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+# Cloud Infrastructure Provisioning - Azure
+
+## Variables
+
+```
+#change the following values as needed. 
+
+# dns for jumpbox is <jumpboxDnsLabel>.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
+jumpboxDnsLabel="the-hardway-way-jumpbox" 
+
+# dns for workers is <workersDnsLabel>.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
+workersDnsLabel="the-hardway-way" 
+
+#storage account used by jumpbox + controllers + Etcd VMs
+controlPlaneStorageAccount="thehardwaycsa" 
+
+#storage account used by workers
+workersStorageAccount="thehardwaywsa"
+
+# all vms are using ubunut 16.4 LTS 
+imageUrn="Canonical:UbuntuServer:16.04.0-LTS:latest"
+
+```
+
+## Create Resource Group
+
+```
+azure group create \
+	--name the-hard-way \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+## Networking
+
+### Create Routing Table
+
+```
+azure network route-table create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name the-hard-way-rtable \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+### Create Network Security Group
+
+```
+azure network nsg create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name the-hard-way-nsg \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+
+Create NSG Rule Allowing SSH to Our Jump Box
+
+```
+azure network nsg rule create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--nsg-name the-hard-way-nsg \
+	--name allow-ssh-jumpbox \
+	--protocol tcp \
+	--access allow  \
+	--destination-address-prefix 10.0.0.4/32 \
+	--destination-port-range 22 \
+	--priority 100 \
+	--direction inbound
+```
+
+
+### Create VNET + Subnet 
+
+Cluster VNET
+```
+azure network vnet create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name the-hard-way-net \
+	--address-prefixes 10.0.0.0/8 \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+Create Kubernetes Subnet
+
+```
+azure network vnet subnet create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net \
+	--name kubernetes \
+	--address-prefix 10.0.0.0/8 
+```
+
+Link Routing Table and NSG to Kubernetes Subnet
+
+```
+azure network vnet subnet set \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net \
+	--name kubernetes \
+	--network-security-group-name the-hard-way-nsg \
+	--route-table-name the-hard-way-rtable 
+```
+
+
+Create Public IP + DNS Lable for JumpBox
+
+```
+azure network public-ip create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name the-hard-way-jumpbox  \
+	--allocation-method Static \
+	--domain-name-label $jumpboxDnsLabel \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+## Virtual Machines
+
+Create SSH Key (Used by All VMs)
+
+```
+mkdir keys
+ssh-keygen -t rsa -f ./keys/cluster
+```
+
+### Storage Accounts 
+
+Create storage account for control plane VMs
+
+```
+azure storage account create $controlPlaneStorageAccount \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--kind storage \
+	--sku-name LRS \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+Create storage account for works VMs
+
+```
+azure storage account create $workersStorageAccount \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--kind storage \
+	--sku-name LRS \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+
+
+### Jump Box
+
+#### Create Nic (Private IP + Public IP)
+
+```
+azure network nic create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name jumpbox-nic \
+	--private-ip-address "10.0.0.4" \
+	--subnet-vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--public-ip-name the-hard-way-jumpbox \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+#### Create VM
+
+```
+azure vm create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name jumpbox \
+	--vm-size Standard_A1 \
+	--nic-name jumpbox-nic \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--vnet-subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--os-type linux \
+	--image-urn $imageUrn \
+	--storage-account-name $controlPlaneStorageAccount \
+	--storage-account-container-name vhds \
+	--os-disk-vhd jumpbox.vhd \
+	--admin-username thehardway \
+	--ssh-publickey-file ./keys/cluster.pub \
+	--location "West US"
+``` 
+
+### Etcd 
+
+#### Etcd 0
+
+Create Nic
+```
+azure network nic create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name etcd-0-nic \
+	--private-ip-address "10.240.0.10" \
+	--subnet-vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--location "West Us"  
+```
+Create VM
+
+```
+azure vm create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name etcd-0 \
+	--vm-size Standard_D4 \
+	--nic-name etcd-0-nic \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--vnet-subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--os-type linux \
+	--image-urn $imageUrn \
+	--storage-account-name $controlPlaneStorageAccount \
+	--storage-account-container-name vhds \
+	--os-disk-vhd etcd-0.vhd \
+	--admin-username thehardway \
+	--ssh-publickey-file ./keys/cluster.pub \
+	--location "West US"
+```
+
+#### Etcd 1
+
+Create Nic
+
+```
+azure network nic create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name etcd-1-nic \
+	--private-ip-address "10.240.0.11" \
+	--subnet-vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+Create VM
+
+```
+azure vm create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name etcd-1 \
+	--vm-size Standard_D4 \
+	--nic-name etcd-1-nic \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--vnet-subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--os-type linux \
+	--image-urn $imageUrn \
+	--storage-account-name $controlPlaneStorageAccount \
+	--storage-account-container-name vhds \
+	--os-disk-vhd etcd-1.vhd \
+	--admin-username thehardway \
+	--ssh-publickey-file ./keys/cluster.pub \
+	--location "West US"
+```
+
+#### Etcd 2
+
+Create Nic
+
+```
+azure network nic create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name etcd-2-nic \
+	--private-ip-address "10.240.0.12" \
+	--subnet-vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--location "West Us"  
+```
+
+Create VM
+
+```
+azure vm create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name etcd-2 \
+	--vm-size Standard_D4 \
+	--nic-name etcd-2-nic \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--vnet-subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--os-type linux \
+	--image-urn $imageUrn \
+	--storage-account-name $controlPlaneStorageAccount \
+	--storage-account-container-name vhds \
+	--os-disk-vhd etcd-2.vhd \
+	--admin-username thehardway \
+	--ssh-publickey-file ./keys/cluster.pub \
+	--location "West US"
+```
+
+
+### Kubernetes Controllers
+
+#### Controller 0 
+
+Create Nic
+
+```
+azure network nic create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name controller-0-nic \
+	--private-ip-address "10.240.0.20" \
+	--subnet-vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+Create VM
+
+```
+azure vm create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+    --name controller-0 \
+    --vm-size Standard_D4 \
+    --nic-name controller-0-nic \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--vnet-subnet-name kubernetes  \
+    --os-type linux \
+    --image-urn $imageUrn \
+    --storage-account-name $controlPlaneStorageAccount \
+    --storage-account-container-name vhds \
+    --os-disk-vhd controller-0.vhd \
+    --admin-username thehardway \
+    --ssh-publickey-file ./keys/cluster.pub \
+	--location "West US"
+```
+
+#### Controller 1 
+
+Create Nic
+
+```
+azure network nic create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name controller-1-nic \
+	--private-ip-address "10.240.0.21" \
+	--subnet-vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--location "West Us"  
+```
+
+Create VM
+
+```
+azure vm create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+    --name controller-1 \
+    --vm-size Standard_D4 \
+    --nic-name controller-1-nic \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--vnet-subnet-name kubernetes  \
+    --os-type linux \
+    --image-urn $imageUrn \
+    --storage-account-name $controlPlaneStorageAccount \
+    --storage-account-container-name vhds \
+    --os-disk-vhd controller-1.vhd \
+    --admin-username thehardway \
+    --ssh-publickey-file ./keys/cluster.pub \
+	--location "West US"
+```
+
+#### Controller 2
+
+Create Nic
+
+```
+azure network nic create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name controller-2-nic \
+	--private-ip-address "10.240.0.22" \
+	--subnet-vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--location "West Us"  
+```
+
+Create VM
+
+```
+azure vm create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+    --name controller-2 \
+    --vm-size Standard_D4 \
+    --nic-names controller-2-nic \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--vnet-subnet-name kubernetes  \
+    --os-type linux \
+    --image-urn $imageUrn \
+    --storage-account-name $controlPlaneStorageAccount \
+    --storage-account-container-name vhds \
+    --os-disk-vhd controller-2.vhd \
+    --admin-username thehardway \
+    --ssh-publickey-file ./keys/cluster.pub \
+	--location "West US"
+```
+
+
+### Kubernetes Workers
+
+#### Load Balancer 
+
+Create public IP + DNS label for workers ingestion load balancer
+
+```
+azure network public-ip create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name the-hard-way-workers  \
+	--allocation-method Static \
+	--domain-name-label $workersDnsLabel \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+Create load balancer 
+
+```
+azure network lb create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name the-hard-way-lb \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+Create & the front-end IP to the load balancer
+
+```
+azure network lb frontend-ip create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name the-hard-way-fe  \
+	--lb-name the-hard-way-lb \
+	--public-ip-name the-hard-way-workers \
+	--subnet-vnet-name the-hard-way-net \
+	--subnet-name kubernetes
+```
+
+Create a backend address pool for the load balancer
+
+```
+backendPoolId=$(azure network lb address-pool create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--lb-name the-hard-way-lb \
+	--name backend-pool \
+	--json | jq -r '.id')
+```
+
+#### Create Workers Availablity set
+
+```
+azure availset create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name workers-availset \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+#### Worker 0
+
+Create Nic
+
+```
+azure network nic create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name worker-0-nic \
+	--private-ip-address "10.240.0.30" \
+	--subnet-vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--enable-ip-forwarding "true" \
+	--lb-address-pool-ids $backendPoolId \
+	--location "West Us"  
+```
+
+Create VM
+
+```
+azure vm create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+    --name worker-0 \
+    --vm-size Standard_D4 \
+    --nic-name worker-0-nic \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--vnet-subnet-name kubernetes  \
+    --availset-name workers-availset \
+	--os-type linux \
+    --image-urn $imageUrn \
+    --storage-account-name $workersStorageAccount \
+    --storage-account-container-name vhds \
+    --os-disk-vhd worker-0.vhd \
+    --admin-username thehardway \
+    --ssh-publickey-file ./keys/cluster.pub \
+	--location "West US"
+```
+
+#### Worker 1
+
+Create Nic
+
+```
+azure network nic create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name worker-1-nic \
+	--private-ip-address "10.240.0.31" \
+	--subnet-vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--enable-ip-forwarding "true" \
+	--lb-address-pool-ids $backendPoolId \
+	--location "West Us"
+```
+
+Create VM
+
+```
+azure vm create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+    --name worker-1 \
+    --vm-size Standard_D4 \
+    --nic-name worker-1-nic \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--vnet-subnet-name kubernetes  \
+    --availset-name workers-availset \
+	--os-type linux \
+    --image-urn $imageUrn \
+    --storage-account-name $workersStorageAccount \
+    --storage-account-container-name vhds \
+    --os-disk-vhd worker-1.vhd \
+    --admin-username thehardway \
+    --ssh-publickey-file ./keys/cluster.pub \
+	--location "West US"
+```
+
+#### Worker 2
+
+Create Nic
+
+```
+azure network nic create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+	--name worker-2-nic \
+	--private-ip-address "10.240.0.32" \
+	--subnet-vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--subnet-name kubernetes  \
+	--enable-ip-forwarding "true" \
+	--lb-address-pool-ids $backendPoolId \
+	--location "West Us" 
+```
+
+Create VM
+
+```
+azure vm create \
+	--resource-group the-hard-way \
+    --name worker-2 \
+    --vm-size Standard_D4 \
+    --nic-name worker-2-nic \
+	--vnet-name the-hard-way-net  \
+	--vnet-subnet-name kubernetes  \
+    --availset-name workers-availset \
+	--os-type linux \
+    --image-urn $imageUrn \
+    --storage-account-name $workersStorageAccount \
+    --storage-account-container-name vhds \
+    --os-disk-vhd worker-2.vhd \
+    --admin-username thehardway \
+    --ssh-publickey-file ./keys/cluster.pub \
+	--location "West US"
+```
+
+## Verify 
+
+```
+azure vm list --resource-group the-hard-way
+```
+
+Expected Output 
+```
+info:    Executing command vm list
++ Getting virtual machines                                                     
+data:    ResourceGroupName  Name          ProvisioningState  PowerState  Location  Size       
+data:    -----------------  ------------  -----------------  ----------  --------  -----------
+data:    the-hard-way       controller-0  Succeeded          VM running  westus    Standard_D4
+data:    the-hard-way       controller-1  Succeeded          VM running  westus    Standard_D4
+data:    the-hard-way       controller-2  Succeeded          VM running  westus    Standard_D4
+data:    the-hard-way       etcd-0        Succeeded          VM running  westus    Standard_D4
+data:    the-hard-way       etcd-1        Succeeded          VM running  westus    Standard_D4
+data:    the-hard-way       etcd-2        Succeeded          VM running  westus    Standard_D4
+data:    the-hard-way       jumpbox       Succeeded          VM running  westus    Standard_A1
+data:    the-hard-way       worker-0      Succeeded          VM running  westus    Standard_D4
+data:    the-hard-way       worker-1      Succeeded          VM running  westus    Standard_D4
+data:    the-hard-way       worker-2      Succeeded          VM running  westus    Standard_D4
+info:    vm list command OK
+```
+
+
+## Using The Jumpbox
+
+### Connect to Jumpbox 
+
+```
+ssh -i ./keys/cluster \
+	thehardway@$jumpboxDnsLabel.westus.cloudapp.azure.com
+```
+
+### Copy the Private Key to Jumpbox 
+
+```
+scp -i ./keys/cluster \
+	./keys/cluster \
+	thehardway@$jumpboxDnsLabel.westus.cloudapp.azure.com:~/cluster
+```
+
+### Connecting to Other VMs
+
+```
+# on the jumpbox 
+#connect to the second controller
+
+ssh -i ./cluster \
+	thehardway@10.240.0.31  
+
+#or
+ssh -i ./cluster \
+	thehardway@controller-1  
+
+```