Azure Managed Redis Agent Skill

Azure Managed Redis Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Redis. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, 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

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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 | L36-L47 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure Managed Redis issues: connectivity, latency/timeouts, data loss, server resources, client performance, common errors, and using Redis Insight/redis-cli for troubleshooting. |

| Best Practices | L48-L63 | Guidance on client and app design, connections, scaling, memory, performance, Kubernetes hosting, monitoring, failover, and troubleshooting best practices for Azure Managed Redis. |

| Decision Making | L64-L76 | Guidance on choosing Managed Redis vs other tiers, planning capacity and reservations, and selecting/migrating from Basic/Standard/Premium or Redis Enterprise to Azure Managed Redis |

| Architecture & Design Patterns | L77-L81 | Details of Azure Managed Redis internals: cluster architecture, sharding, high availability, persistence, networking, scaling behavior, and how these design choices affect performance and reliability. |

| Security | L82-L92 | Securing Azure Managed Redis: TLS, Entra auth, ACLs, disk encryption, Private Link, security best practices, and applying Azure Policy compliance controls. |

| Configuration | L93-L108 | Configuring Azure Managed Redis instances: settings, modules, persistence, geo-replication, monitoring/metrics/logs, diagnostics, Grafana, migration tooling, and admin via CLI/PowerShell. |

| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L109-L122 | Patterns and code samples for connecting apps (Functions, .NET, Go, Node.js, Python) to Azure Managed Redis, securing with Entra ID, caching/output, keyspace notifications, and data import/export. |

| Deployment | L123-L132 | Guides for deploying Managed Redis, upgrading Redis versions, configuring maintenance windows, and migrating from Basic/Standard/Premium or Redis Enterprise using Azure tools, ARM, and Bicep. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL |

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

| Use Redis Insight and redis-cli with Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-redis-access-data |

| Resolve common Azure Managed Redis management issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/management-faq |

| Diagnose and fix Azure Managed Redis common errors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-troubleshoot-faq |

| Resolve Azure Managed Redis client-side performance issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-client |

| Troubleshoot connectivity issues in Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-connectivity |

| Diagnose and mitigate data loss in Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-data-loss |

| Troubleshoot Azure Managed Redis server resource issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-server |

| Diagnose latency and timeout problems in Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-timeouts |

Best Practices

| Topic | URL |

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

| Apply client library best practices for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-client-libraries |

| Design resilient connections to Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-connection |

| Apply development best practices for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-development |

| Apply best practices for Flash Optimized Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-flash-optimized |

| Host Kubernetes clients for Azure Managed Redis effectively | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-kubernetes |

| Optimize memory management in Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-memory-management |

| Run performance testing for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-performance |

| Apply scaling best practices for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-scale |

| Monitor and manage Azure Managed Redis server load | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-server-load |

| Resolve common Azure Managed Redis development issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/development-faq |

| Handle failover and patching for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/failover |

| Apply patterns and best practices for Azure Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/faq |

Decision Making

| Topic | URL |

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

| Choose migration options to Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-options |

| Plan migration from Basic/Standard/Premium to Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-overview |

| Compare Azure Cache tiers with Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-understand |

| Choose migration options from Redis Enterprise to Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-options |

| Plan migration from Redis Enterprise to Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-overview |

| Understand differences between Redis Enterprise and Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-understand |

| Select an approach to migrate to Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migration-guide |

| Plan Azure Managed Redis deployments and capacity | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/planning-faq |

| Choose and purchase Azure Managed Redis reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/reserved-pricing |

Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL |

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

| Understand Azure Managed Redis architecture internals | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/architecture |

Security

| Topic | URL |

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

| Configure custom Redis ACL permissions in Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/configure-access-permissions |

| Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/entra-for-authentication |

| Configure customer-managed disk encryption for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-encryption |

| Secure Azure Managed Redis with Private Link endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/private-link |

| Apply security best practices to Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/secure-azure-managed-redis |

| Apply Azure Policy compliance controls to Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/security-controls-policy |

| Configure TLS settings for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/tls-configuration |

Configuration

| Topic | URL |

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

| Configure Azure Managed Redis instance settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/configure |

| Configure built-in Grafana dashboards for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/grafana-dashboards |

| Set up active geo-replication for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-active-geo-replication |

| Administer Azure Managed Redis using PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-manage-redis-cache-powershell |

| Configure persistence options for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-persistence |

| Configure Azure migration tooling for Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-with-tooling |

| Configure monitoring and alerts for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-cache |

| Use Azure Managed Redis monitoring metrics and logs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-cache-reference |

| Reference monitoring metrics for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-cache-reference |

| Configure diagnostic settings for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-diagnostic-settings |

| Configure Redis modules on Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-modules |

| Manage Azure Managed Redis via Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/scripts/create-manage-cache |

Integrations & Coding Patterns

| Topic | URL |

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

| Integrate Azure Functions with Azure Redis services using bindings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-bindings-cache |

| Secure ASP.NET Core Web API with Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/aspnet |

| Configure ASP.NET Core output caching with Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/aspnet-core-output-cache-provider |

| Connect .NET apps to Azure Managed Redis with Entra ID | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/dotnet |

| Use Redis keyspace notifications in Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/enable-redis-keyspace-notifications |

| Integrate Go applications with Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/go-get-started |

| Import and export Azure Managed Redis data via Blob | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-import-export-data |

| Use Azure Managed Redis from Node.js TypeScript | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/nodejs-get-started |

| Connect Python applications to Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/python-get-started |

| Implement semantic routing with Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/tutorial-semantic-router |

Deployment

| Topic | URL |

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

| Upgrade Redis versions in Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-upgrade |

| Execute migration from Basic/Standard/Premium to Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-self-service |

| Execute Redis Enterprise to Azure Managed Redis migration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-self-service |

| Use Azure tooling to migrate Redis Enterprise to Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-with-tooling |

| Deploy Azure Managed Redis using ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-cache-arm-provision |

| Deploy Azure Managed Redis with Bicep templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-cache-bicep-provision |

| Configure maintenance windows for Azure Managed Redis updates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/scheduled-maintenance |