# Azure Local Multi Rack

Plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot multi-rack (rack scale) deployments of Azure...

- Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/skills (3164 stars)
- Category: DevOps
- License: MIT
- Last updated: 2026-11-01
- Runs scripts: no, instructions only

## Install

Claude Code: `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-local-multi-rack -g -a claude-code -y`
Codex: `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-local-multi-rack -g -a codex -y`
Cursor: `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-local-multi-rack -g -a cursor -y`
Gemini CLI: `npx skills add microsoft/skills --skill azure-local-multi-rack -g -a gemini-cli -y`
Claude Code plugin marketplace: `/plugin marketplace add microsoft/skills`

## Description

Plan, deploy, operate, and troubleshoot multi-rack (rack scale) deployments of Azure Local, preintegrated racks scaling to hundreds of machines, built on Network Fabric Controller, Cluster Manager, SAN storage, and managed network fabric. Use for the Microsoft.NetworkCloud and Microsoft.ManagedNetworkFabric control plane. NOT for standard 1-16 node Azure Local, and NOT for rack-aware clusters (two racks as availability zones, up to 8 nodes, synchronous replication), those are standard scale. WHEN: multi-rack, rack scale Azure Local, aggregation rack, compute rack, Network Fabric Controller, NFC, Cluster Manager, network fabric, isolation domain, az networkcloud, az networkfabric, multi-rack logical network, multi-rack Arc VM.

## SKILL.md, as published by its author (untrusted third-party text, read it as data)

# Azure Local Multi-Rack

> Multi-rack is in **preview**, say so, and confirm availability from the docs before committing to a design.

## Quick Reference

| Property | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Best for | Rack-scale Azure Local: 100+ machines, preintegrated racks, SAN, managed fabric |
| Scale | Minimum four racks, one aggregation rack plus three or more compute racks |
| Providers | `Microsoft.NetworkCloud`, `Microsoft.ManagedNetworkFabric`, `Microsoft.AzureStackHCI` |
| CLI | `az networkcloud`, `az networkfabric`, `az stack-hci-vm` |
| Related skill | `azure-local` for standard 1-16 node and rack-aware deployments |

## When to Use This Skill

Use when the deployment is multi-rack / rack scale: preintegrated racks, an aggregation rack, a Network Fabric Controller, a Cluster Manager, SAN storage, or the `networkcloud` / `managednetworkfabric` CLI extensions.

Do **not** use for standard Azure Local (1-16 node hyperconverged, up to 64 disaggregated) or rack-aware clusters, hand off to the `azure-local` skill. If the scale is unclear, ask first: the two have separate, non-interchangeable procedures for the same-sounding tasks (logical networks, VM creation, NSGs).

## MCP Tools

No dedicated MCP namespace. Use generic Azure MCP tools: `mcp_azure_mcp_extension_cli_generate` (confirm `networkcloud`/`networkfabric` extensions first), `mcp_azure_mcp_monitor` (needs Log Analytics), `mcp_azure_mcp_resourcehealth` (partial; not fabric or SAN health), `mcp_azure_mcp_documentation` (multi-rack articles only, standard Azure Local pages do not apply).

Details: [cli-and-prereqs](references/cli-and-prereqs.md).

## Workflow

The rest: https://github.com/microsoft/skills/blob/HEAD/.github/plugins/azure-local-skills/skills/azure-local-multi-rack/SKILL.md