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Provides expert guidance for Azure VPN Gateway covering troubleshooting S2S/P2S tunnels, IPsec/IKE/BGP, active-active gateways, NVA integrations, and cross-cloud VPNs. Includes architecture patterns, security, limits, and deployment.
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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure VPN Gateway. 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 VPN Gateway. 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.
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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 Azure VPN Gateway issues: client prerequisites, packet captures, tunnel resets, connection health checks, and answers to common troubleshooting FAQs. |
| Best Practices | L45-L49 | Guidance on using network virtual appliances (NVAs) in Azure as VPN endpoints for remote access, including design, routing, security, and integration with Azure VPN Gateway. |
| Decision Making | L50-L61 | Guidance on choosing VPN Gateway SKUs and planning/migrating configurations: IP SKUs, SKUs mapping, P2S protocols/clients, Linux client migration, Classic-to-ARM, and remote work P2S setups. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L62-L68 | Design patterns and guidance for choosing VPN Gateway topologies, configuring active-active gateways, and building highly available, resilient site-to-site connectivity. |
| Limits & Quotas | L69-L73 | VPN Gateway client version history, SKU comparisons, and FAQs about gateway limits, scale, performance, and connection behavior |
| Security | L74-L95 | Security configuration for Azure VPN Gateway: IPsec/IKE policies, cert/RADIUS/Entra auth, MFA, P2S/S2S access control, crypto requirements, and security best practices. |
| Configuration | L96-L155 | Configuring Azure VPN Gateway and clients: S2S/P2S setup, auth (cert, Entra, RADIUS), BGP, IPsec/NAT/routing, dual-stack, monitoring, and client/device-specific connection guides. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L156-L163 | Configuring Azure VPN Gateway with on-prem devices and services: NPS/RADIUS VSAs for P2S, S2S over ExpressRoute, Cisco ASA samples, and BGP VPN connectivity with AWS. |
| Deployment | L164-L176 | Deploying and migrating Azure VPN Gateways: create/upgrade gateways and SKUs, switch active/active modes, set up S2S VPNs, and manage client profiles and IP migrations via PowerShell/CLI. |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Run Azure VPN Client prerequisites check and fix issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/azure-vpn-client-prerequisites-check |
| Use packet capture on VPN Gateway for diagnostics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/packet-capture |
| Reset VPN Gateway or connection to restore IPsec tunnels | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/reset-gateway |
| Verify Azure VPN Gateway connection health | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-verify-connection-resource-manager |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Use NVAs in Azure for remote access scenarios | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/nva-work-remotely-support |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Design and configure active-active VPN Gateways | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/about-active-active-gateways |
| Select Azure VPN Gateway topologies and designs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/design |
| Design highly available Azure VPN Gateway connectivity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-highlyavailable |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Compare Azure VPN Gateway legacy SKUs and limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-about-skus-legacy |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure NPS RADIUS VSAs for P2S user groups | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/point-to-site-user-groups-radius |
| Configure S2S VPN over ExpressRoute private peering | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/site-to-site-vpn-private-peering |
| Sample Cisco ASA configuration for Azure VPN Gateway | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-3rdparty-device-config-cisco-asa |
| Configure BGP VPN connection between Azure and AWS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/vpn-gateway/vpn-gateway-howto-aws-bgp |
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