-configure
Deploy Strimzi and a Kafka cluster on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kafka-deploy
Prepare Azure infrastructure for Kafka on AKS with Strimzi	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kafka-infrastructure
Monitor AKS legacy KMS etcd encryption metrics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kms-observability
Manage AKS Kubernetes resources through Azure portal UI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubernetes-portal
Install and configure Kueue for batch on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kueue-overview
Limit AKS egress traffic using Azure Firewall	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/limit-egress-traffic
Use public Standard Load Balancer with AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/load-balancer-standard
Configure LocalDNS for faster AKS DNS resolution	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/localdns-custom
Abort long-running AKS cluster operations via API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/manage-abort-operations
Install and use Managed Gateway API CRDs on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/managed-gateway-api
Use managed namespaces to isolate AKS workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/managed-namespaces
Configure monitoring for MongoDB clusters on AKS with PMM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/monitor-aks-mongodb
Reference for AKS monitoring data and metrics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/monitor-aks-reference
Create and configure network-isolated AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/network-isolated
Configure AKSNodeClass for AKS node auto-provisioning	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-aksnodeclass
Create NAP-enabled AKS clusters in custom VNets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-custom-vnet
Configure disruption policies for NAP nodes in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-disruption
Configure node pools and limits for NAP in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-auto-provisioning-node-pools
Snapshot AKS node pools for repeatable environments	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/node-pool-snapshot
Download and configure the OSM client binary for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-service-mesh-binary
Configure cost-optimized add-on scaling in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/optimized-addon-scaling
Configure AKS outbound network and FQDN rules	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/outbound-rules-control-egress
Configure AKS node pools across availability zones	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/reliability-availability-zones-configure
Resize AKS node pools using cordon and drain	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/resize-node-pool
Manually and automatically scale AKS node pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/scale-node-pools
Enable shared health probes for AKS Services	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/shared-health-probes
Start and stop AKS node pools to optimize costs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/start-stop-nodepools
Use static public IPs with AKS load balancers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/static-ip
Configure AKS upgrades to stop on API breaking changes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/stop-cluster-upgrade-api-breaking-changes
Configure AKS node pool rolling upgrade settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-aks-node-pools-rolling
Upgrade Windows OS versions for AKS workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-windows-os
Configure Advanced Container Networking Services on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-advanced-container-networking-services
Configure AMD GPU node pools on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-amd-gpus
Use custom CNI plugins with AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-byo-cni
Use eTags for concurrency control in AKS APIs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-etags
Use Kubernetes node pool labels effectively in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-labels
Configure Metrics Server VPA on AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-metrics-server-vertical-pod-autoscaler
Enable or disable Node Auto-Provisioning on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-node-auto-provisioning
Assign instance-level public IPs to AKS nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-node-public-ips
Configure node taints for workload scheduling in AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-node-taints
Configure NVIDIA GPU node pools on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-nvidia-gpu
Configure Premium SSD v2 disks for AKS workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-premium-v2-disks
Configure Pod Security Admission in AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-psa
Configure Pod Security Admission in AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-psa
Configure Azure resource tags for AKS clusters and resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-tags
Enable and configure Ultra Disks on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-ultra-disks
Enable and manage Vertical Pod Autoscaler on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-vertical-pod-autoscaler
Configure Windows GPU node pools on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-windows-gpu
Use Windows HostProcess and privileged containers on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-windows-hpc
Reference for AKS Vertical Pod Autoscaler API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/vertical-pod-autoscaler-api-reference
Configure AKS virtual nodes with Azure CLI and CNI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/virtual-nodes-cli
Configure AKS virtual nodes using Azure portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/virtual-nodes-portal
Create AKS Windows node pools using containerd runtime	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/windows-containerd
Access the Kubernetes API of an Azure Kubernetes Fleet hub cluster	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/access-fleet-hub-cluster-kubernetes-api
Configure ResourcePlacement for namespace-scoped workloads in Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-namespace-scoped-resource-propagation
Manage placement snapshots for Azure Kubernetes Fleet resource placement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-placement-snapshots
Configure ClusterResourcePlacement for multi-cluster resource propagation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/concepts-resource-propagation
Configure DNS-based multi-cluster load balancing in Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-dns-load-balancing
Create and configure Managed Fleet Namespaces with quotas and policies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-managed-namespaces
Discover and access Managed Fleet Namespaces in Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-managed-namespaces-access
Configure staged update runs for Fleet resource placement	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-staged-update-run
Configure resource overrides for Fleet Manager placements	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-use-overrides-customize-resources-placement
Configure Azure Policy to enforce AKS fleet enrollment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-use-policy-to-add-clusters-to-fleet
Set up multi-cluster Layer 4 load balancing with Fleet	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/l4-load-balancing
Use envelope objects to safely propagate resources in Fleet	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/quickstart-envelope-reserved-resources
Configure namespace-scoped resource propagation with Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/quickstart-namespace-scoped-resource-propagation
Configure cluster resource placement to deploy workloads across Azure Kubernetes Fleet clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/quickstart-resource-propagation
Set up automated Kubernetes and node image upgrades with Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/update-automation
Define reusable update strategies for Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/update-create-update-strategy
Configure update runs to orchestrate multi-cluster Kubernetes upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/update-orchestration
Configure approval gates in Azure Kubernetes Fleet Manager update strategies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/update-strategies-gates-approvals
Configure taints and tolerations for Fleet resource propagation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/use-taints-tolerations

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Integrate MCP servers with KAITO on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator-mcp
Configure tool calling for KAITO inference on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator-tool-calling
Attach AKS extension in VS Code to Azure Container Registry	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-extension-attach-azure-container-registry
Connect AKS clusters to AI agents via MCP server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aks-model-context-protocol-server
Autoscale AKS GPU workloads with KEDA and DCGM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/autoscale-gpu-workloads-with-keda
Integrate Azure HPC Cache with AKS workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/azure-hpc-cache
Integrate AKS with Azure Key Vault via CSI Driver	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-secrets-store-driver
Configure Secrets Store CSI with NGINX TLS on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-secrets-store-nginx-tls
Refactor EDW application code to use Azure services	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-edw-refactor
Integrate AKS Istio add-on metrics with Azure Managed Prometheus	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-metrics-managed-prometheus
Onboard custom inference models to KAITO on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kaito-custom-inference-model
Use KEDA integrations with Azure and OSS services	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/keda-integrations
Install and configure NVIDIA GPU Operator on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/nvidia-gpu-operator
Use Azure and OSS integrations with OSM add-on on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-service-mesh-integrations
Use Telepresence with AKS for local microservice debugging	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-telepresence-aks
Deploy Mongo Express client to connect to MongoDB on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/validate-mongodb-cluster
Set up Automated Deployments with Fleet and GitHub Actions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-automated-deployments
Automate Fleet Manager approval gates using Event Grid integrations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-configure-events-for-gates
Configure Azure Monitor alerts for Kubernetes Fleet update runs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/kubernetes-fleet/howto-monitor-update-runs

Deployment

Topic	URL
Deploy AI models on AKS using AI toolchain operator	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator
Use AI toolchain operator in Azure portal for AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator-azure-portal
Fine-tune and deploy models on AKS with KAITO	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ai-toolchain-operator-fine-tune
Configure automatic AKS cluster version upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/auto-upgrade-cluster
Configure AKS node OS image autoupgrade channels	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/auto-upgrade-node-os-image
Set up automated deployments to AKS with CI/CD	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/automated-deployments
Provision production-ready AKS infrastructure on Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/create-aks-infrastructure
Move Azure Disk PVs between AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-disk-move-subscriptions
Migrate AKS in-tree volumes to CSI drivers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/csi-migrate-in-tree-volumes
Install Dapr extension on AKS and Arc-enabled clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/dapr
Deploy Dapr Workflow applications on AKS via extension	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/dapr-workflow
Programmatically deploy Azure Kubernetes applications with Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-application-az-cli
Deploy Azure Kubernetes applications using ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-application-template
Deploy AKS clusters with Confidential Containers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-confidential-containers-default-policy
Deploy Kubernetes applications from Azure Marketplace to AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-marketplace
Deploy a Ray cluster on AKS with KubeRay	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-ray
Deploy Ray with BlobFuse storage on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-ray-tuning
Deploy SpinKube on AKS for serverless Wasm workloads	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/deploy-spinkube
Configure Azure Pipelines CI/CD to deploy to AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/devops-pipeline
Install and use Draft extension on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/draft
Deploy and validate AWS EDW workload on Azure AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-edw-deploy
Prepare AKS and infrastructure for EDW workload	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-edw-prepare
Deploy AWS Yelb web application to Azure AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-web-deploy
Prepare production-ready AKS infrastructure for web apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-web-prepare
Migrate Yelb web application from EKS to AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/eks-web-refactor
Enable KEDA add-on on existing AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/enable-keda-existing-cluster
Deploy AKS clusters in Azure Extended Zones	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/extended-zones
Deploy highly available GitHub Actions runners on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/github-actions-azure-files-deploy-test
Deploy Java Liberty applications to AKS via Marketplace	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/howto-deploy-java-liberty-app
Deploy Quarkus CRUD application to Azure AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/howto-deploy-java-quarkus-app
Deploy WebLogic Server on AKS using Azure Marketplace	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/howto-deploy-java-wls-app
Deploy Istio-based service mesh add-on on AKS clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-deploy-addon
Uninstall Istio-based service mesh add-on and clean AKS resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-uninstall-addon
Upgrade Istio-based service mesh add-on revisions on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/istio-upgrade
Deploy KEDA add-on to AKS using ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/keda-deploy-add-on-arm
Install KEDA add-on on AKS using Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/keda-deploy-add-on-cli
Use GitHub Actions to build and deploy to AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubernetes-action
Install and use Helm to deploy apps on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/kubernetes-helm
Migrate AKS KMS v2 to infrastructure encryption	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/migrate-key-management-service-platform-managed-key-customer-managed-key
Deploy OpenAI-based applications on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-ai-quickstart
Install Open Service Mesh add-on on AKS using Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-service-mesh-deploy-addon-az-cli
Deploy Open Service Mesh add-on on AKS using Bicep templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-service-mesh-deploy-addon-bicep
Uninstall Open Service Mesh add-on and clean up AKS resources	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/open-service-mesh-uninstall-add-on
Deploy and use OpenFaaS on Azure Kubernetes Service	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/openfaas
Use planned maintenance windows for AKS upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/planned-maintenance
Overview of deploying Ray clusters on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/ray-overview
Track AKS release rollout status by region	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/release-tracker
Stop and start Azure Kubernetes Service clusters safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/start-stop-cluster
Upgrade the AKS control plane independently	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-aks-control-plane
Plan and manage AKS cluster and component upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-cluster-components
Understand AKS rolling upgrade process for clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-conceptual
Automate AKS node upgrades using GitHub Actions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-github-actions
Upgrade AKS node images and manage rollout cadence	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/upgrade-node-image
Use Azure Dedicated Hosts for AKS nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-azure-dedicated-hosts
Run Flyte data and ML pipelines on AKS	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-flyte
Migrate AKS clusters from KMS v1 to v2	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/use-kms-v2
Deploy wasmCloud on AKS for distributed Wasm apps	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/wasmcloud

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