1---
2name: azure-route-server
3description: Expert knowledge for Azure Route Server development including troubleshooting, best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when designing Route Server topologies, BGP peering/policies, route maps/filtering, RBAC, or capacity limits, and other Azure Route Server related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure VPN Gateway (use azure-vpn-gateway).
4compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
5metadata:
6 generated_at: "2026-08-31"
7 generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"
8---
9
10# Azure Route Server Skill
11
12This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Route Server. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, and configuration. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
13
14## How to Use This Skill
15
16> **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
17
18> **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)
19
20This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:
21- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill`. Returns Markdown.
22- **Fallback**: Use `fetch_webpage` with query string `from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown`. Returns Markdown.
23
24## Category Index
25
26| Category | Lines | Description |
27|----------|-------|-------------|
28| Troubleshooting | L34-L38 | Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Route Server problems, including BGP session issues, route propagation/advertisement errors, and connectivity or configuration troubleshooting steps. |
29| Best Practices | L39-L43 | Configuring Azure Route Server routing preferences, BGP path selection, and custom routing policies to control traffic flow and route advertisement to your NVA or on-premises routers. |
30| Architecture & Design Patterns | L44-L58 | Designing Azure Route Server network topologies: dual-homed, multi-region, anycast, hub-spoke; NVA next-hop, path selection, route injection, route maps, filtering, AS-path prepending, communities. |
31| Limits & Quotas | L59-L63 | Guidance on Route Server capacity planning, scale units, connection limits, and how many peers/routes each deployment can support. |
32| Security | L64-L69 | RBAC roles, permissions, and security hardening guidance for Azure Route Server, including access control, best practices, and securing deployments against threats. |
33| Configuration | L70-L75 | Configuring Route Server BGP (peering, policies), setting up and using route maps, and monitoring Route Server health and performance with Azure Monitor metrics. |
34
35### Troubleshooting
36| Topic | URL |
37|-------|-----|
38| Troubleshoot common Azure Route Server issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/troubleshoot-route-server |
39
40### Best Practices
41| Topic | URL |
42|-------|-----|
43| Configure routing preference in Azure Route Server | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/hub-routing-preference |
44
45### Architecture & Design Patterns
46| Topic | URL |
47|-------|-----|
48| Design dual-homed networks with Azure Route Server | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/about-dual-homed-network |
49| Implement anycast routing with Azure Route Server | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/anycast |
50| Integrate Route Server with ExpressRoute and VPN | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/expressroute-vpn-support |
51| Design multi-region networks with Azure Route Server | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/multiregion |
52| Design NVA next-hop IP patterns with Route Server | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/next-hop-ip |
53| Configure path selection using Azure Route Server | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/path-selection |
54| Use route injection in Azure hub-and-spoke networks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-injection-in-spokes |
55| Control Azure Route Server routing with route maps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-maps-about |
56| Filter and drop inbound BGP routes in Azure Route Server | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-maps-scenario-drop-inbound-routes |
57| Use route maps to prepend BGP AS paths in Azure | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-maps-scenario-prepend-routes |
58| Tag BGP routes with communities using Azure Route Server | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-maps-scenario-tag-bgp-communities |
59
60### Limits & Quotas
61| Topic | URL |
62|-------|-----|
63| Plan Azure Route Server capacity and scale units | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-server-capacity |
64
65### Security
66| Topic | URL |
67|-------|-----|
68| Configure RBAC roles for managing Azure Route Server | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/roles-permissions |
69| Secure and harden Azure Route Server deployments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/secure-route-server |
70
71### Configuration
72| Topic | URL |
73|-------|-----|
74| Configure and manage Azure Route Server BGP settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/configure-route-server |
75| Monitor Azure Route Server with Azure Monitor metrics | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/monitor-route-server |
76| Configure Azure Route Server route maps | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/route-server/route-maps-how-to |
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