/azure-migrate

name: azure-migrate
description: Expert knowledge for Azure Migrate development including troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, architecture & design patterns, limits & quotas, security, configuration, integrations & coding patterns, and deployment. Use when migrating VMware/Hyper-V servers, SQL/.NET apps, PostgreSQL, encrypted VMs, or using Arc-based discovery, and other Azure Migrate related development tasks. Not for Azure Database Migration Service (use azure-database-migration), Azure Site Recovery (use azure-site-recovery), Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-virtual-machines), SQL Server on Azure Virtual Machines (use azure-sql-virtual-machines).
compatibility: Requires network access. Uses mcp_microsoftdocs:microsoft_docs_fetch or fetch_webpage to retrieve documentation.
metadata:
  generated_at: "2026-11-08"
  generator: "docs2skills/1.0.0"

Azure Migrate Skill

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Migrate. 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](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 | L37-L58 | Diagnosing and fixing Azure Migrate issues across discovery, assessments, appliances, wave planning/execution, replication, connectivity, OS upgrades, and web app migrations. | | Best Practices | L59-L69 | Best practices for preparing on-prem/VMware machines and appliances, creating custom assessment rules (AppCAT, PostgreSQL), running test migrations, and applying pre-migration hydration changes. | | Decision Making | L70-L113 | Guidance for interpreting Azure Migrate assessments, choosing migration strategies, sizing, tools, and services across on-prem, VMware, AWS, GCP, and networking/security scenarios. | | Architecture & Design Patterns | L114-L119 | Architecture and data flow for Azure Migrate using Arc-based discovery and Hyper-V, including components, connectivity, prerequisites, and how discovery/inventory works. | | Limits & Quotas | L120-L133 | Limits, quotas, prerequisites, and support matrices for Azure Migrate appliances, VMware/Hyper-V/physical discovery, unsupported regions, and migration wave sizing. | | Security | L134-L146 | Permissions, encryption, and secure connectivity for Azure Migrate: least-privilege roles/accounts, Private Link usage, CMK/SSE, Entra app registration, RBAC, and moving encrypted VMs. | | Configuration | L147-L175 | Configuring Azure Migrate appliances, discovery, Private Link/Arc, assessment properties, migration waves, and Resource Mover destination settings for servers, SQL, .NET, and PostgreSQL. | | Integrations & Coding Patterns | L176-L181 | Patterns and tools for integrating code analysis and automation into Azure Migrate, including GitHub Copilot insights, AppCAT CLI, CAST Highlight scans, and REST-based VMware migration. | | Deployment | L182-L191 | Guides for deploying Azure Migrate appliances, preparing legacy servers, configuring DevOps pipelines, and planning/executing cross-region VM and SQL moves with supported resource types. |

Troubleshooting

| Topic | URL | |-------|-----| | Resolve Azure Migrate discovery and dependency issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/common-questions-discovery-dependency-analysis?view=migrate | | Resolve common Azure Migrate wave planning issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/common-questions-wave-planning?view=migrate | | Execute migration waves and recover from failures in Azure Migrate | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/execute-wave-migration?view=migrate | | Monitor and troubleshoot Azure Migrate wave executions | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/track-wave-migrations?view=migrate | | Diagnose and troubleshoot Azure Migrate appliance | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/troubleshoot-appliance-diagnostic?view=migrate | | Troubleshoot Azure Migrate appliance deployment problems | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/troubleshoot-appliance?view=migrate | | FAQ for troubleshooting Azure Migrate assessments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/troubleshoot-assessment-faq?view=migrate | | Troubleshooting scenarios for Azure Migrate assessments | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/troubleshoot-assessment-supported-scenarios?view=migrate | | Resolve common Azure Migrate assessment issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/troubleshoot-assessment?view=migrate | | Troubleshoot agentless VMware replication in Azure Migrate | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/troubleshoot-changed-block-tracking-replication?view=migrate | | Troubleshoot Azure Migrate dependency analysis issues | https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/migrate/troubleshoot-dependencies?view=migrate | | Troubleshoot Azure Migrate server and SQL discovery | h