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Azure Route Server

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Expert knowledge for Azure Route Server development including troubleshooting, best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when designing Route Server topologies, BGP peering and policies, route maps, RBAC access, or capacity limits, and other Azure Route Server related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager).

Source: /skills/azure-route-server/SKILL.md

Install Skill

Azure Route Server Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Route Server. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. 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), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools 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_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

Category Lines Description
Troubleshooting L34-L38 Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Route Server problems, including BGP session issues, route propagation/advertisement errors, and connectivity or configuration troubleshooting steps.
Best Practices L39-L43 Configuring Azure Route Server routing preferences, BGP path selection, and custom routing policies to control traffic flow and route advertisement to your NVA or on-premises routers.
Architecture & Design Patterns L44-L58 Designing Azure Route Server network topologies: dual-homed, multi-region, anycast, hub-spoke; NVA next-hop, path selection, route injection, route maps, filtering, AS-path prepending, communities.
Limits & Quotas L59-L64 Capacity planning, scale units, and detailed limits/behaviors for Azure Route Server (routes, peers, sessions, performance) to ensure deployments stay within supported bounds.
Security L65-L70 RBAC roles, permissions, and security hardening guidance for Azure Route Server, including access control, best practices, and securing deployments against threats.
Configuration L71-L75 Configuring Route Server BGP (peering, policies), setting up and using route maps, and monitoring Route Server health and performance with Azure Monitor metrics.

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Troubleshoot common Azure Route Server issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/troubleshoot-route-server

Best Practices

Topic URL
Configure routing preference in Azure Route Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/hub-routing-preference

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Design dual-homed networks with Azure Route Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/about-dual-homed-network
Implement anycast routing with Azure Route Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/anycast
Integrate Route Server with ExpressRoute and VPN https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/expressroute-vpn-support
Design multi-region networks with Azure Route Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/multiregion
Design NVA next-hop IP patterns with Route Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/next-hop-ip
Configure path selection using Azure Route Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/path-selection
Use route injection in Azure hub-and-spoke networks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-injection-in-spokes
Control Azure Route Server routing with route maps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-maps-about
Filter and drop inbound BGP routes in Azure Route Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-maps-scenario-drop-inbound-routes
Use route maps to prepend BGP AS paths in Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-maps-scenario-prepend-routes
Tag BGP routes with communities using Azure Route Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-maps-scenario-tag-bgp-communities

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Plan Azure Route Server capacity and scale units https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-server-capacity
Review Azure Route Server limits and behaviors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-server-faq

Security

Topic URL
Configure RBAC roles for managing Azure Route Server https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/roles-permissions
Secure and harden Azure Route Server deployments https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/secure-route-server

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure and manage Azure Route Server BGP settings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/configure-route-server
Configure Azure Route Server route maps https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-maps-how-to