Azure Local Multi Rack

# Azure Local Multi-Rack

> Multi-rack is in **preview** — say so, and confirm availability from the docs before committing to a design.

## Quick Reference

| Property | Value | | --- | --- | | Best for | Rack-scale Azure Local: 100+ machines, preintegrated racks, SAN, managed fabric | | Scale | Minimum four racks — one aggregation rack plus three or more compute racks | | Providers | `Microsoft.NetworkCloud`, `Microsoft.ManagedNetworkFabric`, `Microsoft.AzureStackHCI` | | CLI | `az networkcloud`, `az networkfabric`, `az stack-hci-vm` | | Related skill | `azure-local` for standard 1-16 node and rack-aware deployments |

## When to Use This Skill

Use when the deployment is multi-rack / rack scale: preintegrated racks, an aggregation rack, a Network Fabric Controller, a Cluster Manager, SAN storage, or the `networkcloud` / `managednetworkfabric` CLI extensions.

Do **not** use for standard Azure Local (1-16 node hyperconverged, up to 64 disaggregated) or rack-aware clusters — hand off to the `azure-local` skill. If the scale is unclear, ask first: the two have separate, non-interchangeable procedures for the same-sounding tasks (logical networks, VM creation, NSGs).

## MCP Tools

No dedicated MCP namespace. Use generic Azure MCP tools: `mcp_azure_mcp_extension_cli_generate` (confirm `networkcloud`/`networkfabric` extensions first), `mcp_azure_mcp_monitor` (needs Log Analytics), `mcp_azure_mcp_resourcehealth` (partial; not fabric or SAN health), `mcp_azure_mcp_documentation` (multi-rack articles only — standard Azure Local pages do not apply).

Details: [cli-and-prereqs](references/cli-and-prereqs.md).

## Workflow

1. Confirm this is multi-rack, not standard Azure Local — see When to Use. 2. Plan/deploy -> [plan-and-deploy](workflows/plan-and-deploy/plan-and-deploy.md) 3. VMs, AKS, images, disks -> [workload-management](workflows/workload-management/workload-management.md) 4. Fabric, isolation domains, load balancers, NSGs -> [networking](workflows/networking/networking.md) 5. Monitoring, metrics, serial console, failures -> [operate-and-monitor](workflows/operate-and-monitor/operate-and-monitor.md)

Read the matched workflow first and use [docs-map](references/docs-map.md). Start read-only. Ask before fabric changes, isolation domain edits, VM power/delete operations, or anything touching the aggregation rack or SAN.

## Error Handling

| Scenario | Remediation | | --- | --- | | Scale unknown | Ask whether the deployment is multi-rack or standard before recommending procedures. | | Standard Azure Local detected | Hand off to the `azure-local` skill; multi-rack procedures do not apply. | | Missing CLI extension | Install per [cli-and-prereqs](references/cli-and-prereqs.md) before running commands. | | Risky fabric or SAN change | Stop and follow [safety-rules](references/safety-rules.md). | | Doc URL 404/redirect | Search Learn for the title, scoped to multi-rack deployments of Azure Local. |