55 Questions
What can Azure Container Registry Tasks be used for?
Building container images in Azure
Which service can pull images from an Azure container registry?
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
What can developers do using Azure Container Registry?
Push to a container registry as part of a container development workflow
What can Azure Container Registry Tasks automate?
Rebuilding application images when base images are updated
Which Azure service supports building and running applications at scale?
Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS)
What can Azure Container Registry service tiers provide?
Predictable pricing and options for aligning to capacity and usage patterns
Which system can manage containerized applications across clusters of hosts?
Kubernetes
What can Azure Container Registry Tasks be configured to do?
Automatically rebuild application images when their base images are updated
What can developers target from a continuous integration and delivery tool such as Azure Pipelines or Jenkins?
A container registry
What is the primary difference between Basic and Standard Azure Container Registry tiers?
Basic offers lower included storage and image throughput compared to Standard
What is a feature exclusive to Premium Azure Container Registry tier?
All Above
What types of images can Azure Container Registry store?
Both Windows and Linux images, Docker container images, Helm charts, and images built to the OCI Image Format Specification
What can Azure Container Registry Tasks (ACR Tasks) be used for?
Automate building, testing, pushing, and deploying images in Azure
What is the purpose of Azure Container Registry Tasks in relation to code commits?
Automatically build images when code is committed to source control
Which tier of Azure Container Registry is most suitable for high-volume scenarios?
Premium
What is the main advantage of Standard over Basic Azure Container Registry tier?
Increased included storage and image throughput
What is the purpose of geo-replication in Premium Azure Container Registry tier?
Increase availability by replicating a registry across multiple regions
What is the primary purpose of private link with private endpoints in Premium Azure Container Registry tier?
Restrict access to the registry
What is the main difference between Basic and Standard Azure Container Registry?
Basic has lower included storage and image throughput compared to Standard.
What types of images can be stored in Azure Container Registry?
Both Windows and Linux images, Helm charts, and images built to the OCI Image Format Specification.
What is the purpose of Azure Container Registry Tasks (ACR Tasks)?
To streamline building, testing, pushing, and deploying images in Azure.
Which tier of Azure Container Registry is most suitable for high-volume scenarios?
Premium
What content formats can be stored in Azure Container Registry in addition to Docker container images?
Helm charts and images built to the OCI Image Format Specification.
What can be configured using Azure Container Registry Tasks (ACR Tasks)?
Automate your container OS and framework patching pipeline.
What is the main purpose of geo-replication in Premium Azure Container Registry?
Managing a single registry across multiple regions.
Which tier of Azure Container Registry is most suitable for lower usage scenarios?
Basic
What feature of the Premium service tier uses Azure availability zones to replicate your registry to a minimum of three separate zones in each enabled region?
Zone redundancy
In which regions is registry data always confined to the region, to accommodate data residency requirements?
Brazil South and Southeast Asia
What benefit do Basic, Standard, and Premium Azure container registry tiers share in terms of image data protection?
Geo-redundancy
What is automatically done by Azure before storing an image in the registry to ensure image data security?
Encrypts the image
What should customers enable if they wish to have their registry data stored in multiple regions for better performance across different geographies or to have resiliency in the event of a regional outage?
Geo-replication
Where does Azure Container Registry store data to help customers meet data residency and compliance requirements?
In the region where the registry is created
What happens if a regional outage occurs in relation to the registry data?
The registry data may become unavailable and isn't automatically recovered
What does encryption-at-rest provide for all container images in the registry?
Encryption of image data at rest
In which regions may Azure also store registry data in a paired region in the same geography?
All regions except Brazil South and Southeast Asia
What is the purpose of regional storage in Azure Container Registry?
To help customers meet data residency and compliance requirements
What is the primary advantage of zone redundancy, a feature of the Premium service tier?
Replicates your registry to a minimum of three separate zones in each enabled region
What triggers a build of the container image defined in the repository in Azure Container Registry Tasks?
An ACR Tasks-created webhook
What can be scheduled in Azure Container Registry Tasks?
One or more timer triggers
What does specifying the --platform tag allow in Azure Container Registry Tasks?
Building Windows images or Linux images for other architectures
What can Multi-step tasks in Azure Container Registry Tasks specify?
Individual build and push operations for container images or other artifacts
What is the default image platform built by ACR Tasks in Azure Container Registry?
Linux OS and the amd64 architecture
What is the purpose of setting up one or more timer triggers in Azure Container Registry Tasks?
Useful for running container workloads on a defined schedule
What can an ACR task track a dependency on when building an application image in Azure Container Registry Tasks?
A base image
What can ACR Tasks automatically build when the updated base image is pushed to the registry in Azure Container Registry?
Any application images based on it
What can ACR Tasks automate?
Automated container image building triggered by source code updates
What is the purpose of ACR Tasks' quick task feature?
To provide an integrated development experience by offloading container image builds to Azure
What is the source code context associated with each ACR Task?
The location of a set of source files used to build a container image or other artifact
What triggers automated builds in ACR Tasks?
Source code updates, updates to a container's base image, or timers
What is the purpose of the az acr build command in the Azure CLI?
Sends a context to ACR Tasks and pushes the built image to its registry upon completion
What is an example of a source code context for ACR Tasks?
A Git repository or a local filesystem
What can developers use quick tasks for?
Verify automated build definitions and catch potential problems prior to committing code
What is the first step in creating a Dockerfile?
Choosing a base image
What is the purpose of Dockerfiles in building a Docker image?
Contain a series of instructions for building an image
What happens to the temporary images created during the Docker image building process?
Layered on top of the previous and presented as a single image
Study Notes
Azure Container Registry Tasks
- Can be used to automate the build, push, and deployment of container images
- Can automate the creation of container images in response to code commits
- Can be configured to trigger builds on a schedule, on code changes, or on a timer
- Can automate the creation of multi-architecture images
Azure Container Registry
- Can store Docker container images, as well as other types of images
- Supports building and running applications at scale
- Can be used by developers to manage and store container images
- Supports private link with private endpoints in Premium tier for enhanced security
- Has service tiers that provide different levels of features and support
- Basic tier is most suitable for lower usage scenarios
- Standard tier is most suitable for high-volume scenarios and provides additional features such as geo-replication
- Premium tier provides additional features such as zone redundancy and enhanced security
Geo-Replication and Zone Redundancy
- Geo-replication allows registry data to be stored in multiple regions for better performance and resiliency
- Zone redundancy, a feature of Premium tier, uses Azure availability zones to replicate the registry to a minimum of three separate zones in each enabled region
- Provides high availability and disaster recovery capabilities
Image Security and Data Protection
- Azure automatically encrypts images before storing them in the registry
- Supports encryption-at-rest for all container images in the registry
- Provides image data protection across all service tiers
- Data is stored in regions that meet data residency and compliance requirements
- Data is automatically replicated to a paired region in the same geography for resiliency
Azure Container Registry Tasks Features
- Supports multi-step tasks
- Allows specifying the --platform tag for building multi-architecture images
- Supports scheduling tasks on a timer
- Tracks dependencies on base images
- Automatically builds application images when the base image is updated
- Supports quick tasks for rapid image creation
- Has a source code context associated with each task
Docker and Dockerfiles
- Dockerfiles are used to build Docker images
- The first step in creating a Dockerfile is to define the base image
- Temporary images created during the Docker image building process are automatically deleted
Test your knowledge of Azure Container Registry (ACR) with this quiz! Challenge yourself to understand how to integrate ACR into your container development and deployment pipelines, automate builds with triggers, and pull images to various deployment targets. Master the use cases and functionalities of ACR to enhance your Azure container management skills.
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