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Deploy an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster in an Azure Extended Zone

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Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) is a managed Kubernetes service that lets you quickly deploy and manage clusters. In this article, you learn how to create an AKS cluster in Extended Zones.

If you don't have an Azure subscription, create a free account before you begin.

Prerequisites

Sign in to Azure

Sign in to the Azure portal with your Azure account.

Create an AKS cluster in an Extended Zone

In this section, you will create an AKS cluster in an Extended Zone. Los Angeles is used as the example for this article.

Note

To quickly get started with provisioning an AKS cluster in an Extended Zone, this article includes steps to deploy a cluster with default settings for evaluation purposes only. Before deploying a production-ready cluster, we recommend that you familiarize yourself with our baseline reference architecture to consider how it aligns with your business requirements.

  1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter Kubernetes. Select Kubernetes services from the search results.

    Screenshot that shows how to search for Azure Kubernetes Service in the Azure portal.

  2. In the Kubernetes services page, select + Create and then select Create a Kubernetes cluster.

  3. On the Basics tab of Create Kubernetes cluster, enter or select the following information:

    Setting Value
    Project details
    Subscription Select your Azure subscription.
    Resource group Select Create new.
    Enter myResourceGroup in Name.
    Select OK.
    Cluster details
    Cluster preset configuration Select Production Standard. You can modify preset configurations at any time.
    Storage account name Enter myAKSCluster.
    Region* Select the target Extended Zone's Parent Region (its homeLocation) and then select Deploy to an Azure Extended Zone.
    Under Azure Extended Zones, select the respective Extended Zone.
    Select the Select button.

    *If there's no Extended Zone paired with the selected region, you won’t be able to select an Extended Zone location.

    Screenshot that shows the Basics tab of create an AKS cluster in the Azure portal.

  4. Select Review + create.

  5. Review the settings, and then select Create.

    It takes a few minutes to create the AKS cluster.

  6. When your deployment is complete, go to your resource by selecting Go to resource.

Clean up resources

When no longer needed, delete the AKS cluster and its resource group to avoid Azure charges:

  1. In the search box at the top of the portal, enter myResourceGroup. Select myResourceGroup from the search results.

  2. Select Delete resource group.

  3. In Delete a resource group, enter myResourceGroup, and then select Delete.

  4. Select Delete to confirm the deletion of the resource group and all its resources.

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