> azure-operator-nexus
Expert knowledge for Azure Operator Nexus development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when managing Nexus fabric BGP/VRF, ACL/QoS, NAKS clusters, near-edge storage design, or Nexus upgrades, 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 Virtu
curl "https://skillshub.wtf/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills/azure-operator-nexus?format=md"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, 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 | L36-L83 | Diagnosing and fixing Nexus infrastructure issues: bare metal/VM recovery, storage and network faults, Kubernetes/NAKS pod and node problems, and Azure prerequisite/health validation. |
| Best Practices | L84-L90 | Guidance on Nexus bare metal lifecycle ops, ETCD maintenance in Nexus AKS, and procedures for repairing and maintaining Nexus storage appliance components. |
| Decision Making | L91-L98 | Guidance on choosing Nexus SKUs, VM sizes, storage software versions, and planning where to place Nexus Kubernetes resources in your deployment. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L99-L103 | Designing near-edge storage for Azure Operator Nexus: architecture choices, data locality, performance, capacity planning, redundancy, and integration with Nexus network/compute. |
| Limits & Quotas | L104-L116 | Limits, capacity planning, supported versions, upgrade cadence, isolation requirements, and node/storage behaviors and constraints for Azure Operator Nexus Kubernetes clusters |
| Security | L117-L155 | Securing Nexus fabric, clusters, and VMs: RBAC, ACLs, SSH and break-glass access, key/cert/secret rotation, Defender/MDE, private endpoints, policies, and managed identities. |
| Configuration | L156-L217 | Configuring and operating Azure Operator Nexus clusters and network fabric: JSON templates, isolation domains, BGP/VRF/route policies, ACLs, QoS, maintenance, monitoring, and Kubernetes settings. |
| Deployment | L218-L225 | Guides for deploying and upgrading Nexus instances and Kubernetes clusters, building VM images, and replacing or updating fabric network devices and terminal servers. |
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 |
| Apply ETCD maintenance best practices in Nexus AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-kubernetes-cluster-manage-data-store-health |
| 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 |
| Select supported storage software versions for Nexus | 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 near-edge storage architecture for Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/reference-near-edge-storage |
Limits & Quotas
Security
Configuration
Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Deploy Azure Operator Nexus instance via template | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-nexus-instance-deployment-template |
| Replace Nexus fabric network devices using RMA process | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-replace-network-devices |
| Replace a terminal server in Azure Operator Nexus Network Fabric | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-replace-terminal-server |
| Upgrade the terminal server operating system in 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 |
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