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You can use Rancher to create a cluster hosted in Microsoft Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS).

Prerequisites

Obtain the following information from the Microsoft Azure Portal:

• Your Subscription ID.
• Your Tenant ID.

• A Client ID and Client Secret.

  Complete Create Service Principal for Azure AD to obtain this information.

To Create an AKS Cluster

1. From the Clusters page, click Add Cluster.

2. Choose Azure Kubernetes Service.

3. Enter a Cluster Name.

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6. Complete the Account Access form using the output from your Service Principal. This information is used to authenticate with Azure.

7. Use Nodes to provision each node in your cluster and choose a geographical region.

   Microsoft Documentation: How to create and use an SSH public and private key pair
   8. Click Create.
   9. Review your options to confirm they're correct. Then click Create.

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