1---2name: azure-traffic-manager3description: Expert knowledge for Azure Traffic Manager development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring profiles/endpoints, routing methods, RUM scripts, nested profiles, or Traffic View analytics, and other Azure Traffic Manager related development tasks. Not for Azure Front Door (use azure-front-door), Azure Load Balancer (use azure-load-balancer), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan).4---5# Azure Traffic Manager Skill67This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Traffic Manager. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. 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 | L31-L35 | Testing Traffic Manager routing behavior, verifying endpoint health, and diagnosing/fixing degraded profiles, misconfigurations, and routing issues. |22| Best Practices | L36-L40 | Guidance on optimizing Traffic Manager profiles, endpoint configuration, monitoring, and routing settings for high performance, reliability, and low-latency global traffic distribution |23| Decision Making | L41-L46 | Guidance on choosing the right Traffic Manager routing method and using Traffic View analytics to optimize routing decisions and traffic distribution |24| Architecture & Design Patterns | L47-L54 | Architectural patterns for combining Traffic Manager with other Azure load balancers, nested profiles, App Service integration, and Traffic Manager + Application Gateway designs. |25| Security | L55-L59 | Best practices for securely configuring Traffic Manager profiles, endpoints, access controls, and monitoring to protect traffic routing and DNS-based load balancing. |26| Configuration | L60-L81 | Configuring Traffic Manager profiles, endpoints, routing methods (weighted, geographic, subnet, multivalue), DNS/IPv6, monitoring/logs, and using ARM, Bicep, Terraform, CLI, and PowerShell. |27| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L82-L86 | Using Traffic Manager Real User Measurements (RUM) in apps and web pages, including integrating with Visual Studio App Center and adding the RUM JavaScript to collect user latency data. |2829### Troubleshooting30| Topic | URL |31|-------|-----|32| Verify and test Azure Traffic Manager routing configuration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-testing-settings |3334### Best Practices35| Topic | URL |36|-------|-----|37| Apply performance best practices for Azure Traffic Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-performance-considerations |3839### Decision Making40| Topic | URL |41|-------|-----|42| Choose appropriate Azure Traffic Manager routing methods | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-routing-methods |43| Use Traffic View insights for Traffic Manager optimization | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-traffic-view-overview |4445### Architecture & Design Patterns46| Topic | URL |47|-------|-----|48| Design solutions using Azure load-balancing portfolio | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-load-balancing-azure |49| Design nested Traffic Manager profile architectures | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-nested-profiles |50| Integrate Azure App Service with Traffic Manager routing | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-use-azure-app-service |51| Architect solutions combining Traffic Manager and Application Gateway | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-use-with-application-gateway |5253### Security54| Topic | URL |55|-------|-----|56| Secure configuration practices for Azure Traffic Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/secure-traffic-manager |5758### Configuration59| Topic | URL |60|-------|-----|61| Define nested Multivalue routing with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/configure-multivalue-routing-method-template |62| Configure DNS record types and IPv6 in Traffic Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/dns-record-types |63| Add external endpoints to Traffic Manager via ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/how-to-add-endpoint-existing-profile-template |64| Define Traffic Manager profiles using Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/quickstart-create-traffic-manager-profile-bicep |65| Configure Traffic Manager profiles with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/quickstart-create-traffic-manager-profile-template |66| Provision Traffic Manager profiles using Terraform | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/quickstart-create-traffic-manager-profile-terraform |67| Configure MultiValue routing profiles in Traffic Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-configure-multivalue-routing-method |68| Configure subnet-based routing rules in Traffic Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-configure-subnet-routing-method |69| Enable and use Traffic Manager diagnostic resource logs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-diagnostic-logs |70| Configure geographic routing regions for Traffic Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-geographic-regions |71| Manage Traffic Manager endpoints across regions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-manage-endpoints |72| Create and manage Azure Traffic Manager profiles | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-manage-profiles |73| Use Traffic Manager metrics and alerts for monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-metrics-alerts |74| Configure endpoint monitoring and health checks in Traffic Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-monitoring |75| Manage Azure Traffic Manager with PowerShell (ARM) | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-powershell-arm |76| Configure Traffic Manager subnet override via Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-subnet-override-cli |77| Configure Traffic Manager subnet override via PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-subnet-override-powershell |78| Configure weighted endpoint routing in Traffic Manager | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/tutorial-traffic-manager-weighted-endpoint-routing |7980### Integrations & Coding Patterns81| Topic | URL |82|-------|-----|83| Integrate Visual Studio App Center apps with Traffic Manager RUM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-create-rum-visual-studio |84| Instrument web pages for Traffic Manager Real User Measurements | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/traffic-manager/traffic-manager-create-rum-web-pages |
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