Default AKS

Default AKS Cluster Blueprint¶

The default-aks blueprint is the baseline for any AKS cluster and is version controlled.

In the example below, the AKS cluster is based on a default AKS blueprint. Note the following details:

Name of Blueprint: default-aks in this example
The version/timestamp of the default-aks blueprint
Blueprint Sync Status

Default Cluster Blueprint

Default AKS Blueprint Configuration¶

Managed Add Ons¶

The table below shows the Managed Add Ons that are enabled in the default-aks blueprint

Category	Add On
k8s Management Operator	YES
Managed Storage	NO
Local Storage	NO
Ingress Controller	NO
Log Aggregation (Deprecated)	NO
Monitoring & Alerting	NO
VM Operator	NO
Secrets Store CSI Driver	NO

View Default AKS Blueprint¶

As an Admin, login into the Web Console

Select Project
Select Infrastructure -> Blueprints
Select the Default Blueprints tab

In the example below, the dashboard shows >50 versions of the default-aks blueprint over the entire lifecycle and one cluster in the Project based on the default-aks blueprint

View Default Blueprint

Clicking on the clusters link will display the status of the default-aks blueprint on the list of clusters. An illustrative example is shown below.

Clusters with Default Blueprint

Using Visibility & Monitoring Add On With Azure AKS Blueprint¶

Azure has its own in-built Prometheus Adapter and Metrics servers, hence when deploying AKS clusters, the blueprints associated with these clusters should meet a few criteria

The creation of a blueprint with Base Blueprint default-aks, and enabling all the metrics of Monitoring & Alerting displays an error as below

AKS Monitoring & Visibility

AKS BP Error Message

To avoid this error, perform the below steps:

Login to the controller and select Blueprints under Infrastructure
Select default-aks from the Base Blueprint drop-down and provide the other required details
Click the wrench icon of Monitoring & Alerting add-on and the Customize Prometheus Addons pane appears to the right
Deselect the Prometheus Adapter and Metrics Server metrics and click Save

Disable Prometheus Metrics

Important

Any customized blueprint selected for AKS cluster provisioning should have these options disabled to avoid this error