Azure Stack Hub Management
This section provides guidance on managing your Azure Stack Hub deployment. It covers operator tasks, the tenant experience, and billing and metering.
Operator Tasks
As an Azure Stack Hub operator, you are responsible for the deployment, maintenance, and health of your Azure Stack Hub environment. Key operator tasks include:
- Capacity Planning: Monitoring resource usage and planning for expansion.
- Health Monitoring: Ensuring the system components are running optimally.
- Patching and Updates: Applying necessary updates to maintain security and functionality.
- User Management: Creating and managing user accounts and roles.
- Resource Quota Management: Defining and enforcing resource limits for tenants.
For detailed procedures on these tasks, refer to the Operator Tasks documentation.
Tenant Experience
The tenant experience in Azure Stack Hub is designed to be familiar to users of Azure public cloud. Tenants can deploy and manage their applications and services using the Azure portal, PowerShell, or Azure CLI.
- Resource Groups: Organizing Azure resources.
- Virtual Machines: Deploying and managing virtual machines.
- Storage Accounts: Creating and utilizing storage services.
- Networking: Configuring virtual networks and load balancers.
Explore the Tenant Experience for more information on how your users can interact with Azure Stack Hub.
Important Note on Integration
Azure Stack Hub allows you to run Azure services in your datacenter. It's crucial to understand the integration points with Azure public cloud for hybrid scenarios, such as hybrid identity and Azure Arc.
Billing and Metering
Azure Stack Hub provides capabilities for metering resource consumption and integrating with billing systems. This allows you to track usage and potentially implement chargeback models.
- Usage Data: Collecting detailed information on resource consumption.
- Billing Integration: Connecting Azure Stack Hub usage data with your existing billing infrastructure.
Learn more about how to configure and utilize billing features in the Billing and Metering guide.
Tip for Operators
Regularly review your capacity metrics and tenant usage to optimize resource allocation and identify potential cost savings opportunities.
Key Management Concepts
Understanding these core management concepts is essential for successful Azure Stack Hub operations:
- Provider Operations: These are tasks performed by the Azure Stack Hub operator to set up and manage the cloud infrastructure.
- User Operations: These are tasks performed by tenants to deploy and manage their applications.
- Offers and Plans: How services and their associated quotas are packaged and made available to tenants.
# Example: Checking Azure Stack Hub health status (operator view)
az --version
az stack-hub status list
For advanced management scenarios, including automation and integration with other systems, consult the Develop section.