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Expert knowledge for Azure Batch development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Batch pools/jobs, autoscale, private networking, quotas, or HPC/rendering workloads, and other Azure Batch related development tasks. Not for Azure Container Instances (use azure-container-instances), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service), Azure Functions (use azure-functions), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).

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Azure Batch Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Batch. 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.

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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](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file

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Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L43Diagnosing and resolving Azure Batch job, task, pool, and node failures, including common error patterns, prevention strategies, and recovery/handling techniques.
Best PracticesL44-L54Guidance on optimizing Azure Batch workloads: efficient queries, job/task setup, concurrency, rendering and financial workloads, security, and scaling jobs with many tasks.
Decision MakingL55-L68Guidance on choosing VM sizes, images, disks, Spot/GPU usage, capacity and quotas, cost planning, and migration strategies for Azure Batch pools and large-scale simulations.
Architecture & Design PatternsL69-L74Architectural guidance for burst rendering with Azure Batch, including choosing batch/topology patterns and designing storage, caching, and data movement for large render workloads.
Limits & QuotasL75-L81Planning Batch capacity, understanding service limits/quotas, managing quotas via .NET, and using metrics/logs to monitor and stay within Azure Batch limits.
SecurityL82-L99Securing Batch accounts and pools: identity/auth (Entra ID, managed identities, RBAC), keys and encryption, private endpoints/network access, and Azure Policy-based governance.
ConfigurationL100-L136Configuring Azure Batch pools, tasks, networking, monitoring, autoscale, events/logs, OS/cert rotation, security, containers, disks, and node communication behavior.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL137-L153Patterns and code samples for integrating Azure Batch with CLI, SDKs, containers, MPI, storage/file mounts, Key Vault, telemetry, and automating jobs/tasks across languages.
DeploymentL154-L158Guides for moving Azure Batch accounts across regions with ARM templates and setting up CI/CD pipelines for Batch HPC workloads using Azure Pipelines.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Diagnose and handle Azure Batch job and task errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-job-task-error-checking
Diagnose and avoid Azure Batch pool and node errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-node-error-checking
Diagnose and handle Azure Batch task errorshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/error-handling

Best Practices

TopicURL
Design efficient Azure Batch list querieshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-efficient-list-queries
Use job preparation and release tasks in Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-job-prep-release
Run concurrent tasks on Azure Batch nodeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-parallel-node-tasks
Use Azure Batch capabilities for rendering workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-rendering-functionality
Apply product-specific best practices for Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/best-practices
Optimize Azure Batch jobs with large task countshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/large-number-tasks
Package financial models in Batch containershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/tutorials/financial-risk-simulations/package-models-with-containers

Decision Making

TopicURL
Migrate Batch custom image pools to Compute Galleryhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-custom-image-pools-to-azure-compute-gallery-migration-guide
Choose and migrate custom images for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-custom-images
Choose compute-intensive VM sizes for Azure Batch workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-compute-intensive-sizes
Select optimal VM sizes and images for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-vm-sizes
Plan and migrate Azure Batch pools to new node communication modelhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pools-to-simplified-compute-node-communication-model-migration-guide
Decide when to use ephemeral OS disks in Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/create-pool-ephemeral-os-disk
Plan and manage Azure Batch workload costshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/plan-to-manage-costs
Plan end-to-end Azure Batch risk simulationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/tutorials/financial-risk-simulations/
Decide when to use GPU pools in Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/tutorials/financial-risk-simulations/evaluate-gpu-acceleration
Plan Azure Batch financial simulation runshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/tutorials/financial-risk-simulations/plan-a-run

Architecture & Design Patterns

TopicURL
Choose Azure architectures for cloud rendering bursthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-rendering-architectures
Design storage and data movement for Azure Batch renderinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-rendering-storage-data-movement

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
Plan Azure Batch capacity and quotas effectivelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-capacity-planning
Manage Azure Batch accounts and quotas with .NEThttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-management-dotnet
Review Azure Batch service quotas and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-quota-limit

Security

TopicURL
Rotate Azure Batch account shared keys securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/account-key-rotation
Authenticate Azure Batch apps with Entra IDhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-aad-auth
Secure Azure Batch Management with Entra IDhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-aad-auth-management
Encrypt Azure Batch data with customer-managed keyshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-customer-managed-key
Configure Azure RBAC roles for Azure Batch accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-role-based-access-control
Enable disk encryption for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/disk-encryption
Manage Azure Batch private endpoint connections securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/manage-private-endpoint-connections
Configure user-assigned managed identities for Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/managed-identity-pools
Configure Azure Batch with network security perimetershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/network-security-perimeter
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure Batch governancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/policy-reference
Configure Azure Batch private endpoints with Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/private-connectivity
Configure public network access for Azure Batch accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/public-network-access
Apply security best practices for Azure Batch accountshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/security-best-practices
Apply Azure Policy compliance controls to Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/security-controls-policy

Configuration

TopicURL
Enable automatic certificate rotation in Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/automatic-certificate-rotation
Reference events and alerts for Azure Batch Analyticshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-analytics
Configure autoscale formulas for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-automatic-scaling
Use Azure Batch task runtime environment variableshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-compute-node-environment-variables
Configure task-level container isolation in Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-container-isolation-task
Configure and use NVMe temporary disks on Azure Batch nodeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-nvme-temporary
Interpret Azure Batch pool autoscale event payloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-autoscale-event
Understand Azure Batch pool create diagnostic event schemahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-create-event
Understand Azure Batch pool delete complete diagnostic eventhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-delete-complete-event
Understand Azure Batch pool delete start diagnostic eventhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-delete-start-event
Understand Azure Batch pool resize complete diagnostic eventhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-resize-complete-event
Understand Azure Batch pool resize start diagnostic eventhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-resize-start-event
Update configuration properties for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-pool-update-properties
Use Azure Batch special task event schemashttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-special-task-event
Analyze Azure Batch task complete event detailshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-complete-event
Handle Azure Batch task fail event logshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-fail-event
Understand Azure Batch task requeue event payloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-requeue-event
Interpret Azure Batch task schedule fail eventshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-schedule-fail-event
Use Azure Batch task start event schemahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-start-event
Configure Auto OS Upgrade for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-upgrade-policy
Configure Azure Batch task user accounts securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-user-accounts
Configure Azure Batch pools in virtual networkshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-virtual-network
Configure Azure Batch pools across availability zoneshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/create-pool-availability-zones
Configure and monitor Azure Batch pool extensionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/create-pool-extensions
Create Azure Batch pools with static public IP addresseshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/create-pool-public-ip
Configure Azure Batch pool tag to disable hyper-threadinghttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/how-to-disable-hyper-threading-using-pool-tag
Configure and use monitoring for Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/monitor-batch
Configure Azure Monitor Agent on Batch pool nodeshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/monitor-batch-pool-nodes
Reference monitoring metrics and logs for Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/monitor-batch-reference
Configure external node endpoints for Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/pool-endpoint-configuration
Configure and use Azure Batch task resource fileshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/resource-files
Configure simplified compute node communication in Azure Batchhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/simplified-compute-node-communication
Create Azure Batch pools without public IP addresseshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/simplified-node-communication-pool-no-public-ip

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Manage Azure Batch with Azure CLI commandshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-cli-get-started
Run containerized workloads on Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-docker-container-workloads
Use Azure Batch task and node count APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-get-resource-counts
Build Azure Batch clients with JavaScript SDKhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-js-get-started
Use Azure Batch Python and .NET clients for Linux poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-linux-nodes
Run MPI workloads with Azure Batch multi-instance taskshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-mpi
Use .NET File Conventions to store Batch outputhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-output-file-conventions
Persist Azure Batch task output via service APIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-task-output-files
Access Azure Key Vault from Batch pools using managed identityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/credential-access-key-vault
Instrument Azure Batch apps with Application Insightshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/monitor-application-insights
Mount Azure Files shares on Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/pool-file-shares
Automate Azure Batch risk runs with .NEThttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/tutorials/financial-risk-simulations/automate-with-dotnet
Mount external file systems on Azure Batch poolshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/virtual-file-mount

Deployment

TopicURL
Move Azure Batch accounts between regions with ARMhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/account-move
Implement CI/CD for Azure Batch HPC with Azure Pipelineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/batch/batch-ci-cd

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