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Expert knowledge for Azure VMware Solution development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when designing AVS networking/vSAN, HCX migrations, Horizon/VDI, JetStream DR, or AVS–Azure service integrations, and other Azure VMware Solution related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines), Azure Red Hat OpenShift (use azure-redhat-openshift), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service).

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Azure VMware Solution Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure VMware Solution. 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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Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL37-L44Diagnosing and fixing AVS issues: deployment failures, known platform problems, DR/replication errors for VMs, and troubleshooting AVS Run Command execution.
Best PracticesL45-L50Guidance on securing and safely operating AVS private clouds, plus tuning NSX/HCX scale and performance for efficient, reliable VMware workload migrations.
Decision MakingL51-L63Guidance on choosing AVS APIs, backup and storage options, licensing (SQL/Windows/VCF), migrations (VMs, private clouds, regions), and purchasing Azure VMware reserved instances.
Architecture & Design PatternsL64-L76Network, storage, and private cloud design for AVS: hub-spoke patterns, vSAN/stretched clusters, Horizon and GitHub Enterprise sizing, Cloud Director networking, and Gen 2 architecture.
Limits & QuotasL77-L88Host, cluster, and routing limits for AVS; vSAN ESA settings; required ports; and how to request quota, deploy, and scale private clouds within platform constraints
SecurityL89-L106Securing AVS: identity/access control, Defender for Cloud, vSAN encryption, vCenter/NSX identity, VM trusted launch, network/IP security, ESU, credentials, licensing rules, and best practices.
ConfigurationL107-L145Configuring AVS infrastructure: networking, DNS/DHCP, storage/datastores, backup, monitoring/alerts, HCX/Cloud Director, Arc/Run Command, and performance/placement policies.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL146-L159Guides for integrating AVS with Azure services (storage, backup, monitoring, networking, HCX), configuring datastores, VPN/Virtual WAN, syslog flows, and performance/VMware Tools automation.
DeploymentL160-L170Guides for planning and deploying AVS for production, including Horizon/Citrix VDI, JetStream DR, VMware Cloud Director, and migrating SQL (Always On, FCI, standalone) to Azure VMware Solution.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Resolve known issues in Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/azure-vmware-solution-known-issues
Resolve disaster recovery issues for AVS virtual machineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/ecosystem-disaster-recovery-vms
Troubleshoot Azure VMware Solution deployment failureshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/fix-deployment-failures
Troubleshoot Azure VMware Solution Run Commandshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/troubleshoot-run-command

Best Practices

TopicURL
Optimize NSX performance for HCX migrations in Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/azure-vmware-solution-nsx-scale-and-performance-recommendations-for-vmware-hcx
Optimize NSX scale and performance for HCX migrations in Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/vmware-hcx-mon-guidance

Decision Making

TopicURL
Choose API Management SKUs for Azure VMware workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-identity
Select backup solutions for Azure VMware Solution VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/ecosystem-back-up-vms
Choose external storage options for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/ecosystem-external-storage-solutions
Evaluate migration solutions for AVS virtual machineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/ecosystem-migration-vms
Plan for Azure VMware license-included retirement and VCF BYOLhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/license-included-service-retirement
Choose and Apply Licensing for SQL and Windows on AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/license-sql-windows-in-avs
Plan and execute workload migration between AVS private cloudshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/migrate-between-private-clouds
Plan and migrate Azure VMware Solution across regionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/move-azure-vmware-solution-across-regions
Decide and purchase Azure VMware reserved instanceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/reserved-instance

Architecture & Design Patterns

TopicURL
Integrate Azure VMware Solution into hub-spoke networkshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-api-management
Apply network design patterns for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-design-public-internet-access
Design hub-and-spoke integration for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-hub-and-spoke
Plan storage architecture for Azure VMware Solution private cloudshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-networking
Design Azure VMware Solution vSAN stretched clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-private-clouds
Design storage architecture for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-storage
Size and configure GitHub Enterprise Server on AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-github-enterprise-server
Design networking for VMware Cloud Director on AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-vmware-vcd-with-azure-network
Design Azure VMware Solution Gen 2 private cloudshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-network-design-consideration

Limits & Quotas

TopicURL
Use Azure VMware Solution network planning checklist and port requirementshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-site-to-site-vpn-gateway
Configure vSAN ESA host and cluster settings in AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-vsan-esa
Understand Azure VMware Solution host and cluster limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/introduction
Understand AVS Gen 2 routing architecture and limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-network-routing-architecture
Request and manage Azure VMware host quotahttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/request-host-quota-azure-vmware-solution
Deploy Azure VMware Solution private cloud with host limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/tutorial-create-private-cloud
Deploy an Azure VMware Solution private cloud with host and cluster limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/tutorial-network-checklist
Scale Azure VMware Solution private cloud within platform limitshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/tutorial-scale-private-cloud

Security

TopicURL
Configure identity and access for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-stretched-clusters
Integrate Microsoft Defender for Cloud with Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/azure-security-integration
Configure customer-managed key encryption for AVS vSANhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-customer-managed-keys
Configure external LDAP identity source for NSX on AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-external-identity-source-nsx-t
Configure external identity sources for Azure VMware vCenterhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-identity-source-vcenter
Configure Trusted Launch and vTPM for Azure VMware VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-virtual-trusted-platform-module
Enable NSX Edge public IPs and internet access in AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-public-ip-nsx-edge
Configure Extended Security Updates in Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/extended-security-updates-windows-sql-server
Re-enable Azure VMware Solution Gen2 service principalhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-first-party-principle-security
Manually configure AVS Gen 2 role assignmentshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-role-assignment
Apply portable VCF licensing rules on Azure VMwarehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/portable-vcf-licensing-reference
Protect AVS web apps with Azure Application Gatewayhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/protect-azure-vmware-solution-with-application-gateway
Rotate vCenter and NSX cloud admin credentials securelyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/rotate-cloudadmin-credentials
Apply security best practices to Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/security-recommendations

Configuration

TopicURL
Configure guest management and extensions on Arc-enabled VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/arc-enable-guest-management
Enable and configure Managed SNAT for Azure VMware workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-migrate
Configure networking and interconnectivity for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/architecture-network-design-considerations
Configure Azure NetApp Files NFS datastores for AVS hostshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/attach-azure-netapp-files-to-azure-vmware-solution-hosts
Configure Cloud Backup policies for AVS datastores and VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/backup-azure-netapp-files-datastores-vms
Back up AVS VMware virtual machines with Azure Backup Serverhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/backup-azure-vmware-solution-virtual-machines
Configure alerts and metrics monitoring for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-alerts-for-azure-vmware-solution
Create Azure Monitor resource health alerts for AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-azure-monitor-for-resource-health-for-azure-vmware-solution
Configure Azure VMware Solution performance and health metricshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-azure-vmware-solution-metrics
Manage AVS datastores and VMDKs with Cloud Backuphttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-cloud-backup-virtual-machine
Configure DHCP options for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-dhcp-azure-vmware-solution
Configure HCX network extension high availability for AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-hcx-network-extension-high-availability
Enable IPv6 Layer 3 forwarding in Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-ipv6-layer-3-forwarding
Configure DNS forwarders and private DNS for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-l2-stretched-vmware-hcx-networks
Set up port mirroring for Azure VMware Solution network traffichttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-nsx-network-components-azure-portal
Configure Pure Cloud Block Store with Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-pure-cloud-block-store
Configure vSAN storage policies for AVS virtual machineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-storage-policy
Configure VMware Cloud Director Service on Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-vmware-cloud-director-service-azure-vmware-solution
Configure diagnostic settings to collect VMware syslogs from AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-vmware-syslogs
Configure VMware vSAN settings in Azure VMware Solution clustershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-vsan
Configure Windows Server Failover Cluster on Azure VMware vSANhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-windows-server-failover-cluster
Configure VM placement policies in Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/create-placement-policy
Configure VMware Cloud Director Availability on Azure VMwarehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/deploy-vmware-cloud-director-availability-in-azure-vmware-solution
Configure Elastic SAN datastores on Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/elastic-san-datastore-support-service-endpoints
Configure Managed SNAT for Azure VMware workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-managed-snat-for-workloads
Configure Azure Hybrid Benefit Unlimited Virtualization for SQL on AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-sql-azure-hybrid-benefit
Enable VMware Cloud Director on Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-vmware-vcd-with-azure
Manage Arc resource bridge and credentials for Azure VMwarehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/manage-arc-enabled-azure-vmware-solution
Configure automatic peering sync for AVS Gen 2 networkshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-auto-peering-sync
Configure networking between Azure VMware Gen1 and Gen2 cloudshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-connect-private-cloud-previous-edition
Configure DNS forward lookup zones for Azure VMware Gen2https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/native-dns-forward-lookup-zone
Execute VMware HCX Run Commands in AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/use-hcx-run-commands
Configure AVS storage policies with New-AVSStoragePolicyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/use-new-avsstoragepolicy-run-command
Configure vCenter login banner via AVS Run Commandhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/use-vcenter-login-banner-run-command
Configure VMware Aria Operations for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/vrealize-operations-for-azure-vmware-solution

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Configure Azure Elastic SAN as AVS iSCSI datastorehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-azure-elastic-san
Integrate Everpure Cloud Azure Native with AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-azure-native-pure-storage-cloud
Configure site-to-site VPN with Azure Virtual WAN for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/configure-port-mirroring-azure-vmware-solution
Enable HCX internet access for Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-hcx-access-over-internet
Install Cloud Backup plug-in for Azure VMware VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/install-cloud-backup-virtual-machines
Integrate Azure Native Monitoring and Protection with AVS VMshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/integrate-azure-native-services
Send AVS VMware syslogs via Azure Logic Appshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/logs-via-logic-app
Use Azure NetApp Files shares with AVS virtual machineshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/netapp-files-with-azure-vmware-solution
Collect esxtop performance data with AVS Run Commandhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/run-command-esxtop
Configure Set-ToolsRepo run command for VMware Tools in AVShttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/use-set-toolsrepo-run-command

Deployment

TopicURL
Deploy Citrix Virtual Apps and Desktops on Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/azure-vmware-solution-citrix
Deploy VMware Horizon on Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/azure-vmware-solution-horizon
Deploy JetStream DR for Azure VMware Solution and on-premises workloadshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/deploy-disaster-recovery-using-jetstream
Enable VMware Cloud Director service with Azure VMware Solutionhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/enable-vmware-cds-with-azure
Migrate SQL Always On groups to Azure VMwarehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/migrate-sql-server-always-on-availability-group
Migrate SQL Server failover cluster to Azure VMwarehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/migrate-sql-server-failover-cluster
Migrate standalone SQL Server to Azure VMwarehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/migrate-sql-server-standalone-cluster
Plan production-ready Azure VMware Solution deploymenthttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-vmware/plan-private-cloud-deployment

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