microsoftdocs/azure-import-export
Expert knowledge for Azure Import Export development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, and security. Use when setting CMK via Key Vault, checking drive limits, validating prerequisites, or debugging Import/Export job failures, and other Azure Import Export related development tasks. Not for Azure Data Box (use azure-data-box-family), Azure Blob Storage (use azure-blob-storage), Azure Files (use azure-files).
npx skills add https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/Agent-Skills --skill azure-import-exportThis skill provides expert guidance for Azure Import Export. Covers troubleshooting, limits & quotas, and security. 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), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., security.md), use read_file on the linked reference file
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This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:
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 | L31-L38 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure Import/Export job failures, reading Import/Export logs, and repairing failed v1 import/export jobs and copy issues. |
| Limits & Quotas | L39-L44 | Hardware/software prerequisites for Import/Export jobs and FAQs on service limits, supported drive counts/sizes, behaviors, and constraints when importing or exporting data. |
| Security | L45-L48 | Configuring customer-managed encryption keys (CMK) for Azure Import/Export jobs, including key setup, permissions, and using Azure Key Vault for data-at-rest security. |
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Handle and repair failed Azure Export jobs (v1 tool) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/import-export/storage-import-export-tool-repairing-an-export-job-v1 |
| Handle and repair failed Azure Import jobs (v1 tool) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/import-export/storage-import-export-tool-repairing-an-import-job-v1 |
| Use Import/Export logs to diagnose copy issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/import-export/storage-import-export-tool-reviewing-job-status-v1 |
| Troubleshoot common Azure Import/Export job failures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/import-export/storage-import-export-tool-troubleshooting-v1 |
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Check Azure Import/Export hardware and software requirements | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/import-export/storage-import-export-requirements |
| Azure Import/Export service limits and behaviors FAQ | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/import-export/storage-import-export-service-faq |
| Topic | URL |
|-------|-----|
| Configure customer-managed encryption keys for Azure Import/Export | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/import-export/storage-import-export-encryption-key-portal |
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