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Expert knowledge for Azure CycleCloud development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when automating CycleCloud via API/CLI, managing Slurm/HPC clusters, tuning autoscaling, or securing access/SSL, and other Azure CycleCloud related development tasks. Not for Azure Batch (use azure-batch), Azure HPC Cache (use azure-hpc-cache), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines).
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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Cyclecloud. 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.
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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Cyclecloud. 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.
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WebFetch tool if the Microsoft Learn MCP server is not available.| Category | Lines | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Troubleshooting | L30-L35 | Troubleshooting CycleCloud errors, node startup failures, and locating/analyzing server/node log files to diagnose and resolve deployment or runtime issues. |
| Best Practices | L37-L40 | Guidance for configuring and tuning Azure HB/HC-series HPC VMs in CycleCloud, including networking, storage, MPI, BIOS, and performance best practices. |
| Decision Making | L42-L48 | Guidance on VM placement/availability sets, choosing custom images, planning migration from CycleCloud 7, and using Spot VMs for cost-effective, resilient CycleCloud clusters. |
| Architecture & Design Patterns | L50-L53 | Architectural guidance for designing, deploying, and operating resilient, scalable multi‑region Azure HPC clusters with CycleCloud, including networking, failover, and regional topology patterns. |
| Security | L55-L68 | Securing CycleCloud: auth methods (Entra, service principals, managed identities), SSL, SSH/Bastion access, SELinux, and network security for clusters, nodes, and the web portal |
| Configuration | L70-L113 | Designing and tuning CycleCloud clusters: template structure, nodes, networking, storage, autoscaling, security, proxies, events, CLI, and node initialization (cluster-init/cloud-init/Jetpack). |
| Integrations & Coding Patterns | L115-L134 | APIs, CLI, and Python client for automating CycleCloud, plus patterns to integrate schedulers (Slurm, Grid Engine, HTCondor, LSF, OpenPBS, HPC Pack), NFS, OOD, Prometheus/Grafana, and Event Grid |
| Deployment | L136-L147 | Installing, upgrading, and deploying Azure CycleCloud and Slurm workspaces (CLI/ARM/containers), plus planning production setups and moving cluster resources between resource groups. |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Interpret and resolve common Azure CycleCloud error messages | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cyclecloud/error-messages?view=cyclecloud-8 |
| Diagnose and report Azure CycleCloud node startup issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cyclecloud/how-to/report-issues?view=cyclecloud-8 |
| Locate Azure CycleCloud server and node log files | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cyclecloud/log-locations?view=cyclecloud-8 |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Apply HB/HC VM best practices in Azure CycleCloud | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cyclecloud/how-to/hb-hc-best-practices?view=cyclecloud-8 |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Choose VM placement models and availability sets in CycleCloud | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cyclecloud/how-to/availability-sets?view=cyclecloud-8 |
| Select and configure custom images for CycleCloud clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cyclecloud/how-to/create-custom-image?view=cyclecloud-8 |
| Plan migration for Azure CycleCloud 7 retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cyclecloud/how-to/cyclecloud7-retirement-guide?view=cyclecloud-8 |
| Use Spot VMs effectively in Azure CycleCloud clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cyclecloud/how-to/use-spot-instances?view=cyclecloud-8 |
| Topic | URL |
|---|---|
| Design and deploy multi‑region Azure HPC clusters | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/cyclecloud/concepts/multi-region-cluster-deployment?view=cyclecloud-8 |