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azure-managed-grafana

Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Grafana development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when integrating Azure Monitor/Prometheus, configuring data sources/alerts, Entra auth, private endpoints, or HA workspaces, and other Azure Managed Grafana related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Application Gateway (use azure-application-gateway), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) (use azure-kubernetes-service).

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This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Grafana. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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Azure Managed Grafana Skill

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IMPORTANT for Agent: This file may be large. Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections, then use read_file with specific line ranges (e.g., L136-L144) to read the sections needed for the user's question This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content. Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch to retrieve full articles.

Fallback: Use the built-in WebFetch tool if the Microsoft Learn MCP server is not available.

Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L29-L33	Diagnosing and resolving common Azure Managed Grafana issues, including access, configuration, and private endpoint connectivity and DNS problems.
Decision Making	L35-L41	Guidance on choosing and managing Grafana Enterprise plans, migrating from self‑hosted/other dashboards, and planning upgrades (Grafana 11→12) in Azure Managed Grafana.
Limits & Quotas	L43-L47	Using image/report rendering features in Azure Managed Grafana and understanding its service limits, quotas, and operational constraints
Security	L49-L61	Securing Managed Grafana: auth/permissions, Entra/Team Sync, roles, service accounts/tokens, private access/endpoints, outbound IPs, data encryption, and security best practices.
Configuration	L63-L71	Configuring Azure Managed Grafana workspaces: auth/access, instance settings, plugins, metrics/diagnostics with Azure Monitor, and SMTP email alert setup.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L73-L85	Integrating Managed Grafana with Azure AI/Agent Framework, Prometheus, AKS, Azure Monitor, and Data Explorer, plus configuring data sources, alerts, and private/managed connections.
Deployment	L87-L90	Designing highly available Azure Managed Grafana workspaces, including reliability features, SLAs, and enabling zone-redundant deployments for resiliency.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot common Azure Managed Grafana issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/troubleshoot-managed-grafana
Fix Managed Grafana private endpoint connection problems	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/troubleshoot-mpe-connection

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Activate and manage Grafana Enterprise plans in Azure	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-grafana-enterprise
Migrate self-hosted or cloud Grafana to Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-migrate
Migrate from Essential to Standard or Azure Monitor dashboards	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-migrate-essential-service-tier
Plan and execute upgrade from Grafana 11 to 12 in Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-upgrade-grafana-12

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Use reporting and image rendering in Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-use-reporting-and-image-rendering
Review Azure Managed Grafana service limits and constraints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/known-limitations

Security

Topic	URL
Understand data storage and encryption in Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/encryption
Configure authentication and permissions for Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-authentication-permissions
Connect Managed Grafana to data sources via private endpoints	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-connect-to-data-source-privately
Set up deterministic outbound IPs for Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-deterministic-ip
Manage user and identity roles in Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-manage-access-permissions-users-identities
Grant Azure Monitor access to Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-permissions
Use service accounts and tokens in Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-service-accounts
Configure private access and endpoints for Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-set-up-private-access
Configure Grafana Team Sync with Entra groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-sync-teams-with-entra-groups
Apply security best practices to Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/secure-azure-managed-grafana

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure AMG-MCP server endpoint authentication and access	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/grafana-mcp-server
Configure Azure Managed Grafana instance settings	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/grafana-settings
Manage Grafana plugins in Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-manage-plugins
Monitor Managed Grafana metrics with Azure Monitor charts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-monitor-managed-grafana-metrics
Configure diagnostic settings for Managed Grafana workspaces	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-monitor-managed-grafana-workspace
Configure SMTP email alerts in Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-smtp-settings

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Monitor Microsoft Agent Framework apps with Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/agent-framework-dashboard
Monitor Agent Framework workflows in Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/agent-framework-workflow-dashboard
Build Azure AI Foundry monitoring dashboards in Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/azure-ai-foundry-dashboard
Configure bundled Prometheus integration in Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-bundled-prometheus
Integrate Azure Managed Grafana MCP with Azure AI Foundry agents	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-configure-mcp-for-ai-foundry
Add Azure Data Explorer as a Grafana data source	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-connect-azure-data-explorer
Connect Azure Monitor workspace Prometheus to Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-connect-azure-monitor-workspace
Manage data source plugins for Azure Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-data-source-plugins-managed-identity
Integrate Azure Monitor alerts with Managed Grafana	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-use-azure-monitor-alerts
Connect AKS Prometheus to Managed Grafana privately	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/tutorial-mpe-oss-prometheus

Deployment

Topic	URL
Enable zone-redundant Azure Managed Grafana workspaces	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/managed-grafana/how-to-enable-zone-redundancy