Windows Azure Conference 2014

Windows Azure Conference 2014 Running Linux

workloads on Windows Azure

Windows Azure Conference 2014

Agenda

• Why Linux• Linux Deployments• Understanding a Linux VM• Top Linux Scenarios • Linux Open Source Strategy

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Linux Built on Persistent VM Role*Some Features not present in Linux at Preview

Windows Azure Virtual Machines

Linux Windows

WA Linux Agent Windows Setup

IC Drivers

CertsSSHKeys

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The Technology to Provision a Linux Platform Image

Portal (API)HyperVisor

VM

OS

Data

Cache

ISO

Partner Repository

Customer’s Storage Account

Stock Images

Provisioning Repository

Unattend

Add Server Hostname Password …

Cache.VHD

Storage API

OS Disk

Data Disk

Linux Agent

ICs

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It’s time. . .to virtualize every workload

. . .to rethink storage

. . .to simplify networking

. . .to expand business continuity

. . .to embrace hybrid services

. . .to unify application management

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Windows Azure Linux Agent

HV1 HV2

VM

Service Management API Windows Azure provided DNS

Host1Host2

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Bring Your Own Linux

Expert Customers that want to tweak , customize, create images based on supported* distributionsCustomer will

Use Hyper-V to install DistributionAdd ICs and AgentGenerate the VHDCapture configurationGenerate resourcesUpload and start instance

Linux Native: Tools, libraries, scripts

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VM

Service Management API

XStore

Customer Personal Image Repository

Customer Storage Account

VHD

VHD

Bring Your Own Linux

PORTAL

VHD

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Linux on Azure Open Source StrategyOpen Source Linux AgentFully documented APIsFor Linux IT professionals provisioning and management operations:

Native scriptsNative libraries (open sourced)Native tools (open sourced)

For Linux developersClient LibrariesDocumented interfaces

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Cross Platform Command Line

• X-Plat command line tool is implemented in JavaScript powered by Node.jshttp://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/downloads/#cmd-line-tools

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X-Plat CLI Linux Installation Guidance• Install the latest Node.js

https://github.com/joyent/node/wiki/Installing-Node.js-via-package-manager

• NPM ( Node Package Manager )• Install Azure CLI: npm install azure-cli -g

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Configuring X-Plat CLI for Azure• Azure Account Download• Azure Account Import

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X-Plat CLI to Create Azure Objects• Azure Account Affinity-Group• Azure Storage Account• Azure Website Create• Azure VM Disk Attach• Azure SQL Server Create

Node.JS Developer Centerhttp://www.windowsazure.com/en-us/develop/nodejs/

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Create and Delete Azure VM with CLI• Show VM Image

Azure VM Image List

• Create VM

Azure VM Create vmname imagename adminusername adminpassword --location “image region”

• Check the VM

Azure VM Show vmname

• Delete the VM

Note : You don’t need to put –ssh as ssh port 22 is automatically added

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Distribution Version Drivers Kernel Compatibility Patch Agent

Canonical UBUNTU Ubuntu 12.04.1, 12.10, and 13.04 In Kernel Required for 12.04 or 12.0

4.01 only

Package: In package repo under walinuxagent Source: GITHUB

CENTOS by Open Logic CentOS 6.3+CentOS 6.3: LIS drivers; CentOS 6.4+ drivers: in Kernel

Required for 6.3 onlyPackage:In Open Logic package repounder walinuxagentSource: GITHUB

Oracle Linux 6.4+ In Kernel N/APackage: In repo, name: WALinuxAgent Source: GITHUB

SUSE Linux Enterprise SLES 11 SP3+ In Kernel N/APackage: In Cloud:Tools repo, name: WALinuxAgentSource Code: GITHUB

openSUSE OpenSUSE 13.1+ In Kernel N/APackage: In Cloud:Tools repo, name: WALinuxAgentSource Code: GITHUB

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Linux Applications

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Web Content Management Systems (WCMS)Drupal Platform and content management system written in PHPJoomla! Award-winning system to build Web sites and powerful online applicationsCMS Made Simple For corporate websites, or the website promoting a team or organization,XOOPS eXtensible Object Oriented Portal SystemPlone Running on top of Python, Zope and the CMFContao (formerly TYPOlight) Specializes in accessibility (back end and front end)eZ Publish Professional PHP application framework with advanced CMSdotCMS Java Open Source Web Content Management SystemMODx Powerful framework to deploy and secure websites and web applicationsSilverStripe Flexible, open source programming framework, and CMSMambo Dynamic portal engine and content management systemmiaCMS Content Management Made EasyImpressCMS Community developed Content Management SystemTypo3 Small to midsize enterprise-class content management system.Textpattern Flexible, elegant and easy-to-use open source content management systeme107 Portal or CMS using PHP and MySQLPluck Focuses on user friendliness; lets anyone to manage a websiteRadiant No-fluff, fairly friendly, easy to use and customize CMSFrog CMS CMS SimplifiedNanoCMS Tiniest, simplest, flat-file, PHP based CMSSkyBlueCanvas For small web sites; easy-to-use, extensible and skinnable

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DEMO

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