Azure operator nexus
Skill MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/skills/azure-operator-nexus
Expert knowledge for Azure Operator Nexus development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing Nexus clusters, fabric ACL/BGP, secure VM connectivity, NPB TAP rules, or near‑edge storage, and other Azure Operator Nexus related development tasks. Not for Azure Network Function Manager (use azure-network-function-manager), Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Operator Insights (use azure-operator-insights).From its SKILL.md
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Azure Operator Nexus Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Operator Nexus. 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), useread_filewith the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g.,[security.md](security.md)), useread_fileon the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If
metadata.generated_atis more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. Ifmcp_microsoftdocstools 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_fetchwith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown. - Fallback: Use
fetch_webpagewith query stringfrom=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.
Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L37-L82 | Diagnosing and fixing Nexus infrastructure issues: bare metal/VM recovery, storage and network faults, Kubernetes cluster/pod problems, runtime upgrades, and hardware/health alerts. |
| Best Practices | L83-L88 | Guidance on Nexus bare metal lifecycle ops, ETCD maintenance in Nexus AKS, and procedures for repairing and maintaining Nexus storage appliance components. |
| Decision Making | L89-L96 | Guidance on planning Nexus Kubernetes cluster placement and choosing compatible Nexus versions, VM SKUs, and platform SKUs based on workload, capacity, and storage support. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L97-L102 | Design patterns and reference architectures for resilient Nexus deployments, including rack-failure-tolerant control planes and near-edge storage topology and capacity planning. |
| Limits & Quotas | L103-L115 | Nexus platform limits, quotas, supported versions, upgrade cadence, storage planning, node restarts/timeouts, isolation domain requirements, and log behavior after disconnection. |
| Security | L116-L155 | Securing Nexus: identity/RBAC, ACLs, SSH and serial access, break-glass methods, key/cert/secret rotation, Defender/Policy, managed identities, and secure VM/cluster connectivity. |
| Configuration | L156-L225 | Designing, applying, and troubleshooting configuration for Nexus clusters, Kubernetes, and network fabric (ACLs, route policies, isolation domains, BGP/QoS, upgrades, drift, and commit workflows). |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L226-L230 | Configuring Network Packet Broker TAP rules in Azure Operator Nexus, including rule creation, traffic mirroring, filtering, and integration patterns for network observability. |
| Deployment | L231-L239 | Deploying and maintaining Nexus platform and fabric: prerequisites, image building, OS and fabric upgrades, and replacing or updating terminal servers in the network fabric. |
Troubleshooting
Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Best practices for bare metal machine lifecycle operations in Operator Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-bare-metal-best-practices |
| Perform storage appliance component repairs in Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-storage-device-repair |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Plan resource placement for Nexus Kubernetes clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/concepts-nexus-kubernetes-placement |
| Map Operator Nexus versions to supported storage software | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/reference-near-edge-storage-supported-versions |
| Select Azure Operator Nexus Kubernetes VM SKUs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/reference-nexus-kubernetes-cluster-sku |
| Choose appropriate Azure Operator Nexus SKUs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/reference-operator-nexus-skus |
Architecture & Design Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Design rack-resilient control plane for Operator Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/concepts-rack-resiliency |
| Design near-edge storage architecture for Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/reference-near-edge-storage |
Limits & Quotas
Security
Configuration
Integrations & Coding Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Configure Network Packet Broker TAP rules in Operator Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-configure-network-packet-broker |
Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Prepare Azure Operator Nexus platform deployment prerequisites | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-platform-prerequisites |
| Replace a terminal server in Azure Operator Nexus Network Fabric | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-replace-terminal-server |
| Pre-validate and upgrade Azure Operator Nexus fabric | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-upgrade-nexus-fabric |
| Use template to upgrade Azure Operator Nexus fabric | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-upgrade-nexus-fabric-template |
| Upgrade Terminal Server OS in Azure Operator Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-upgrade-os-of-terminal-server |
| Build VM images for Azure Operator Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-virtual-machine-image |
What ships with it
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