Azure Resiliency

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name: azure-resiliency
description: Expert knowledge for Azure Resiliency development including security, configuration, and deployment. Use when planning zone-down drills, regional failover, Azure Backup, Site Recovery vaults, or RBAC-based recovery plans, and other Azure Resiliency related development tasks. Not for Azure Reliability (use azure-reliability), Azure Service Health (use azure-service-health), Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Site Recovery (use azure-site-recovery).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or WebFetch to retrieve documentation.
user-invocable: false
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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

This skill requires **network access** to fetch documentation content:
- **Preferred**: Use `mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch`. Returns Markdown.
- **Fallback**: Use `WebFetch`. Returns Markdown.

## Category Index

| Category | Lines | Description |
|----------|-------|-------------|
| Security | L27-L34 | RBAC, identity, and security-level guidance for Azure Resiliency: configuring roles, limits, recovery plan requirements, and choosing/reviewing security levels for protection. |
| Configuration | L35-L42 | Configuring and managing Azure Backup/Site Recovery: creating protection policies, setting up Recovery Services/Backup vaults, and handling vault lifecycle for resilient backups and replication. |
| Deployment | L43-L47 | 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 Resiliency in Azure security levels | 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 for protection | 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 |