# Azure Elastic San > Azure Elastic SAN Skill - Skill: `comeonoliver/azure-elastic-san` (Agent Skill) - Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add comeonoliver/azure-elastic-san` - Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/comeonoliver/azure-elastic-san/raw - Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS) - Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex - Category: DevOps & Infra - Author: ComeOnOliver (https://skillmd.com/u/comeonoliver) - Updated: 2026-09-21 - Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/comeonoliver/azure-elastic-san --- # Azure Elastic SAN Skill This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Elastic SAN. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities. ## How to Use This Skill > **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 > **IMPORTANT for Agent**: If `metadata.generated_at` is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If `mcp_microsoftdocs` tools are not available, suggest the user install it: [Installation Guide](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md) This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content: - **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown. - **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown. ## Category Index | Category | Lines | Description | |----------|-------|-------------| | Troubleshooting | L36-L40 | Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Elastic SAN issues, including provisioning failures, connectivity/IO errors, performance problems, and typical error codes/logs. | | Best Practices | L41-L47 | Performance tuning and backup guidance for Elastic SAN: IOPS/throughput best practices, AVS datastore optimization, and using snapshots for backup and recovery. | | Decision Making | L48-L53 | Guidance on sizing and configuring Elastic SAN (performance, capacity, architecture) and deciding how to integrate it with AKS workloads and storage patterns. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L54-L58 | Patterns for running clustered apps (SQL, Failover Cluster, etc.) on Azure Elastic SAN, including shared volume setup, fencing, failover behavior, and high-availability design. | | Limits & Quotas | L59-L64 | Performance and scale limits for Elastic SAN: max volumes, capacity, IOPS/throughput per volume/volume group/SAN, and how VM size and workload affect achievable performance. | | Security | L65-L74 | Encrypting Elastic SAN with customer-managed keys and securing access via private endpoints, service endpoints, and other network security configurations for volumes. | | Configuration | L75-L81 | Managing Elastic SAN lifecycle: safely deleting and resizing SANs/volumes, and using monitoring metrics to track performance, capacity, and health. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L82-L88 | How to script volume creation and connect Elastic SAN volumes to Linux, Windows, and AKS via iSCSI CSI, including client configuration and integration patterns. | ### Troubleshooting | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Troubleshoot common Azure Elastic SAN issues and errors | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-troubleshoot | ### Best Practices | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Apply Azure Elastic SAN performance best practices | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-best-practices | | Optimize Elastic SAN datastore performance on AVS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-performance-on-azure-vmware-solutions | | Use Azure Elastic SAN snapshots for backup and recovery | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-snapshots | ### Decision Making | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Choose how to use Azure Elastic SAN with AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-aks-options | | Plan Azure Elastic SAN capacity and configuration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-planning | ### Architecture & Design Patterns | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Use clustered applications with shared Azure Elastic SAN volumes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-shared-volumes | ### Limits & Quotas | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Understand Azure Elastic SAN and VM performance limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-performance | | Azure Elastic SAN scalability, IOPS, and throughput limits | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-scale-targets | ### Security | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Configure customer-managed keys for Azure Elastic SAN | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-configure-customer-managed-keys | | Configure private endpoints for Azure Elastic SAN volume groups | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-configure-private-endpoints | | Configure service endpoints for Azure Elastic SAN access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-configure-service-endpoints | | Manage customer-managed encryption keys for Azure Elastic SAN | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-encryption-manage-customer-keys | | Choose encryption options for Azure Elastic SAN | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-encryption-overview | | Configure secure networking for Azure Elastic SAN volumes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-networking | ### Configuration | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Delete Azure Elastic SAN resources correctly | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-delete | | Resize Azure Elastic SAN resources and volumes safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-expand | | Use Azure Elastic SAN monitoring metrics effectively | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-metrics | ### Integrations & Coding Patterns | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Batch-create Azure Elastic SAN volumes with PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-batch-create-sample | | Integrate Azure Elastic SAN with AKS via iSCSI CSI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-connect-aks | | Connect Linux clients to Azure Elastic SAN over iSCSI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-connect-linux | | Connect Windows clients to Azure Elastic SAN volumes | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/elastic-san/elastic-san-connect-windows |