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Expert knowledge for Azure Cache for Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.
Passed 22 of 22 test cases with the skill, and 5 of 22 without it.
and 15 more in the full report
18 fixed5 passed either way0 still failing0 broke
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One of 17 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
Which line range in the index table covers resource scaling across tiers, Redis server version upgrades, region moves, and ARM/Bicep deployment templates?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| Identifies lines L107-L114 for Deployment. | Missed | Passed |
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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Cache for Redis. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
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
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mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L35-L43 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure Cache for Redis issues: client/server errors, connectivity, data loss, latency, and timeouts, plus targeted troubleshooting steps. |
| Best Practices | L44-L58 | Best practices for client usage, reliability, scaling, memory, performance testing, monitoring, failover behavior, and Kubernetes/Enterprise tier usage in Azure Cache for Redis |
| Decision Making | L59-L68 | Guidance on sizing and tier selection, cost reservations, network isolation options, and planning/migrating Redis caches, including retirement and Private Link migrations. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L69-L73 | Strategies for architecting highly available Redis caches on Azure, including redundancy, failover, disaster recovery, and SLA-focused design patterns. |
| Security | L74-L86 | Securing Azure Cache for Redis: Entra auth/RBAC, TLS config, disk encryption, private endpoints/VNet, managed identities, and Azure Policy compliance settings. |
| Configuration | L87-L106 | Configuring and operating Azure Cache for Redis: server settings, geo-replication, persistence, zone redundancy, monitoring/logging, CLI/PowerShell management, and data import/export. |
| Deployment | L107-L114 | Scaling, upgrading, and region-moving Redis caches, plus deploying them via ARM/Bicep templates and managing tier/version/region changes. |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Access client-specific troubleshooting for Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-client |
| Troubleshoot connectivity issues with Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-connectivity |
| Diagnose and fix data loss in Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-data-loss |
| Access server-side troubleshooting for Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-server |
| Resolve latency and timeout problems in Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-timeouts |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Use Redis client libraries effectively with Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-client-libraries |
| Improve Azure Redis connection resilience and reliability | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-connection |
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