azure-virtual-network-manager

Azure Virtual Network Manager Skill

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

How to Use This Skill

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	L27-L31	Diagnosing and fixing common Azure Virtual Network Manager issues, including deployment/configuration failures and verifying that AVNM-applied network configurations work as intended.
Limits & Quotas	L33-L37	IPAM features, supported regions, and key Azure Virtual Network Manager limits (scale, resources, configurations) that affect design and deployment decisions.
Security	L39-L48	Configuring and applying Azure Virtual Network Manager security admin rules to block or protect traffic (incl. high‑risk ports) using network groups, portal, and PowerShell.
Configuration	L50-L62	Configuring AVNM: IPAM pools, network groups (static/dynamic via Policy), cross-tenant connections, event logs, and managing UDRs/topologies and reachability analysis.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L64-L67	Using Azure Resource Graph to query, filter, and report on Azure Virtual Network Manager resources, configurations, and deployments at scale across subscriptions

Troubleshooting

Topic	URL
Troubleshoot common Azure Virtual Network Manager issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/common-issues
Verify and troubleshoot AVNM-applied configurations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-view-applied-configurations

Limits & Quotas

Topic	URL
Understand IPAM capabilities and regional availability in AVNM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/concept-ip-address-management
Understand Azure Virtual Network Manager limitations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/concept-limitations

Security

Topic	URL
Enforce virtual network security with AVNM admin rules	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/concept-enforcement
Apply AVNM security admin rules using network groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/concept-security-admin-rules-network-group
Use security admin rules in Azure Virtual Network Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/concept-security-admins
Protect high-risk ports using AVNM security admin rules	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-block-high-risk-ports
Block network traffic with AVNM security admin rules (portal)	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-block-network-traffic-portal
Block outbound traffic with AVNM security rules (PowerShell)	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-block-network-traffic-powershell
Create AVNM security admin rules using network groups	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-create-security-admin-rule-network-group

Configuration

Topic	URL
Automate VNet IP address management with AVNM IPAM pools	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/automate-ip-address-management-ipam-sample
Configure AVNM network groups with Azure Policy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/concept-azure-policy-integration
Deploy Azure Virtual Network Manager IPAM pools with Bicep	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/deploy-ip-address-management-pools-bicep
Configure AVNM cross-tenant connections using CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-configure-cross-tenant-cli
Configure cross-tenant connections in AVNM via portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-configure-cross-tenant-portal
Configure Azure Virtual Network Manager event logs and destinations	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-configure-event-logs
Configure user-defined routes with Azure Virtual Network Manager	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-create-user-defined-route
Define dynamic AVNM network groups using Azure Policy	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-define-network-group-membership-azure-policy
Manage UDRs across multiple AVNM hub-and-spoke topologies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-manage-user-defined-routes-multiple-hub-spoke-topologies
Use Virtual Network Verifier to analyze VM reachability in AVNM	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/how-to-verify-reachability-with-virtual-network-verifier

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic	URL
Query Azure Virtual Network Manager with Azure Resource Graph	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network-manager/query-azure-resource-graph