Microsoft Azure AZ-400 Book

Step 1: Initialize the Default Main Branch

Navigate to Azure DevOps:

Go to Azure DevOps and sign in with your credentials.

Select Your Project:

Choose Project1 from your list of projects.

Initialize theMain Branch:

Go to Repos > Files.

If the main branch does not exist, you will see an option to initialize it. Click on Initialize and follow the prompts to create the main branch1.

Step 2: Create a New Branch for the Pipeline

Navigate to Branches:

Go to Repos > Branches.

Click on New branch.

Create the Branch:

Enter azure-pipelines as the branch name.

Select main as the base branch.

Click Create2.

Step 3: Create a New Azure Pipelines YAML Pipeline

Navigate to Pipelines:

Go to Pipelines > New pipeline.

Select the Repository:

Choose Azure Repos Git and select the relevant repository.

Configure the Pipeline:

Select Starter pipeline.

Replace the default YAML with the ASP.NET template. You can find the ASP.NET template in the Azure Pipelines documentation oruse the following example:

trigger:

- main

pool:

vmImage: 'windows-latest'

variables:

buildConfiguration: 'Release'

steps:

- task: UseDotNet@2

inputs:

packageType: 'sdk'

version: '5.x'

installationPath: $(Agent.ToolsDirectory)/dotnet

- script: |

dotnet build --configuration $(buildConfiguration)

displayName: 'Build project'

- script: |

dotnet test --no-build --configuration $(buildConfiguration)

displayName: 'Run tests'

Save the Pipeline:

Click on Save and enter azure-pipelines as the branch name.

Click on Save and run to save the pipeline to the new branch named azure-pipelines3.

By following these steps, you will have successfully initialized the main branch, created a new branch named azure-pipelines, and set up a new Azure Pipelines YAML pipeline using the ASP.NET template

1. Sign in to the portal,

2. Choose template Deploy-lod9940427

3. Select Edit template, andthen paste your JSON template code into the code window.

4. Change the ASddressPrefixes to 10.0.0.0/24 in order to support only 256 total IP addresses.

addressSpace":{"addressPrefixes": ["10.0.0.0/24"]},

5. Change the firstSubnet addressprefix to 10.0.0.0/26 to support only 64 total IP addresses.

"subnets":[

{

"name":"firstSubnet",

"properties":{

"addressPrefix":"10.0.0.0/24"

}

6. Select Save.

7. Select Editparameters, provide values for the parameters that are shown, and then select OK.

8 Select Subscription. Choose the subscription you want to use, and then select OK.

9. Select Resource group. Choose an existing resource group or create a new one, and then select OK.

10. Select Create. A new tile on the dashboard tracks the progress of your template deployment.

Step 1: Navigate to the Library

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 the Library:

In the left-hand menu, select Pipelines > Library.

Step 2: Create a Variable Group

Create a New Variable Group:

On the Library page, click on + Variable group.

Configure the Variable Group:

Name: Enter varGroup1.

Description: Optionally, add a description for thevariable group.

Add Variables:

Click on + Add to add a new variable.

Variable Name: Enter serverName.

Value: Enter server1.

Click OK.

Click on + Add again to add another variable.

Variable Name: Enter dbName.

Value: Enter db1.

Click OK.

Save the Variable Group:

Click on Save to save the variable group.

By following these steps, you will have successfully created a variable groupnamed varGroup1 containing the specified variables

Sign in to the Azure portal.

Navigate to the container registry az40010480345acr1.

Under Services, select Webhooks.

Select the existing webhook and double-click on itto get its properties.

For Trigger actions select image push

Example web hook: