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Expert knowledge for Azure Extended Zones development including decision making, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when setting up Extended Zones access, Azure Policy, Firewall, CMK disk encryption, or quota increase workflows, and other Azure Extended Zones related development ta...

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Azure Extended Zones Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Extended Zones. Covers decision making, 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

CategoryLinesDescription
Decision MakingL32-L36Guidance on cost optimization for Azure Extended Zones, including when and how to buy reservations or savings plans, pricing tradeoffs, and purchase workflows.
Limits & QuotasL37-L41How to view current Azure Extended Zones quotas and request quota increases using the Azure portal, including required steps and limits considerations.
SecurityL42-L46How to encrypt Extended Zone VM disks using customer-managed keys, including setup steps, key vault integration, and security configuration details.
ConfigurationL47-L52Configuring Extended Zones access and governance: registering subscriptions, creating custom Azure Policy, and deploying Azure Firewall within Extended Zones.

Decision Making

TopicURL
Choose and purchase reservations or savings plans for Azure Extended Zoneshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/purchase-reservations-savings-plans

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
Request Azure Extended Zones quota increases in portalhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/request-quota-increase

Security

TopicURL
Encrypt Extended Zone VM disks with customer-managed keyshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/key-vault-encrypt-azure-extended-zone-disk

Configuration

TopicURL
Create custom Azure Policy definitions for Extended Zoneshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/create-azure-policy
Configure Azure Firewall deployment in Extended Zoneshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/deploy-azure-firewall
Register subscriptions to access Azure Extended Zoneshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/request-access