Name: How to Use This Skill
Author: mfcollins3

This skill provides expert guidance for Azure Red Hat OpenShift. Covers troubleshooting, best practices, decision making, 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:

Category	Lines	Description
Troubleshooting	L36-L43	Fixing common ARO cluster issues, restoring cluster access, and manually updating or troubleshooting cluster certificates and connectivity via CLI
Best Practices	L44-L51	Guidance on sizing and deploying ARO clusters and infra nodes, optimizing OpenShift Virtualization VMs, and understanding ARO 4 support limits and policies
Decision Making	L52-L56	Defines the shared responsibility model for Azure Red Hat OpenShift, detailing which operational tasks are handled by Microsoft, Red Hat, and the customer.
Limits & Quotas	L57-L62	Scaling and capacity limits for ARO clusters, including configuring multiple load balancer IPs and understanding ARO versioning, support lifecycle, and upgrade constraints.
Security	L63-L80	Identity, auth, and network security for ARO: Entra/managed identities, workload identity, NSGs/egress control, disk encryption, FIPS, Front Door protection, Lockbox, and credential rotation.
Configuration	L81-L99	Configuring ARO clusters: networking (proxy, DNS, egress, MTU), storage (Azure Files, Prometheus), registry/pull secrets, node/subnet layout, Spot VMs, tagging, and health alerts.
Integrations & Coding Patterns	L100-L108	Running ARO with external services: virtualization, NVIDIA GPUs, Azure NetApp Files, Prometheus→Azure Monitor, ACR auth, and Azure Key Vault secret integration.
Deployment	L109-L121	Deploying and operating ARO clusters and apps: cluster creation (private/ARM/Bicep), upgrades, networking migration, backups/restores, and app runtimes (JBoss, WebSphere, S2I, serverless).

Topic	URL
Regain ARO cluster access using Admin Kubeconfig	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-kubeconfig
Manually update ARO cluster certificates via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-update-certificates
Resolve common Azure Red Hat OpenShift issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/openshift-faq
Troubleshoot common Azure Red Hat OpenShift cluster issues	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/troubleshoot

Topic	URL
Optimize VM deployments on OpenShift Virtualization in ARO	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/best-practices-openshift-virtualization
Deploy and size infrastructure nodes in ARO	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-infrastructure-nodes
Apply best practices for large ARO clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-large-clusters
Follow Azure Red Hat OpenShift 4 support policies	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/support-policies-v4

Topic	URL
Configure multiple load balancer IPs to scale ARO clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-multiple-ips
Understand Azure Red Hat OpenShift support lifecycle and versions	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/support-lifecycle

Topic	URL
Configure Microsoft Entra auth for ARO via CLI	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/configure-azure-ad-cli
Configure Microsoft Entra auth for ARO via portal	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/configure-azure-ad-ui
Use custom Network Security Groups with Azure Red Hat OpenShift	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-bring-nsg
Encrypt ARO OS disks with customer-managed keys	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-byok
Create ARO clusters with managed identities	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-create-openshift-cluster
Create service principal for Azure Red Hat OpenShift deployment	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-create-service-principal
Configure applications with ARO workload identity	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-deploy-configure-application

How to Use This Skill

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Category Index

Troubleshooting

Best Practices

Decision Making

Limits & Quotas

Security

Configuration

Integrations & Coding Patterns

Deployment

Helm Chart Scaffolding

Python Observability

K8s Manifest Generator

Istio Traffic Management

Secrets Management

Gitops Workflow

Topic	URL
Configure built-in container registry on ARO 4	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/built-in-container-registry
Configure cluster-wide HTTP/HTTPS proxy in ARO	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/cluster-wide-proxy-configure
Configure egress lockdown endpoints for Azure Red Hat OpenShift	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/concepts-egress-lockdown
Understand networking layout and endpoints for Azure Red Hat OpenShift	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/concepts-networking
Set up DNS forwarding for Azure Red Hat OpenShift 4	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/dns-forwarding
Update Red Hat pull secret on Azure Red Hat OpenShift	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-add-update-pull-secret
Enable jumbo MTU for ARO cluster networks	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-change-maximum-transmission-unit

Topic	URL
Run NVIDIA GPU workloads on Azure Red Hat OpenShift	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-gpu-workloads
Configure Azure NetApp Files storage for ARO	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-netapp-files
Send ARO Prometheus metrics to Azure Monitor via remote write	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-remotewrite-prometheus
Configure ACR authentication with Azure Red Hat OpenShift	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-use-acr-with-aro
Integrate Azure Key Vault secrets with Azure Red Hat OpenShift	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-use-key-vault-secrets

Topic	URL
Back up Azure Red Hat OpenShift apps with Velero	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-create-a-backup
Restore Azure Red Hat OpenShift apps with Velero	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-create-a-restore
Create private Azure Red Hat OpenShift 4 clusters	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-create-private-cluster-4x
Deploy JBoss EAP on Azure Red Hat OpenShift	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-deploy-java-jboss-enterprise-application-platform-app
Deploy WebSphere Liberty on Azure Red Hat OpenShift	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-deploy-java-liberty-app
Deploy applications from source to ARO using S2I	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-deploy-with-s2i
Deploy serverless applications on Azure Red Hat OpenShift	https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/openshift/howto-deploy-with-serverless