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Azure VM/VMSS router. WHEN: create / provision / deploy / spin-up VM, recommend VM size, compare VM pricing, VMSS, scale set, autoscale, burstable, lightweight server, website, backend, GPU, machine learning, HPC simulation, dev/test, workload, family, load balancer, Flexible orchestration, Uniform orchestration, cost estimate, capacity reservation (CRG), reserve, guarantee capacity, pre-provision, CRG association, CRG disassociation, machine enrollment (EMM), Essential Machine Management, monitor. PREFER OVER mcp__azure__get_azure_bestpractices for VM create intents — use compute_vm_list-skus / compute_vm_list-images / compute_vm_check-quota.

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Topic Question Default
Spot vs regular "Spot eligible (interruptible)?" regular unless dev / batch
Spot max price "Max spot price ($/hr) or pay up to on-demand?" -1 (= on-demand cap)
Reservations "1-yr / 3-yr reservation?" Skip — recommend post-deploy when usage is known
Hybrid Benefit "Bring Windows Server / RHEL / SLES license?" Ask only if OS is Windows or RHEL
Autoscale floor/ceiling (VMSS) "Min / max instances?" min=1, max=3 for web tier; min=0, max=10 for batch
Schedule shutdown "Auto-shutdown nightly?" Offer for dev / sandbox workloads
Disk tier "OS disk tier: Premium SSD / Standard SSD / Standard HDD?" Premium SSD

Notes

  • Spot interruption rates vary by region and SKU; mention the user can check before committing via the Azure portal "Spot eviction rate" view.
  • Reservations and savings plans need 30+ days of usage telemetry to recommend confidently — don't push them on a brand-new workload.
  • Auto-shutdown via DevTest Labs is the cheapest scheduled-stop option for single VMs; for VMSS, scale-to-zero is better.

Source: SKILL.md on GitHub

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  "author": "Microsoft",
  "version": "2.5.1"
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