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Azure DevOps Interview Questions

Complete CI/CD Pipeline process:


Scenario: How does the Azure DevOps CI/CD Pipeline look in
your organization ?
Continuous Integration (CI):
Triggers on code changes.
Clones code from repository.
Runs unit tests and static code analysis.
Builds artifacts (e.g., compiled code, container images).
Stores artifacts in Azure Pipelines artifacts for deployment.
Continuous Delivery (CD):
Triggers on successful CI completion or manually.
Deploys artifacts to designated environments (staging,
production).
Runs environment-specific tests (e.g., integration, acceptance).
Approvals or gates can be implemented before deployment.
Optionally, rolls back deployments if issues arise.

Securing Sensitive Information in Pipelines:


Scenario: You need to securely store API keys and other secrets
used in your pipeline tasks. How would you ensure their
protection while maintaining pipeline functionality?
Answer: Explain using Azure Key Vault to store secrets and
access them using managed identities or service connections with
minimal privileges. Emphasize avoiding hardcoding secrets in the
pipeline script.

Integrating Azure Container Registry (ACR) with Pipelines:


Scenario: Your application uses Docker containers. How would
you integrate ACR with Azure Pipelines for building, pushing, and
deploying container images?
Answer: Describe the process of configuring Docker tasks in the
pipeline to build images, authenticate with ACR using service
connections, push images to the registry, and deploy them to
specific environments.

Debugging Pipeline Failures:


Scenario: Your pipeline consistently fails at a specific stage. How
would you approach troubleshooting and identifying the root
cause of the issue?
Answer: Highlight utilizing built-in debugging tools like logs,
pipeline diagnostics, and Azure Monitor, alongside manual code
review and environment checks. Mention potential causes like
resource constraints, task configuration errors, or infrastructure
issues.

Handling Code Merges and Rollbacks in Pipelines:


Scenario: You discover a critical bug in the recently deployed
production environment. How would you leverage Azure Pipelines
for a rollback and ensure safe merging of a fix?
Answer: Explain using deployment environments and conditional
triggers to target specific environments. Discuss leveraging
branching strategies and continuous deployment practices to
revert changes and integrate a fix seamlessly.

Utilizing Azure Runners for Self-Hosted Environments:


Scenario: Your company has specific infrastructure requirements
and needs to run pipelines on self-hosted machines. How would
you leverage Azure Runners for this purpose?
Answer: Discuss configuring and managing self-hosted runners,
ensuring security considerations like network isolation and access
control. Mention using the appropriate runner OS and tools based
on your project needs.

Implementing Role-Based Access Control (RBAC) in


Pipelines:
Scenario: Your team has various roles with different access
needs. How would you configure RBAC within Azure Pipelines to
ensure users have appropriate permissions?
Answer: Explain leveraging built-in roles and custom definitions to
grant access to pipelines, repositories, and resources. Highlight
the importance of least privilege and separation of duties
principles.

Automating Infrastructure Provisioning with Pipelines:


Scenario: You want to automate infrastructure provisioning and
deployment alongside your application code. How would you
integrate infrastructure as code (IaC) tools like Terraform with
Azure Pipelines?
Answer: Discuss using tasks like Azure Resource Manager or
Terraform tasks to manage infrastructure creation and deletion
within the pipeline workflow. Mention benefits like faster
deployments and improved consistency.

Maintaining Pipeline Security Throughout the CI/CD Process:


Scenario: How would you ensure overall security within your
Azure Pipelines throughout the CI/CD process, from code building
to deployment?
Answer: Discuss a holistic approach, including secure code
practices, vulnerability scanning, container image scanning,
service principal usage with least privilege, and regular pipeline
audits.

Create VM using Azure CLI

Start with creating a Resource Group


az group create --name learn-azure-cli --location eastus

Set the Resource Group as default (Optional)


az config set defaults.group=learn-azure-cli

Create VM with Vnet


az vm create \
--resource-group learn-azure-cli \
--name vmName \
--image Ubuntu2204 \
--vnet-name default \
--subnet default \
--generate-ssh-keys \
--output json \
--verbose

Delete the Resource Group to delete all the resources


az group delete --name learn-azure-cli

Steps to deploy storage account arm template

Create resource group


az group create --name vscode --location 'Central US'
Create the storage account
Switch to the folder where you have the 01-storage-
account.json or similar file
az deployment group create --resource-group vscode --template-
file 01-storage-account.json

01-storage-account.json
{
"$schema":
"https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2019-04-01/de
ploymentTemplate.json#",
"contentVersion": "1.0.0.0",
"parameters": {},
"functions": [],
"variables": {},
"resources": [
{
"name": "abhioshekveeramalla11232",
"type": "Microsoft.Storage/storageAccounts",
"apiVersion": "2023-01-01",
"tags": {
"displayName": "abhioshekveeramalla11232"
},
"location": "[resourceGroup().location]",
"kind": "StorageV2",
"sku": {
"name": "Premium_LRS",
"tier": "Premium"
}
}
],
"outputs": {}
}

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