Azure.ResourceManager.Redis (.NET)

Management plane SDK for provisioning and managing Azure Cache for Redis resources via Azure Resource Manager.

⚠️ Management vs Data Plane

This SDK (Azure.ResourceManager.Redis): Create caches, configure firewall rules, manage access keys, set up geo-replication

Data Plane SDK (StackExchange.Redis): Get/set keys, pub/sub, streams, Lua scripts

Installation

dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.Redis
dotnet add package Azure.Identity

Current Version: 1.5.1 (Stable)
API Version: 2024-11-01
Target Frameworks: .NET 8.0, .NET Standard 2.0

Environment Variables

AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=<your-subscription-id>
# For service principal auth (optional)
AZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id>
AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<client-secret>

Authentication

using Azure.Identity;
using Azure.ResourceManager;
using Azure.ResourceManager.Redis;

// Always use DefaultAzureCredential
var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential();
var armClient = new ArmClient(credential);

// Get subscription
var subscriptionId = Environment.GetEnvironmentVariable("AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID");
var subscription = armClient.GetSubscriptionResource(
    new ResourceIdentifier($"/subscriptions/{subscriptionId}"));

Resource Hierarchy

ArmClient
└── SubscriptionResource
    └── ResourceGroupResource
        └── RedisResource
            ├── RedisFirewallRuleResource
            ├── RedisPatchScheduleResource
            ├── RedisLinkedServerWithPropertyResource
            ├── RedisPrivateEndpointConnectionResource
            └── RedisCacheAccessPolicyResource

Core Workflows

1. Create Redis Cache

using Azure.ResourceManager.Redis;
using Azure.ResourceManager.Redis.Models;

// Get resource group
var resourceGroup = await subscription
    .GetResourceGroupAsync("my-resource-group");

// Define cache configuration
var cacheData = new RedisCreateOrUpdateContent(
    location: AzureLocation.EastUS,
    sku: new RedisSku(RedisSkuName.Standard, RedisSkuFamily.BasicOrStandard, 1))
{
    EnableNonSslPort = false,
    MinimumTlsVersion = RedisTlsVersion.Tls1_2,
    RedisConfiguration = new RedisCommonConfiguration
    {
        MaxMemoryPolicy = "volatile-lru"
    },
    Tags =
    {
        ["environment"] = "production"
    }
};

// Create cache (long-running operation)
var cacheCollection = resourceGroup.Value.GetAllRedis();
var operation = await cacheCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    "my-redis-cache",
    cacheData);

RedisResource cache = operation.Value;
Console.WriteLine($"Cache created: {cache.Data.HostName}");

2. Get Redis Cache

// Get existing cache
var cache = await resourceGroup.Value
    .GetRedisAsync("my-redis-cache");

Console.WriteLine($"Host: {cache.Value.Data.HostName}");
Console.WriteLine($"Port: {cache.Value.Data.Port}");
Console.WriteLine($"SSL Port: {cache.Value.Data.SslPort}");
Console.WriteLine($"Provisioning State: {cache.Value.Data.ProvisioningState}");

3. Update Redis Cache

var patchData = new RedisPatch
{
    Sku = new RedisSku(RedisSkuName.Standard, RedisSkuFamily.BasicOrStandard, 2),
    RedisConfiguration = new RedisCommonConfiguration
    {
        MaxMemoryPolicy = "allkeys-lru"
    }
};

var updateOperation = await cache.Value.UpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    patchData);

4. Delete Redis Cache

await cache.Value.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

5. Get Access Keys

var keys = await cache.Value.GetKeysAsync();
Console.WriteLine($"Primary Key: {keys.Value.PrimaryKey}");
Console.WriteLine($"Secondary Key: {keys.Value.SecondaryKey}");

6. Regenerate Access Keys

var regenerateContent = new RedisRegenerateKeyContent(RedisRegenerateKeyType.Primary);
var newKeys = await cache.Value.RegenerateKeyAsync(regenerateContent);
Console.WriteLine($"New Primary Key: {newKeys.Value.PrimaryKey}");

7. Manage Firewall Rules

// Create firewall rule
var firewallData = new RedisFirewallRuleData(
    startIP: System.Net.IPAddress.Parse("10.0.0.1"),
    endIP: System.Net.IPAddress.Parse("10.0.0.255"));

var firewallCollection = cache.Value.GetRedisFirewallRules();
var firewallOperation = await firewallCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    "allow-internal-network",
    firewallData);

// List all firewall rules
await foreach (var rule in firewallCollection.GetAllAsync())
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Rule: {rule.Data.Name} ({rule.Data.StartIP} - {rule.Data.EndIP})");
}

// Delete firewall rule
var ruleToDelete = await firewallCollection.GetAsync("allow-internal-network");
await ruleToDelete.Value.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);

8. Configure Patch Schedule (Premium SKU)

// Patch schedules require Premium SKU
var scheduleData = new RedisPatchScheduleData(
    new[]
    {
        new RedisPatchScheduleSetting(RedisDayOfWeek.Saturday, 2) // 2 AM Saturday
        {
            MaintenanceWindow = TimeSpan.FromHours(5)
        },
        new RedisPatchScheduleSetting(RedisDayOfWeek.Sunday, 2) // 2 AM Sunday
        {
            MaintenanceWindow = TimeSpan.FromHours(5)
        }
    });

var scheduleCollection = cache.Value.GetRedisPatchSchedules();
await scheduleCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
    WaitUntil.Completed,
    RedisPatchScheduleDefaultName.Default,
    scheduleData);

9. Import/Export Data (Premium SKU)

// Import data from blob storage
var importContent = new ImportRdbContent(
    files: new[] { "https://mystorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net/container/dump.rdb" },
    format: "RDB");

await cache.Value.ImportDataAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, importContent);

// Export data to blob storage
var exportContent = new ExportRdbContent(
    prefix: "backup",
    container: "https://mystorageaccount.blob.core.windows.net/container?sastoken",
    format: "RDB");

await cache.Value.ExportDataAsync(WaitUntil.Completed, exportContent);

10. Force Reboot

var rebootContent = new RedisRebootContent
{
    RebootType = RedisRebootType.AllNodes,
    ShardId = 0 // For clustered caches
};

await cache.Value.ForceRebootAsync(rebootContent);

SKU Reference

SKU	Family	Capacity	Features
Basic	C	0-6	Single node, no SLA, dev/test only
Standard	C	0-6	Two nodes (primary/replica), SLA
Premium	P	1-5	Clustering, geo-replication, VNet, persistence

Capacity Sizes (Family C - Basic/Standard):

C0: 250 MB
C1: 1 GB
C2: 2.5 GB
C3: 6 GB
C4: 13 GB
C5: 26 GB
C6: 53 GB

Capacity Sizes (Family P - Premium):

P1: 6 GB per shard
P2: 13 GB per shard
P3: 26 GB per shard
P4: 53 GB per shard
P5: 120 GB per shard

Key Types Reference

Type	Purpose
`ArmClient`	Entry point for all ARM operations
`RedisResource`	Represents a Redis cache instance
`RedisCollection`	Collection for cache CRUD operations
`RedisFirewallRuleResource`	Firewall rule for IP filtering
`RedisPatchScheduleResource`	Maintenance window configuration
`RedisLinkedServerWithPropertyResource`	Geo-replication linked server
`RedisPrivateEndpointConnectionResource`	Private endpoint connection
`RedisCacheAccessPolicyResource`	RBAC access policy
`RedisCreateOrUpdateContent`	Cache creation payload
`RedisPatch`	Cache update payload
`RedisSku`	SKU configuration (name, family, capacity)
`RedisAccessKeys`	Primary and secondary access keys
`RedisRegenerateKeyContent`	Key regeneration request

Best Practices

Use WaitUntil.Completed for operations that must finish before proceeding
Use WaitUntil.Started when you want to poll manually or run operations in parallel
Always use DefaultAzureCredential — never hardcode keys
Handle RequestFailedException for ARM API errors
Use CreateOrUpdateAsync for idempotent operations
Navigate hierarchy via Get* methods (e.g., cache.GetRedisFirewallRules())
Use Premium SKU for production workloads requiring geo-replication, clustering, or persistence
Enable TLS 1.2 minimum — set MinimumTlsVersion = RedisTlsVersion.Tls1_2
Disable non-SSL port — set EnableNonSslPort = false for security
Rotate keys regularly — use RegenerateKeyAsync and update connection strings

Error Handling

using Azure;

try
{
    var operation = await cacheCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(
        WaitUntil.Completed, cacheName, cacheData);
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 409)
{
    Console.WriteLine("Cache already exists");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 400)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"Invalid configuration: {ex.Message}");
}
catch (RequestFailedException ex)
{
    Console.WriteLine($"ARM Error: {ex.Status} - {ex.ErrorCode}: {ex.Message}");
}

Common Pitfalls

SKU downgrades not allowed — You cannot downgrade from Premium to Standard/Basic
Clustering requires Premium — Shard configuration only available on Premium SKU
Geo-replication requires Premium — Linked servers only work with Premium caches
VNet injection requires Premium — Virtual network support is Premium-only
Patch schedules require Premium — Maintenance windows only configurable on Premium
Cache name globally unique — Redis cache names must be unique across all Azure subscriptions
Long provisioning times — Cache creation can take 15-20 minutes; use WaitUntil.Started for async patterns

Connecting with StackExchange.Redis (Data Plane)

After creating the cache with this management SDK, use StackExchange.Redis for data operations:

using StackExchange.Redis;

// Get connection info from management SDK
var cache = await resourceGroup.Value.GetRedisAsync("my-redis-cache");
var keys = await cache.Value.GetKeysAsync();

// Connect with StackExchange.Redis
var connectionString = $"{cache.Value.Data.HostName}:{cache.Value.Data.SslPort},password={keys.Value.PrimaryKey},ssl=True,abortConnect=False";
var connection = ConnectionMultiplexer.Connect(connectionString);
var db = connection.GetDatabase();

// Data operations
await db.StringSetAsync("key", "value");
var value = await db.StringGetAsync("key");

Related SDKs

SDK	Purpose	Install
`StackExchange.Redis`	Data plane (get/set, pub/sub, streams)	`dotnet add package StackExchange.Redis`
`Azure.ResourceManager.Redis`	Management plane (this SDK)	`dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.Redis`
`Microsoft.Azure.StackExchangeRedis`	Azure-specific Redis extensions	`dotnet add package Microsoft.Azure.StackExchangeRedis`

When to Use

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