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azure-network-watcher

Expert knowledge for Azure Network Watcher development including troubleshooting, decision making, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and integrations & coding patterns. Use when configuring Connection Monitor, NSG/VNet flow logs, Traffic Analytics/KQL, packet capture, or Sentinel integration, and other Azure Network Watcher related development tasks. Not for Azure Monitor (use azure-monitor), Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Virtual Network (use azure-virtual-network), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager).

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

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Azure Network Watcher 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.

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Category Index

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L28-L36	Diagnosing and automating troubleshooting for outbound connectivity, NSG/admin rules, and VPN gateway/on-premises VPN issues using Network Watcher, Azure CLI, PowerShell, and Automation.
Decision Making	L38-L43	Guidance for migrating network monitoring: moving from classic Connection Monitor and Network Performance Monitor tests, and switching NSG flow logs to VNet flow logs.
Limits & Quotas	L45-L48	How to configure and run Network Watcher packet capture, storage and filtering options, and the key limits/quotas (size, duration, concurrency) that apply to captures
Security	L50-L55	Configuring secure access to Network Watcher with RBAC, using Traffic Analytics for Zero Trust segmentation, and protecting VNet flow logs with managed identities.
Configuration	L57-L71	Configuring and governing Network Watcher logging: Connection Monitor AMA setup, NSG and VNet flow logs, Traffic Analytics schemas, filters, ARM/Bicep/Policy deployment and management.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L73-L80	Using Network Watcher data in tools and code: parsing NSG flow logs with PowerShell, visualizing in Power BI, triggering packet capture from Functions, querying Traffic Analytics with KQL, and integrating with Sentinel.

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Diagnose outbound connection issues with Network Watcher	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/connection-troubleshoot-manage
Troubleshoot NSG and admin rules with NSG diagnostics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/diagnose-network-security-rules
Diagnose on-premises VPN connectivity to Azure with Network Watcher	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/network-watcher-diagnose-on-premises-connectivity
Automate VPN connectivity monitoring with Azure Automation and Network Watcher	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/network-watcher-monitor-with-azure-automation
Troubleshoot VPN gateways and connections with Azure CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/vpn-troubleshoot-cli
Troubleshoot VPN gateways and connections with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/vpn-troubleshoot-powershell

Decision Making

Topic	URL
Migrate from Connection Monitor classic to new Connection Monitor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/migrate-to-connection-monitor-from-connection-monitor-classic
Migrate tests from Network Performance Monitor to Connection Monitor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/migrate-to-connection-monitor-from-network-performance-monitor
Migrate from NSG flow logs to VNet flow logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/nsg-flow-logs-migrate

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Use Network Watcher packet capture and understand its limits	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/packet-capture-overview

Security

Topic	URL
Configure RBAC permissions for Azure Network Watcher	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/required-rbac-permissions
Apply Zero Trust segmentation using Traffic Analytics	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/traffic-analytics-zero-trust
Secure VNet flow logs with managed identities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/vnet-flow-logs-managed-identity

Configuration

Topic	URL
Configure Azure Monitor Agent for Connection Monitor	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/azure-monitor-agent-with-connection-monitor
Install and manage Azure Monitor Agent on Arc servers	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/connection-monitor-install-azure-monitor-agent
Understand Connection Monitor Log Analytics data schemas	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/connection-monitor-schema
Enable NSG flow logs using Bicep	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/nsg-flow-logs-bicep
Configure and manage Azure NSG flow logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/nsg-flow-logs-manage
Manage NSG flow logs deployment with Azure Policy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/nsg-flow-logs-policy-portal
Enable NSG flow logs using ARM templates	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/nsg-flow-logs-template
Govern Traffic Analytics with Azure Policy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/traffic-analytics-policy-portal
Understand Traffic Analytics schema and aggregation	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/traffic-analytics-schema
Configure filtering for Azure virtual network flow logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/vnet-flow-logs-filtering
Configure and manage Azure virtual network flow logs	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/vnet-flow-logs-manage
Enforce VNet flow logs with Azure Policy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/vnet-flow-logs-policy

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Parse and read Azure flow logs with PowerShell	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/flow-logs-read
Visualize NSG flow logs in Power BI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/network-watcher-visualize-nsg-flow-logs-power-bi
Trigger Network Watcher packet captures from Azure Functions alerts	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/packet-capture-alert-triggered
Analyze Traffic Analytics data with KQL queries	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/traffic-analytics-queries
Integrate Azure Traffic Analytics with Microsoft Sentinel	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/network-watcher/traffic-analytics-sentinel