March 2020

In this article, we will deploy Azure CDN in existing Sitecore XP environment using Powershell & Arm template.

Refer the below steps to deploy Azure CDN:

1. Download Azure CDN WDP from dev.sitecore.netand upload the WDP in Azure Storage blob container.

Once it is uploaded, you will find two topology XP & XM. I have selected CDN XP topology for this demo. Then, create a SAS token & save it.

2. Create a parameters.json file as shown below:

{
  \"$schema\": \"https://schema.management.azure.com/schemas/2015-01-01/deploymentParameters.json#\",
  \"contentVersion\": \"1.0.0.0\",
  \"parameters\": {
    \"cdWebAppName\": {
      \"value\": \"<>\"
    },
    \"cdnSKU\": {
      \"value\": \"<>\"
    },
    \"cdnMsDeployPackageUrl\": {
      \"value\": \"<>\"
    }
  }
}

Fill the ARM template parameter

cdWebAppName	Name of CD instance
cdnSKU	Premium_Verizon, Standard_Verizon, Standard_Akamai, Standard_Microsoft
cdnMsDeployPackageUrl	SAS token of CDN WDP

3. Run the below PowerShell command:

Login-AzAccount

$ResourceGroupName = \"<<Enter Resource group name"

$AzuredeployFileURL=\"https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Sitecore/Sitecore-Azure-Quickstart-Templates/master/CDN%201.0.0/xp/azuredeploy.json\"

$AzuredeployParametersFile = \"<<path of above created parameters.json file"

Set-AzContext -Subscription “<>”

New-AzResourceGroupDeployment -ResourceGroupName $ResourceGroupName -TemplateUri $AzuredeployFileURL -TemplateParameterFile $AzuredeployParametersFile -Verbose

4. Once the script is executed successfully, go to CD instance & you can see CDN.config file inside AppConfig/Include/CDN folder which consists of below settings:

Media.AlwaysIncludeServerUrl
Media.MediaLinkServerUrl
Media.AlwaysAppendRevision
MediaResponse.Cacheability
MediaResponse.MaxAge

Read this article to know more about these settings: https://doc.sitecore.com/developers/92/sitecore-experience-manager/en/sitecore-media-library-cdn-related-configuration-reference.html

Navigate your CD instance and inspect any image in your web page, you can see the image URL consists of CDN URL.

For more details about CDN setup in Sitecore refer the below articles:

https://doc.sitecore.com/developers/92/sitecore-experience-manager/en/enabling-cdn.html

https://doc.sitecore.com/developers/92/sitecore-experience-manager/en/manually-configure-the-sitecore-media-library-to-use-a-cdn.html

https://doc.sitecore.com/developers/93/sitecore-experience-manager/en/cdn-setup-considerations.html

Today, we will discuss how to use Azure Data factory to copy data from Azure Data Lake Gen1 into Data Lake Gen2.

Prerequisites:

Azure Data Lake Gen1

Data Factory

Azure storage with Data Lake Gen2 enabled

Refer the below steps to copy your data:

Open your Azure portal and go to Data Factory then click on Author & Monitor.

It will open a Data Integration Application in new tab. Now click on Copy Data.

Fill the details in the Properties page and click Next

Select the source, then Create a new connection for Data Lake Gen1

Fill out the required parameters. You can use either Service Principal or Managed Identity for Azure resources to authenticate your Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1.

Test the connection, then click Create

Select your folder in the Dataset as shown below

Select the destination & create a new connection for ADLS Gen2.

Fill out the required parameters. You can use either Service Principal or Managed Identity for Azure resources to authenticate your Azure Data Lake Storage Gen1