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Azure Virtual Network

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Network development including best practices, decision making,…

by microsoftdocs · MIT

The skill

Expert knowledge for Azure Virtual Network development including best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when configuring VNets, peering, service endpoints, NSGs, load balancers, or upgrading Basic to Standard public IPs, and other Azure Virtual Network related development tasks. Not for Azure Networking (use azure-networking), Azure Virtual Network Manager (use azure-virtual-network-manager), Azure Virtual WAN (use azure-virtual-wan), Azure Network Watcher (use azure-network-watcher).

Azure Virtual Network Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Virtual Network. Covers best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, 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

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Category Index

Category Lines Description
Best Practices L35-L43 Designing secure, high-performance VNets: NSG rule patterns, traffic flow, VM throughput tuning, TCP/IP optimization, and secure use of VNet service endpoints.
Decision Making L44-L53 Guidance on choosing VNet-related options: MANA support for VM sizes, upgrading Basic to Standard public IPs, routing preference and unmetered CDN traffic, cost trade-offs, and VNet integration for isolation.
Architecture & Design Patterns L54-L60 Designing VNet architectures: subnet extension for migrations, VNet peering, hybrid two-tier apps, traffic mirroring with TAP, topology planning, and custom routing options.
Limits & Quotas L61-L68 Network resource limits and behaviors for Azure VMs/VNets: accelerated networking support, public IP quotas, VM throughput caps, and Virtual Network scale/performance constraints.
Security L69-L78 Securing Virtual Networks: network policies, encryption, service tags, service endpoint policies, and applying Azure Policy/security controls to VNets and Kubernetes traffic.
Configuration L79-L113 Configuring Azure Virtual Network components: IPs (public/private/custom), DNS, MTU, DHCP, encryption, monitoring, Azure CNI/Kubernetes, and gateway/firewall/load balancer settings.
Deployment L114-L117 Guidance for upgrading Azure Basic public IP addresses to Standard SKU, including requirements, steps, and considerations for network resources and downtime.

Best Practices

Topic URL
Apply Azure Virtual Network design best practices https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/concepts-and-best-practices
Configure Azure NSG rules and traffic processing https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/network-security-group-how-it-works
Optimize Azure VM network throughput settings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-optimize-network-bandwidth
Implement Azure virtual network service endpoints securely https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-service-endpoints-overview
Apply TCP/IP performance tuning on Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-tcpip-performance-tuning

Decision Making

Topic URL
Decide MANA support for existing Azure VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/accelerated-networking-mana-existing-sizes
Upgrade Azure Basic public IPs to Standard SKU https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/public-ip-basic-upgrade-guidance
Choose Azure routing preference via Microsoft or ISP network https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/routing-preference-overview
Use routing preference unmetered for Azure-to-CDN traffic https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/routing-preference-unmetered
Optimize Azure Virtual Network costs and trade-offs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-cost-optimization
Choose Azure VNet integration options for service isolation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/vnet-integration-for-azure-services

Architecture & Design Patterns

Topic URL
Design subnet extension strategies for Azure migrations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/subnet-extension
Implement hybrid two-tier application with Azure VNets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-scenario-udr-gw-nva
Plan Azure virtual network topology and connectivity https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-vnet-plan-design-arm

Limits & Quotas

Topic URL
Understand limits and support for Azure Accelerated Networking https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/accelerated-networking-overview
Create Azure VM with static public IP and understand IP limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/virtual-network-static-public-ip
Understand Azure VM network throughput limits https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-machine-network-throughput
Understand Azure Virtual Network limits and behaviors https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-faq

Security

Topic URL
Configure Kubernetes network policies on Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/kubernetes-network-policies
Apply security controls to Azure Virtual Networks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/secure-virtual-network
Apply Azure Policy compliance controls to Virtual Network https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/security-controls-policy
Configure Azure service tags for network security rules https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/service-tags-overview
Configure and manage Azure Virtual Network encryption https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-encryption-faq
Secure Azure Storage egress with service endpoint policies https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-network-service-endpoint-policies-overview

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure Azure Network Adapter (MANA) for Linux VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/accelerated-networking-mana-linux
Configure MANA behavior for NVAs on existing VM sizes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/accelerated-networking-mana-network-virtual-appliance-opt-out
Configure Azure CNI for Kubernetes virtual networks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/deploy-container-networking
Install and configure Azure CNI on Linux Docker hosts https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/deploy-container-networking-docker-linux
Configure advertised gateway prefixes for hub VNets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/how-to-advertised-gateway-prefixes
Configure subnet peering in Azure virtual networks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/how-to-configure-subnet-peering
Create and configure an encrypted Azure virtual network https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/how-to-create-encryption
Deploy a DHCP server VM for on-premises clients https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/how-to-dhcp-azure
Configure MTU settings for Azure virtual machines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/how-to-virtual-machine-mtu
Configure public IP addresses for Azure Application Gateway frontends https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-application-gateway
Configure Azure Firewall public IP associations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-firewall
Configure public IP usage with Azure Load Balancer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-load-balancer
Configure public IPs with Azure NAT Gateway for outbound SNAT https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-nat-gateway
Manage public IP addresses for Azure Virtual Machines https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-vm
Configure public IP addresses for Azure VPN gateways https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/configure-public-ip-vpn-gateway
Onboard and configure custom IPv6 address prefixes in Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/create-custom-ip-address-prefix-ipv6-portal
Onboard and configure custom IPv4 address prefixes in Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/create-custom-ip-address-prefix-portal
Configure default outbound access for Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/default-outbound-access
Manage Azure custom IP address prefixes and migrations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/manage-custom-ip-address-prefix
Create and manage Azure public IP address prefixes https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/manage-public-ip-address-prefix
Configure monitoring and alerts for Azure Public IP addresses https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/monitor-public-ip
Use Azure Monitor metrics for Public IP addresses https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/monitor-public-ip-reference
Configure private and public IPs on Azure network interfaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/virtual-network-network-interface-addresses
Configure and manage Azure public IP addresses https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/virtual-network-public-ip-address
Configure monitoring for Azure Virtual Network with Azure Monitor https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/monitor-virtual-network
Reference for Azure Virtual Network monitoring data https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/monitor-virtual-network-reference
Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Virtual Network https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/policy-reference
Configure subnet delegation for Azure PaaS services https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/subnet-delegation-overview
Set up dynamic DNS registration for Azure VMs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-name-resolution-ddns
Configure DNS name resolution for Azure virtual networks https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/virtual-networks-name-resolution-for-vms-and-role-instances
Understand and configure Azure IP 168.63.129.16 usage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/what-is-ip-address-168-63-129-16

Deployment

Topic URL
Upgrade Azure Basic public IPs to Standard SKU https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-network/ip-services/public-ip-upgrade

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Details

Publisher
microsoftdocs
Category
Software Development › DevOps & cloud
License
MIT
Updated
2026-10-19

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