Azure aks edge essentials

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Expert knowledge for Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing AKS Edge/Hybrid/Arc clusters, Arc connectivity, IoT/OPC/ONVIF, TPM/Key Vault, or SDN VNets, and other Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge), Azure IoT Edge (use azure-iot-edge), Azure Container Apps (use azure-container-apps).From its SKILL.md

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Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Kubernetes Service Edge Essentials. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L37-L82	Diagnosing and fixing AKS Edge/Hybrid/Arc issues: cluster creation/upgrade failures, networking, storage, auth, encryption, logs, VMware/Azure Local problems, and support/repair tools.
Best Practices	L83-L91	Guidance on resilient AKS Edge Essentials setups: availability sets, Azure Policy on Windows Server, restoring AKS Arc after VM failure, and upgrading AKS Arc clusters/Kubernetes versions.
Decision Making	L92-L100	Guidance on AKS Edge/Hybrid deployment choices, pricing/licensing, trials, monitoring/logging options, and planning/operating disconnected or on-premises AKS environments.
Architecture & Design Patterns	L101-L107	Designing AKS on Windows Server for Azure Local: high availability on two-node setups, SDN VNet architectures, and deployment patterns for AKS Arc target clusters.
Limits & Quotas	L108-L125	Limits, system requirements, IP capacity planning, supported versions, and scale/support boundaries for AKS Edge Essentials, AKS on bare metal/VMware/Windows Server, and AKS on Azure Local.
Security	L126-L162	Identity, auth, RBAC, certificates, SSH, key rotation, gMSA, image validation, and other security hardening for AKS Edge/Hybrid/Arc/Azure Local clusters.
Configuration	L163-L255	Configuring AKS Edge/Hybrid/Arc clusters: networking, storage, load balancers, autoscaling, GPU, proxies, Arc connectivity, monitoring/logging, offline/upgrade flows, and PowerShell/CLI settings.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L256-L309	Integrations, APIs, and PowerShell for connecting AKS Edge/Hybrid to Arc, IoT/OPC/ONVIF, TPM, storage/backup, metrics, AI models, CSI plugins, and Key Vault secrets.
Deployment	L310-L348	Deploying, managing, upgrading, and removing AKS Edge/AKS hybrid/AKS Arc clusters and node pools, including Windows nodes, offline images, preview channels, and PowerShell-based lifecycle operations

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Run AKS Arc diagnostic checker for cluster failures	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-arc-diagnostic-checker
Resolve AKS Arc Kubernetes image not ready issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-arc-image-not-ready
Work around known AKS Hybrid and Edge issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-arc-known-issues
Validate and troubleshoot AKS Edge secret encryption	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-secret-encryption
Collect and use AKS Edge Essentials logs for troubleshooting	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-resources-logs
Troubleshoot common AKS Edge Essentials issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-troubleshoot-overview
Collect and analyze kubelet logs on AKS Hybrid nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-get-kubelet-logs
Troubleshoot common issues in AKS Hybrid and Edge	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-troubleshoot
Known issues and workarounds for AKS Hybrid and Edge on VMware	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-vmware-known-issues
Troubleshoot and request support for AKS Hybrid and Edge on VMware	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-vmware-support-troubleshoot
Use troubleshooting guide for AKS Arc on VMware errors	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-vmware-troubleshooting-guide
Fix AKS cluster creation failures after Azure Local upgrade	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/cluster-create-fails-after-azure-local-upgrade
Resolve K8sVersionValidation errors for AKS on Azure Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/cluster-k8s-version
Recover AKS Hybrid cluster unhealthy after upgrade	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/cluster-unhealthy-after-kubernetes-upgrade
Unstick AKS Hybrid cluster upgrades stuck in Upgrading state	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/cluster-upgrade-status
Troubleshoot BGP with FRR and MetalLB in AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/connectivity-troubleshoot
Resolve AKS control plane configuration validation errors	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/control-plane-validation-errors
Clean up undeleted PodDisruptionBudget resources after AKS cluster deletion	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/delete-cluster-pdb
Mitigate AKS Hybrid issues after storage volume deletion	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/delete-storage-volume
Remove deleted AKS Hybrid clusters still visible in portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/deleted-cluster-visible
Monitor and troubleshoot etcd secret encryption in AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/encrypt-secrets
Fix repeated Entra auth prompts with kubectl RBAC	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/entra-prompts
Fix AKS on Azure Local image download failures for cluster operations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/gallery-image-not-usable
Collect on-demand diagnostic logs for AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/get-on-demand-logs
Fix GPU-enabled AKS Arc cluster creation failures	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/gpu-enabled-cluster-issue
Diagnose and fix 'MOC unreachable' errors for AKS on Azure Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/infrastructure-operation-failures
Fix kube-apiserver unreachable errors from Arc Resource Bridge	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/kube-api-server-unreachable
Resolve control plane disk exhaustion from kube-apiserver audit logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/kube-apiserver-log-overflow
Monitor Kubernetes object events in AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/kubernetes-monitor-object-events
Fix .local domain network validation error in AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/network-validation-error-local
Troubleshoot AKS Arc network validation errors	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/network-validation-errors
Diagnose and auto-repair unhealthy AKS Arc nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/node-repair
Repair AKS Edge KMS plugin with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/repair-aksedgekms
Collect AKS hybrid PowerShell module event logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshcieventlog
Collect AKS hybrid pod logs into zip archive	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshcilogs
Repair AKS hybrid host certificates with Repair-AksHciCerts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/repair-akshcicerts
Repair AKS hybrid cluster certificates with Repair-AksHciClusterCerts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/repair-akshciclustercerts
Resolve AKS Hybrid storage provisioning and disk space issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/storage-provision-issue
Use Support.AksArc PowerShell module for diagnostics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/support-module
Troubleshoot high resource usage by AKS telemetry pod	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/telemetry-pod-resources
Resolve MetalLB speaker pods blocked by node taints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/troubleshoot-metallb-speaker-taint
Find troubleshooting guides for AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/troubleshoot-overview

Best Practices

Topic	URL
Use availability sets to improve AKS workload resilience	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/availability-sets
Apply Azure policy best practices to AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/policy-guidance
Restore AKS Arc clusters after management VM failure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/restore-aks-cluster
Upgrade AKS Arc workload clusters with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/upgrade
Upgrade AKS Arc Kubernetes version via Admin Center	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/upgrade-kubernetes

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Understand AKS Edge Essentials pricing and licensing options	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-pricing
Choose monitoring and logging options for AKS Hybrid	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-monitor-logging
Choose between AKS cloud, edge, and on-premises	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-platforms-compare
Plan and manage disconnected AKS on Azure Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/disconnected-operations-aks
Evaluate AKS on Windows Server pricing and trials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/pricing

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic	URL
Understand AKS on Windows Server availability on two-node Azure Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/deploy-cluster-on-two-node-hci
Deploy AKS Arc target clusters across SDN VNets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/deploy-target-clusters-virtual-networks
Architect AKS on Windows Server with SDN virtual networking	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/software-defined-networking

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Understand preview limitations for AKS on bare metal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-bare-metal-preview-limitations
Check system requirements for AKS on bare metal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-bare-metal-system-requirements
Check system requirements for AKS Edge Essentials hosts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-system-requirements
Plan IP address capacity for AKS Hybrid and Edge	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-hci-ip-address-planning
Understand AKS on Azure Local support limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-on-azure-local-support-policy
Cluster and node pool scale limits for AKS VMware	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-vmware-scale-requirements
System requirements and support matrix for AKS VMware	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-vmware-system-requirements
Track AKS Hybrid and Edge release changes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-whats-new-local
Review tested resource limits and VM sizes for AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/concepts-support
Plan AKS Arc multi-rack IP address capacity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/multi-rack/plan-aks-ip-address
Check AKS on Azure Local multi-rack scale limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/multi-rack/scale-requirements
AKS on Azure Local cluster and node pool scale limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/scale-requirements
Support policies and limitations for AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/support-policies
Check supported Kubernetes versions for AKS Arc clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/supported-kubernetes-versions

Security

Topic	URL
Configure AD single sign-on to AKS Arc API server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/ad-sso
Use Key Manager to rotate AKS Edge service account keys	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-key-manager
Configure workload identity on AKS Edge Essentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-workload-identity
Retrieve certificate-based admin kubeconfig for AKS VMware	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-vmware-retrieve-kubeconfig
Set up Azure RBAC authorization for AKS Arc clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/azure-rbac-aks-hybrid
Use Azure RBAC to control kubeconfig access in AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/azure-rbac-local
Manage certificates for secure communication in AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/certificates-overview
Apply security concepts for AKS on Windows Server clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/concepts-security
Configure SSH key access for AKS Hybrid clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/configure-ssh-keys
Implement container security in AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/container-security
Enable Microsoft Entra authentication for AKS Hybrid and Edge	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/enable-authentication-microsoft-entra-id
Encrypt Kubernetes etcd secrets in AKS on Azure Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/encrypt-etcd-secrets
Control AKS Arc access with Entra ID and Kubernetes RBAC	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/kubernetes-rbac-entra-id
Configure Kubernetes RBAC with Microsoft Entra ID in AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/kubernetes-rbac-local
Configure access and identity for AKS on Azure Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/multi-rack/concepts-security-access-identity
Configure Azure RBAC for AKS on Azure Local multi-rack	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/multi-rack/use-azure-rbac
Configure gMSA-based AD authentication for AKS Windows containers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/prepare-windows-nodes-gmsa
Add gMSA credential spec for AKS hybrid	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/add-akshcigmsacredentialspec
Enable AKS hybrid Active Directory auth with Install-AksHciAdAuth	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/install-akshciadauth
Install gMSA webhook addon on AKS hybrid with Install-AksHciGmsaWebhook	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/install-akshcigmsawebhook
Rotate AKS hybrid cloud agent CA certificates with Invoke-AksHciRotateCACertificate	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/invoke-akshcirotatecacertificate
Create AKS hybrid SSH configurations with New-AksHciSSHConfiguration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/new-akshcisshconfiguration
Delete AKS hybrid gMSA credential specs with Remove-AksHciGmsaCredentialSpec	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/remove-akshcigmsacredentialspec
Restrict SSH access to AKS Hybrid virtual machines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/restrict-ssh-access
Restrict SSH access to AKS Windows Server nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/restrict-ssh-access-22h2
Review AKS Arc security bulletins and mitigations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/security-bulletins
Configure multiple administrators for AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/set-multiple-administrators
SSH into Windows and Linux AKS Hybrid nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/ssh-connect-to-windows-and-linux-worker-nodes
Securely connect to AKS Arc nodes using SSH	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/ssh-connection
Configure trusted certificate bundles for AKS Arc hosts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/update-certificate-bundle
Manage infrastructure and Kubernetes certificates in AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/update-certificates
Validate signed container images in AKS on Azure Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/validate-signed-container-images
Configure workload identity on AKS Hybrid clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/workload-identity

Configuration

Topic	URL
Meet system and storage requirements for AKS on Azure Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-arc-local-requirements
Configure node taints for AKS Arc clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-arc-use-node-taints
Configure AKS on bare metal cluster via ARM template	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-bare-metal-create-cluster-arm-template
Define AKS on bare metal clusters using Bicep	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-bare-metal-create-cluster-bicep
Configure networking for AKS Edge Essentials clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-concept-networking
Configure AKS Edge Essentials via aksedge-config.json	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-deployment-config-json
Enable GPU acceleration in AKS Edge Essentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-gpu
Connect AKS Edge Essentials clusters to Azure Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-connect-to-arc
Expose Kubernetes services on AKS Edge Essentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-expose-service
Advanced AKS Edge Essentials configuration and scripts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-more-configs
Configure multiple NICs for AKS Edge Essentials Linux nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-multi-nic
Configure AKS Edge Essentials for offline installation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-offline-install
Prepare and configure machines for AKS Edge Essentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-setup-machine
Configure nested virtualization for AKS Edge Essentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-setup-nested-environment
Uninstall AKS Edge Essentials from host machines	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-uninstall
Update AKS Edge Essentials clusters online	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-update
Use GitOps with Arc-enabled AKS Edge Essentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-use-gitops
Use Local Path Provisioner storage on AKS Edge Essentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-use-storage-local-path
Configure external NFS storage for AKS Edge Essentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-use-storage-nfs
Update AKS Edge Essentials clusters offline	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-hybrid-howto-update-offline
Configure Arc-enabled logical networks for AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-networks
Configure monitoring and logging for AKS VMware object events	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-vmware-monitoring-logging
Configure networking for AKS Hybrid and Edge on VMware	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-vmware-networking-concepts
Use az aksarc CLI commands for AKS on Azure Stack HCI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aksarc
Configure cluster autoscaler for AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/auto-scale-aks-arc
Use node and cluster labels in AKS Hybrid	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/cluster-labels
Configure container networking for AKS on Windows Server applications	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/concepts-container-networking
Configure node VM networking for AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/concepts-node-networking
Create and integrate custom load balancers with AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/configure-custom-load-balancer
Configure HAProxy load balancer for AKS Arc clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/configure-load-balancer
Configure CSI disk drivers in AKS Hybrid clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/container-storage-interface-disks
Configure CSI disk storage classes on AKS Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/container-storage-interface-disks-windows-server
Configure CSI file drivers for SMB/NFS in AKS Hybrid	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/container-storage-interface-files
Configure CSI file drivers for SMB/NFS on AKS Windows	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/container-storage-interface-files-windows-server
Enable and query AKS Arc control plane metrics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/control-plane-metrics
Deploy MetalLB load balancer on AKS Arc via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/deploy-load-balancer-cli
Deploy MetalLB extension for AKS Arc using Azure portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/deploy-load-balancer-portal
Disable Windows node pool feature on older AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/disable-windows-nodepool
Enable Windows node pools on AKS Arc clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/howto-enable-windows-node-pools
Configure Kubernetes audit logging for AKS Hybrid	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/kubernetes-monitor-audit-events
Manage AKS on Azure Stack HCI logs with az aksarc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/logs
Create and manage node pools in AKS on Azure Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/manage-node-pools
Configure Prometheus and EFK monitoring for AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/monitor-logging
Configure custom HTTPS proxy for AKS on Azure Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/multi-rack/aks-customer-proxy
Configure GPU-enabled node pools for AKS on Azure Local	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/multi-rack/deploy-gpu-node-pool
Configure MetalLB extension on AKS Arc clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/multi-rack/deploy-load-balancer-cli
Configure network prerequisites for AKS Arc multi-rack	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/multi-rack/network-system-requirements
Scale and manage multiple HAProxy load balancers in AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/multiple-load-balancers
Configure AKS Hybrid and Edge network prerequisites	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/network-system-requirements
Configure AKS on Azure Stack HCI node pools via az aksarc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/nodepool
Provision and manage persistent volumes in AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/persistent-volume
Configure AKS on Windows Server with pre-staged objects	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/prestage-cluster-service-host-create
Update noProxy and certificate settings in AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/proxy-change
Use AKS Edge Essentials PowerShell cmdlets	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/
Install required AKS Edge host OS features	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/install-aksedgehostfeatures
Create AKS Edge deployment configuration JSON	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/new-aksedgeconfig
Generate AKS Edge scale configuration template	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/new-aksedgescaleconfig
Configure AKS Edge Kubernetes upgrade policy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/set-aksedgeupgrade
Test AKS Edge Azure Arc connection status	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/test-aksedgearcconnection
Validate AKS Edge network parameters pre-deployment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/test-aksedgenetworkparameters
Use AksHci PowerShell commands for AKS hybrid	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/
Disable Azure Arc connection on AKS hybrid	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/disable-akshciarcconnection
Enable Azure Arc connection on AKS hybrid	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/enable-akshciarcconnection
Get AKS hybrid autoscaler profile settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshciautoscalerprofile
Retrieve AKS hybrid deployment billing status	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshcibillingstatus
Get AKS hybrid cluster virtual network settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshciclusternetwork
Get AKS hybrid host configuration settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshciconfig
Initialize AKS hybrid nodes with Initialize-AksHciNode	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/initialize-akshcinode
Deploy Prometheus-based monitoring on AKS hybrid with Install-AksHciMonitoring	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/install-akshcimonitoring
Create AKS hybrid autoscaler profiles with New-AksHciAutoScalerProfile	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/new-akshciautoscalerprofile
Define AKS hybrid cluster networks with New-AksHciClusterNetwork	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/new-akshciclusternetwork
Configure AKS hybrid load balancers with New-AksHciLoadBalancerSetting	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/new-akshciloadbalancersetting
Create AKS hybrid network settings with New-AksHciNetworkSetting	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/new-akshcinetworksetting
Create AKS hybrid proxy configurations with New-AksHciProxySetting	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/new-akshciproxysetting
Create AKS hybrid storage containers with New-AksHciStorageContainer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/new-akshcistoragecontainer
Remove AKS hybrid autoscaler profiles with Remove-AksHciAutoScalerProfile	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/remove-akshciautoscalerprofile
Remove AKS hybrid cluster networks with Remove-AksHciClusterNetwork	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/remove-akshciclusternetwork
Update AKS hybrid autoscaler profiles with Set-AksHciAutoScalerProfile	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/set-akshciautoscalerprofile
Scale and configure AKS hybrid clusters with Set-AksHciCluster	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/set-akshcicluster
Update AKS hybrid host configuration with Set-AksHciConfig	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/set-akshciconfig
Scale and modify AKS hybrid node pools with Set-AksHciNodePool	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/set-akshcinodepool
Configure AKS hybrid offline download with Set-AksHciOffsiteConfig	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/set-akshcioffsiteconfig
Register AKS hybrid with Azure using Set-AksHciRegistration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/set-akshciregistration
Retrieve admin kubeconfig for AKS Hybrid clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/retrieve-admin-kubeconfig
Configure proxy server settings for AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/set-proxy-settings
Interpret AKS Arc validation tests before installation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/validation-tests
List and select AKS on Azure Stack HCI VM sizes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/vmsize
Configure AKS on Azure Stack HCI virtual networks with az aksarc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/vnet
Configure AKS Arc autoscaler profile parameters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/work-with-autoscaler-profiles

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Connect to AKS on bare metal via Arc proxy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-bare-metal-connect-to-cluster
Create AKS Arc clusters using Hybrid Container Service REST API	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-create-clusters-api
Discover and stream ONVIF cameras with Akri on AKS Edge	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-how-to-akri-onvif
Discover OPC UA servers with Akri on AKS Edge	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-how-to-akri-opc-ua
Access TPM from AKS Edge Essentials Linux VM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-access-tpm
Deploy Azure IoT Operations on AKS Edge Essentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-deploy-azure-iot
Deploy Kubernetes metrics server on AKS Edge Essentials	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-edge-howto-metric-server
Back up AKS Arc clusters to Blob or MinIO with Velero	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/backup-workload-cluster
Connect AKS on Windows Server clusters to Azure Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/connect-to-arc
Deploy AI models on AKS Hybrid and Edge with KAITO	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/deploy-ai-model
Deploy from Azure Container Registry to AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/deploy-azure-container-registry
Deploy from Azure Container Registry to AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/deploy-container-registry
Add-AksEdgeNode PowerShell reference for AKS Edge clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/add-aksedgenode
Connect-AksEdgeArc PowerShell reference for Arc onboarding	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/connect-aksedgearc
Copy-AksEdgeNodeFile PowerShell reference for node file transfer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/copy-aksedgenodefile
Disconnect-AksEdgeArc PowerShell reference for Arc removal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/disconnect-aksedgearc
Get-AksEdgeDeploymentInfo PowerShell reference for AKS Edge	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/get-aksedgedeploymentinfo
Get-AksEdgeEventLog PowerShell reference for log collection	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/get-aksedgeeventlog
Get-AksEdgeKubeConfig PowerShell reference for kubeconfig retrieval	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/get-aksedgekubeconfig
Get-AksEdgeLogs PowerShell reference for full log export	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/get-aksedgelogs
Get-AksEdgeManagedServiceToken PowerShell reference	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/get-aksedgemanagedservicetoken
Get-AksEdgeNodeAddr PowerShell reference for node IP/MAC	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/get-aksedgenodeaddr
Use Get-AksEdgeNodeConnectivityMode PowerShell cmdlet	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/get-aksedgenodeconnectivitymode
Use Get-AksEdgeNodeName PowerShell cmdlet	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/get-aksedgenodename
Use Get-AksEdgeUpgrade to query upgrade policy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/get-aksedgeupgrade
Run SSH commands with Invoke-AksEdgeNodeCommand	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/invoke-aksedgenodecommand
Access AKS hybrid cluster credentials for kubectl	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshcicredential
Use Get-AksHciNodePool to list AKS hybrid node pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshcinodepool
Retrieve AKS hybrid proxy settings with Get-AksHciProxySetting	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshciproxysetting
Get AKS hybrid registration info using Get-AksHciRegistration	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshciregistration
Download AKS hybrid release bits with Get-AksHciRelease	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshcirelease
Query AKS hybrid storage containers with Get-AksHciStorageContainer	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshcistoragecontainer
List AKS on Azure Local updates using Get-AksHciUpdates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshciupdates
Check AKS hybrid Kubernetes version with Get-AksHciVersion	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshciversion
List supported AKS hybrid VM sizes with Get-AksHciVmSize	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshcivmsize
Install CSI NFS plugin on AKS hybrid with Install-AksHciCsiNfs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/install-akshcicsinfs
Install CSI SMB plugin on AKS hybrid with Install-AksHciCsiSmb	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/install-akshcicsismb
Use Sync-AksHciBilling to trigger AKS hybrid billing sync	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/sync-akshcibilling
Use Test-UpdateAksHci to check AKS hybrid support window	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/test-updateakshci
Use Uninstall-AksHci to remove AKS hybrid deployment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/uninstall-akshci
Use Uninstall-AksHciAdAuth to remove AKS hybrid AD auth	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/uninstall-akshciadauth
Use Uninstall-AksHciCsiNfs to remove AKS hybrid NFS CSI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/uninstall-akshcicsinfs
Use Uninstall-AksHciCsiSmb to remove AKS hybrid SMB CSI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/uninstall-akshcicsismb
Use Uninstall-AksHciGmsaWebhook to remove AKS hybrid gMSA webhook	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/uninstall-akshcigmsawebhook
Use Uninstall-AksHciMonitoring to remove AKS hybrid monitoring	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/uninstall-akshcimonitoring
Use Update-AksHci to upgrade AKS hybrid host Kubernetes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/update-akshci
Use Update-AksHciCertificates to rotate AKS hybrid management certs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/update-akshcicertificates
Use Update-AksHciCluster to upgrade AKS hybrid workload clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/update-akshcicluster
Use Update-AksHciClusterCertificates to rotate AKS hybrid workload certs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/update-akshciclustercertificates
Integrate Secrets Store CSI and Key Vault with AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/secrets-store-csi-driver

Deployment

Topic	URL
Uninstall AKS cluster provisioning preview before AKS Arc upgrade	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-hybrid-preview-uninstall
Install Kubernetes Extension for AKS Operators on VMware	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/aks-vmware-install-kubernetes-extension
Upgrade Kubernetes and OS for AKS Arc clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/cluster-upgrade
Deploy Windows node pools and apps on AKS Arc	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/howto-create-windows-node-pools
Upgrade Windows Server versions on AKS Hybrid node pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/howto-upgrade-windows-os
Upgrade AKS on Azure Local multi-rack Kubernetes clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/multi-rack/cluster-upgrade
Create new AKS Edge deployment with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/new-aksedgedeployment
Remove AKS Edge deployment from machine	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/remove-aksedgedeployment
Remove a local AKS Edge node from cluster	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/remove-aksedgenode
Drain AKS Edge node before removal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/set-aksedgenodetodrain
Update AKS Edge control plane nodes	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/start-aksedgecontrolplaneupdate
Start AKS Edge node VM with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/start-aksedgenode
Start AKS Edge Essentials node update process	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/start-aksedgeupdate
Update AKS Edge worker nodes with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/start-aksedgeworkernodeupdate
Stop AKS Edge node VM with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/stop-aksedgenode
Verify AKS Edge deployment creation status	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/test-aksedgedeployment
Check AKS Edge node VM creation status	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/aks-edge-ps/test-aksedgenode
Add physical node to AKS hybrid deployment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/add-akshcinode
Disable offline image download for AKS hybrid	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/disable-akshciofflinedownload
Revert AKS hybrid from preview to stable channel	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/disable-akshcipreview
Enable offline image download for AKS hybrid	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/enable-akshciofflinedownload
Enable AKS hybrid preview update channel	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/enable-akshcipreview
List AKS hybrid managed Kubernetes clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshcicluster
Check available AKS hybrid cluster upgrades	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshciclusterupdates
List available Kubernetes versions for AKS hybrid	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/get-akshcikubernetesversion
Install AKS hybrid using Install-AksHci PowerShell cmdlet	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/install-akshci
Create AKS hybrid clusters using New-AksHciCluster	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/new-akshcicluster
Create AKS hybrid node pools with New-AksHciNodePool	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/new-akshcinodepool
Delete AKS hybrid clusters using Remove-AksHciCluster	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/remove-akshcicluster
Remove physical AKS hybrid nodes with Remove-AksHciNode	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/remove-akshcinode
Delete AKS hybrid node pools with Remove-AksHciNodePool	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/remove-akshcinodepool
Restart AKS hybrid and reset clusters with Restart-AksHci	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/reference/ps/restart-akshci
Restart, remove, or reinstall AKS Arc clusters safely	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/restart-cluster
Verify system requirements for AKS on Windows Server	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/system-requirements
Upgrade AKS Arc host on Windows Server via PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/update-akshci-host-powershell
Migrate AKS Arc workloads to Windows Server 2022	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/aks/aksarc/windows-server-migration-guide

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