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azure-mgmt-fabric-dotnet

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Fabric in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: provisioning, scaling, suspending/resuming Microsoft Fabric capacities, checking name availability, and listing SKUs via Azure Resource Manager. Triggers: "Fabric capacity", "create capacity", "suspend capacity", "resume capacity", "Fabric SKU", "provision Fabric", "ARM Fabric", "FabricCapacityResource".

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Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric (.NET)

Management plane SDK for provisioning and managing Microsoft Fabric capacity resources via Azure Resource Manager.

Management Plane Only This SDK manages Fabric capacities (compute resources). For working with Fabric workspaces, lakehouses, warehouses, and data items, use the Microsoft Fabric REST API or data plane SDKs.

Installation

bash
dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric
dotnet add package Azure.Identity

Current Version: 1.0.0 (GA - September 2025)
API Version: 2023-11-01
Target Frameworks: .NET 8.0, .NET Standard 2.0

Environment Variables

bash
AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=<your-subscription-id>
# For service principal auth (optional)
AZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<client-secret>

Authentication

csharp
using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric;

// Always use DefaultAzureCredential
var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
var armClient = new ArmClient(credential);

// Get subscription
var subscription = await armClient.GetDefaultSubscriptionAsync();

Resource Hierarchy

ArmClient
└── SubscriptionResource
    └── ResourceGroupResource
        └── FabricCapacityResource

Core Workflows

1. Create Fabric Capacity

csharp
using Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric;
using Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric.Models;
using Azure.Core;

// Get resource group
var resourceGroup = await subscription.GetResourceGroupAsync("my-resource-group");

// Define capacity configuration
var administration = new FabricCapacityAdministration(
    new[] { "admin@contoso.com" }  // Capacity administrators (UPNs or object IDs)
);

var properties = new FabricCapacityProperties(administration);

var sku = new FabricSku("F64", FabricSkuTier.Fabric);

var capacityData = new FabricCapacityData(
    AzureLocation.WestUS2,
    properties,
    sku)
{
    Tags = { ["Environment"] = "Production" }
};

// Create capacity (long-running operation)
var capacityCollection = resourceGroup.Value.GetFabricCapacities();
var operation = await capacityCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    "my-fabric-capacity",
    capacityData);

FabricCapacityResource capacity = operation.Value;
Console.WriteLine($"Created capacity: {capacity.Data.Name}");
Console.WriteLine($"State: {capacity.Data.Properties.State}");

2. Get Fabric Capacity

csharp
// Get existing capacity
var capacity = await resourceGroup.Value
    .GetFabricCapacityAsync("my-fabric-capacity");

Console.WriteLine($"Name: {capacity.Value.Data.Name}");
Console.WriteLine($"Location: {capacity.Value.Data.Location}");
Console.WriteLine($"SKU: {capacity.Value.Data.Sku.Name}");
Console.WriteLine($"State: {capacity.Value.Data.Properties.State}");
Console.WriteLine($"Provisioning State: {capacity.Value.Data.Properties.ProvisioningState}");

3. Update Capacity (Scale SKU or Change Admins)

csharp
var capacity = await resourceGroup.Value
    .GetFabricCapacityAsync("my-fabric-capacity");

var patch = new FabricCapacityPatch
{
    Sku = new FabricSku("F128", FabricSkuTier.Fabric),  // Scale up
    Properties = new FabricCapacityUpdateProperties
    {
        Administration = new FabricCapacityAdministration(
            new[] { "admin@contoso.com", "newadmin@contoso.com" }
        )
    }
};

var updateOperation = await capacity.Value.UpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    patch);

Console.WriteLine($"Updated SKU: {updateOperation.Value.Data.Sku.Name}");

4. Suspend and Resume Capacity

csharp
// Suspend capacity (stop billing for compute)
await capacity.Value.SuspendAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);
Console.WriteLine("Capacity suspended");

// Resume capacity
var resumeOperation = await capacity.Value.ResumeAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);
Console.WriteLine($"Capacity resumed. State: {resumeOperation.Value.Data.Properties.State}");

5. Delete Capacity

csharp
await capacity.Value.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);
Console.WriteLine("Capacity deleted");

6. List All Capacities

csharp
// In a resource group
await foreach (var cap in resourceGroup.Value.GetFabricCapacities())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"- {cap.Data.Name} ({cap.Data.Sku.Name})");
}

// In a subscription
await foreach (var cap in subscription.GetFabricCapacitiesAsync())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"- {cap.Data.Name} in {cap.Data.Location}");
}

7. Check Name Availability

csharp
var checkContent = new FabricNameAvailabilityContent
{
    Name = "my-new-capacity",
    ResourceType = "Microsoft.Fabric/capacities"
};

var result = await subscription.CheckFabricCapacityNameAvailabilityAsync(
    AzureLocation.WestUS2,
    checkContent);

if (result.Value.IsNameAvailable == true)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Name is available!");
}
else
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Name unavailable: {result.Value.Reason} - {result.Value.Message}");
}

8. List Available SKUs

csharp
// List all SKUs available in subscription
await foreach (var skuDetails in subscription.GetSkusFabricCapacitiesAsync())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"SKU: {skuDetails.Name}");
    Console.WriteLine($"  Resource Type: {skuDetails.ResourceType}");
    foreach (var location in skuDetails.Locations)
    {
        Console.WriteLine($"  Location: {location}");
    }
}

// List SKUs available for an existing capacity (for scaling)
await foreach (var skuDetails in capacity.Value.GetSkusForCapacityAsync())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Can scale to: {skuDetails.Sku.Name}");
}

SKU Reference

SKU Name Capacity Units (CU) Power BI Equivalent
F2 2 -
F4 4 -
F8 8 EM1/A1
F16 16 EM2/A2
F32 32 EM3/A3
F64 64 P1/A4
F128 128 P2/A5
F256 256 P3/A6
F512 512 P4/A7
F1024 1024 P5/A8
F2048 2048 -

Key Types Reference

Type Purpose
ArmClient Entry point for all ARM operations
FabricCapacityResource Represents a Fabric capacity instance
FabricCapacityCollection Collection for capacity CRUD operations
FabricCapacityData Capacity creation/read data model
FabricCapacityPatch Capacity update payload
FabricCapacityProperties Capacity properties (administration, state)
FabricCapacityAdministration Admin members configuration
FabricSku SKU configuration (name and tier)
FabricSkuTier Pricing tier (currently only "Fabric")
FabricProvisioningState Provisioning states (Succeeded, Failed, etc.)
FabricResourceState Resource states (Active, Suspended, etc.)
FabricNameAvailabilityContent Name availability check request
FabricNameAvailabilityResult Name availability check response

Provisioning and Resource States

Provisioning States (FabricProvisioningState)

  • Succeeded - Operation completed successfully
  • Failed - Operation failed
  • Canceled - Operation was canceled
  • Deleting - Capacity is being deleted
  • Provisioning - Initial provisioning in progress
  • Updating - Update operation in progress

Resource States (FabricResourceState)

  • Active - Capacity is running and available
  • Provisioning - Being provisioned
  • Failed - In failed state
  • Updating - Being updated
  • Deleting - Being deleted
  • Suspending - Transitioning to suspended
  • Suspended - Suspended (not billing for compute)
  • Pausing - Transitioning to paused
  • Paused - Paused
  • Resuming - Resuming from suspended/paused
  • Scaling - Scaling to different SKU
  • Preparing - Preparing resources

Best Practices

  1. Use WaitUntil.Completed for operations that must finish before proceeding
  2. Use WaitUntil.Started when you want to poll manually or run operations in parallel
  3. Always use DefaultAzureCredential — never hardcode credentials
  4. Handle RequestFailedException for ARM API errors
  5. Use CreateOrUpdateAsync for idempotent operations
  6. Suspend when not in use — Fabric capacities bill for compute even when idle
  7. Check provisioning state before performing operations on a capacity
  8. Use appropriate SKU — Start small (F2/F4) for dev/test, scale up for production

Error Handling

csharp
using Azure;

try
{
    var operation = await capacityCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
        WaitUntil.Completed, capacityName, capacityData);
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 409)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Capacity already exists or conflict");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 400)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Invalid configuration: {ex.Message}");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 403)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Insufficient permissions or quota exceeded");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"ARM Error: {ex.Status} - {ex.ErrorCode}: {ex.Message}");
}

Common Pitfalls

  1. Capacity names must be globally unique — Fabric capacity names must be unique across all Azure subscriptions
  2. Suspend doesn't delete — Suspended capacities still exist but don't bill for compute
  3. SKU changes may require downtime — Scaling operations can take several minutes
  4. Admin UPNs must be valid — Capacity administrators must be valid Azure AD users
  5. Location constraints — Not all SKUs are available in all regions; use GetSkusFabricCapacitiesAsync to check
  6. Long provisioning times — Capacity creation can take 5-15 minutes

Related SDKs

SDK Purpose Install
Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric Management plane (this SDK) dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric
Microsoft.Fabric.Api Data plane operations (beta) dotnet add package Microsoft.Fabric.Api --prerelease
Azure.ResourceManager Core ARM SDK dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager
Azure.Identity Authentication dotnet add package Azure.Identity

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