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Plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot multi-rack (rack scale) deployments of Azure Local — preintegrated racks scaling to hundreds of machines, built on Network Fabric…
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npx skills add microsoft/azure-skills --skill azure-local-multi-racknpx skills add microsoft/azure-skills/plugin marketplace add microsoft/azure-skillsThe first command installs just this skill, by the name in its SKILL.md; the second installs the whole repository.
Multi-rack is in preview — say so, and confirm availability from the docs before committing to a design.
| Property | Value |
|---|---|
| Best for | Rack-scale Azure Local: 100+ machines, preintegrated racks, SAN, managed fabric |
| Scale | Minimum four racks — one aggregation rack plus three or more compute racks |
| Providers | Microsoft.NetworkCloud, Microsoft.ManagedNetworkFabric, Microsoft.AzureStackHCI |
| CLI | az networkcloud, az networkfabric, az stack-hci-vm |
| Related skill | azure-local for standard 1-16 node and rack-aware deployments |
Use when the deployment is multi-rack / rack scale: preintegrated racks, an aggregation rack, a Network Fabric Controller, a Cluster Manager, SAN storage, or the networkcloud / managednetworkfabric CLI extensions.
Do not use for standard Azure Local (1-16 node hyperconverged, up to 64 disaggregated) or rack-aware clusters — hand off to the azure-local skill. If the scale is unclear, ask first: the two have separate, non-interchangeable procedures for the same-sounding tasks (logical networks, VM creation, NSGs).
No dedicated MCP namespace. Use generic Azure MCP tools: mcp_azure_mcp_extension_cli_generate (confirm networkcloud/networkfabric extensions first), mcp_azure_mcp_monitor (needs Log Analytics), mcp_azure_mcp_resourcehealth (partial; not fabric or SAN health), mcp_azure_mcp_documentation (multi-rack articles only — standard Azure Local pages do not apply).
Details: cli-and-prereqs (opens in a new tab).
Read the matched workflow first and use docs-map (opens in a new tab). Start read-only. Ask before fabric changes, isolation domain edits, VM power/delete operations, or anything touching the aggregation rack or SAN.
| Scenario | Remediation |
|---|---|
| Scale unknown | Ask whether the deployment is multi-rack or standard before recommending procedures. |
| Standard Azure Local detected | Hand off to the azure-local skill; multi-rack procedures do not apply. |
| Missing CLI extension | Install per cli-and-prereqs (opens in a new tab) before running commands. |
| Risky fabric or SAN change | Stop and follow safety-rules (opens in a new tab). |
| Doc URL 404/redirect | Search Learn for the title, scoped to multi-rack deployments of Azure Local. |
Plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot multi-rack (rack scale) deployments of Azure Local — preintegrated racks scaling to hundreds of machines, built on Network Fabric Controller, Cluster Manager, SAN storage, and managed network fabric. Use for the Microsoft.NetworkCloud and Microsoft.ManagedNetworkFabric control plane. NOT for standard 1-16 node Azure Local, and NOT for rack-aware clusters (two racks as availability zones, up to 8 nodes, synchronous replication) — those are standard scale. WHEN: multi-rack, rack scale Azure Local, aggregation rack, compute rack, Network Fabric Controller, NFC, Cluster Manager, network fabric, isolation domain, az networkcloud, az networkfabric, multi-rack logical network, multi-rack Arc VM.
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