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name: azure-cache-redis

- description: Expert knowledge for Azure Cache for Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when configuring Redis clustering/replication, VNet/Private Link access, TLS/auth, scaling via ARM/Bicep, or Blob import/export, and other Azure Cache for Redis related development tasks. Not for Azure Managed Redis (use azure-managed-redis), Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage).

+ description: Expert knowledge for Azure Cache for Redis development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, security, configuration, and deployment. Use when configuring geo-replication, persistence, VNet/private endpoints, Entra/RBAC auth, or ARM/Bicep deployments, and other Azure Cache for Redis related development tasks. Not for Azure Managed Redis (use azure-managed-redis), Azure Cosmos DB (use azure-cosmos-db), Azure Table Storage (use azure-table-storage).

compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.

metadata:

- generated_at: "2026-08-16"

+ generated_at: "2026-08-31"

generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

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# Azure Cache for Redis Skill

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

+ This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Cache for Redis. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, 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

> **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](https://github.com/MicrosoftDocs/mcp/blob/main/README.md)

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 | L36-L47 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure Cache for Redis issues: client/connectivity errors, latency/timeouts, data loss, server-side problems, monitoring, and using redis-cli for debugging. |

- | Best Practices | L48-L62 | Guidance on client usage, resilience, scaling, memory/CPU tuning, Kubernetes optimization, performance testing, and handling failover/patching for Azure Cache for Redis and Redis Enterprise |

- | Decision Making | L63-L72 | Guidance on planning Redis capacity, choosing network isolation and reservations, and executing migrations (including VNet to Private Link and retiring or moving existing caches). |

- | Architecture & Design Patterns | L73-L77 | Guidance on designing highly available Azure Cache for Redis deployments, including redundancy options, failover behavior, and resilience best practices. |

- | Security | L78-L90 | Securing Azure Cache for Redis: auth (Entra, managed identity), network isolation (VNets, Private Link), TLS config, disk encryption, data access policies, and Azure Policy compliance. |

- | Configuration | L91-L104 | Configuring Redis cache behavior, replication, persistence, redundancy, maintenance (reboots/updates), and setting up monitoring, diagnostics, and metrics/logs for Azure Cache for Redis. |

- | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L105-L116 | Managing Azure Cache for Redis via CLI/PowerShell, routing Redis events to webhooks/endpoints, and importing/exporting cache data with Azure Blob Storage |

- | Deployment | L117-L124 | Scaling, upgrading, region-moving, and ARM/Bicep-based deployment of Azure Cache for Redis instances, including safe resize and version/region migration steps. |

+ | Troubleshooting | L35-L43 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure Cache for Redis issues: client/server errors, connectivity, data loss, latency, and timeouts, plus targeted troubleshooting steps. |

+ | Best Practices | L44-L58 | Best practices for client usage, reliability, scaling, memory, performance testing, monitoring, failover behavior, and Kubernetes/Enterprise tier usage in Azure Cache for Redis |

+ | Decision Making | L59-L68 | Guidance on sizing and tier selection, cost reservations, network isolation options, and planning/migrating Redis caches, including retirement and Private Link migrations. |

+ | Architecture & Design Patterns | L69-L73 | Strategies for architecting highly available Redis caches on Azure, including redundancy, failover, disaster recovery, and SLA-focused design patterns. |

+ | Security | L74-L86 | Securing Azure Cache for Redis: Entra auth/RBAC, TLS config, disk encryption, private endpoints/VNet, managed identities, and Azure Policy compliance settings. |

+ | Configuration | L87-L106 | Configuring and operating Azure Cache for Redis: server settings, geo-replication, persistence, zone redundancy, monitoring/logging, CLI/PowerShell management, and data import/export. |

+ | Deployment | L107-L114 | Scaling, upgrading, and region-moving Redis caches, plus deploying them via ARM/Bicep templates and managing tier/version/region changes. |

### Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

- | Use redis-cli to debug Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-redis-cli-tool |

- | Resolve common Azure Cache for Redis management issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-management-faq |

- | Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Cache for Redis issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-monitor-troubleshoot-faq |

- | Troubleshoot Redis client issues for Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-client |

+ | Access client-specific troubleshooting for Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-client |

| Troubleshoot connectivity issues with Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-connectivity |

- | Diagnose and fix Azure Cache for Redis data loss | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-data-loss |

- | Troubleshoot Azure Cache for Redis server-side issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-server |

- | Troubleshoot latency and timeout issues in Azure Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-timeouts |

+ | Diagnose and fix data loss in Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-data-loss |

+ | Access server-side troubleshooting for Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-server |

+ | Resolve latency and timeout problems in Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-troubleshoot-timeouts |

### Best Practices

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Use Redis client libraries effectively with Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-client-libraries |

- | Improve Azure Redis connection resilience | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-connection |

- | Apply development best practices for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-development |

+ | Improve Azure Redis connection resilience and reliability | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-connection |

+ | Implement development patterns for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-development |

| Use Azure Redis Enterprise and Flash tiers effectively | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-enterprise-tiers |

- | Optimize Kubernetes-hosted clients for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-kubernetes |

- | Optimize Azure Redis memory management | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-memory-management |

- | Run performance testing for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-performance |

- | Scale Azure Cache for Redis effectively and safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-scale |

- | Monitor and manage CPU utilization for Azure Managed Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-server-load |

- | Apply development patterns for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-development-faq |

- | Handle failover and patching in Azure Redis clients | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-failover |

+ | Run Kubernetes client apps against Azure Redis reliably | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-kubernetes |

+ | Optimize memory management for Azure Redis caches | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-memory-management |

+ | Conduct performance testing for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-performance |

+ | Apply scaling best practices for Azure Redis caches | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-scale |

+ | Monitor CPU utilization and server load for Azure Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-best-practices-server-load |

+ | Apply development best practices for Azure Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-development-faq |

+ | Understand failover and patching behavior in Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-failover |

### Decision Making

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

| Plan and execute migrations to Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-migration-guide |

| Choose Azure Redis network isolation options | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-network-isolation |

- | Plan Azure Cache for Redis capacity and migration | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-planning-faq |

- | Choose and manage Azure Redis reservations | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-reserved-pricing |

- | Migrate Azure Cache for Redis from VNet injection to Private Link | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-vnet-migration |

+ | Plan Azure Cache for Redis capacity and tiers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-planning-faq |

+ | Choose and manage Azure Redis reservations for cost | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-reserved-pricing |

+ | Migrate Azure Redis VNet caches to Private Link | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-vnet-migration |

| Plan migration for Azure Cache for Redis retirement | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/retirement-faq |

### Architecture & Design Patterns

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

- | Design high availability for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-high-availability |

+ | Design high availability strategies for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-high-availability |

### Security

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

- | Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-azure-active-directory-for-authentication |

- | Configure custom data access policies for Azure Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-configure-role-based-access-control |

- | Configure disk encryption for Azure Cache for Redis data at rest | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-encryption |

- | Configure VNet integration for Premium Azure Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-premium-vnet |

- | Use managed identity with Azure Cache for Redis and storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-managed-identity |

- | Secure Azure Redis with Private Link and VNets | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-private-link |

+ | Configure Microsoft Entra authentication for Azure Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-azure-active-directory-for-authentication |

+ | Define Redis data access policies and RBAC via Entra | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-configure-role-based-access-control |

+ | Configure disk encryption for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-encryption |

+ | Configure Premium Azure Redis with virtual networks | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-premium-vnet |

+ | Use managed identities with Azure Redis and storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-managed-identity |

+ | Configure Azure Private Link for Redis caches | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-private-link |

| Remove TLS 1.0/1.1 and enforce TLS 1.2 for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-remove-tls-10-11 |

| Configure TLS settings for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-tls-configuration |

- | Use Azure Policy built-ins for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/policy-reference |

+ | Use built-in Azure Policy definitions for Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/policy-reference |

### Configuration

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

- | Reboot, flush, and schedule updates for Azure Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-administration |

+ | Administer Azure Cache for Redis reboots and updates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-administration |

| Configure Azure Cache for Redis server settings | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-configure |

- | Configure active geo-replication for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-active-geo-replication |

- | Configure passive geo-replication for Premium Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-geo-replication |

- | Configure additional replicas for Premium Redis caches | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-multi-replicas |

- | Configure Redis data persistence for Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-premium-persistence |

- | Enable zone redundancy for Azure Redis caches | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-zone-redundancy |

- | Configure Azure Monitor insights for Azure Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-insights-overview |

- | Configure diagnostic settings for Azure Redis monitoring | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-monitor-diagnostic-settings |

- | Use Azure Cache for Redis monitoring metrics and logs | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/monitor-cache-reference |

- ### Integrations & Coding Patterns

- | Topic | URL |

- |-------|-----|

- | Route Azure Redis events to web endpoints with CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-event-grid-quickstart-cli |

- | Route Azure Redis events to webhooks via portal | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-event-grid-quickstart-portal |

- | Route Azure Redis events to web endpoints with PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-event-grid-quickstart-powershell |

- | Import and export Azure Cache for Redis data via Blob storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-import-export-data |

- | Use Azure CLI scripts to manage Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cli-samples |

- | Administer Azure Cache for Redis using PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/how-to-manage-redis-cache-powershell |

+ | Configure Event Grid integration for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-event-grid |

+ | Configure active geo-replication for Enterprise Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-active-geo-replication |

+ | Configure passive geo-replication for Premium Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-geo-replication |

+ | Import and export Azure Redis data via Blob storage | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-import-export-data |

+ | Add and manage replicas in Premium Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-multi-replicas |

+ | Configure data persistence for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-premium-persistence |

+ | Enable zone redundancy for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-zone-redundancy |

+ | Use Azure Monitor insights for Redis performance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-insights-overview |

+ | Configure diagnostic settings for Azure Cache for Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-monitor-diagnostic-settings |

+ | Use Azure CLI scripts to manage Redis caches | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cli-samples |

+ | Administer Azure Cache for Redis via PowerShell | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/how-to-manage-redis-cache-powershell |

+ | Reference monitoring metrics and logs for Azure Redis | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/monitor-cache-reference |

| Create and manage Redis caches with Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/scripts/create-manage-cache |

- | Provision Premium clustered Redis cache via CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/scripts/create-manage-premium-cache-cluster |

+ | Provision clustered Premium Redis via Azure CLI | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/scripts/create-manage-premium-cache-cluster |

### Deployment

| Topic | URL |

|-------|-----|

- | Scale Azure Cache for Redis instances safely | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-scale |

- | Upgrade Redis server version for Azure Cache | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-upgrade |

- | Move Azure Cache for Redis instances across regions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-moving-resources |

+ | Scale Azure Cache for Redis instances across tiers | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-scale |

+ | Upgrade Azure Cache for Redis server versions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-how-to-upgrade |

+ | Move Azure Cache for Redis across Azure regions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/cache-moving-resources |

| Deploy Azure Cache for Redis with ARM templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/redis-cache-arm-provision |

| Deploy Azure Cache for Redis using Bicep templates | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/azure-cache-for-redis/redis-cache-bicep-provision |