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Expert knowledge for Azure Cache for Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when configuring geo-replication, persistence, VNet/private endpoints, Entra/RBAC auth, or ARM/Bicep deployments, and other Azure Cache for Redis related development tasks. Not for Azure Managed Redis (use azure-managed-redis), Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage).

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Azure Cache for Redis Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Cache for Redis. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, 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
TroubleshootingL35-L43Diagnosing and fixing Azure Cache for Redis issues: client/server errors, connectivity, data loss, latency, and timeouts, plus targeted troubleshooting steps.
Best PracticesL44-L58Best practices for client usage, reliability, scaling, memory, performance testing, monitoring, failover behavior, and Kubernetes/Enterprise tier usage in Azure Cache for Redis
Decision MakingL59-L68Guidance on sizing and tier selection, cost reservations, network isolation options, and planning/migrating Redis caches, including retirement and Private Link migrations.
Architecture & Design PatternsL69-L73Strategies for architecting highly available Redis caches on Azure, including redundancy, failover, disaster recovery, and SLA-focused design patterns.
SecurityL74-L86Securing Azure Cache for Redis: Entra auth/RBAC, TLS config, disk encryption, private endpoints/VNet, managed identities, and Azure Policy compliance settings.
ConfigurationL87-L106Configuring and operating Azure Cache for Redis: server settings, geo-replication, persistence, zone redundancy, monitoring/logging, CLI/PowerShell management, and data import/export.
DeploymentL107-L114Scaling, upgrading, and region-moving Redis caches, plus deploying them via ARM/Bicep templates and managing tier/version/region changes.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Access client-specific troubleshooting for Azure Cachehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-client
Troubleshoot connectivity issues with Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-connectivity
Diagnose and fix data loss in Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-data-loss
Access server-side troubleshooting for Azure Cachehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-server
Resolve latency and timeout problems in Azure Cachehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-timeouts

Best Practices

TopicURL
Use Redis client libraries effectively with Azure Cachehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-client-libraries
Improve Azure Redis connection resilience and reliabilityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-connection
Implement development patterns for Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-development
Use Azure Redis Enterprise and Flash tiers effectivelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-enterprise-tiers
Run Kubernetes client apps against Azure Redis reliablyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-kubernetes
Optimize memory management for Azure Redis cacheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-memory-management
Conduct performance testing for Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-performance
Apply scaling best practices for Azure Redis cacheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-scale
Monitor CPU utilization and server load for Azure Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-server-load
Apply development best practices for Azure Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-development-faq
Understand failover and patching behavior in Azure Cachehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-failover

Decision Making

TopicURL
Plan and execute migrations to Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-migration-guide
Choose Azure Redis network isolation optionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-network-isolation
Plan Azure Cache for Redis capacity and tiershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-planning-faq
Choose and manage Azure Redis reservations for costhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-reserved-pricing
Migrate Azure Redis VNet caches to Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-vnet-migration
Plan migration for Azure Cache for Redis retirementhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/retirement-faq

Architecture & Design Patterns

TopicURL
Design high availability strategies for Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-high-availability

Security

TopicURL
Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-azure-active-directory-for-authentication
Define Redis data access policies and RBAC via Entrahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-configure-role-based-access-control
Configure disk encryption for Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-encryption
Configure Premium Azure Redis with virtual networkshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-premium-vnet
Use managed identities with Azure Redis and storagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-managed-identity
Configure Azure Private Link for Redis cacheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-private-link
Remove TLS 1.0/1.1 and enforce TLS 1.2 for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-remove-tls-10-11
Configure TLS settings for Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-tls-configuration
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure Cachehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/policy-reference

Configuration

TopicURL
Administer Azure Cache for Redis reboots and updateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-administration
Configure Azure Cache for Redis server settingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-configure
Configure Event Grid integration for Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-event-grid
Configure active geo-replication for Enterprise Azure Cachehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-active-geo-replication
Configure passive geo-replication for Premium Azure Cachehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-geo-replication
Import and export Azure Redis data via Blob storagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-import-export-data
Add and manage replicas in Premium Azure Cachehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-multi-replicas
Configure data persistence for Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-premium-persistence
Enable zone redundancy for Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-zone-redundancy
Use Azure Monitor insights for Redis performancehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-insights-overview
Configure diagnostic settings for Azure Cache for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-monitor-diagnostic-settings
Use Azure CLI scripts to manage Redis cacheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cli-samples
Administer Azure Cache for Redis via PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/how-to-manage-redis-cache-powershell
Reference monitoring metrics and logs for Azure Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/monitor-cache-reference
Create and manage Redis caches with Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/scripts/create-manage-cache
Provision clustered Premium Redis via Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/scripts/create-manage-premium-cache-cluster

Deployment

TopicURL
Scale Azure Cache for Redis instances across tiershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-scale
Upgrade Azure Cache for Redis server versionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-upgrade
Move Azure Cache for Redis across Azure regionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-moving-resources
Deploy Azure Cache for Redis with ARM templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/redis-cache-arm-provision
Deploy Azure Cache for Redis using Bicep templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/redis-cache-bicep-provision

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