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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.

microsoftmicrosoft/azure-local★ 3.1kUpdated Oct 6, 2026

Description

Quick Reference

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)

When to Use This Skill

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.

MCP Tools

Azure Local has no dedicated MCP namespace. Use generic Azure MCP tools: mcp_azure_mcp_extension_cli_generate (ARG/CLI inventory), mcp_azure_mcp_monitor (needs Log Analytics), mcp_azure_mcp_resourcehealth (partial; not local cluster health), mcp_azure_mcp_documentation (pass the user's version when known).

Scope and limitations: mcp-and-cli-tools.

Workflow

  1. Confirm deployment scale. If the user mentions multi-rack, aggregation racks, Network Fabric Controller, Cluster Manager, or Microsoft.NetworkCloud resources, stop and use the azure-local-multi-rack skill instead.
  2. Deploy -> plan-and-deploy
  3. Operate/update -> operate-and-update
  4. VMs, AKS, images, disks, networks -> workload-management
  5. SDN, NSG, load balancer, gateway -> networking-and-security
  6. Failures -> troubleshooting

Read the matched workflow first and use docs-map. Start read-only. Ask before updates, deletes, reimages, network changes, VM power/delete operations, or Arc bridge/custom location changes.

Error Handling

Scenario Remediation
Scale unknown Ask whether the deployment is standard or multi-rack before giving procedures.
Multi-rack detected Hand off to the azure-local-multi-rack skill; these procedures do not apply.
Version unknown Ask for the Azure Local version, or use latest docs.
Risky change detected Stop and follow safety-rules.
No local access Stay with Azure control-plane checks only.
Doc URL 404/redirect Search Learn for the article title with the user's version.

Permissions

DeclaredDetected
Runs code—None
Installs—None
Runs install scripts—None
Network—learn.microsoft.com
Needs credentials—None
Outside the workspace—None
Agent tools—None

Checks

Low risk · Nothing worth a warning was found.

Not reviewed by a person · Checked by rules; the model review is not switched on yet.

3 minor marks: common commands and the like, noted but not a concern
  • Rule · resource_abusereferences/safety-rules.md:7
  • Rule · resource_abuseworkflows/operate-and-update/operate-and-update.md:22
  • Rule · resource_abuseworkflows/troubleshooting/troubleshooting.md:44

Files10 files · 37.4 KB

  • SKILL.md3.3 KB
references/4
  • docs-map.md7.6 KB
  • mcp-and-cli-tools.md3.4 KB
  • resource-types.md2.5 KB
  • safety-rules.md2.1 KB
workflows/networking-and-security/1
  • networking-and-security.md3.5 KB
workflows/operate-and-update/1
  • operate-and-update.md3.6 KB
workflows/plan-and-deploy/1
  • plan-and-deploy.md4.3 KB
workflows/troubleshooting/1
  • troubleshooting.md3.7 KB
workflows/workload-management/1
  • workload-management.md3.4 KB

Versions

  1. #11.0.1latestOct 7, 2026