Microsoft announces preview of Azure Application Gateway for containers

Microsoft recently launched a new implementation (layer 7) for workloads running on Kubernetes clusters.load distributionand Azure, a dynamic traffic management productApplication portal for containersAbout preview that isApplication load balancing in Azureto expand the portfolioApplication portal productsIt is a new product in the series.

The company refers to the application portal for containers as the application portal.Application portal entry console(AGIC) is the next evolution. The following improvements have been added compared to AGIC.

• Achieve near real-time turnaround times to reflect Kubernetes YAML configuration changes, such as adding or removing pods, routes, probes, and load balancing configurations.

• Exceed existing AGIC limits by supporting 1400+ back-end modules and 100+ listeners with Application Gateway for Containers.

• It provides a familiar deployment experience using ARM, PowerShell, CLI, Bicep, and Terraform. Instead, let Application Gateway containers manage the rest in Azure, allowing for configuration within Kubernetes.

• Support the next evolution of Kubernetes service networks with an expressive, extensible, role-oriented interface.

• To enable blue-green deployment strategies and active/active/active routing.

Cloud solutions engineerSubramaniam dayMr.tweetan act.

AGIC will never go away. I hope this fixes AGIC’s glaring shortcomings, many it seems.

Application portal for containersApplication portal for basic containers、interfaces、related to、Azure Load Balancer console It is made up of different components like also, to publish the portal,Private IP address、Subnet authorization、If the managed identifier specified by the user isnecessary.

Configuration diagram for the application portal for containers (source:Microsoft Learning documentation）

Become an expert Azure Solution ArchitectCamilo TereventoFollowing the pre-announcement of the application portal for containers, Mr. A.tweetan act.

Since it does not support Azure Container Instance (ACI) or Azure Container Apps (ACA), it should be named “Azure Application Gateway for Kubernetes Service”.

MoreoverAzure Networksteeth in a tweetI replied:

Application Gateway containers are currently intended for Kubernetes workloads, but we may consider extending the service to other container solutions in the future.

In addition, he is a Microsoft Cloud Native Global Application Black Belt.Dennis Zelkymr averageblog postDefines some design limitations.

In general, the new service has very promising features. However, it has some design limitations (currently under improvement).

• There is a limit of 1 ALB per group and 5 forward fronts per ALB.
• Azure CNI only supports backend clusters.
• It does not support multi-region or multi-group.

Finally the application portal for containers globallySome regions of Azureavailable atPrices pagePricing details prior to general availability are unknown, according to the company. Additionally, details and instructions can be found atDocument landing pageis in