azure-local
Plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI): sizing and prerequisites, Arc registration, lifecycle updates, workloads (Azure Local VMs, AKS on Azure Local, images, disks, logical networks), SDN and network security, and failure triage — starting read-only and confirming before risky changes. WHEN: Azure Local, Azure Stack HCI, Arc resource bridge, custom location, Azure Local VM, Arc VM, AKS on Azure Local, AKS hybrid, SDN, Lifecycle Manager, Azure Local update, disconnected site.
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- Azure Local
- Quick Reference
- When to Use This Skill
- MCP Tools
- Workflow
- Error Handling
| Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Best for | Azure Local planning, deployment, operations, workloads | | MCP Tools | Generic Azure MCP tools only; no Azure Local namespace | | CLI | az graph query, az resource show, Azure Local PowerShell | | Related skills | azure-compute (public VMs), azure-kubernetes (public AKS) | Use for Azure Local, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Local VMs, AKS on Azure Local, AKS hybrid, SDN, lifecycle updates, disconnected sites, or troubleshooting. Covers standard deployments (1-16 node hyperconverged, up to 64 disaggregated) and rack-aware clusters. Do not use for cloud VM or public AKS guidance, or for multi-rack (rack scale) deployments — those use a separate control plane and procedure set. Hand off to the azure-local-multi-rack skill. Azure Local has no dedicated MCP namespace. Use generic Azure MCP tools: mcpazuremcpextensioncligenerate (ARG/CLI inventory), mcpazuremcpmonitor (needs Log Analytics), mcpazuremcpresourcehealth (partial; not local cluster health), mcpazuremcpdocumentation (pass the user's version when known). Scope and limitations: mcp-and-cli-tools. 0. Confirm deployment scale. If the user mentions multi-rack, aggregation racks, Network Fabr
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- .github/plugins/azure-local-skills/skills/azure-local/SKILL.md
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- 9287b443662d2433c85621c7325ee72a0ce499b5
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