AKS Cluster

To create an AKS cluster refer to Microsoft's online manual - Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS). Although Microsoft manuals are always up-to-date, the recommended choice to make before creating the cluster is as follows:

• Kubernetes version: 1.34
• The network model:
  • Azure Kubenet (supported by AppViewX).
  • Azure CNI (Recommended for optimal performance).
• Managed identity: System assigned managed identity.
• Enable Kubernetes RBAC.
• Agent nodepool: Three nodes of Machine type D2sv4 with Auto Scaling disabled. Add taint to agent nodepool as CriticalAddonsOnly=true:NoSchedule to disable scheduling of application pods to the agent nodepool.
  Note: The taint CriticalAddonsOnly=true:NoSchedule prevents the application pods from being scheduled on system node pools.
• User nodepool:
  • appnodepool: Three nodes of type Da8sv4 with Auto Scaling disabled
  • mongonodepool: Three nodes of type Da8sv4 with Auto Scaling disabled. Add label mongo=true and taint designatedMongo=true:NoSchedule to the nodepool (to be performed while creating the cluster).
  Note: A minimum of 3 availability zone are needed during cluster creation to support the single AZ failover.
• Select multi zones for the Agent nodepool and the User Nodepool.