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Expert knowledge for Azure Elastic SAN development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment.
Passed 12 of 18 test cases with the skill, and 7 of 18 without it.
and 9 more in the full report
12 fixed6 passed either way5 still failing4 broke
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One of 12 test cases the skill fixed. Same model, same prompt, with and without the skill.
When scaling connectivity between VMware Solution hosts and block storage, what documentation URL describes adding additional private endpoints for AVS datastores attached to Elastic SAN?
| Checked | Without skill | With skill |
|---|---|---|
| https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-increase-private-endpoints-azure-vmware-solutions | Missed | Passed |
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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Elastic SAN. 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.
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 | L37-L41 | Diagnosing and fixing Elastic SAN issues: connectivity, performance, provisioning/attachment failures, health checks, and step-by-step resolution guidance. |
| Best Practices | L42-L48 | Tuning Elastic SAN performance and configuration (including AVS datastores) and using, configuring, and managing Elastic SAN snapshot features |
| Decision Making | L49-L53 | Guidance on sizing and configuring Elastic SAN (performance, capacity, architecture) and deciding how to integrate it with AKS workloads and storage patterns. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L54-L58 | Patterns for running clustered apps (SQL, Failover Cluster, etc.) on Azure Elastic SAN, including shared volume setup, fencing, failover behavior, and high-availability design. |
| Limits & Quotas | L59-L64 | Details on Elastic SAN capacity limits, max IOPS/throughput, and how VM sizes, volume groups, and workloads affect achievable performance and scaling. |
| Security | L65-L74 | Configuring encryption (platform and customer-managed keys) and secure access to Elastic SAN using private endpoints, service endpoints, and other network security options. |
| Configuration | L75-L83 | Deploying, resizing, deleting, and monitoring Azure Elastic SAN instances/volumes, plus configuring iSCSI IQN naming and safe operational best practices. |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L84-L91 | Creating and benchmarking Elastic SAN volumes, plus step-by-step guidance to connect Linux and Windows clients using iSCSI and optimize performance. |
| Deployment | L92-L95 | Guides for migrating Azure VMware Solution (AVS) datastores to Azure Elastic SAN, including configuring and using multiple private endpoints for secure connectivity. |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Diagnose and resolve Azure Elastic SAN issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-troubleshoot |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Optimize Azure Elastic SAN configuration and performance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-best-practices |
| Optimize Elastic SAN datastore performance on AVS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-performance-on-azure-vmware-solutions |
| Use and manage Azure Elastic SAN snapshots | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-snapshots |
test cases passed, vs 7 / 18 without
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