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Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Redis tiers, Entra ID auth, clustering/sharding, persistence/geo-re

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Azure Managed Redis Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Redis. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, 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

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Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL36-L46Diagnosing and fixing Redis issues: using diagnostic commands, handling common errors, client and connectivity problems, data loss, server performance, latency, and timeouts.
Best PracticesL47-L63Best practices for connecting, scaling, monitoring, and optimizing Azure Managed Redis, including memory, performance, resiliency, Kubernetes hosting, and common FAQ patterns.
Decision MakingL64-L81Guidance on choosing Azure Managed Redis tiers, capacity, clustering, reliability, modules, and planning or executing migrations from legacy Redis and Redis Enterprise, including cost optimization.
Architecture & Design PatternsL82-L86Internal design of Azure Managed Redis: cluster topology, sharding, persistence, networking, and how architecture impacts performance, scaling, and reliability.
SecurityL87-L96Securing Azure Managed Redis: ACL-based access, Entra ID auth, disk encryption with CMK, TLS configuration, security best practices, and enforcing compliance via Azure Policy.
ConfigurationL97-L116Configuring Azure Managed Redis instances: settings, scaling, persistence, modules, networking, geo-replication, maintenance, monitoring, alerts, metrics, logs, and admin via CLI/PowerShell.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL117-L130Client integration patterns for Azure Managed Redis: language SDKs (.NET, Go, Node, Python), Entra ID auth, ASP.NET caching, data import/export, tools, and semantic routing.
DeploymentL131-L139Guides for migrating to Azure Managed Redis (self-service, tier upgrades, Redis Enterprise conversion) and deploying new instances using ARM templates or Bicep.

Troubleshooting

TopicURL
Use Redis diagnostic commands in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/common-redis-commands
Monitor and troubleshoot Redis: common error FAQshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-troubleshoot-faq
Troubleshoot Azure Managed Redis client-side issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-client
Troubleshoot connectivity issues in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-connectivity
Diagnose and resolve data loss in Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-data-loss
Diagnose Azure Managed Redis server performance issueshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-server
Resolve latency and timeout problems in Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-timeouts

Best Practices

TopicURL
Use client libraries effectively with Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-client-libraries
Design resilient connections to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-connection
Implement development best practices for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-development
Apply Flash Optimized tier best practices in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-flash-optimized
Host Kubernetes client apps for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-kubernetes
Manage Azure Managed Redis memory efficientlyhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-memory-management
Benchmark Azure Managed Redis performance with memtierhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-performance
Apply scaling best practices for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-scale
Monitor and manage Azure Managed Redis server loadhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-server-load
Follow development guidance for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/development-faq
Understand failover and patching for Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/failover
Azure Redis FAQ: patterns and best practiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/faq
Manage Azure Managed Redis: common FAQs and tipshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/management-faq

Decision Making

TopicURL
Select clustering policy for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/choose-clustering-policy
Choose migration options to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-options
Plan migration from Basic/Standard/Premium to Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-overview
Compare legacy Redis tiers with Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-understand
Select migration options from Redis Enterprise to Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-options
Plan migration from Redis Enterprise to Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-overview
Understand differences between Redis Enterprise and Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-understand
Evaluate migration approaches to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migration-guide
Plan Azure Managed Redis configuration choiceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/plan-configuration
Plan Redis module selection in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/plan-redis-modules
Choose reliability and durability options for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/plan-reliability-and-durability
Choose Azure Managed Redis tier and capacityhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/plan-tiers-and-capacity
Plan Azure Managed Redis deployments with FAQshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/planning-faq
Optimize Azure Managed Redis costs with reservationshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/reserved-pricing

Architecture & Design Patterns

TopicURL
Understand Azure Managed Redis internal architecturehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/architecture

Security

TopicURL
Configure custom Redis ACL-based data access in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/configure-access-permissions
Authenticate to Azure Managed Redis using Microsoft Entra IDhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/entra-for-authentication
Set up disk encryption with customer-managed keys for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-encryption
Apply security best practices to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/secure-azure-managed-redis
Apply Azure Policy compliance to Redis cacheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/security-controls-policy
Configure TLS settings for Azure Managed Redis connectionshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/tls-configuration

Configuration

TopicURL
Configure Azure Managed Redis instance settingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/configure
Enable and use Redis keyspace notifications in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/enable-redis-keyspace-notifications
Monitor Azure Managed Redis with built-in Grafana dashboardshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/grafana-dashboards
Configure active geo-replication for Redis cacheshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-active-geo-replication
Administer Azure Managed Redis via PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-manage-redis-cache-powershell
Configure data persistence for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-persistence
Scale Azure Managed Redis instances across SKUs and tiershttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-scale
Upgrade Redis server versions in Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-upgrade
Configure monitoring and alerts for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-cache
Reference metrics and logs for Azure Managed Redis monitoringhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-cache-reference
Reference metrics and logs for monitoring Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-cache-reference
Set diagnostic logging for Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-diagnostic-settings
Configure Azure Managed Redis with Private Linkhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/private-link
Configure Redis modules on Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-modules
Configure scheduled maintenance windows for Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/scheduled-maintenance
Manage Azure Managed Redis with Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/scripts/create-manage-cache

Integrations & Coding Patterns

TopicURL
Integrate Azure Functions with Azure Redis services using bindingshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-bindings-cache
Use Azure Managed Redis in ASP.NET Core Web APIshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/aspnet
Configure ASP.NET Core output caching with Azure Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/aspnet-core-output-cache-provider
Connect .NET apps to Azure Managed Redis with Entra IDhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/dotnet
Use Go client libraries with Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/go-get-started
Import and export Redis data via Azure Storagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-import-export-data
Use Redis Insight and redis-cli with Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-redis-access-data
Integrate Node.js TypeScript apps with Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/nodejs-get-started
Connect Python applications to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/python-get-started
Implement semantic routing with RedisVL and Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/tutorial-semantic-router

Deployment

TopicURL
Execute self-service migration to Azure Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-self-service
Use Azure migration tooling for Redis tier upgradehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-basic-standard-premium-with-tooling
Execute migration from Redis Enterprise to Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-self-service
Use tooling to convert Redis Enterprise to Managed Redishttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-redis-enterprise-with-tooling
Provision Azure Managed Redis with ARM templateshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-cache-arm-provision
Deploy Azure Managed Redis using Bicephttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-cache-bicep-provision

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