Azure Mgmt Fabric Dotnet

by microsoft354361d83247MITListed Oct 8, 2026Updated Oct 8, 2026

Azure Resource Manager SDK for Fabric in .NET. Use for MANAGEMENT PLANE operations: provisioning, scaling, suspending/resuming Microsoft Fabric capacities, checking name availability, and listing SKUs via Azure Resource Manager. Triggers: "Fabric capacity", "create capacity", "suspend capacity", "resume capacity", "Fabric SKU", "provision Fabric", "ARM Fabric", "FabricCapacityResource".

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AI-generated overview

Guides .NET management-plane provisioning and lifecycle of Microsoft Fabric capacities via Azure Resource Manager.

What it does
Provides .NET code guidance for the Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric SDK, covering authentication, capacity creation, updates, scaling, suspend/resume, deletion, listing, name availability checks and SKU listing. It includes SKU and state reference tables, error handling patterns and common pitfalls. It is documentation only and produces no files or scripts.
When to use it
Use when writing or reviewing .NET code that provisions or manages Microsoft Fabric capacity resources through Azure Resource Manager. Also useful for scaling, suspending or resuming capacities, checking name availability or listing available SKUs.
Requirements
Requires the .NET SDK with the Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric, Azure.ResourceManager and Azure.Identity packages, plus Azure credentials and a subscription ID; service principal auth needs tenant, client ID and secret. Network access to Azure Resource Manager is needed. No scripts are shipped.

Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric (.NET)

Management plane SDK for provisioning and managing Microsoft Fabric capacity resources via Azure Resource Manager.

Management Plane Only This SDK manages Fabric capacities (compute resources). For working with Fabric workspaces, lakehouses, warehouses, and data items, use the Microsoft Fabric REST API or data plane SDKs.

Installation

bash
dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.Fabricdotnet add package Azure.Identity

Current Version: 1.0.0 (GA - September 2025)
API Version: 2023-11-01
Target Frameworks: .NET 8.0, .NET Standard 2.0

Environment Variables

bash
AZURE_SUBSCRIPTION_ID=<your-subscription-id> # Required: Azure subscription IDAZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod  # Required only if DefaultAzureCredential is used in productionAZURE_TENANT_ID=<tenant-id> # For service principal auth (optional)AZURE_CLIENT_ID=<client-id> # For service principal auth (optional)AZURE_CLIENT_SECRET=<client-secret> # For service principal auth (optional)

Authentication

csharp
using Azure.Identity;using Azure.ResourceManager;using Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric;
// Local dev: DefaultAzureCredential. Production: set AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=prod or AZURE_TOKEN_CREDENTIALS=<specific_credential>var credential = new DefaultAzureCredential(    DefaultAzureCredential.DefaultEnvironmentVariableName);// Or use a specific credential directly in production:// See https://learn.microsoft.com/dotnet/api/overview/azure/identity-readme?view=azure-dotnet#credential-classes// var credential = new ManagedIdentityCredential();var armClient = new ArmClient(credential);
// Get subscriptionvar subscription = await armClient.GetDefaultSubscriptionAsync();

Resource Hierarchy

ArmClient└── SubscriptionResource    └── ResourceGroupResource        └── FabricCapacityResource

Core Workflows

1. Create Fabric Capacity

csharp
using Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric;using Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric.Models;using Azure.Core;
// Get resource groupvar resourceGroup = await subscription.GetResourceGroupAsync("my-resource-group");
// Define capacity configurationvar administration = new FabricCapacityAdministration(    new[] { "[email protected]" }  // Capacity administrators (UPNs or object IDs));
var properties = new FabricCapacityProperties(administration);
var sku = new FabricSku("F64", FabricSkuTier.Fabric);
var capacityData = new FabricCapacityData(    AzureLocation.WestUS2,    properties,    sku){    Tags = { ["Environment"] = "Production" }};
// Create capacity (long-running operation)var capacityCollection = resourceGroup.Value.GetFabricCapacities();var operation = await capacityCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(    WaitUntil.Completed,    "my-fabric-capacity",    capacityData);
FabricCapacityResource capacity = operation.Value;Console.WriteLine($"Created capacity: {capacity.Data.Name}");Console.WriteLine($"State: {capacity.Data.Properties.State}");

2. Get Fabric Capacity

csharp
// Get existing capacityvar capacity = await resourceGroup.Value    .GetFabricCapacityAsync("my-fabric-capacity");
Console.WriteLine($"Name: {capacity.Value.Data.Name}");Console.WriteLine($"Location: {capacity.Value.Data.Location}");Console.WriteLine($"SKU: {capacity.Value.Data.Sku.Name}");Console.WriteLine($"State: {capacity.Value.Data.Properties.State}");Console.WriteLine($"Provisioning State: {capacity.Value.Data.Properties.ProvisioningState}");

3. Update Capacity (Scale SKU or Change Admins)

csharp
var capacity = await resourceGroup.Value    .GetFabricCapacityAsync("my-fabric-capacity");
var patch = new FabricCapacityPatch{    Sku = new FabricSku("F128", FabricSkuTier.Fabric),  // Scale up    Properties = new FabricCapacityUpdateProperties    {        Administration = new FabricCapacityAdministration(            new[] { "[email protected]", "[email protected]" }        )    }};
var updateOperation = await capacity.Value.UpdateAsync(    WaitUntil.Completed,    patch);
Console.WriteLine($"Updated SKU: {updateOperation.Value.Data.Sku.Name}");

4. Suspend and Resume Capacity

csharp
// Suspend capacity (stop billing for compute)await capacity.Value.SuspendAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);Console.WriteLine("Capacity suspended");
// Resume capacityvar resumeOperation = await capacity.Value.ResumeAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);Console.WriteLine($"Capacity resumed. State: {resumeOperation.Value.Data.Properties.State}");

5. Delete Capacity

csharp
await capacity.Value.DeleteAsync(WaitUntil.Completed);Console.WriteLine("Capacity deleted");

6. List All Capacities

csharp
// In a resource groupawait foreach (var cap in resourceGroup.Value.GetFabricCapacities()){    Console.WriteLine($"- {cap.Data.Name} ({cap.Data.Sku.Name})");}
// In a subscriptionawait foreach (var cap in subscription.GetFabricCapacitiesAsync()){    Console.WriteLine($"- {cap.Data.Name} in {cap.Data.Location}");}

7. Check Name Availability

csharp
var checkContent = new FabricNameAvailabilityContent{    Name = "my-new-capacity",    ResourceType = "Microsoft.Fabric/capacities"};
var result = await subscription.CheckFabricCapacityNameAvailabilityAsync(    AzureLocation.WestUS2,    checkContent);
if (result.Value.IsNameAvailable == true){    Console.WriteLine("Name is available!");}else{    Console.WriteLine($"Name unavailable: {result.Value.Reason} - {result.Value.Message}");}

8. List Available SKUs

csharp
// List all SKUs available in subscriptionawait foreach (var skuDetails in subscription.GetSkusFabricCapacitiesAsync()){    Console.WriteLine($"SKU: {skuDetails.Name}");    Console.WriteLine($"  Resource Type: {skuDetails.ResourceType}");    foreach (var location in skuDetails.Locations)    {        Console.WriteLine($"  Location: {location}");    }}
// List SKUs available for an existing capacity (for scaling)await foreach (var skuDetails in capacity.Value.GetSkusForCapacityAsync()){    Console.WriteLine($"Can scale to: {skuDetails.Sku.Name}");}

SKU Reference

SKU NameCapacity Units (CU)Power BI Equivalent
F22-
F44-
F88EM1/A1
F1616EM2/A2
F3232EM3/A3
F6464P1/A4
F128128P2/A5
F256256P3/A6
F512512P4/A7
F10241024P5/A8
F20482048-

Key Types Reference

TypePurpose
ArmClientEntry point for all ARM operations
FabricCapacityResourceRepresents a Fabric capacity instance
FabricCapacityCollectionCollection for capacity CRUD operations
FabricCapacityDataCapacity creation/read data model
FabricCapacityPatchCapacity update payload
FabricCapacityPropertiesCapacity properties (administration, state)
FabricCapacityAdministrationAdmin members configuration
FabricSkuSKU configuration (name and tier)
FabricSkuTierPricing tier (currently only "Fabric")
FabricProvisioningStateProvisioning states (Succeeded, Failed, etc.)
FabricResourceStateResource states (Active, Suspended, etc.)
FabricNameAvailabilityContentName availability check request
FabricNameAvailabilityResultName availability check response

Provisioning and Resource States

Provisioning States (FabricProvisioningState)

  • Succeeded - Operation completed successfully
  • Failed - Operation failed
  • Canceled - Operation was canceled
  • Deleting - Capacity is being deleted
  • Provisioning - Initial provisioning in progress
  • Updating - Update operation in progress

Resource States (FabricResourceState)

  • Active - Capacity is running and available
  • Provisioning - Being provisioned
  • Failed - In failed state
  • Updating - Being updated
  • Deleting - Being deleted
  • Suspending - Transitioning to suspended
  • Suspended - Suspended (not billing for compute)
  • Pausing - Transitioning to paused
  • Paused - Paused
  • Resuming - Resuming from suspended/paused
  • Scaling - Scaling to different SKU
  • Preparing - Preparing resources

Best Practices

  1. Use WaitUntil.Completed for operations that must finish before proceeding
  2. Use WaitUntil.Started when you want to poll manually or run operations in parallel
  3. Use DefaultAzureCredential — never hardcode credentials
  4. Handle RequestFailedException for ARM API errors
  5. Use CreateOrUpdateAsync for idempotent operations
  6. Suspend when not in use — Fabric capacities bill for compute even when idle
  7. Check provisioning state before performing operations on a capacity
  8. Use appropriate SKU — Start small (F2/F4) for dev/test, scale up for production

Error Handling

csharp
using Azure;
try{    var operation = await capacityCollection.CreateOrUpdateAsync(        WaitUntil.Completed, capacityName, capacityData);}catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 409){    Console.WriteLine("Capacity already exists or conflict");}catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 400){    Console.WriteLine($"Invalid configuration: {ex.Message}");}catch (RequestFailedException ex) when (ex.Status == 403){    Console.WriteLine("Insufficient permissions or quota exceeded");}catch (RequestFailedException ex){    Console.WriteLine($"ARM Error: {ex.Status} - {ex.ErrorCode}: {ex.Message}");}

Common Pitfalls

  1. Capacity names must be globally unique — Fabric capacity names must be unique across all Azure subscriptions
  2. Suspend doesn't delete — Suspended capacities still exist but don't bill for compute
  3. SKU changes may require downtime — Scaling operations can take several minutes
  4. Admin UPNs must be valid — Capacity administrators must be valid Azure AD users
  5. Location constraints — Not all SKUs are available in all regions; use GetSkusFabricCapacitiesAsync to check
  6. Long provisioning times — Capacity creation can take 5-15 minutes

Related SDKs

SDKPurposeInstall
Azure.ResourceManager.FabricManagement plane (this SDK)dotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager.Fabric
Microsoft.Fabric.ApiData plane operations (beta)dotnet add package Microsoft.Fabric.Api --prerelease
Azure.ResourceManagerCore ARM SDKdotnet add package Azure.ResourceManager
Azure.IdentityAuthenticationdotnet add package Azure.Identity

References

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