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azure-managed-redis

Expert knowledge for Azure Managed Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when using Entra auth, geo-replication, persistence, Private Link, or ARM/Bicep deployments for Azure Managed Redis, and other Azure Managed Redis related development tasks. Not for Azure Cache for Redis (use azure-cache-redis), Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage).

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Azure Managed Redis Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Managed Redis. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. It combines local quick-reference content with remote documentation fetching capabilities.

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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
Troubleshooting L35-L45 Diagnosing and fixing Azure Managed Redis issues: connectivity, latency/timeouts, client performance, server resource limits, monitoring errors, and investigating/mitigating data loss.
Best Practices L46-L59 Guidance on client usage, connections, scaling, memory, performance testing, Kubernetes hosting, monitoring load, and handling failover/patching for Azure Managed Redis.
Decision Making L60-L67 Guidance on planning Azure Managed Redis deployments, choosing migration approaches from Azure Cache for Redis, and optimizing costs with reservations and FAQs
Security L68-L76 Securing Azure Managed Redis: Entra auth, disk encryption, Private Link, TLS configuration, and applying Azure Policy for compliance and access control.
Configuration L77-L90 How to configure and operate Azure Managed Redis: instance settings, geo-replication, persistence, import/export, monitoring/diagnostics, modules, and PowerShell/CLI management.
Integrations & Coding Patterns L91-L101 How to connect .NET, Go, Node.js/TypeScript, and Python apps to Azure Managed Redis, including Entra ID auth, ASP.NET Core caching, security, and Azure Functions bindings.
Deployment L102-L109 Scaling and version upgrades, ARM/Bicep deployment patterns, and configuring maintenance windows for Azure Managed Redis instances

Troubleshooting

Topic URL
Use Redis Insight and redis-cli with Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-redis-access-data
Common monitoring and error scenarios for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-troubleshoot-faq
Resolve Azure Managed Redis client-side performance issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-client
Troubleshoot connectivity issues in Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-connectivity
Diagnose and mitigate data loss in Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-data-loss
Troubleshoot Azure Managed Redis server resource issues https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-server
Diagnose latency and timeout problems in Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/troubleshoot-timeouts

Best Practices

Topic URL
Apply client library best practices for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-client-libraries
Design resilient connections to Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-connection
Implement development best practices for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-development
Host Kubernetes clients for Azure Managed Redis effectively https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-kubernetes
Optimize memory management in Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-memory-management
Run performance testing for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-performance
Apply scaling best practices for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-scale
Monitor and manage Azure Managed Redis server load https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/best-practices-server-load
Development guidance for Azure Managed Redis applications https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/development-faq
Handle failover and patching for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/failover

Decision Making

Topic URL
Plan migration from Azure Cache for Redis tiers to Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migrate-overview
Choose an approach to migrate caches to Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/migrate/migration-guide
Plan Azure Managed Redis deployments with FAQs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/planning-faq
Choose and use Azure Managed Redis reservations https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/reserved-pricing

Security

Topic URL
Use Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/entra-for-authentication
Configure disk encryption for Azure Managed Redis data https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-encryption
Secure Azure Managed Redis with Private Link endpoints https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/private-link
Apply Azure Policy compliance controls to Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/security-controls-policy
Configure TLS settings for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/tls-configuration

Configuration

Topic URL
Configure Azure Managed Redis instance settings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/configure
Set up active geo-replication for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-active-geo-replication
Import and export Azure Managed Redis data via Blob storage https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-import-export-data
Administer Azure Managed Redis using PowerShell https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-manage-redis-cache-powershell
Configure persistence options for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-persistence
Configure monitoring and alerts for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-cache
Reference metrics and logs for Azure Managed Redis monitoring https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-cache-reference
Configure diagnostic settings for Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/monitor-diagnostic-settings
Configure Redis modules on Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-modules
Manage Azure Managed Redis via Azure CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/scripts/create-manage-cache

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Topic URL
Integrate Azure Functions with Azure Redis services using bindings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-functions/functions-bindings-cache
Secure ASP.NET Core Web API with Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/aspnet
Configure ASP.NET Core output caching with Azure Cache for Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/aspnet-core-output-cache-provider
Connect .NET apps to Azure Managed Redis with Entra ID https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/dotnet
Integrate Go applications with Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/go-get-started
Use Azure Managed Redis from Node.js TypeScript https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/nodejs-get-started
Connect Python applications to Azure Managed Redis https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/python-get-started

Deployment

Topic URL
Scale Azure Managed Redis instances across SKUs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-scale
Upgrade Redis versions in Azure Managed Redis safely https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/how-to-upgrade
Deploy Azure Managed Redis using ARM templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-cache-arm-provision
Deploy Azure Managed Redis with Bicep templates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/redis-cache-bicep-provision
Configure maintenance windows for Azure Managed Redis updates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/redis/scheduled-maintenance

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