1---
2name: azure-compute
3description: "Azure VM and VMSS router for recommendations, pricing, autoscale, orchestration, connectivity troubleshooting, capacity reservations, and Essential Machine Management. WHEN: Azure VM, VMSS, scale set, recommend, compare, server, website, burstable, lightweight, VM family, workload, GPU, learning, simulation, dev/test, backend, autoscale, load balancer, Flexible orchestration, Uniform orchestration, cost estimate, connect, refused, Linux, black screen, reset password, reach VM, port 3389, NSG, troubleshoot, capacity reservation, CRG, reserve VMs, guarantee capacity, pre-provision capacity, CRG association, CRG disassociation, essential machine management, EMM, machine enrollment."
4license: MIT
5metadata:
6  author: Microsoft
7  version: "2.4.2"
8---
9 
10# Azure Compute Skill
11 
12Routes Azure VM requests to the appropriate workflow based on user intent.
13 
14## When to Use This Skill
15 
16Activate this skill when the user:
17- Asks about Azure Virtual Machines (VMs) or VM Scale Sets (VMSS)
18- Asks about choosing a VM, VM sizing, pricing, or cost estimates
19- Needs a workload-based recommendation for scenarios like database, GPU, deep learning, HPC, web tier, or dev/test
20- Mentions VM families, autoscale, load balancing, or Flexible versus Uniform orchestration
21- Wants to troubleshoot Azure VM connectivity issues such as unreachable VMs, RDP/SSH failures, black screens, NSG/firewall issues, or credential resets
22- Asks about Capacity Reservation Groups (CRGs), reserving VM capacity, associating/disassociating VMs with a CRG, or guaranteeing compute capacity
23- Asks about Essential Machine Management (EMM), machine enrollment, onboarding VMs for monitoring/security, or enabling machine management at subscription level
24- Uses prompts like "Help me choose a VM"
25 
26## Routing
27 
28```text
29User intent?
30├─ Recommend / choose / compare / price a VM or VMSS
31│  └─ Route to [VM Recommender](workflows/vm-recommender/vm-recommender.md)
32│
33├─ Can't connect / RDP / SSH / troubleshoot a VM
34│  └─ Route to [VM Troubleshooter](workflows/vm-troubleshooter/vm-troubleshooter.md)
35│
36├─ Capacity reservation / CRG / reserve capacity / associate VM with CRG
37│  └─ Route to [Capacity Reservation](workflows/capacity-reservation/capacity-reservation.md)
38│
39├─ Essential Machine Management / EMM / machine enrollment
40│  └─ Route to [Essential Machine Management](workflows/essential-machine-management/essential-machine-management.md)
41│
42└─ Unclear
43   └─ Ask: "Are you looking for a VM recommendation, troubleshooting a connectivity issue, managing capacity reservations, or enabling Essential Machine Management?"
44```
45 
46| Signal                                                                        | Workflow                                                                                   |
47| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ |
48| "recommend VM", "which VM", "VM size", "VM pricing", "VMSS", "scale set"     | [VM Recommender](workflows/vm-recommender/vm-recommender.md)                               |
49| "can't connect", "RDP", "SSH", "NSG blocking", "reset password", "black screen" | [VM Troubleshooter](workflows/vm-troubleshooter/vm-troubleshooter.md)                   |
50| "capacity reservation", "CRG", "reserve capacity", "guarantee capacity", "associate VM with CRG" | [Capacity Reservation](workflows/capacity-reservation/capacity-reservation.md) |
51| "essential machine management", "EMM", "machine enrollment" | [Essential Machine Management](workflows/essential-machine-management/essential-machine-management.md) |
52 
53> **Routing rule:** Always read the matched workflow file before accessing any reference files. The workflow file contains the step-by-step guidance and the reference routing table for the user's request.
54 
55## Workflows
56 
57| Workflow                  | Purpose                                                  | References                                                                   |
58| ------------------------- | -------------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |
59| **VM Recommender**        | Recommend VM sizes, VMSS, pricing using public APIs/docs | [vm-families](references/vm-families.md), [retail-prices-api](references/retail-prices-api.md), [vmss-guide](references/vmss-guide.md), [vm-quotas](references/vm-quotas.md) |
60| **VM Troubleshooter**     | Diagnose and resolve VM connectivity failures (RDP/SSH)  | [cannot-connect-to-vm](workflows/vm-troubleshooter/references/cannot-connect-to-vm.md) |
61| **Capacity Reservation**  | Create and manage Capacity Reservation Groups (CRGs)     | [capacity-reservation-overview](workflows/capacity-reservation/references/capacity-reservation-overview.md), [association-disassociation](workflows/capacity-reservation/references/association-disassociation.md) |
62| **Essential Machine Management** | Enable and manage EMM for subscription-level VM onboarding | [emm-overview](workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-overview.md), [emm-prerequisites](workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-prerequisites.md), [emm-enable-flow-portal-guidance](workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-enable-flow-portal-guidance.md), [emm-enable-flow](workflows/essential-machine-management/references/emm-enable-flow.md) |
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