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Provides expert guidance for Azure Arc hybrid/multi-cloud management including troubleshooting, best practices, architecture, security, deployment for Arc-enabled Kubernetes, servers, data services, resource bridge, and Edge RAG.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
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/azure-agent-skills:azure-arcThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Arc. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Arc. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g.,
L35-L120), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
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metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide
This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L37-L71 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure Arc issues: connectivity, extensions, Kubernetes/GitOps, storage, SQL, servers/VMs, site manager, resource bridge, workload orchestration, and licensing. |
| Best Practices | L72-L78 | Best practices for Azure Arc storage and data services: filesystem behavior, avoiding out-of-space issues, static retain workflows for Edge Volumes, and common usage FAQs. |
| Decision Making | L79-L98 | Guidance on planning, sizing, licensing, and migrating Azure Arc servers and data services, including Kubernetes platform choices, ESU/SQL licensing, and moving from legacy tools/agents. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L99-L106 | Patterns for Arc data/compute design: container storage data flow, Arc Edge Volumes, HA/DR for Arc SQL MI and failover groups, and advanced Edge RAG data parsing. |
| Limits & Quotas | L107-L116 | Limits, quotas, versions, and requirements for Arc-enabled Kubernetes, Edge RAG, Arc data services, resource bridge, and billing/ESU behavior for connected machines and Windows Server. |
| Security | L117-L173 | Security, identity, and access control for Azure Arc: AD auth, TDE, keytabs/credential rotation, RBAC, network protection, Private Link, policies, and hardening for servers, Kubernetes, and SCVMM/vSphere. |
| Configuration | L174-L259 | Configuring Azure Arc infrastructure: storage, data services, Kubernetes (GitOps, TLS, extensions), Connected Machine agent, networking, monitoring, logging, and VM/server onboarding and management. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L260-L281 | Programmatic and automation patterns for Azure Arc: CLI/PowerShell/ARM/Ansible/Terraform usage, onboarding servers/VMs/K8s at scale, managing extensions, monitoring, and security integrations. |
| Deployment | L282-L310 | Deploying and managing Azure Arc components: data controllers, Kubernetes extensions, resource bridge, SCVMM/VMware onboarding, monitoring agents, upgrades, DR/failover, and multicloud connectors. |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Handle Azure Arc container storage filesystem behaviors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/reference-filesystem-behavior |
| Design for out-of-space conditions in Azure Arc storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/reference-filesystem-out-of-space |
| Use static retain workflows for Azure Arc Edge Volumes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/static-retain |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Control cloud data flow in Azure Container Storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-ingest-data-flow |
| Design data flows using Azure Arc Edge Volumes options | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/storage-options |
| Plan disaster recovery with failover groups for Arc SQL | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/managed-instance-disaster-recovery |
| Design high availability for Arc SQL Managed Instance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/managed-instance-high-availability |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Disconnected operation behavior for Arc container storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/disconnected-operations |
| Review system requirements and constraints for Arc-enabled Kubernetes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/system-requirements |
| Maintain Azure Arc resource bridge health and uptime | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/resource-bridge/maintenance |
| Understand Azure Arc ESU billing rules and timing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/billing-extended-security-updates |
| Billing behavior for Windows Server pay-as-you-go via Arc | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/billing-windows-server-pay-go |
| Review prerequisites and supported environments for Connected Machine agent | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/prerequisites |
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