Deploy MinIO on Azure Cobalt 100
Introduction
Overview of Azure Cobalt 100 and MinIO
Create an Azure Cobalt 100 virtual machine
Open MinIO ports in the Azure Network Security Group
Install and configure MinIO on Azure Cobalt 100
Benchmark MinIO storage performance on Azure Cobalt 100
Use MinIO for AI/ML Dataset and Model Storage
Next Steps
Deploy MinIO on Azure Cobalt 100
Introduction
Overview of Azure Cobalt 100 and MinIO
Create an Azure Cobalt 100 virtual machine
Open MinIO ports in the Azure Network Security Group
Install and configure MinIO on Azure Cobalt 100
Benchmark MinIO storage performance on Azure Cobalt 100
Use MinIO for AI/ML Dataset and Model Storage
Next Steps
Who is this for?
This is an introductory topic for developers, DevOps engineers, and platform engineers who want to deploy MinIO object storage on Microsoft Azure Cobalt 100 virtual machines.
What will you learn?
Upon completion of this Learning Path, you will be able to:
- Provision an Azure Cobalt 100 virtual machine and deploy MinIO
- Benchmark MinIO storage throughput for large object transfers
- Validate S3 API compatibility using the boto3 Python SDK
- Store and retrieve AI/ML datasets and model artifacts using MinIO
Prerequisites
Before starting, you will need the following:
- A Microsoft Azure account with access to Cobalt 100-based instances (Dpsv6)
- Familiarity with SSH and remote server access
- Basic understanding of cloud storage concepts