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Announcing Conversational Diagnostics (Preview) on Azure Kubernetes Service

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Mar 15, 2024

We are pleased to announce Conversational Diagnostics (Preview), a new feature in Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) that leverages the powerful capabilities of OpenAI to take your problem-solving to the next level. With this feature, you can engage in a conversational dialogue to accurately identify the issue with your AKS clusters, and receive a clear set of solutions, documentation, and diagnostics to help resolve the issue.

 

How to access Conversational Diagnostics (Preview)

  1. Navigate to your AKS cluster on the Azure Portal.
  2. Select Diagnose and Solve Problems.
  3. Select AI Powered Diagnostics (preview) to open chat

 

 

What is the tool capable of?

Type a question or select any of the sample questions in the options. Types of questions you can ask include but not limited to:

  • Questions regarding a specific issue that your cluster is experiencing
  • Questions about how-to instructions
  • Questions about best practices 

The AI-powered Diagnostics runs relevant diagnostic checks and provides a diagnosis of the issue and a recommended solution. Additionally, it can provide documentation addressing your questions. 

 

Once you are done with troubleshooting, you can create a summary of your troubleshooting session by responding to the chat with the message that the issue has been resolved. If you want to start a new investigation, select New Chat.

 

 

How to sign up for access

To get started, sign up for early access to the Conversational Diagnostics (Preview) feature in the Diagnose and Solve Problems experience. Your access request may take up to 4 weeks to complete. Once access is granted, Conversational Diagnostics (Preview) will be available for all the Azure Kubernetes Service resources on your subscription. 

  1. Navigate to your AKS cluster on the Azure Portal.
  2. Select Diagnose and Solve Problems.
  3. Select Request Access in the announcement banner.

(Note: Announcement banner will be available starting on Mar 18th, 2024 PST)

 

Whether you're a seasoned developer or a newcomer to Azure Kubernetes Service, Conversational Diagnostics (Preview) provides an intuitive and efficient way to understand and tackle any issue you may encounter. You can easily access this feature whenever you need it without any extra configuration. Say goodbye to frustrating troubleshooting and hello to a smarter, more efficient way of resolving issues with AKS clusters.

 

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