azure-local-multi-rack

by microsoft3.1k

Install

The skill file stays in the publisher's repository.

Paste the copied command in a terminal. It installs this SKILL.md into that agent.

npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-local-multi-rack -a cursor -y

Download skill .github/plugins/azure-local-skills/skills/azure-local-multi-rack/SKILL.md on GitHub

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Plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot multi-rack (rack scale) deployments of Azure Local — preintegrated racks scaling to hundreds of machines, built on Network Fabric Controller, Cluster Manager, SAN storage, and managed network fabric. Use for the Microsoft.NetworkCloud and Microsoft.ManagedNetworkFabric control plane. NOT for standard 1-16 node Azure Local, and NOT for rack-aware clusters (two racks as availability zones, up to 8 nodes, synchronous replication) — those are standard scale. WHEN: multi-rack, rack scale Azure Local, aggregation rack, compute rack, Network Fabric Controller, NFC, Cluster Manager, network fabric, isolation domain, az networkcloud, az networkfabric, multi-rack logical network, multi-rack Arc VM.

Questions

How do I install azure-local-multi-rack?: Download .github/plugins/azure-local-skills/skills/azure-local-multi-rack/SKILL.md from the publisher, or copy the path and open the repository. PlugMCP lists the skill and does not host the file.
Where does azure-local-multi-rack live?: The publisher keeps it at https://github.com/microsoft/skills.
Which agents can use azure-local-multi-rack?: Claude, Cursor, and Codex can read a SKILL.md you add from the publisher's repository.

Azure Local Multi-Rack

Multi-rack is in preview — say so, and confirm availability from the docs before committing to a design.

Quick Reference

Property

Value

Best for

Rack-scale Azure Local: 100+ machines, preintegrated racks, SAN, managed fabric

Scale

Minimum four racks — one aggregation rack plus three or more compute racks

Providers

Microsoft.NetworkCloud, Microsoft.ManagedNetworkFabric, Microsoft.AzureStackHCI

CLI

az networkcloud, az networkfabric, az stack-hci-vm

Related skill

azure-local for standard 1-16 node and rack-aware deployments

When to Use This Skill

Use when the deployment is multi-rack / rack scale: preintegrated racks, an aggregation rack, a Network Fabric Controller, a Cluster Manager, SAN storage, or the networkcloud / managednetworkfabric CLI extensions.

Do not use for standard Azure Local (1-16 node hyperconverged, up to 64 disaggregated) or rack-aware clusters — hand off to the azure-local skill. If the scale is unclear, ask first: the two have separate, non-interchangeable procedures for the same-sounding tasks (logical networks, VM creation, NSGs).

MCP Tools

No dedicated MCP namespace. Use generic Azure MCP tools: mcp_azure_mcp_extension_cli_generate (confirm networkcloud/networkfabric extensions first), mcp_azure_mcp_monitor (needs Log Analytics), mcp_azure_mcp_resourcehealth (partial; not fabric or SAN health), mcp_azure_mcp_documentation (multi-rack articles only — standard Azure Local pages do not apply).

Workflow

Confirm this is multi-rack, not standard Azure Local — see When to Use.

Plan/deploy -> plan-and-deploy

VMs, AKS, images, disks -> workload-management

Fabric, isolation domains, load balancers, NSGs -> networking

Monitoring, metrics, serial console, failures -> operate-and-monitor

Read the matched workflow first and use docs-map. Start read-only. Ask before fabric changes, isolation domain edits, VM power/delete operations, or anything touching the aggregation rack or SAN.

Error Handling

Scenario

Remediation

Scale unknown

Ask whether the deployment is multi-rack or standard before recommending procedures.

Standard Azure Local detected

Hand off to the azure-local skill; multi-rack procedures do not apply.

Missing CLI extension

Install per cli-and-prereqs before running commands.

Risky fabric or SAN change

Stop and follow safety-rules.

Doc URL 404/redirect

Search Learn for the title, scoped to multi-rack deployments of Azure Local.