Azure Extended Zones

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Azure Extended Zones

Expert knowledge for Azure Extended Zones development including limits & quotas, security, and configuration. Use when registering subs, authoring Azure Policy, deploying Azure Firewall, CMK disk encryption, or quota requests, and other Azure Extended Zones related development tasks. Not for Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure Traffic Manager (use azure-traffic-manager).

Source: /skills/azure-extended-zones/SKILL.md

Azure Extended Zones Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Extended Zones. Covers limits & quotas, security, and configuration. 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
Limits & Quotas L31-L35 How to view current Azure Extended Zones quotas and request quota increases using the Azure portal, including required steps and limits considerations.
Security L36-L40 How to encrypt Extended Zone VM disks using customer-managed keys, including setup steps, key vault integration, and security configuration details.
Configuration L41-L46 Configuring Extended Zones access and governance: registering subscriptions, creating custom Azure Policy, and deploying Azure Firewall within Extended Zones.

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Request Azure Extended Zones quota increases in portal https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/request-quota-increase

Security

Topic URL
Encrypt Extended Zone VM disks with customer-managed keys https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/key-vault-encrypt-azure-extended-zone-disk

Configuration

Topic URL
Create custom Azure Policy definitions for Extended Zones https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/create-azure-policy
Configure Azure Firewall deployment in Extended Zones https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/deploy-azure-firewall
Register subscriptions to access Azure Extended Zones https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/extended-zones/request-access