Phase 1: Preparing Azure CLI for Production AKS (Region: East US 2)

Before deploying a production-grade AKS cluster, you must properly configure Azure CLI, subscription settings, networking, and identity. This guide walks through the exact foundational steps used by platform engineers when building AKS in eastus2 . 🎯 Goal of Phase 1 By the end of this phase, you will have: Azure CLI installed and configured Subscription properly selected Default region set to eastus2 Resource Group created Virtual Network + Subnet created Managed Identity created Required Azure resource providers registered This sets the stage for production AKS deployment. 🛠 Step 1 — Install Azure CLI On Ubuntu / WSL: curl -sL https://aka.ms/InstallAzureCLIDeb | sudo bash Verify installation: az version You are now ready to manage resources in: Microsoft Azure 🔐 Step 2 — Authenticate az login This authenticates via: Microsoft Entra ID List available subscriptions: az account list --output table Set your working subscription: az account set --subscription "<SUBSCRIPTION_ID>" Confirm: a