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Microsoft Connected Cache preview deployment scenario sample: Two level nested Azure IoT Edge Gateway with outbound unauthenticated proxy

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Note

This information relates to a preview feature that's available for early testing and use in a production environment. This feature is fully supported but it's still in active development and may receive substantial changes until it becomes generally available.

The diagram below describes the scenario where one Azure IoT Edge gateway has direct access to CDN resources and is acting as the parent to another Azure IoT Edge gateway. The child IoT Edge gateway is acting as the parent to an Azure IoT leaf device such as a Raspberry Pi. Both the Azure IoT Edge child and Azure IoT device are internet isolated. The example below demonstrates the configuration for two-levels of Azure IoT Edge gateways, but there is no limit to the depth of upstream hosts that Microsoft Connected Cache will support. There is no difference in Microsoft Connected Cache container create options from the previous examples.

Refer to the documentation Connect downstream IoT Edge devices - Azure IoT Edge for more details on configuring layered deployments of Azure IoT Edge gateways. Additionally note that when deploying Azure IoT Edge, Microsoft Connected Cache, and custom modules, all modules must reside in the same container registry.

Note

When deploying Azure IoT Edge, Microsoft Connected Cache, and custom modules, all modules must reside in the same container registry.

Microsoft Connected Cache Nested

Parent gateway configuration

  1. Add the Microsoft Connected Cache module to your Azure IoT Edge gateway device deployment in Azure IoT Hub (see Support for Disconnected Devices for details on how to get the module).

  2. Add the environment variables for the deployment. Below is an example of the environment variables.

    Environment Variables

    Name Value
    CACHE_NODE_ID See environment variable descriptions
    CUSTOMER_ID See environment variable descriptions
    CUSTOMER_KEY See environment variable descriptions
    STORAGE_1_SIZE_GB 10
    CACHEABLE_CUSTOM_1_HOST Packagerepo.com:80
    CACHEABLE_CUSTOM_1_CANONICAL Packagerepo.com
    IS_SUMMARY_ACCESS_UNRESTRICTED true

  3. Add the container create options for the deployment. There is no difference in MCC container create options from the previous example. Below is an example of the container create options.

Container create options

{
    "HostConfig": {
        "Binds": [
            "/MicrosoftConnectedCache1/:/nginx/cache1/"
        ],
        "PortBindings": {
            "8081/tcp": [
                {
                    "HostPort": "80"
                }
            ],
            "5000/tcp": [
                {
                    "HostPort": "5100"
                }
            ]
        }
    }
}

Child gateway configuration

Note

If you have replicated containers used in your configuration in your own private registry, then there will need to be a modification to the config.toml settings and runtime settings in your module deployment. For more information, refer to Connect downstream IoT Edge devices - Azure IoT Edge for more details.

  1. Modify the image path for the Edge agent as demonstrated in the example below:

    [agent]
name = "edgeAgent"
type = "docker"
env = {}
[agent.config]
image = "<parent_device_fqdn_or_ip>:8000/iotedge/azureiotedge-agent:1.2.0-rc2"
auth = {}

  2. Modify the Edge Hub and Edge agent Runtime Settings in the Azure IoT Edge deployment as demonstrated in this example:

    • Under Edge Hub, in the image field, enter $upstream:8000/iotedge/azureiotedge-hub:1.2.0-rc2
    • Under Edge Agent, in the image field, enter $upstream:8000/iotedge/azureiotedge-agent:1.2.0-rc2

  3. Add the Microsoft Connected Cache module to your Azure IoT Edge gateway device deployment in Azure IoT Hub.

    • Choose a name for your module: ConnectedCache
    • Modify the Image URI: $upstream:8000/mcc/linux/iot/mcc-ubuntu-iot-amd64:latest

  4. Add the same set of environment variables and container create options used in the parent deployment.

Note

The CACHE_NODE_ID shoudl be unique. The CUSTOMER_ID and CUSTOMER_KEY values will be identical to the parent. (see Configure Microsoft Connected Cache

For a validation of properly functioning Microsoft Connected Cache, execute the following command in the terminal of the IoT Edge device hosting the module or any device on the network. Replace <Azure IoT Edge Gateway IP> with the IP address or hostname of your IoT Edge gateway. (see environment variable details for information on visibility of this report).

    wget http://<CHILD Azure IoT Edge Gateway IP>/mscomtest/wuidt.gif?cacheHostOrigin=au.download.windowsupdate.com