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AZ-104T00 - Lab 0b - Azure Tips, Tricks, and Tools

This document provides an overview of useful Azure administrative tools and tips for using them, including the Azure Portal, Cloud Shell, Azure CLI, and Resource Explorer. It demonstrates how to customize the portal dashboard and themes, use keyboard shortcuts, add favorites, set up Cloud Shell for bash and PowerShell, view account and resource information, and more. The goal is to help administrators get the most out of these tools.

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AZ-104T00 - Lab 0b - Azure Tips, Tricks, and Tools

This document provides an overview of useful Azure administrative tools and tips for using them, including the Azure Portal, Cloud Shell, Azure CLI, and Resource Explorer. It demonstrates how to customize the portal dashboard and themes, use keyboard shortcuts, add favorites, set up Cloud Shell for bash and PowerShell, view account and resource information, and more. The goal is to help administrators get the most out of these tools.

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Lab 0b: Azure Tips, Tricks, and Tools


 Scenario

This lab will help you get the most from your administrative tools. This include the Azure Portal, Cloud Shell, Azure CLI, Azure PowerShell, and
Resource Explorer.

Exercise 1: Practice: Tips, Tricks, and Tools


Task 1: Log in to the Azure Portal
1. Log into portal.azure.com with your account

2. On the Welcome to Microsoft Azure dialogue box click Maybe Later. If an Azure recommendations dialog box pops up click X.

Task 2: Keyboard Shortcuts


1. In the top right of the portal click the ? icon

2. Select keyboard shortcuts

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3. Review the keyboard shortcuts

Task 3: Portal Themes


1. Click the Gear icon on the main Azure portal home page.

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2. Review the theme settings and try changing the colour theme and the high contrast settings

3. In the Portal Settings blade select Docked.

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Task 4: Customise the dashboard by moving tiles


1. In the Hub menu click Dashboard.

2. Click the Edit button on the dashboard

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3. Resize the All Resources pane with the icon on the bottom right of the pane

4. Click add next to clock then click done

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5. Review the addition of a clock to the Dashboard

6. Click Done customising to return to the portal home

Task 5: Add favorites


1. Click All services on the Hub Menu

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2. Search for Subscriptions. Hover over the Subscriptions to open the options window then click the Star.

3. Scroll down on the left pane and see that Subscriptions and Recent has been added to the favorites list

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Task 6: Cloud Shell


1. Select Cloud Shell from the Azure Portal tool bar.

2. Select PowerShell on the Welcome screen.

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3. Cloud shell requires a storage account to store files and data. Click Show advanced settings.

4. Notice you can customize the location and names of the settings. For now click Hide advanced settings.

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5. Click Create storage.

6. Review that a small container is running with the CLI and Powershell Cloud shell available to use directly in the browser.

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7. Run the following command to display the loaded modules:

 get-module

8. Run the following PowerShell to show a list of all the Azure commands

 get-command -module *az*

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9. Run the following command to Register an Azure Resource Provider which will be used later in the course.

 Register-AzResourceProvider -ProviderNamespace Microsoft.Insights

Task 7: Azure CLI

 The Azure CLI is for administrators who prefer a Linux BASH commands.

1. Switch the cloud shell to BASH

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2. Run the following command to list Azure CLI help

 az help

3. Review the help

4. Type the following to review the account information, notice the JSON output

 az account list

Task 8: Setup Cloud Shell for later lab deployments.


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1. Ensure you Cloud Shell is in Bash mode and run the following command:

 git clone https://github.com/godeploy/AZ104.git

 Note: The above command downloads templates you will use throught the AZ-104 course. Ensure you do NOT delete the associated Cloud Shell
Storage Account otherwise future lab steps will not function as expected.

Task 9: Resource Explorer


1. Vist https://resources.azure.com/subscriptions in your browser

2. Expand Azure Pass.

3. Click Resources

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4. Review your resources as a JSON that it being retrieved via a REST API GET

 Results: You have now completed this module.

 You can now end the lab ready to coninue with your next module.

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