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Provides expert guidance for Azure VMware Solution: troubleshooting, best practices, architecture & design patterns, NSX/HCX networking, vSAN clusters, Horizon/VDI, and SQL workloads on AVS.
How this skill is triggered — by the user, by Claude, or both
Slash command
/azure-agent-skills:azure-vmware-solutionThe summary Claude sees in its skill listing — used to decide when to auto-load this skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure VMware Solution. 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 VMware Solution. 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
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
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-L44 | Diagnosing and fixing AVS issues: known bugs/workarounds, DR problems for AV VMs, deployment failures, and Run Command errors/logs. |
| Best Practices | L45-L51 | Guidance on securing and safely operating AVS private clouds, plus tuning NSX/HCX scale and performance for efficient, reliable VMware workload migrations. |
| Decision Making | L52-L64 | Guidance for planning AVS workloads: choosing APIs, backup and storage, migration/region moves, SQL/Windows licensing, and reserved instance purchasing decisions. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L65-L77 | Network, storage, and private cloud design for AVS: hub-spoke patterns, vSAN/stretched clusters, Horizon and GitHub Enterprise sizing, Cloud Director networking, and Gen 2 architecture. |
| Limits & Quotas | L78-L89 | Host, cluster, and routing limits for AVS; vSAN ESA settings; required ports; and how to plan, deploy, scale, and request quota within Azure VMware Solution capacity constraints. |
| Security | L90-L106 | Securing AVS: identity/access control, Defender for Cloud, vSAN CMK encryption, LDAP/vCenter identity, Trusted Launch/vTPM, NSX Edge internet, ESU, app protection, credential rotation, and best practices. |
| Configuration | L107-L143 | Configuring AVS infrastructure: networking, DNS/DHCP, storage/datastores, backup, monitoring/metrics, Arc/Run Command, HCX, Cloud Director, and high availability/placement settings. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L144-L156 | Patterns and scripts for integrating AVS with Azure/third‑party services: storage, backup, monitoring, logging, VPN/Virtual WAN, HCX internet, NetApp Files, and VMware tools/perf data collection. |
| Deployment | L157-L167 | Guides for planning and deploying AVS for production, including Horizon/Citrix VDI, JetStream DR, VMware Cloud Director, and migrating SQL (Always On, FCI, standalone) to Azure VMware Solution. |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Resolve Azure VMware Solution known issues and workarounds | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/azure-vmware-solution-known-issues |
| Resolve disaster recovery issues for Azure VMware VMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/ecosystem-disaster-recovery-vms |
| Troubleshoot Azure VMware Solution deployment failures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/fix-deployment-failures |
| Troubleshoot Azure VMware Solution Run Commands | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/troubleshoot-run-command |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Optimize NSX performance for HCX migrations in Azure VMware Solution | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/azure-vmware-solution-nsx-scale-and-performance-recommendations-for-vmware-hcx |
| Maintain Azure VMware Solution private clouds safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/azure-vmware-solution-private-cloud-maintenance |
| Optimize NSX scale and performance for HCX migrations in Azure VMware Solution | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/vmware-hcx-mon-guidance |
npx claudepluginhub microsoftdocs/agent-skills --plugin azure-agent-skillsProvides expert guidance for Azure Local development including troubleshooting, architecture, deployment, and best practices for Stack HCI, SDN, Arc VMs, and migrations.
Routes Azure VM/VMSS queries to recommenders for sizing, pricing, autoscale, orchestration or troubleshooters for connectivity like RDP/SSH failures, NSG blocks, black screens.
Guides completion of development work by verifying tests, detecting environment, and presenting structured options for merge, PR, or cleanup.