Microsoft AZ-400 - Microsoft Azure DevOps Solutions

Add a slot

1. In the Azure portal, search for and select App Services and select your app az400-11566895-main.

2. In the left pane, select Deployment slots > Add Slot.

3. In the Add a slot dialog box, give the slot a name, and select whether to clone an app configuration from another deployment slot. Select Add to continue.

4. After the slot is added, select Close to close the dialog box. The new slot is now shown on the Deployment slots page.

Set up staging environments in Azure App Service

1. Open Microsoft Azure Portal

2. Log into your Azure account, select your app's resource page, in the left pane, selectDeployment slots > Add Slot.

3. In the Add a slot dialog box, give the slot a name, and select whether to clone an app configuration from another deployment slot. Select Add to continue.

4. After the slot is added, select Close to close the dialogbox. The new slot is now shown on the Deployment slots page. By default, Traffic % is set to 0 for the new slot, with all customer traffic routed to the production slot.

5. Select the new deployment slot to open that slot's resource page.

6. Change TRAFFIC % to 10

Step 1: Understand the Requirements

You need to create a self-hosted agent for Azure Pipelines.

It will be hosted in a pod (for example, in Kubernetes).

All pipelines in Project1 should be able to use this agent pool named Pool1.

Step 2: Create the Agent Pool in Azure DevOps

Go to your Azure DevOps organization:https://dev.azure.com/{YourOrganizationName}

In the bottom-left corner, click on the Organization settings gear icon.

In the left menu, click on Agent pools.

Click on Add pool.

Provide the following:

Pool name: Pool1

Pool type: Self-hosted

Grant access permission to all pipelines: Checked (so that all Project1 pipelines can use this pool)

Click Create.

Now you have an empty agent pool named Pool1.

Step 3: Prepare the Self-hosted Agent as a Pod

You need to deploy an Azure Pipelines agent container as a pod. Here’s how to do it:

Option 1: Using Kubernetes directly (YAML deployment)

Create a Kubernetes deployment YAML file for the agent pod:

apiVersion: apps/v1

kind: Deployment

metadata:

name: azure-pipelines-agent

labels:

app: azure-pipelines-agent

spec:

replicas: 1

selector:

matchLabels:

app: azure-pipelines-agent

template:

metadata:

labels:

app: azure-pipelines-agent

spec:

containers:

- name: agent

image: mcr.microsoft.com/azure-pipelines/vsts-agent:latest

env:

- name: AZP_URL

value: "https://dev.azure.com/{YourOrganizationName} "

- name: AZP_TOKEN

valueFrom:

secretKeyRef:

name: azure-pipelines-token

key: token

- name: AZP_POOL

value: "Pool1"

- name: AZP_AGENT_NAME

value: "agent-pod"

Create a Kubernetes secret for the personal access token (PAT):

kubectl create secret generic azure-pipelines-token --from-literal=token=

Note:

Replace with a PAT that has “Agent Pools (Read & manage)” scope.

Replace {YourOrganizationName} with your actual Azure DevOps organization.

Deploy the pod:

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kubectl apply -f azure-pipelines-agent.yaml

Step 4: Validate the Agent Connection

Go back to Organization Settings > Agent pools > Pool1 in Azure DevOps.

You should see the agent pod connected and listed as online.

Step 5: Use the Pool in Pipelines

By default, all pipelines in Project1 will now have access to the Pool1 agent pool because you granted access during the pool creation.

In your pipeline YAML files, specify the pool name to use the self-hosted agent:

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pool:

name: Pool1

Step 1: Navigate to Personal Access Tokens

Sign in to Azure DevOps:

Go to Azure DevOps and sign in with your credentials.

Access User Settings:

Click on your profile picture in the top right corner.

Select User settings.

Open Personal Access Tokens:

In the user settings menu, select Personalaccess tokens.

Step 2: Create a New Personal Access Token

Create a New Token:

Click on + New Token.

Configure the Token:

Name: Enter Token1.

Organization: Select the organization where you want to use the token.

Expiration: Set the expiration to 60 days.

Set Scopes:

Code: Select Read, Write, & Manage.

Build: Select Read & Execute.

Release: Select Read.

Create the Token:

Click on Create.

Step 3: Save the Token

Copy the Token:

Once the token is created, copy it immediately as it will not be displayed again.

Store the token in a secure location.

By following these steps, you will have successfully created a personal access token named Token1 with the specified capabilities and a 60-day expiration

Step 1: Log in to the Azure Portal

Go to https://portal.azure.com .

Log in with your Azure account.

Step 2: Create an Azure App Configuration Instance

In the search bar at the top, type “App Configuration” and select App Configuration from the search results.

Click + Create.

Fill in the required fields:

Subscription: Your Azure subscription.

Resource Group: Create a new one or select an existing one.

Name: Provide a globally unique name (for example, myappconfig-instance).

Location: Choose a region close to your application.

Click Review + Create, then Create.

The instance will take a few seconds to deploy.

Step 3: Access the App Configuration Instance

Once the deployment is complete, click Go to resource.

You are now in the App Configuration resource.

Step 4: Enable Feature Management

In the left menu, click on Feature Manager (Preview).

Click + Add to create a new feature flag.

Step 5: Create the Feature Flag

Provide the following details:

Feature flag name: feature1

Label: (optional)

Description: (optional)

State: Set to Enabled.

Click on the Add filters link if you want to add targeting filters (optional).

Click Save to create the feature flag.

Step 6: Set the Expiration Date for the Feature Flag

In the Feature Manager list, find the newly created feature1 flag.

Click on the three dots (context menu) next to feature1 and select Edit.

In the Edit feature pane, look for the Expiration date setting.If there is no direct UI for expiration date, you can store it as a custom key-value (metadata).

Here’s how to store expiration as metadata:

In the App Configuration left menu, click on Configuration Explorer.

Locate the key: .appconfig.featureflag/feature1.

Click on the key to edit.

Add a new label or add a custom key in the Content type or tags section to store expiration metadata:

Key: expiration

Value: yyyy-MM-dd (set to today + 7 days)

For example, if today is June 4, 2025, set the expiration as 2025-06-11.

Step1: Create a New Team Dashboard

Navigate to Azure DevOps:

Go to Azure DevOps and sign in with your credentials.

Select Your Project:

Choose Project1 from your list of projects.

Access Dashboards:

In the left-hand menu, select Dashboards.

Create a New Dashboard:

Click on New Dashboard.

Enter the name Dashboard1.

Ensure the dashboard type is set to Team Dashboard.

Click Create.

Step 2: Add the Team Members Widget

Open the Widget Catalog:

After creating the dashboard, thewidget catalog will open automatically. If it doesn’t, click on Add Widget.

Search for Team Members Widget:

In the widget catalog, search for Team Members.

Add the Widget:

Click on the Team Members widget and then click Add to place it on your dashboard.

Configure the Widget:

Once added, you can resize and move the widget to your preferred location on the dashboard.

Step 3: Save and Share the Dashboard

Save the Dashboard:

Click on Save to save your changes.

Share the Dashboard:

You can share the dashboardURL with your team members or set permissions to control who can view or edit the dashboard.

By following these steps, you will have a new team dashboard named Dashboard1 that displays the members of the default project team for Project1

Enable Remote Debugging

Before we start a debugging session to our Azure Function app we need to enable the functionality.

Navigate in the Azure portal to your function app fa-11566895

Go to the “Application settings”

Under “Debugging” set Remote Debugging to On and set Remote Visual Studio version to 2017.