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Installing AzureMonitoringAgent and linking it to your Log Analytics Workspace
9/15/2023, Azure PaaS Blog
The current Service Fabric clusters are currently equipped with the MicrosoftMonitoringAgent (MMA) as the default installation. However, it is essential to note that MMA will be deprecated in August 2024, for more details refer- We're retiring the Log Analytics agent in Azure Monitor on 31 August 2024 | Azure updates | Microsoft Azure. Therefore, if you are currently utilizing MMA, it is imperative to initiate the migration process to AzureMonitoringAgent (AMA).   Installation and Linking of AzureMonitoringAgent to a Log Analytics Workspace: Create a Log Analytics Workspace (if not...
Scale-up a primary Nodetype using Powershell
3/27/2023, Azure PaaS Blog
This article describes how to scale up a Service Fabric cluster primary node type with minimal downtime. In-place SKU upgrades are not recommended on Service Fabric cluster nodes, as such operations potentially involve data and availability loss so you can refer below for below method for scaling up a Service Fabric node type. Note: We will be making use of PowerShell cmdlets for all the changes we are going to perform in the cluster, so in case you want to go with the ARM template approach to add a VMSS you can refer Scale up an Azure Service Fabric primary node type - Azure Service...
Standalone Service Fabric Cluster secured with Windows gMSA
1/29/2023, Azure PaaS Blog
Background Information   To prevent unauthorized access to a Service Fabric cluster, you must secure the cluster. Security is especially important when the cluster runs production workloads. This article describes how to configure node-to-node and client-to-node security by using Windows security, where gMSA is the preferred security model.   A standalone Managed Service Account (sMSA) is a managed domain account that provides automatic password management, simplified service principal name (SPN) management and the ability to delegate the management to other administrators. The group...