AKS Prerequisites
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Before you begin using DKP with AKS, you must have:
An x86_64-based Linux or macOS machine.
kubectl for interacting with the running cluster.
A valid Azure account with credentials configured.
NOTE: Ensure that the KUBECONFIG
environment variable is set to the self-managed cluster by running export KUBECONFIG={SELF_MANAGED_AZURE_CLUSTER}.conf