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Expert knowledge for Azure Arc development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Arc-enabled Kubernetes, Arc SQL MI, resource bridge, Arc Agentic Retrieval, or Edge Volumes, and other Azure Arc related development tasks. Not for Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge), Azure Local (use azure-local).

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Azure Arc Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Arc. 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.

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Category Index

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L37-L77 Diagnosing and fixing Azure Arc issues across Kubernetes, servers, VMs, storage, data services, site manager, resource bridge, and workload orchestration, including connectivity, auth, and extension failures.
Best Practices L78-L89 Best practices for Arc Agentic Retrieval (doc prep, evaluation, metrics) plus Arc storage/Edge Volumes behavior, capacity planning, and SCVMM/namespace-scoped validator administration.
Decision Making L90-L113 Planning and decision guides for Azure Arc: choosing services, tiers, capacity, connectivity, Kubernetes platforms, licensing/ESU, and migration paths for servers, SQL, and data services.
Architecture & Design Patterns L114-L121 Patterns for Arc data/compute design: container storage data flow, Arc Edge Volumes, HA/DR for Arc SQL MI and failover groups, and advanced Edge RAG data parsing.
Limits & Quotas L122-L133 Limits, constraints, billing rules, and offline behavior for Arc agents, resource bridge, Arc-enabled Kubernetes, storage, ESU, and pay-as-you-go Windows Server.
Security L134-L193 Securing Azure Arc resources: identity/RBAC, AD and Entra auth, keytabs, TDE, TLS, workload identity, network/Private Link, policies, and protecting data/secrets across servers, Kubernetes, and Arc SQL.
Configuration L194-L305 Configuring Azure Arc and Arc-enabled services: networking, agents, storage, data services, GitOps, monitoring, security, and Agentic Retrieval data/model endpoints and observability.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L306-L336 APIs, CLIs, and automation patterns for Arc: agentic retrieval REST/MCP, Arc server onboarding at scale, VM extensions, ESU licensing, monitoring, Event Grid, and Terraform/Ansible/PowerShell tools.
Deployment L337-L365 Deploying and managing Azure Arc components: data controllers, Agentic Retrieval, storage/volumes, resource bridge, Arc-enabled servers/VMware/SCVMM, and workload orchestration, including upgrades and DR.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Reference and troubleshoot NFS with Kerberos for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/connect-file-share-kerberos-reference
Reference and troubleshoot SharePoint S2S auth for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/connect-sharepoint-reference
Fix blob upload and mirroring issues with managed identity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/blobs-not-uploaded
Resolve common issues for Azure Container Storage enabled by Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/faq
Troubleshoot Azure Arc container storage deployments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/troubleshooting
Resolve common issues for Azure Arc-enabled data services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/faq
Troubleshoot failover group connection issues in Arc SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/troubleshoot-managed-instance
Troubleshoot configuration files for Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/troubleshoot-managed-instance-configuration
Collect Azure Arc data controller logs for troubleshooting https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/troubleshooting-get-logs
Monitor and troubleshoot Arc Certificate Management extension https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/cert-manager-monitor-troubleshoot
Diagnose Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes connection problems https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/diagnose-connection-issues
Diagnose and fix Azure Arc Kubernetes extension issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/extensions-troubleshooting
Resolve common issues for Arc-enabled Kubernetes and GitOps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/faq
Troubleshoot Azure Key Vault Secret Store extension on Arc Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/secret-store-extension-troubleshooting
Troubleshoot Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes platform and GitOps issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/troubleshooting
Troubleshoot Azure Arc multicloud connector issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/multicloud-connector/troubleshoot-multicloud-connector
Troubleshoot deployment and connectivity issues for Arc resource bridge https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/resource-bridge/troubleshoot-resource-bridge
Diagnose and fix Essential Machine Management enrollment issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/essential-machine-management/troubleshoot
Evaluate Arc on Azure VMs and handle errors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/plan-evaluate-on-azure-virtual-machine
Resolve Azure Advisor issues for Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/resolve-azure-advisor-recommendations
Troubleshoot SSH connectivity to Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/ssh-arc-troubleshoot
Troubleshoot Azure Arc Connected Machine agent onboarding https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/troubleshoot-agent-onboard
Handle disconnected scenarios for Azure Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/troubleshoot-connectivity
Troubleshoot Azure Arc Windows Server ESU delivery issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/troubleshoot-extended-security-updates
Troubleshoot networking problems for Azure Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/troubleshoot-networking
Diagnose and fix Azure Arc server VM extension failures https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/troubleshoot-vm-extensions
Clarify Azure Arc vs VMware vSphere usage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/vmware-faq
Azure Arc site manager FAQ and behavioral clarifications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/site-manager/faq
Known issues and workarounds for Azure Arc site manager https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/site-manager/known-issues
Troubleshoot common Azure Arc site manager problems https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/site-manager/troubleshooting
Recover Arc resource bridge VM after accidental deletion https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/disaster-recovery
Troubleshoot SCVMM-specific Arc resource bridge deployment errors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/troubleshoot-scvmm
Recover Azure Arc resource bridge after deletion https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/recover-from-resource-bridge-deletion
Troubleshoot guest management issues for Arc-enabled VMware https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/troubleshoot-guest-management-issues
Diagnose Azure Arc workload orchestration logs and errors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/diagnose-problems
Resolve known Azure Arc workload orchestration issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/known-issues
Diagnose and fix Azure Arc workload orchestration issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/troubleshooting

Best Practices

Topic URL
Optimize documents for advanced data parsing in Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/advanced-data-parsing
Evaluate Agentic Retrieval system, models, and datasets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/evaluate-solution
Use evaluation metrics for Agentic Retrieval system performance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/evaluation-metrics
Handle Azure Arc container storage filesystem behaviors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/reference-filesystem-behavior
Design for out-of-space conditions in Azure Arc storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/reference-filesystem-out-of-space
Use static retain workflows for Azure Arc Edge Volumes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/static-retain
Maintain and administer Arc-enabled SCVMM environments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/administer-arc-scvmm
Implement namespace-scoped external validator for Arc solutions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/external-validation-namespace

Decision Making

Topic URL
Choose an appropriate language model for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/prepare-language-model
Choose search types for Agentic Retrieval deployments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/search-types
Select the appropriate Azure Arc service for servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/choose-service
Choose connectivity modes for Arc data services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/connectivity
Plan Azure Arc-enabled data services deployments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/plan-azure-arc-data-services
Plan and purchase Azure Arc SQL reserved capacity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/reserved-capacity-overview
Choose SQL Managed Instance Azure Arc service tiers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/service-tiers
Size Azure Arc-enabled data services deployments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/sizing-guidance
Select validated Kubernetes platforms for Azure Arc data https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/validation-program
Plan migration from AKV Secrets Provider to Secret Store https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/secret-store-extension-migration
Use validated Kubernetes distributions for Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/validation-program
Choose cloud-native licensing and cost management for Arc servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/cloud-native/licensing-cost-management
Plan and provision Azure Arc ESU licenses for Windows Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/license-extended-security-updates
Migrate legacy Log Analytics agents via Azure Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/migrate-legacy-agents
Modernize server management from Config Manager to Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/modernize-server-management
Plan large-scale Azure Arc server deployments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/plan-at-scale-deployment
Prepare Azure Arc servers for Windows ESU delivery https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/prepare-extended-security-updates
Plan migration of Arc-managed servers to Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/scenario-migrate-to-azure
Plan transition from Arc-enabled SCVMM retirement https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/transition-guidance
Understand Azure Arc-enabled services validation program https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/validation-program/overview

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Control cloud data flow in Azure Container Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-ingest-data-flow
Design data flows using Azure Arc Edge Volumes options https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/storage-options
Plan disaster recovery with failover groups for Arc SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/managed-instance-disaster-recovery
Design high availability for Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/managed-instance-high-availability

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Review known issues and limitations for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/known-issues
Disconnected operation behavior for Arc container storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/disconnected-operations
Review system requirements and constraints for Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/system-requirements
Maintain Azure Arc resource bridge health and uptime https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/resource-bridge/maintenance
Check Azure Arc resource bridge system requirements https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/resource-bridge/system-requirements
Understand Azure Arc ESU billing rules and constraints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/billing-extended-security-updates
Billing behavior for Windows Server pay-as-you-go via Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/billing-windows-server-pay-go
Review prerequisites for Azure Arc Connected Machine agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/prerequisites

Security

Topic URL
Configure BYOM endpoint API-key authentication for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/configure-endpoint-authentication
Configure NFS with Kerberos authentication for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/connect-file-share-kerberos-overview
Set up SharePoint S2S authentication for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/connect-sharepoint-overview
Configure Entra authentication and roles for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/prepare-authentication
Verify Azure Contributor role for Agentic Retrieval deployment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/prepare-contributor-permission
Configure OneLake identity for Azure Arc cloud subvolumes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-configure-onelake-identity
Configure workload identity for Arc container subvolumes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-configure-workload-identity
Configure localhost token endpoint for Arc container storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-enable-local-identity-access
Understand AD authentication modes for Azure Arc data services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/active-directory-introduction
Prepare Active Directory for Azure Arc data services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/active-directory-prerequisites
Manually configure TDE for Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/configure-transparent-data-encryption-manually
Enable or disable TDE on Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/configure-transparent-data-encryption-sql-managed-instance
Connect to AD-authenticated Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/connect-active-directory-sql-managed-instance
Deploy Active Directory connector for Arc SQL using CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/deploy-active-directory-connector-cli
Manage Active Directory connector for Arc SQL via Azure portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/deploy-active-directory-connector-portal
Deploy AD-integrated SQL Managed Instance on Azure Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/deploy-active-directory-sql-managed-instance
Deploy AD-integrated Arc SQL Managed Instance using CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/deploy-active-directory-sql-managed-instance-cli
Deploy customer-managed keytab AD connector for Arc SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/deploy-customer-managed-keytab-active-directory-connector
Deploy system-managed keytab AD connector for Arc SQL https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/deploy-system-managed-keytab-active-directory-connector
Apply least-privilege access for Arc data services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/least-privilege
Rotate customer-managed keytabs for Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/rotate-customer-managed-keytab
Rotate service-managed credentials for Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/rotate-sql-managed-instance-credentials
Rotate user TLS certificates for Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/rotate-user-tls-certificate
Configure Azure RBAC for Arc-enabled Kubernetes authorization https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/azure-rbac
Securely connect to Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/cluster-connect
Apply Azure RBAC authorization to Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/conceptual-azure-rbac
Protect data and secrets in Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/conceptual-secure-your-data
Implement network security for Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/conceptual-secure-your-network
Secure operations and access for Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/conceptual-secure-your-operations
Harden the platform for Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/conceptual-secure-your-platform
Comprehensive security guidance for Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/conceptual-security-book
Implement workload identity federation for Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/conceptual-workload-identity
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/policy-reference
Configure Private Link connectivity for Arc-enabled Kubernetes clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/private-link
Configure workload identity federation on Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/workload-identity
Apply security configuration for Azure Arc resource bridge https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/resource-bridge/security-overview
Enforce governance and guest configuration with Azure Arc Policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/cloud-native/governance-policy
Implement identity and access management for Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/cloud-native/identity-access
Use managed identity on Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/managed-identity-authentication
Use service principals for Arc at-scale onboarding https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/onboard-service-principal
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/policy-reference
Secure Azure Arc servers with Private Link endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/private-link-security
Apply regulatory compliance policies to Azure Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/security-controls-policy
Understand data collection and privacy for Azure Arc servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/security-data-privacy
Secure and customize VM extensions on Azure Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/security-extensions
Configure identity and authorization for Azure Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/security-identity-authorization
Configure network security for Azure Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/security-networking
Check Azure Arc site security baseline compliance status https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/site-manager/view-security-compliance-status
Use built-in RBAC roles for Arc-enabled SCVMM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/built-in-roles
Create custom RBAC roles for Arc-enabled SCVMM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/create-custom-roles
Configure self-service RBAC access to SCVMM resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/set-up-and-manage-self-service-access-scvmm
Use built-in RBAC roles for Arc-enabled VMware vSphere https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/built-in-roles
Create custom RBAC roles for Arc-enabled VMware vSphere https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/create-custom-roles
Configure self-service RBAC for VMware resources via Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/setup-and-manage-self-service-access
Set up RBAC for Arc workload orchestration resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/rbac-guide
Configure artifact signature verification in Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/verify-artifact-signatures

Configuration

Topic URL
Add and configure data sources in Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/add-data-source
Complete deployment prerequisites for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/complete-prerequisites
Configure a Windows admin machine for Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/configure-driver-machine
Configure an NFS server as a data source for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/configure-nfs-server
Configure NFS with Kerberos for Foundry Local ingestion https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/connect-file-share-kerberos-setup
Configure SharePoint S2S auth for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/connect-sharepoint-setup
Deployment parameters and environment variables for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/deploy-reference
Enable GPUs on AKS enabled by Azure Arc for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/enable-gpu-aks
Manage the default knowledge base in Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/knowledge-bases-guide
Configure MCP-based knowledge sources in Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/knowledge-sources-guide
Configure monitoring for Agentic Retrieval with Azure Monitor and Grafana https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/observability
Monitor Agentic Retrieval using available observability metrics https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/observability-metrics
Configure DNS for Agentic Retrieval local portal access https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/prepare-dns
Verify NFS file share access for Agentic Retrieval deployment https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/prepare-file-server
Create and configure OpenAI-compatible model endpoint for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/prepare-model-endpoint
Install networking and observability components for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/prepare-networking-observability
Meet hardware, software, and network requirements for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/requirements
Configure data query and model settings for Agentic Retrieval chat https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/set-up-data-query
Configure Azure Firewall Explicit Proxy for Azure Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/azure-firewall-explicit-proxy
Configure Azure Monitor for Arc container storage clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-azure-monitor-kubernetes
Configure blob index and metadata tags from Edge Volumes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-blob-index-metadata-tags
Configure Cloud Ingest subvolumes for Azure Arc Edge Volumes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-configure-cloud-ingest-subvolumes
Configure Cloud Mirror subvolumes and sync frequency https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-configure-cloud-mirror-subvolumes
Configure Local Shared Edge Volumes in Azure Container Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-configure-local-shared-edge-volumes
Map file paths to cloud object paths in Azure Container Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-map-names
Prepare Linux hosts for Azure Arc Edge Volumes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-prepare-linux-edge-volumes
Set up Prometheus and Grafana for Arc container storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-third-party-monitoring
Run automated validation tests for Arc data services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/automated-integration-testing
Back up the Azure Arc data controller database https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/backup-controller-database
Clean up residual Arc data controller Kubernetes objects https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/clean-up-past-installation
Configure SQL Managed Instance enabled by Azure Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/configure-managed-instance
Create custom configuration templates for Arc data controller https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/create-custom-configuration-template
Delete Azure Arc-enabled data services resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/delete-azure-resources
Install and manage the arcdata Azure CLI extension https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/install-arcdata-extension
Configure maintenance windows for Azure Arc data services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/maintenance-window
Configure pod scheduling for Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/pod-scheduling
Configure point-in-time restore for Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/point-in-time-restore
Reprovision broken replicas in Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/reprovision-replica
Resize persistent volume claims for Azure Arc data services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/resize-persistent-volume-claim
Configure resource sync for Arc-enabled data services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/resource-sync
Configure storage for Azure Arc-enabled data services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/storage-configuration
Uninstall Azure Arc-enabled data services and artifacts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/uninstall-azure-arc-data-controller
Update service principal credentials in Arc data controller https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/update-service-principal-credentials
Enable automatic upgrades for Arc SQL Managed Instance https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/upgrade-sql-managed-instance-auto
Upload Arc data services logs to Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/upload-logs
Upload Arc data services metrics to Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/upload-metrics
Upload usage, metrics, and logs for Arc data services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/upload-metrics-and-logs-to-azure-monitor
Upload Arc data services usage data to Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/upload-usage-data
Map Azure Arc data services to release versions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/version-log
View Arc data services inventory in Azure portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/view-arc-data-services-inventory-in-azure-portal
Upload Arc data services billing data to Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/view-billing-data-in-azure
View Arc data controller resource in Azure portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/view-data-controller-in-azure-portal
Use Azure Arc gateway to simplify Kubernetes networking https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/arc-gateway-simplify-networking
Configure egress TLS trust for Arc Kubernetes workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/cert-manager-egress
Configure ingress TLS with Arc Certificate Management https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/cert-manager-ingress
Configure custom locations for Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/custom-locations
Configure and manage Azure Arc Kubernetes extensions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/extensions
Configure Flux v2 GitOps parameters for Arc and AKS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/gitops-flux2-parameters
Configure and manage Argo CD extension on Azure Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/how-to-manage-gitops-argo-cd-extension
Use Azure portal Kubernetes resource view for Arc-enabled clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/kubernetes-resource-view
Use version-managed extensions on Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/managed-extensions
Monitor Flux v2 GitOps status on Arc and AKS https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/monitor-gitops-flux-2
Configure network endpoints for Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/network-requirements
Configure Azure Key Vault Secret Store extension for Arc Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/secret-store-extension
Configure Azure Arc Secret Store extension resources https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/secret-store-extension-reference
Apply Flux v2 configurations at scale with Azure Policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/use-azure-policy-flux-2
Configure multicloud connector to onboard EKS to Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/multicloud-connector/onboard-elastic-kubernetes-service-clusters-arc
Configure Azure Arc network endpoints, ports, and protocols https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/network-requirements-consolidated
Configure network requirements for Azure Arc resource bridge https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/resource-bridge/network-requirements
Configure Azure Arc gateway network endpoints and usage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/arc-gateway
Allowed Azure Arc gateway endpoints for servers and Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/arc-gateway-endpoints
Run azcmagent check to validate Arc network connectivity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-check
Configure Azure Connected Machine agent settings with azcmagent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-config
Disconnect Azure Arc servers safely with azcmagent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-disconnect
Manage Azure Arc VM extensions locally with azcmagent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-extension
Generate onboarding keys with azcmagent genkey for Arc VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-genkey
Discover azcmagent commands with the help subcommand https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-help
View Azure Connected Machine agent license via azcmagent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-license
Collect Azure Arc agent logs with azcmagent logs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-logs
Inspect Azure Connected Machine agent status with azcmagent show https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-show
Use azcmagent upgrade to update Azure Arc agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-upgrade
Check installed Azure Arc agent version with azcmagent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-version
Configure Azure Arc to deliver Windows Server ESU https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/deliver-extended-security-updates
Deploy Azure Monitor Agent to Arc via Policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/deploy-ama-policy
Deploy Azure management services to Arc at scale https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/deploy-management-services
Configure and manage Azure Connected Machine agent versions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/manage-agent
Configure proxy settings for Azure Arc agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/manage-agent-proxy-settings
Enable automatic VM extension upgrades on Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/manage-automatic-vm-extension-upgrade
Manage VM extensions on Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/manage-vm-extensions
Manage Arc VM extensions via Azure portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/manage-vm-extensions-portal
Deploy Arc VM extensions via ARM templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/manage-vm-extensions-template
Configure network requirements for Azure Arc servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/network-requirements
Use portal deployment script to onboard Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/onboard-portal
Onboard Arc servers via Windows Admin Center https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/onboard-windows-admin-center
Onboard Windows Server to Arc via setup wizard https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/onboard-windows-server
Organize Arc server inventory with tags and hierarchies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/organize-inventory-servers
Use Azure Machine Configuration and remote access with Arc servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/security-machine-configuration
Enable SSH remoting to Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/ssh-arc-overview
Use PowerShell remoting over SSH with Arc servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/ssh-arc-powershell-remoting
Configure Azure Monitor alerts for Azure Arc sites https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/site-manager/how-to-configure-monitor-site
Install and configure Arc agents on SCVMM VMs at scale https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/enable-guest-management-at-scale
Configure Extended Security Updates for VMware VMs via Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/deliver-extended-security-updates-for-vmware-vms-through-arc
Install Azure Arc agents at scale on VMware VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/enable-guest-management-at-scale
Connect vCenter to Azure Arc using helper script https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/quick-start-connect-vcenter-to-arc-using-script
Monitor workload orchestration solutions in the portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/monitor
Use onboarding scripts for workload orchestration https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/onboarding-scripts
Configure workload orchestration using Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/set-up-workload-orchestration
Define common configurations in Arc solutions https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/solution-with-common-configuration

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Use Agents Runtime REST API for Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/reference/agents-runtime-api
Manage collections via Agentic Retrieval REST API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/reference/collections-api-reference
Query collections and models using Inference REST API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/reference/inference-api-reference
Manage ingestion jobs with Agentic Retrieval REST API https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/reference/ingestion-api-reference
Manage knowledge bases via REST API in Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/reference/knowledge-base-manager-api
Manage knowledge sources via REST API in Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/reference/knowledge-sources-api-reference
Use MCP Server API to expose RAG tools in Agentic Retrieval https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/reference/mcp-server-api-reference
Azure CLI az arcdata command reference https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/about-arcdata-extension
Run Azure Resource Graph queries for Arc-enabled Kubernetes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/resource-graph-samples
Use Azure Arc ESU ARM APIs to manage licenses https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/api-extended-security-updates
Use azcmagent CLI to manage Azure Arc servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent
Connect servers to Azure Arc with azcmagent connect https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azcmagent-connect
Manage Azure Arc VM extensions using Ansible https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/manage-vm-extensions-ansible
Manage Arc VM extensions using Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/manage-vm-extensions-cli
Manage Arc VM extensions with PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/manage-vm-extensions-powershell
Migrate to Azure Monitor Agent with Ansible https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/migrate-azure-monitor-agent-ansible
Onboard Azure Arc servers at scale with Ansible https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/onboard-ansible-playbooks
Use Config Manager task sequences for Arc onboarding https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/onboard-configuration-manager-custom-task
Onboard Arc servers at scale with Config Manager https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/onboard-configuration-manager-powershell
Onboard Arc servers via Group Policy and PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/onboard-group-policy-powershell
Connect machines to Azure Arc using Azure PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/onboard-powershell
Run Azure Resource Graph queries for Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/resource-graph-samples
Onboard Arc-enabled servers to Microsoft Sentinel https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/scenario-onboard-azure-sentinel
Manage SCVMM VMs with Terraform via Azure Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/terraform-vm-management
Configure Event Grid external validation for Arc workloads https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/external-validation
Interpret Event Grid payloads for Arc external validation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/external-validation-payloads
Create solutions with shared adapter dependencies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/solution-shared-adapter-dependency

Deployment

Topic URL
Deploy the Agentic Retrieval extension on Azure Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/deploy
Install Agentic Retrieval on disconnected Azure Local clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/disconnected-operations/deploy-disconnected
Download and import Agentic Retrieval expansion pack for disconnected Azure Local https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/disconnected-operations/prepare-disconnected
Uninstall the Agentic Retrieval extension from Azure Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/agents-tools-foundry-local/uninstall-extension
Install Edge Volumes extension for Azure Container Storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/container-storage/howto-install-edge-volumes
Deploy Azure Arc data controller via Azure portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/create-data-controller-direct-azure-portal
Create Azure Arc data controller using Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/create-data-controller-direct-cli
Prepare prerequisites for direct-connect Arc data controller https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/create-data-controller-direct-prerequisites
Configure Arc SQL failover groups with CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/managed-instance-disaster-recovery-cli
Configure Arc SQL disaster recovery in Azure portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/managed-instance-disaster-recovery-portal
Install and test pre-release Arc data services builds https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/data/preview-testing
Manage Azure Arc-enabled Kubernetes agent upgrades and support policy https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/agent-upgrade
Deploy Certificate Management on Arc Kubernetes clusters https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/kubernetes/cert-manager-deploy
Onboard multicloud VMs to Azure Arc with the connector https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/multicloud-connector/onboard-multicloud-vms-arc
Use Azure CLI commands to deploy Arc resource bridge https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/resource-bridge/deploy-cli
Upgrade Azure Arc resource bridge appliances safely https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/resource-bridge/upgrade
Deploy Azure Monitor Agent on Arc-enabled servers https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/azure-monitor-agent-deployment
Choose Azure Arc Connected Machine deployment methods https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/servers/deployment-options
Cleanly remove SCVMM environments from Azure Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/remove-scvmm-from-azure-arc
Check prerequisites and support matrix for Arc-enabled SCVMM https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/support-matrix-for-system-center-virtual-machine-manager
Upgrade Azure Arc resource bridge for SCVMM environments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/system-center-virtual-machine-manager/upgrade-azure-arc-resource-bridge
Plan deployment of Arc-enabled VMware vSphere https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/support-matrix-for-arc-enabled-vmware-vsphere
Switch existing Arc-enabled VMware vSphere to new version https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/vmware-vsphere/switch-to-new-version
Bulk publish and deploy workloads with Arc https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/bulk-deployment
Migrate Arc workload targets to new cluster https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/migrate-cluster
Deploy workload orchestration via Git and Bicep https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-arc/workload-orchestration/workload-orchestration-multicluster-git