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https://cloud.google.com/free/docs/aws-azure-gcp-service-comparison

  • VNET : Azure virtual networks
  • VPN Network Gateway
  • EXPRESS ROUTE
  • Azure Firewall
  • Cross VNET peering
  • Azure virtual NAT
  • Azure virtual WAN
  • Azure Load Balancer
    • Traffic Manager
  • Azure Aplication gateway
  • NVA in Virtual Hub
  • Resource manager (is the infrastructure tool ~ cloud formation)
  • Subscription (~account)
  • They have 'regional subnets' (like oci unlike aws)

Azuer specific concepts

  • Management groups > Subscruptions > Resource groups ( see External Link )
  • SKU (from the classical sku ) : Is the specific version or offering of a resource (vms, storage accounts, databases,.). Also used to define the characteristics and capabilities of different Azure resources and services

ACTIVE DIRECTORY IN AZURE - named ENTRA ID : External Link


Azure Networking Overview (Webinar: 2021-04-08)

General Notes

  • No IPv6 support.
  • Hub-and-spoke topology is supported.
  • VNet transit (similar to OCI’s VCN transit).

Virtual Hubs

  • Most Azure networking relies on Virtual Hubs.
    • A virtual hub is essentially a VNet implemented with a group of Windows servers performing routing functions.
  • Virtual WANs and Hubs:
    • Traffic traversing virtual hubs incurs charges based on time, not traffic volume (to be confirmed).
    • Virtual hubs bind different regions, offering cost efficiency.
    • Functionality is similar to AWS Transit Gateway but with worse performance.

Key Commands

  • View NIC Route Tables:
    • Command: `az network nic show-effective-route-table`
    • Example from Webinar (Slide 18): Shows route table for a NIC.
    • Query: Can this functionality be replicated in OCI?

Route Propagation

  • Virtual hubs propagate routes and manage connectivity automatically.
    • Unlike AWS Transit Gateway, which requires manual static route configuration.
    • Query: How does OCI handle route propagation?
  • Labels (similar to MPLS Route Targets) can control propagation between route tables (Slide 20).
  • AS-Prepending is the only way to influence route preferences (similar to OCI).

Terraform Notes

  • `for_each` only works with dictionaries, not lists.
    • Lists must be converted for usage (Slides 27-28).
  • Terraform code for multiple VRFs:
    • Forwarding is separated but cannot duplicate IP blocks.
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