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Azure Resiliency by microsoftdocs — Agent Skill

Name: Azure Resiliency
Rating: 4.2 (5 reviews)
Author: microsoftdocs

Azure Resiliency

Expert knowledge for Azure Resiliency development including security, configuration, and deployment. Use when testing zone-down drills, regional failover, Backup/Site Recovery vaults, protection policies, or RBAC for Recovery Plans, and other Azure Resiliency related development tasks. Not for Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Site Recovery (use azure-site-recovery), Azure Backup (use azure-backup), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor).

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Azure Resiliency Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Resiliency. Covers security, configuration, and deployment. 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

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
Security	L31-L38	RBAC, identity, and security configuration for Azure Resiliency: role requirements for Recovery Plans, security levels, limits, and how to review and adjust security posture.
Configuration	L39-L46	Configuring and managing Azure Backup/Site Recovery vaults and protection policies, including creation, updates, lifecycle operations, and settings for backup and replication.
Deployment	L47-L51	Guidance on testing zone-down drills, understanding regional failover scenarios, and using the resiliency support matrix to see which workloads and services are covered.

Security

Topic	URL
Apply RBAC and limits for resiliency goals	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/goals-recommendations-support-matrix
Meet role and identity requirements for Recovery Plans	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/recovery-orchestration-plan-support-matrix
Use security levels in Resiliency for protection	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/security-levels-concept
Review and adjust security posture in Resiliency	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/tutorial-review-security-posture

Configuration

Topic	URL
Create backup and replication protection policies in Resiliency	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/backup-protection-policy
Configure Recovery Services and Backup vaults in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/backup-vaults
Manage backup and replication protection policies in Resiliency	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/manage-protection-policy
Manage lifecycle of Azure Backup and Site Recovery vaults	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/manage-vault

Deployment

Topic	URL
Check zone down drill regional and scenario support	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/availability-zone-down-drills-support-matrix
Use Resiliency support matrix for workload coverage	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/resiliency-support-matrix

---name: azure-resiliencydescription: Expert knowledge for Azure Resiliency development including security, configuration, and deployment. Use when testing zone-down drills, regional failover, Backup/Site Recovery vaults, protection policies, or RBAC for Recovery Plans, and other Azure Resiliency related development tasks. Not for Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Site Recovery (use azure-site-recovery), Azure Backup (use azure-backup), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor).---# Azure Resiliency Skill This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Resiliency. Covers security, configuration, and deployment. 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 | |----------|-------|-------------| | Security | L31-L38 | RBAC, identity, and security configuration for Azure Resiliency: role requirements for Recovery Plans, security levels, limits, and how to review and adjust security posture. | | Configuration | L39-L46 | Configuring and managing Azure Backup/Site Recovery vaults and protection policies, including creation, updates, lifecycle operations, and settings for backup and replication. | | Deployment | L47-L51 | Guidance on testing zone-down drills, understanding regional failover scenarios, and using the resiliency support matrix to see which workloads and services are covered. | ### Security | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Apply RBAC and limits for resiliency goals | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/goals-recommendations-support-matrix | | Meet role and identity requirements for Recovery Plans | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/recovery-orchestration-plan-support-matrix | | Use security levels in Resiliency for protection | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/security-levels-concept | | Review and adjust security posture in Resiliency | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/tutorial-review-security-posture | ### Configuration | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Create backup and replication protection policies in Resiliency | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/backup-protection-policy | | Configure Recovery Services and Backup vaults in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/backup-vaults | | Manage backup and replication protection policies in Resiliency | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/manage-protection-policy | | Manage lifecycle of Azure Backup and Site Recovery vaults | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/manage-vault | ### Deployment | Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Check zone down drill regional and scenario support | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/availability-zone-down-drills-support-matrix | | Use Resiliency support matrix for workload coverage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/resiliency/resiliency-support-matrix |

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