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Expert knowledge for Azure Dedicated HSM development including troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when sizing HSM clusters, configuring ExpressRoute IP SKUs, securing VNets, planning HSM retirement, or scripting CLI/PowerShell provisioning, and other Azure Dedicated HSM related development tasks. Not for Azure Cloud Hsm (use azure-cloud-hsm), Azure Key Vault (use azure-key-vault), Azure Payment Hsm (use…

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SKILL.md

Azure Dedicated HSM Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Dedicated HSM. Covers troubleshooting, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

How to Use This Skill

IMPORTANT for Agent: Use the Category Index below to locate relevant sections. For categories with line ranges (e.g., L35-L120), use read_file with the specified lines. For categories with file links (e.g., [security.md](security.md)), use read_file on the linked reference file
IMPORTANT for Agent: If metadata.generated_at is more than 3 months old, suggest the user pull the latest version from the repository. If mcp_microsoftdocs tools are not available, suggest the user install it: Installation Guide

This skill requires network access to fetch documentation content:

  • Preferred: Use mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch with query string from=learn-agent-skill. Returns Markdown.
  • Fallback: Use fetch_webpage with query string from=learn-agent-skill&accept=text/markdown. Returns Markdown.

Category Index

CategoryLinesDescription
TroubleshootingL34-L39Diagnosing and fixing common Azure Dedicated HSM issues, including deployment failures, connectivity, configuration, and operational problems during setup and usage.
Decision MakingL40-L44Guidance on Dedicated HSM retirement, choosing successors (Managed/Cloud HSM), and planning/migrating ExpressRoute IPs and HSM workloads to new SKUs or services.
Architecture & Design PatternsL45-L51Guidance on designing Dedicated HSM deployments: sizing and topology, high availability and failover patterns, and secure networking (VNet, subnets, routing, and connectivity).
SecurityL52-L57Physical security controls for Dedicated HSM hardware and best‑practice configuration guidance (networking, access, policies) to securely deploy and operate HSMs.
Integrations & Coding PatternsL58-L65Scripts and step-by-step guidance for provisioning and deploying Azure Dedicated HSM instances using PowerShell and Azure CLI.
DeploymentL66-L69Guidance for migrating the ExpressRoute gateway IP SKU used with Azure Dedicated HSM, including steps, prerequisites, and configuration considerations.
Troubleshooting
TopicURL
Resolve common issues with Azure Dedicated HSMhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/faq
Troubleshoot Azure Dedicated HSM deployments and usagehttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/troubleshoot
Decision Making
TopicURL
Plan migration from Azure Dedicated HSM to Managed or Cloud HSMhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/migration-guide
Architecture & Design Patterns
TopicURL
Design deployment architecture for Azure Dedicated HSMhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/deployment-architecture
Design high availability for Azure Dedicated HSMhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/high-availability
Plan networking architecture for Azure Dedicated HSMhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/networking
Security
TopicURL
Understand physical security of Azure Dedicated HSM deviceshttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/physical-security
Secure configuration for Azure Dedicated HSMhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/secure-dedicated-hsm
Integrations & Coding Patterns
TopicURL
Create Azure Dedicated HSM using PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/quickstart-create-hsm-powershell
Create Azure Dedicated HSM using Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/quickstart-hsm-azure-cli
Deploy Azure Dedicated HSM with Azure CLIhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/tutorial-deploy-hsm-cli
Deploy Azure Dedicated HSM with PowerShellhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/tutorial-deploy-hsm-powershell
Deployment
TopicURL
Migrate Dedicated HSM ExpressRoute gateway IP SKUhttps://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/dedicated-hsm/migration-basic-standard

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