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Expert knowledge for Azure VMware Solution development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing AVS networking/NSX, HCX migrations, vSAN clusters, Horizon/VDI, or VMware Cloud Director setups, and other Azure VMware Solution related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Large Instances (use azure-large-instances), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge), Azure Baremetal Infrastructure (use azure-baremetal-infrastructure).

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Azure VMware Solution 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.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L37-L43 Diagnosing and fixing Azure VMware Solution issues, including deployment failures, known platform problems, and disaster recovery errors for Azure VMware VMs.
Best Practices L44-L50 Guidance on securing and safely operating AVS private clouds, plus tuning NSX/HCX scale and performance for efficient, reliable VMware workload migrations.
Decision Making L51-L63 Guidance on choosing AVS-related options: API Management SKUs, backup and storage, migration approaches, licensing, cross-region moves, reserved instances, and VMware Cloud Foundation subscriptions.
Architecture & Design Patterns L64-L76 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 L77-L89 AVS capacity, host/cluster/vSAN limits, routing constraints, required ports, and how to plan, request quota, deploy, and scale private clouds within platform limits.
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-L144 Configuring and managing AVS infrastructure: networking, DNS/DHCP, storage/datastores, backup, monitoring/metrics, Arc/Run Command, HCX, Cloud Director, and high availability settings.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L145-L155 Patterns for integrating AVS with Azure services: storage (Pure, NetApp), backup, monitoring/logs, HCX internet, VPN/Virtual WAN, and automation via Run Command/Logic Apps.
Deployment L156-L166 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.

Troubleshooting

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

Best Practices

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

Decision Making

Topic URL
Choose API Management SKUs for Azure VMware workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-identity
Select backup solutions for Azure VMware Solution VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/ecosystem-back-up-vms
Choose external storage options for Azure VMware https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/ecosystem-external-storage-solutions
Evaluate migration solutions for AVS virtual machines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/ecosystem-migration-vms
Choose and Apply Licensing for SQL and Windows on AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/license-sql-windows-in-avs
Plan and execute workload migration between AVS private clouds https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/migrate-between-private-clouds
Plan and migrate Azure VMware Solution across regions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/move-azure-vmware-solution-across-regions
Decide and purchase Azure VMware reserved instances https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/reserved-instance
Use portable VMware Cloud Foundation subscriptions on AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/vmware-cloud-foundations-license-portability

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Integrate Azure VMware Solution into hub-spoke networks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-api-management
Apply network design patterns for Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-design-public-internet-access
Design hub-and-spoke integration for Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-hub-and-spoke
Plan storage architecture for Azure VMware Solution private clouds https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-networking
Design Azure VMware Solution vSAN stretched clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-private-clouds
Design storage architecture for Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-storage
Size and configure GitHub Enterprise Server on AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-github-enterprise-server
Design networking for VMware Cloud Director on AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-vmware-vcd-with-azure-network
Design Azure VMware Solution Gen 2 private clouds https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-network-design-consideration

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Use Azure VMware Solution network planning checklist and port requirements https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-site-to-site-vpn-gateway
Configure vSAN ESA host and cluster settings in AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-vsan-esa
Understand Azure VMware Solution limits and constraints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/faq
Understand Azure VMware Solution host and cluster limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/introduction
Understand AVS Gen 2 routing architecture and limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-network-routing-architecture
Request and manage Azure VMware host quota https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/request-host-quota-azure-vmware-solution
Capacity limits for Azure VMware private cloud deployment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/tutorial-create-private-cloud
Deploy an Azure VMware Solution private cloud with host and cluster limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/tutorial-network-checklist
Scale Azure VMware Solution private cloud within platform limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/tutorial-scale-private-cloud

Security

Topic URL
Configure identity and access for Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-stretched-clusters
Integrate Microsoft Defender for Cloud with Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/azure-security-integration
Configure customer-managed key encryption for AVS vSAN https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-customer-managed-keys
Configure external LDAP identity source for NSX on AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-external-identity-source-nsx-t
Configure external identity sources for Azure VMware vCenter https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-identity-source-vcenter
Configure Trusted Launch and vTPM for Azure VMware VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-virtual-trusted-platform-module
Enable NSX Edge public IPs and internet access in AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-public-ip-nsx-edge
Configure Extended Security Updates in Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/extended-security-updates-windows-sql-server
Re-enable Azure VMware Solution Gen2 service principal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-first-party-principle-security
Manually configure AVS Gen 2 role assignments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-role-assignment
Protect AVS web apps with Azure Application Gateway https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/protect-azure-vmware-solution-with-application-gateway
Rotate vCenter and NSX cloud admin credentials securely https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/rotate-cloudadmin-credentials
Apply security best practices to Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/security-recommendations

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure guest management and extensions on Arc-enabled VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/arc-enable-guest-management
Enable and configure Managed SNAT for Azure VMware workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-migrate
Configure networking and interconnectivity for Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-network-design-considerations
Configure Azure NetApp Files NFS datastores for AVS hosts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/attach-azure-netapp-files-to-azure-vmware-solution-hosts
Configure Cloud Backup policies for AVS datastores and VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/backup-azure-netapp-files-datastores-vms
Back up AVS VMware virtual machines with Azure Backup Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/backup-azure-vmware-solution-virtual-machines
Configure alerts and metrics monitoring for Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-alerts-for-azure-vmware-solution
Use Azure Elastic SAN as AVS iSCSI datastore https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-azure-elastic-san
Create Azure Monitor resource health alerts for AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-azure-monitor-for-resource-health-for-azure-vmware-solution
Configure Azure VMware Solution performance and health metrics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-azure-vmware-solution-metrics
Manage AVS datastores and VMDKs with Cloud Backup https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-cloud-backup-virtual-machine
Configure DHCP options for Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-dhcp-azure-vmware-solution
Configure HCX network extension high availability for AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-hcx-network-extension-high-availability
Configure DNS forwarders and private DNS for Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-l2-stretched-vmware-hcx-networks
Set up port mirroring for Azure VMware Solution network traffic https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-nsx-network-components-azure-portal
Configure Pure Cloud Block Store with Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-pure-cloud-block-store
Configure vSAN storage policies for AVS virtual machines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-storage-policy
Configure VMware Cloud Director Service on Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-vmware-cloud-director-service-azure-vmware-solution
Configure diagnostic settings to collect VMware syslogs from AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-vmware-syslogs
Configure VMware vSAN settings in Azure VMware Solution clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-vsan
Configure Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure VMware vSAN https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-windows-server-failover-cluster
Configure VM placement policies in Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/create-placement-policy
Configure VMware Cloud Director Availability on Azure VMware https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/deploy-vmware-cloud-director-availability-in-azure-vmware-solution
Configure Managed SNAT for Azure VMware workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-managed-snat-for-workloads
Configure Azure Hybrid Benefit Unlimited Virtualization for SQL on AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-sql-azure-hybrid-benefit
Enable VMware Cloud Director on Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-vmware-vcd-with-azure
Manage Arc resource bridge and credentials for Azure VMware https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/manage-arc-enabled-azure-vmware-solution
Configure automatic peering sync for AVS Gen 2 networks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-auto-peering-sync
Configure networking between Azure VMware Gen1 and Gen2 clouds https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-connect-private-cloud-previous-edition
Configure DNS forward lookup zones for Azure VMware Gen2 https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-dns-forward-lookup-zone
Execute VMware HCX Run Commands in AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/use-hcx-run-commands
Use Set-ToolsRepo Run Command in Azure VMware https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/use-set-toolsrepo-run-command
Use AVS Run Command with cloudadmin role https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/using-run-command
Configure VMware Aria Operations for Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/vrealize-operations-for-azure-vmware-solution

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Integrate Azure Native Pure Storage Cloud with AVS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-azure-native-pure-storage-cloud
Configure site-to-site VPN with Azure Virtual WAN for Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-port-mirroring-azure-vmware-solution
Enable HCX internet access for Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-hcx-access-over-internet
Install Cloud Backup plug-in for Azure VMware VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/install-cloud-backup-virtual-machines
Integrate Azure Native Monitoring and Protection with AVS VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/integrate-azure-native-services
Send AVS VMware syslogs via Azure Logic Apps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/logs-via-logic-app
Use Azure NetApp Files shares with AVS virtual machines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/netapp-files-with-azure-vmware-solution

Deployment

Topic URL
Deploy Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/azure-vmware-solution-citrix
Deploy VMware Horizon on Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/azure-vmware-solution-horizon
Deploy JetStream DR for Azure VMware Solution and on-premises workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/deploy-disaster-recovery-using-jetstream
Enable VMware Cloud Director service with Azure VMware Solution https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-vmware-cds-with-azure
Migrate SQL Always On groups to Azure VMware https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/migrate-sql-server-always-on-availability-group
Migrate SQL Server failover cluster to Azure VMware https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/migrate-sql-server-failover-cluster
Migrate standalone SQL Server to Azure VMware https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/migrate-sql-server-standalone-cluster
Plan production-ready Azure VMware Solution deployment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/plan-private-cloud-deployment
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Overall Score

82/100

Grade

B

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Safety

90

Quality

82

Clarity

85

Completeness

76

Summary

The Azure VMware Solution skill is a reference guide that provides curated links to Microsoft Learn documentation covering AVS architecture, deployment, security, configuration, and troubleshooting. It uses a category index and remote documentation fetching (via mcp_microsoftdocs or fetch_webpage) rather than local file operations. The skill is read-only, non-destructive, and designed to guide agents to appropriate Microsoft documentation resources.

Detected Capabilities

documentation fetchingread-only analysisreference lookupnetwork access to Microsoft Learnmcp_microsoftdocs tool usage

Trigger Keywords

Phrases that MCP clients use to match this skill to user intent.

azure vmware solutionavs architecturevmware hcx migrationnsx configurationavs securityvsan cluster designvmware horizon deployment

Risk Signals

INFO

Network access to Microsoft Learn documentation (learn.microsoft.com)

skill description, all table URLs
INFO

Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch for remote documentation retrieval

How to Use This Skill section
INFO

Fallback to fetch_webpage with query parameters for Markdown retrieval

How to Use This Skill section

Referenced Domains

External domains referenced in skill content, detected by static analysis.

github.comlearn.microsoft.com

Use Cases

  • Troubleshooting AVS deployment failures and known issues
  • Planning hub-spoke network architectures for AVS
  • Securing AVS with identity management and encryption
  • Configuring NSX, vSAN, and HCX for production
  • Selecting backup, storage, and migration strategies
  • Deploying Horizon, Cloud Director, or SQL Server on AVS
  • Integrating AVS with Azure services like NetApp and Logic Apps

Quality Notes

  • Well-structured category index with clear line references and descriptions
  • All URLs point to official Microsoft Learn documentation — no external or third-party sources
  • Comprehensive coverage of 9 major AVS domains (Troubleshooting, Best Practices, Architecture, etc.)
  • Clear guardrails on what NOT to use the skill for (e.g., 'Not for Azure Virtual Machines')
  • Explicit dependency documentation (requires network, specifies tool preferences)
  • Metadata includes generation timestamp to signal when refresh may be needed
  • Agent instructions are clear and actionable (use read_file with line ranges, fetch documentation)
  • No local reference files present (LICENSE is metadata only, not skill content)
  • Skill is read-only — no file writes, shell execution, or state modification
Model: claude-haiku-4-5-20251001Analyzed: Jun 26, 2026

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