---
type: resource-type
title: AksCluster
description: azure resource type Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters
name: AksCluster
lexicon: azure
resource_type: Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters
---
`Microsoft.ContainerService/managedClusters`, a resource type of the azure lexicon.

## Properties

- `location` (`string`, required): The geo-location where the resource lives
- `name` (`string`, required): The resource name
- `properties` (`ManagedCluster_ManagedClusterProperties`, required): Properties of a managed cluster.
- `extendedLocation` (`ManagedCluster_ExtendedLocation`, optional): The extended location of the Virtual Machine.
- `identity` (`ManagedCluster_ManagedClusterIdentity`, optional): The identity of the managed cluster, if configured.
- `resources` (`any[]`, optional)
- `sku` (`ManagedCluster_ManagedClusterSKU`, optional): The managed cluster SKU.
- `tags` (`Record<string, unknown>`, optional): Resource tags.

## Attributes

- `fqdn`
- `id`
- `nodeResourceGroup`
- `provisioningState`

## Governed by

- [AZR025](/rules/AZR025.md): AKS cluster missing RBAC — enable Kubernetes RBAC for access control
- [AZR026](/rules/AZR026.md): AKS cluster missing network policy — configure networkPolicy for pod-to-pod traffic control