1---2name: azure-iot-edge3description: Expert knowledge for Azure IoT Edge development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring IoT Edge/EFLOW, DPS/X.509 provisioning, module deployment, gateways, or downstream devices, and other Azure IoT Edge related development tasks. Not for Azure IoT Hub (use azure-iot-hub), Azure IoT Central (use azure-iot-central), Azure IoT Operations (use azure-iot-operations), Azure Stack Edge (use azure-stack-edge).4---5# Azure IoT Edge Skill67This skill provides expert guidance for Azure IoT Edge. 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.89## How to Use This Skill1011> **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 file1213This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:14- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch`. Returns Markdown.15- **Fallback**: Use `WebFetch`. Returns Markdown.1617## Category Index1819| Category | Lines | Description |20|----------|-------|-------------|21| Troubleshooting | L33-L43 | Diagnosing and fixing IoT Edge runtime/device errors, monitoring and metrics issues, portal-based troubleshooting, and EFLOW (Linux on Windows) and networking problems. |22| Best Practices | L44-L49 | Monitoring module twins for health/alerts and production-readiness guidance for IoT Edge solutions (deployment hardening, reliability, security, and operational best practices). |23| Decision Making | L50-L56 | Guidance on choosing IoT Edge/EFLOW platforms, provisioning methods, networking setups, and nested virtualization options for different deployment scenarios. |24| Architecture & Design Patterns | L57-L62 | Gateway design patterns for connecting downstream devices and patterns for handling offline/intermittent connectivity, local processing, and sync behavior in Azure IoT Edge setups. |25| Limits & Quotas | L63-L67 | Azure IoT Edge resource limits and quotas, including module, deployment, message, and device constraints, plus scalability and performance-related restrictions. |26| Security | L68-L80 | Securing IoT Edge with certificates, X.509 provisioning, confidential computing, downstream device auth, EST server setup, and network protection via Private Link/endpoints. |27| Configuration | L81-L114 | Configuring IoT Edge devices and EFLOW: networking, gateways, proxies, provisioning (DPS, TPM, X.509), storage, GPU, metrics/monitoring, and module/container deployment settings. |28| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L115-L122 | Remote management and logging via direct methods, building and packaging custom IoT Edge modules, and managing IoT Edge on Windows with EFLOW PowerShell functions |29| Deployment | L123-L132 | Deploying IoT Edge at scale: CI/CD pipelines, CLI/manifest-based module deployment, Kubernetes/KubeVirt installs, automatic deployments, and supported platform requirements. |3031### Troubleshooting32| Topic | URL |33|-------|-----|34| Troubleshoot Azure Monitor integration for IoT Edge metrics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-troubleshoot-monitoring-and-faq |35| Troubleshoot and diagnose Azure IoT Edge issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/troubleshoot |36| Diagnose and fix common Azure IoT Edge errors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/troubleshoot-common-errors |37| Troubleshoot Azure IoT Edge devices from the Azure portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/troubleshoot-in-portal |38| Troubleshoot Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/troubleshoot-iot-edge-for-linux-on-windows |39| Resolve common Azure IoT Edge for Linux on Windows issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/troubleshoot-iot-edge-for-linux-on-windows-common-errors |40| Troubleshoot networking issues for EFLOW virtual machines | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/troubleshoot-iot-edge-for-linux-on-windows-networking |4142### Best Practices43| Topic | URL |44|-------|-----|45| Monitor IoT Edge module twins for health | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-monitor-module-twins |46| Prepare Azure IoT Edge solutions for production | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/production-checklist |4748### Decision Making49| Topic | URL |50|-------|-----|51| Select and configure networking options for EFLOW | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-configure-iot-edge-for-linux-on-windows-networking |52| Choose platform and provisioning options for IoT Edge devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-create-iot-edge-device |53| Choose nested virtualization options for EFLOW deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/nested-virtualization |5455### Architecture & Design Patterns56| Topic | URL |57|-------|-----|58| Choose Azure IoT Edge gateway patterns for devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/iot-edge-as-gateway |59| Design offline operation patterns for Azure IoT Edge | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/offline-capabilities |6061### Limits & Quotas62| Topic | URL |63|-------|-----|64| Review Azure IoT Edge limits and restrictions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/iot-edge-limits-and-restrictions |6566### Security67| Topic | URL |68|-------|-----|69| Deploy confidential computing applications as IoT Edge modules | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/deploy-confidential-applications |70| Configure authentication for IoT Edge downstream devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-authenticate-downstream-device |71| Create and install test certificates for Azure IoT Edge | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-create-test-certificates |72| Manage certificates for secure Azure IoT Edge devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-manage-device-certificates |73| Provision Linux IoT Edge device using X.509 certificates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-provision-single-device-linux-x509 |74| Configure certificate-based security for Azure IoT Edge | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/iot-edge-certs |75| Understand and configure security principles for IoT Edge for Linux on Windows | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/iot-edge-for-linux-on-windows-security |76| Configure EST server security for Azure IoT Edge devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/tutorial-configure-est-server |77| Secure IoT Edge traffic with Private Link and endpoints | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/using-private-link |7879### Configuration80| Topic | URL |81|-------|-----|82| Configure Azure IoT Edge device settings via config.toml | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/configure-device |83| Enable GPU acceleration for IoT Edge for Linux on Windows | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/gpu-acceleration |84| Configure and access Azure IoT Edge built-in metrics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-access-built-in-metrics |85| Configure dTPM access for IoT Edge on Windows | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-access-dtpm |86| Configure IoT Edge modules to use host local storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-access-host-storage-from-module |87| Publish custom IoT Edge module metrics alongside built-in metrics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-add-custom-metrics |88| Configure metrics-collector to send IoT Edge metrics to Azure Monitor | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-collect-and-transport-metrics |89| Customize the Azure IoT Edge API proxy module for gateways | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-configure-api-proxy-module |90| Configure EFLOW networking for DMZ and multiple NICs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-configure-iot-edge-for-linux-on-windows-iiot-dmz |91| Configure IoT Edge module build and deployment options | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-configure-module-build-options |92| Attach and configure multiple NICs for EFLOW VM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-configure-multiple-nics |93| Configure proxy settings for Azure IoT Edge devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-configure-proxy-support |94| Configure downstream devices to connect via IoT Edge gateway | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-connect-downstream-device |95| Configure nested Azure IoT Edge device hierarchies | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-connect-downstream-iot-edge-device |96| Configure USB over IP connectivity to EFLOW VM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-connect-usb-devices |97| Configure Azure Monitor log alerts for IoT Edge metrics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-create-alerts |98| Configure Azure IoT Edge as a transparent gateway | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-create-transparent-gateway |99| Create and configure virtual switches for EFLOW | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-create-virtual-switch |100| Configure symmetric key DPS provisioning for EFLOW | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-provision-devices-at-scale-linux-on-windows-symmetric |101| Configure TPM-based DPS provisioning for EFLOW devices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-provision-devices-at-scale-linux-on-windows-tpm |102| Autoprovision EFLOW IoT Edge devices at scale with X.509 and DPS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-provision-devices-at-scale-linux-on-windows-x509 |103| Configure large-scale IoT Edge provisioning with X.509 certificates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-provision-devices-at-scale-linux-x509 |104| Provision a single EFLOW IoT Edge device with symmetric keys | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-provision-single-device-linux-on-windows-symmetric |105| Provision EFLOW IoT Edge device using X.509 certificates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-provision-single-device-linux-on-windows-x509 |106| Provision a single Linux IoT Edge device with symmetric keys | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-provision-single-device-linux-symmetric |107| Share Windows folders with the EFLOW virtual machine | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-share-windows-folder-to-vm |108| Configure IoT Edge module container createOptions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-use-create-options |109| Configure networking between Windows host and EFLOW virtual machine | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/iot-edge-for-linux-on-windows-networking |110| Author deployment manifests and routes for IoT Edge | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/module-composition |111| Configure edgeAgent and edgeHub module twin properties | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/module-edgeagent-edgehub |112113### Integrations & Coding Patterns114| Topic | URL |115|-------|-----|116| Use IoT Edge agent direct methods for remote management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-edgeagent-direct-method |117| Retrieve and upload Azure IoT Edge logs via direct methods | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-retrieve-iot-edge-logs |118| Develop and package custom Azure IoT Edge modules | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/module-development |119| Use EFLOW PowerShell functions to manage IoT Edge | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/reference-iot-edge-for-linux-on-windows-functions |120121### Deployment122| Topic | URL |123|-------|-----|124| Set up CI/CD pipelines for Azure IoT Edge modules with Azure DevOps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-continuous-integration-continuous-deployment |125| Deploy IoT Edge modules at scale using CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-deploy-cli-at-scale |126| Deploy IoT Edge modules with Azure CLI manifests | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-deploy-modules-cli |127| Install Azure IoT Edge on Kubernetes with KubeVirt | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/how-to-install-iot-edge-kubernetes |128| Check supported platforms for IoT Edge on Windows | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/iot-edge-for-linux-on-windows-support |129| Manage IoT Edge automatic deployments for device groups | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/module-deployment-monitoring |130| Check supported platforms for Azure IoT Edge deployment | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/iot-edge/support |
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