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name: azure-local description: "Plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot Azure Local (formerly Azure Stack HCI): sizing and prerequisites, Arc registration, lifecycle updates, workloads (Azure Local VMs, AKS on Azure Local, images, disks, logical networks), SDN and network security, and failure triage — starting read-only and confirming before risky changes. WHEN: Azure Local, Azure Stack HCI, Arc resource bridge, custom location, Azure Local VM, Arc VM, AKS on Azure Local, AKS hybrid, SDN, Lifecycle Manager, Azure Local update, disconnected site." license: MIT metadata: author: Microsoft version: "1.0.1"

Azure Local

Quick Reference

Property	Value
Best for	Azure Local planning, deployment, operations, workloads
MCP Tools	Generic Azure MCP tools only; no Azure Local namespace
CLI	az graph query, az resource show, Azure Local PowerShell
Related skills	azure-compute (public VMs), azure-kubernetes (public AKS)

When to Use This Skill

Use for Azure Local, Azure Stack HCI, Azure Local VMs, AKS on Azure Local, AKS hybrid, SDN, lifecycle updates, disconnected sites, or troubleshooting. Covers standard deployments (1-16 node hyperconverged, up to 64 disaggregated) and rack-aware clusters.

Do not use for cloud VM or public AKS guidance, or for multi-rack (rack scale) deployments — those use a separate control plane and procedure set. Hand off to the azure-local-multi-rack skill.

MCP Tools

Azure Local has no dedicated MCP namespace. Use generic Azure MCP tools: mcp_azure_mcp_extension_cli_generate (ARG/CLI inventory), mcp_azure_mcp_monitor (needs Log Analytics), mcp_azure_mcp_resourcehealth (partial; not local cluster health), mcp_azure_mcp_documentation (pass the user's version when known).

Scope and limitations: mcp-and-cli-tools.

Workflow

0. Confirm deployment scale. If the user mentions multi-rack, aggregation racks, Network Fabric Controller, Cluster Manager, or Microsoft.NetworkCloud resources, stop and use the azure-local-multi-rack skill instead.
1. Deploy -> plan-and-deploy
2. Operate/update -> operate-and-update
3. VMs, AKS, images, disks, networks -> workload-management
4. SDN, NSG, load balancer, gateway -> networking-and-security
5. Failures -> troubleshooting

Read the matched workflow first and use docs-map. Start read-only. Ask before updates, deletes, reimages, network changes, VM power/delete operations, or Arc bridge/custom location changes.

Error Handling

Scenario	Remediation
Scale unknown	Ask whether the deployment is standard or multi-rack before giving procedures.
Multi-rack detected	Hand off to the azure-local-multi-rack skill; these procedures do not apply.
Version unknown	Ask for the Azure Local version, or use latest docs.
Risky change detected	Stop and follow safety-rules.
No local access	Stay with Azure control-plane checks only.
Doc URL 404/redirect	Search Learn for the article title with the user's version.