We have discussed quite a few concepts by now. Let's create a Service Fabric cluster in Azure and map the concepts that we learnt with the components. These steps to create a Service Fabric cluster on Azure are also documented on the Microsoft Azure documentation site at: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/documentation/articles/service-fabric-cluster-creation-via-portal/.
Although you can work with almost all the samples in this book on your system, you would need a Microsoft Azure subscription to deploy your production workload. We recommend that you get a Microsoft Azure subscription now. You can get started with a free one month trial at: https://azure.microsoft.com/en-us/free/.
Perform the following steps to create a Service Fabric Cluster:
- Sign in to the Azure Management Portal at: https://portal.azure.com.
- Click New to add a new resource template. Search for the Service Fabric Cluster template in Marketplace under Everything:
Service Fabric cluster template
- Select Service Fabric Cluster from the list.
- Navigate to the Service Fabric Cluster blade and click Create.
The Create Service Fabric cluster blade has the following four steps: