Azure Data Science Vm

microsoftdocs/azure-data-science-vm

Expert knowledge for Azure Data Science Virtual Machines development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when managing DSVM images/tools, IaC deployment (Bicep/ARM), Key Vault secrets, MLflow, or GPU/Jupyter issues, and other Azure Data Science Virtual Machines related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Machine Learning (use azure-machine-learning), Azure Databricks (use azure-databricks), Azure HDInsight (use azure-hdinsight).

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Install

one command, takes just this skill from the repository

npx skills add https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-data-science-vm

The instruction itself

10 sections, as written by the author

Azure Data Science Virtual Machines Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Data Science Virtual Machines. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. 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), 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 | L35-L39 | Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Data Science VM issues, including VM creation, package/environment errors, Jupyter access, GPU/driver problems, and performance or connectivity failures. |

| Decision Making | L40-L44 | Guidance for upgrading Azure Data Science VMs from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04, including migration steps, compatibility considerations, and preserving tools/configurations. |

| Architecture & Design Patterns | L45-L50 | Designing scalable DSVM-based analytics environments, including architecture patterns, shared VM pools, team workflows, and resource management for data science teams. |

| Security | L51-L56 | Managing identities and credentials for Azure DSVMs, including shared identity setup, managed identities, and securing secrets with Azure Key Vault. |

| Configuration | L57-L69 | Details of all preinstalled tools, frameworks, languages, and images on Azure DSVMs, including ML/deep learning, data ingestion, dev/productivity tools, and release/version info. |

| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L70-L74 | Using MLflow on Azure DSVMs to track experiments, log metrics/artifacts, and integrate runs with Azure Machine Learning for centralized experiment management |

| Deployment | L75-L79 | How to deploy Azure Data Science VMs using infrastructure-as-code, including Bicep and ARM templates, parameters, and configuration best practices. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Troubleshoot known issues on Azure DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/reference-known-issues?view=azureml-api-2 |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Migrate DSVM from Ubuntu 18.04 to 20.04 | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/ubuntu-upgrade?view=azureml-api-2 |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Design team analytics environments with DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-enterprise-overview?view=azureml-api-2 |

| Architect shared DSVM pools for analytics teams | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-pools?view=azureml-api-2 |

Security

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Configure common identity for multiple DSVMs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-common-identity?view=azureml-api-2 |

| Secure DSVM credentials with managed identities and Key Vault | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-secure-access-keys?view=azureml-api-2 |

Configuration

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Use preinstalled ML tools on Azure DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tools-data-science?view=azureml-api-2 |

| Check deep learning frameworks on Azure DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tools-deep-learning-frameworks?view=azureml-api-2 |

| Identify development tools available on DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tools-development?view=azureml-api-2 |

| Use data ingestion tools on Azure DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tools-ingestion?view=azureml-api-2 |

| Review programming languages preinstalled on DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tools-languages?view=azureml-api-2 |

| Leverage productivity tools on Azure DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tools-productivity?view=azureml-api-2 |

| Reference tools installed on Ubuntu DSVM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/reference-ubuntu-vm?view=azureml-api-2 |

| Review Azure DSVM release changes and versions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/release-notes?view=azureml-api-2 |

| Review preinstalled tools on Azure DSVM images | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/tools-included?view=azureml-api-2 |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Track DSVM experiments with MLflow and Azure ML | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/how-to-track-experiments?view=azureml-api-2 |

Deployment

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Deploy Azure DSVM using Bicep templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tutorial-bicep?view=azureml-api-2 |

| Deploy Azure DSVM with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/machine-learning/data-science-virtual-machine/dsvm-tutorial-resource-manager?view=azureml-api-2 |

How to use it

Copy the folder

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