azure-operator-nexus
Expert knowledge for Azure Operator Nexus development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when building, debugging, or optimizing Azure Operator Nexus applications. Not for Azure Network Function Manager (use azure-network-function-manager), Azure Operator Insights (use azure-operator-insights), Azure Operator Service Manager (use azure-operator-service-manager), Azure Networking (use azure-networking).
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Azure Operator Nexus Skill
This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Operator Nexus. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.
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Category Index
| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L36-L81 | Diagnosing and fixing Nexus infrastructure issues: bare metal, storage, networking, Kubernetes/AKS hybrid, cluster health, connectivity, and hardware validation using CLI tools and logs. |
| Best Practices | L82-L88 | Guidance on Nexus bare metal lifecycle ops, ETCD maintenance in Nexus AKS, and procedures for repairing and maintaining Nexus storage appliance components. |
| Decision Making | L89-L96 | Guidance on choosing Nexus SKUs, VM sizes, storage software versions, and planning where to place Nexus Kubernetes resources in your deployment. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L97-L101 | Designing near-edge storage for Azure Operator Nexus: architecture choices, data locality, performance, capacity planning, redundancy, and integration with Nexus network/compute. |
| Limits & Quotas | L102-L114 | Limits, supported versions, storage planning, node restarts/timeouts, isolation domain requirements, upgrade cadence, and log behavior/quotas for Azure Operator Nexus. |
| Security | L115-L153 | Securing Nexus fabric, clusters, and VMs: RBAC, ACLs, SSH and break-glass access, key/cert/secret rotation, Defender/MDE, private endpoints, policies, and managed identities. |
| Configuration | L154-L216 | Configuring and updating Azure Operator Nexus clusters and network fabric: JSON templates, isolation domains, BGP/VRF/route policies, QoS, ACLs, maintenance, monitoring, and Kubernetes settings. |
| Deployment | L217-L225 | Guides for deploying and upgrading Nexus instances and Kubernetes clusters, building VM images, and replacing or updating fabric network devices and terminal servers. |
Troubleshooting
Best Practices
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Best practices for bare metal machine lifecycle operations in Operator Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-bare-metal-best-practices |
| Apply ETCD maintenance best practices in Nexus AKS | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-kubernetes-cluster-manage-data-store-health |
| Perform storage appliance component repairs in Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-storage-device-repair |
Decision Making
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Plan resource placement for Nexus Kubernetes clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/concepts-nexus-kubernetes-placement |
| Select supported storage software versions for Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/reference-near-edge-storage-supported-versions |
| Select Azure Operator Nexus Kubernetes VM SKUs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/reference-nexus-kubernetes-cluster-sku |
| Choose appropriate Azure Operator Nexus SKUs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/reference-operator-nexus-skus |
Architecture & Design Patterns
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Design near-edge storage architecture for Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/reference-near-edge-storage |
Limits & Quotas
Security
Configuration
Deployment
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Upgrade Azure Operator Nexus Kubernetes clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-kubernetes-cluster-upgrade |
| Deploy Azure Operator Nexus instance via template | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-nexus-instance-deployment-template |
| Replace Nexus fabric network devices using RMA process | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-replace-network-devices |
| Replace a terminal server in Azure Operator Nexus Network Fabric | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-replace-terminal-server |
| Upgrade the terminal server operating system in Operator Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-upgrade-os-of-terminal-server |
| Build VM images for Azure Operator Nexus | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/operator-nexus/howto-virtual-machine-image |