azure-hpc-cache

name azure-hpc-cache description Expert knowledge for Azure HPC Cache development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring HPC Cache namespaces, NFS/Blob targets, client access, data ingest scripts, or cache failover, and other Azure HPC Cache related development tasks. Not for Azure Managed Lustre (use azure-managed-lustre), Azure NetApp Files (use azure-netapp-files), Azure Batch (use azure-batch), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines). compatibility Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation. metadata {"generated_at":"2026-02-28","generator":"docs2skills/1.0.0"} Azure HPC Cache Skill This skill provides expert guidance for Azure HPC Cache. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, 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 Category Lines Description Troubleshooting L37-L42 Diagnosing and resolving Azure HPC Cache issues with Blob storage firewalls and NFS storage targets, including connectivity, access, and configuration problems. Best Practices L43-L51 Guidance on optimizing Azure HPC Cache: client load balancing, efficient data movement and manual copy to Blob targets, NFS-on-Blob considerations, and priming caches for better hit rates. Decision Making L52-L57 Guidance on when Azure HPC Cache is appropriate, comparing usage models, workload patterns, performance needs, and deciding if/when to adopt it for your architecture. Architecture & Design Patterns L58-L63 Designing Azure HPC Cache namespaces across multiple back-end storage systems, and planning regional redundancy, high availability, and failover strategies for cached workloads. Limits & Quotas L64-L68 How to request and manage Azure HPC Cache quota increases, including limits on cache instances, capacities, and the support process for raising quotas. Security L69-L76 Configuring HPC Cache security: client access policies, directory/AD integration and extended groups, customer-managed encryption keys, and overall cache security settings. Configuration L77-L90 Configuring and operating Azure HPC Cache: CLI setup, networking/DNS/NTP, storage targets and namespaces, mounting NFS clients, lifecycle management, metrics, and environment prerequisites. Integrations & Coding Patterns L91-L98 Scripts and patterns for ingesting data (msrsync, parallelcp), controlling write-back with flush_file.py, and integrating Azure HPC Cache with Azure NetApp Files. Deployment L99-L103 Creating Azure HPC Cache instances via portal/CLI, and recreating or moving existing caches to a different region while preserving configuration and data paths Troubleshooting Topic URL Work around Blob firewall issues for HPC Cache targets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-blob-firewall-fix Troubleshoot NFS storage target issues in Azure HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/troubleshoot-nas Best Practices Topic URL Load balance client connections across Azure HPC Cache IPs https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/client-load-balancing Optimize data movement to Azure HPC Cache Blob targets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-ingest Manually copy data into Azure HPC Cache Blob targets https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-ingest-manual Apply NFS Blob storage considerations with Azure HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/nfs-blob-considerations Prime Azure HPC Cache to improve cache hit rates https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/prime-cache Decision Making Topic URL Choose Azure HPC Cache usage models https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/cache-usage-models Decide when Azure HPC Cache fits your workload https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/usage-scenarios Architecture & Design Patterns Topic URL Design Azure HPC Cache aggregated namespaces https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-namespace Design regional redundancy and failover for Azure HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-region-recovery Limits & Quotas Topic URL Request Azure HPC Cache quota increases https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/increase-quota Security Topic URL Define client access policies for Azure HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/access-policies Configure customer-managed encryption keys for Azure HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/customer-keys Configure directory services and extended groups for HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/directory-services Understand security configuration for Azure HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-security-info Configuration Topic URL Set up Azure HPC Cache namespace paths https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/add-namespace-paths Prepare Azure CLI environment for managing HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/az-cli-prerequisites Configure networking, NTP, DNS, and snapshots for HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/configuration Configure storage targets for Azure HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-add-storage Modify Azure HPC Cache storage target settings https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-edit-storage Operate and update Azure HPC Cache instances https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-manage Mount Azure HPC Cache on NFS clients https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-mount Verify environment prerequisites for Azure HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-prerequisites Manage Azure HPC Cache storage target lifecycle https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/manage-storage-targets Monitor Azure HPC Cache metrics and reports https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/metrics Integrations & Coding Patterns Topic URL Use flush_file.py to control HPC Cache write-back https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/custom-flush-script Ingest data to HPC Cache using msrsync https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-ingest-msrsync Use parallelcp script to ingest data for HPC Cache https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-ingest-parallelcp Integrate Azure HPC Cache with Azure NetApp Files https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-netapp Deployment Topic URL Create Azure HPC Cache instances via portal or CLI https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/hpc-cache-create Recreate or move Azure HPC Cache to another region https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/hpc-cache/move-resource