[[["Easy to understand","easyToUnderstand","thumb-up"],["Solved my problem","solvedMyProblem","thumb-up"],["Other","otherUp","thumb-up"]],[["Hard to understand","hardToUnderstand","thumb-down"],["Incorrect information or sample code","incorrectInformationOrSampleCode","thumb-down"],["Missing the information/samples I need","missingTheInformationSamplesINeed","thumb-down"],["Other","otherDown","thumb-down"]],["Last updated 2025-08-29 UTC."],[],[],null,["# Prerequisites overview\n======================\n\nBefore creating any clusters or node pools, you need to perform the following steps\nto install tools and create resources in Azure:\n\n1. [Configure the Google Cloud CLI](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/azure/how-to/configure-cloud-sdk)\n\n2. [Configure the Azure CLI](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/azure/how-to/configure-azure-cli)\n\n3. [Create an Azure virtual network](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/azure/how-to/create-azure-vnet)\n\n4. [Configure your firewall](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/azure/reference/firewalls)\n\n5. [Create an Azure resource group](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/azure/how-to/create-azure-resource-group)\n\n6. [Create an Azure AD application](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/azure/how-to/create-azure-ad-application)\n\n7. [Create Azure role assignments](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/azure/how-to/create-azure-role-assignments)\n\n8. [Create a client certificate](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/azure/how-to/create-azure-client)\n\n9. [Create an SSH key pair](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/azure/how-to/create-ssh-keypair)\n\nWhat's next\n-----------\n\n- [Quickstart](/kubernetes-engine/multi-cloud/docs/azure/quickstart)"]]
