1---2name: azure-service-health3description: Expert knowledge for Azure Service Health development including troubleshooting, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Service Health alerts, ARM/Bicep deployments, Resource Graph queries, webhooks, or ITSM integrations, and other Azure Service Health related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Resiliency (use azure-resiliency), Azure Quotas (use azure-quotas).4---5# Azure Service Health Skill
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7This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Service Health. Covers troubleshooting, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
8
9## How to Use This Skill
10
11> **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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13> **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)
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15This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:
16- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.
17- **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown.
18
19## Category Index
20
21| Category | Lines | Description |
22|----------|-------|-------------|
23| Troubleshooting | L34-L38 | Understanding VM Resource Health annotations, causes of degraded/unavailable states, and step-by-step troubleshooting for underlying Azure infrastructure issues |
24| Limits & Quotas | L39-L43 | Details on how long Azure Service Health notifications are kept, their lifecycle stages, and retention behavior for different event types |
25| Security | L44-L52 | Managing access and roles for Azure Service Health security data: tenant vs subscription admin permissions, RBAC, and how to view and interpret security advisories and health history. |
26| Configuration | L53-L62 | Configuring Azure/Resource Health alerts via ARM, Bicep, and PowerShell, plus using Azure Resource Graph tables and queries to retrieve and automate Service Health data |
27| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L63-L73 | Using APIs, Resource Graph, webhooks, and integrations (OpsGenie, PagerDuty, ServiceNow) to query, route, and automate Azure Service Health and Security advisory alerts. |
28| Deployment | L74-L77 | Using Azure Policy to create, configure, and manage Service Health alert rules at scale across subscriptions and resource groups |
29
30### Troubleshooting
31| Topic | URL |
32|-------|-----|
33| Interpret VM Resource Health annotations and troubleshoot issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/resource-health-vm-annotation |
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35### Limits & Quotas
36| Topic | URL |
37|-------|-----|
38| Understand lifecycle and retention of Service Health notifications | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/service-health-notification-transitions |
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40### Security
41| Topic | URL |
42|-------|-----|
43| Understand tenant admin roles for Service Health access | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/admin-access-reference |
44| Use Health history and RBAC for Azure Service Health | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/health-history-overview |
45| Configure subscription access for Azure Security advisories | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/security-advisories-add-subscription |
46| Access and interpret Azure Service Health security advisories | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/security-advisories-elevated-access |
47| Configure subscription vs tenant admin access in Service Health | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/subscription-vs-tenant |
48
49### Configuration
50| Topic | URL |
51|-------|-----|
52| Define Service Health alerts using ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/alerts-activity-log-service-notifications-arm |
53| Configure Service Health activity log alerts with Bicep | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/alerts-activity-log-service-notifications-bicep |
54| Understand Azure Resource Graph tables for Service Health | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/azure-resource-graph-overview |
55| Use Azure Resource Graph queries for Service Health data | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/resource-graph-samples |
56| Create Resource Health alert rules using ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/resource-health-alert-arm-template-guide |
57| Programmatically create Resource Health alerts with PowerShell and ARM | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/resource-health-alert-powershell-template |
58
59### Integrations & Coding Patterns
60| Topic | URL |
61|-------|-----|
62| Access Azure Security advisories via API endpoint | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/access-service-advisories-api |
63| Run Azure Resource Graph queries for Resource Health | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/resource-graph-health-samples |
64| Query Azure Service Health impacted resources with ARG | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/resource-graph-impacted-samples |
65| Integrate Azure Service Health alerts via webhooks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/service-health-alert-webhook-guide |
66| Forward Azure Service Health alerts to OpsGenie | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/service-health-alert-webhook-opsgenie |
67| Configure PagerDuty integration for Azure Service Health alerts | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/service-health-alert-webhook-pagerduty |
68| Send Azure Service Health alerts to ServiceNow | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/service-health-alert-webhook-servicenow |
69
70### Deployment
71| Topic | URL |
72|-------|-----|
73| Deploy Service Health alert rules at scale using Azure Policy | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/service-health/service-health-alert-deploy-policy |
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