v2.0 pre-release

September 2019 2.0 (Preview Release)

The September 2019 preview release represents a major change for the toolkit.
There are numerous breaking changes and hence we incrementing the major version to 2.

We have revisited our core design princilpes and this lead to significant architectural changes.

At a high level, these include:

• Using Azure DevOps as the default for orchestrating a deployment using YAML pipelines
• Reducing the use of custom code and constructs
  • Modules can now be deployed without any custom code
• Promoting Landing Zone as a core pattern
• Improving auditability of deployments

NOTE:
The toolkit is in preview.
The approach of the toolkit is based on work with our customers, but the specific implementation of this release is not production-ready.

General changes

• The toolkit now uses PowerShell Core 6.2 with Az PowerShell modules.
• There is no longer any Python scripts beginning with this release
• Modules are deployment engine agnostic.
  • You don't have to use anything proprietary to deploy a module.
  • Modules consist of templates and parameters that can be deployed just like any other Azure Resource Manager template.

Known Issues

• Lack of documentation

vdc-toolkit-v1.1.1

This is the final release of the v1 line of development.

vdc-toolkit-v1.1

• Added AKS archetype and documentation
• Added documentation around new diagnostic and monitoring modules added to all archetype deployments
• Fixed failed unit tests (api-version update)
• Fixed broken links in the documentation

vdc-toolkit-v1.0

Contains the following updates:

• Enabled Azure VM Diagnostics for Linux and Windows
• Enabled Log Analytics Datasources
• Uses single Diagnostic Storage Account for VM and Non-VM resources
• Added Azure Automation Account with scheduled updates based on tags
• Enabled Update Management on Linux and Windows VMs (tag: 3rdSat7pm)
• Azure deployment names changed to Guids
• Bug fixes

Missing updates:

• Use Standard SKU for all Azure Load Balancers
• Enable Log Analytics and Diagnostic Storage in an Application Gateway
• Creation of Azure Monitor Workbooks and Alerts

vdc-toolkit-v0.8

v.08

added palo-alto test archetype (#33)