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Batch pool with user assigned Managed Identity and Key Vault extension
2/15/2024, Azure PaaS Blog
On Feb 29th, 2024, the certificate feature in Azure Batch Account will be retired. To continue using the certificate with Batch task, user will need to migrate the Batch account certificates to Azure Key Vault. But since there is not an existing example provided, that might be a little difficult.   This blog will mainly focus on providing an example about how to recreate the Batch pool with required user assigned Managed Identity and Key Vault extension. Currently the Batch pool with user assigned Managed Identity and extension is only supported by ARM template and REST API call. Creating...
Migrate classic Cloud Service to CSES when SKU is unsupported without original project
2/11/2024, Azure PaaS Blog
With the impending retirement of the classic Cloud Service (CS) on August 31st, 2024, an increasing number of users have initiated the migration of their classic Cloud Service to Cloud Service Extended Support (CSES). To facilitate this transition, an official feature known as in-place migration has been introduced, enabling the seamless migration of classic CS to CSES without incurring any downtime. However, certain limitations exist, with the VM size used by the CS role being a notable factor. As per documentation, the A-series, encompassing Small, Medium, and Large VM sizes, is no...
Securely uploading blob files to Azure Storage from API Management
12/26/2023, Azure PaaS Blog
Agenda This article will provide a demonstration on how to utilize either SAS token authentication or managed identity from API Management to make requests to Azure Storage. Furthermore, it will explore and compare the differences between these two options.   Comparision The choice between Managed Identity and SAS Token depends on factors such as the level of control required, the duration of access, and the specific security requirements of your application. Both options offer different levels of access control and security features for accessing Azure Storage.   Azure Managed Identity...
Automate Service Fabric Cluster using Azure Function
7/31/2023, Azure PaaS Blog
Background Information   While the our work environments became more and more complex, the need of automation is a fact. Therefore ,I made a demo on how you can automate various administrative tasks performed on a Service Fabric Cluster using the sfctl module and trigger them via Azure Function. On Function, we deploy a Docker Container that has all the necessary tools and permissions to access SF Cluster. The Azure Service Fabric command-line interface (CLI) is a command-line utility for interacting with and managing Service Fabric entities, like cluster, applications and services....