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Download and import the Agentic Retrieval expansion pack for disconnected operations on Azure Local

This article explains how to download and import the Agentic Retrieval expansion pack, part of Agents and Tools with Foundry Local, to prepare a disconnected deployment on an Azure Local cluster configured for disconnected operations for Azure Local. You download the expansion pack in a connected environment, transfer it to your disconnected environment, and then import it on the Azure Local Disconnected Operations machine.

After you complete these steps, the Agentic Retrieval extension type is available for installation. To install the extension, see Install Agents and Tools with Foundry Local for disconnected operations on Azure Local.

Important

Agentic Retrieval in Foundry Local is currently in PREVIEW. See the Supplemental Terms of Use for Microsoft Azure Previews for legal terms that apply to Azure features that are in beta, preview, or otherwise not yet released into general availability.

Prerequisites

Before you begin, verify these prerequisites:

  • Azure Local Disconnected Operations is installed on-premises.
  • Access to the Azure Local Disconnected Operations machine, including the Azure Local Disconnected Operations PowerShell module (Azure.Local.ExpansionPack.psm1).
  • A connected environment to download the expansion pack, and a way to transfer the pack to your disconnected environment.

Download and import the Agentic Retrieval expansion pack

Download the Agentic Retrieval expansion pack in a connected environment, transfer it to your disconnected environment, and then install it on the Azure Local Disconnected Operations machine.

  1. Download the latest Agentic Retrieval expansion pack.

  2. Transfer the expansion pack to the disconnected Azure Local environment.

  3. Run the following commands on the Azure Local Disconnected Operations machine to install the expansion pack.

    Replace <PATH_TO_EXPANSION_PACK> with the local path to the expansion pack zip file and <PATH_TO_ALDO_MODULES> with the path to the Azure Local Disconnected Operations modules before you run the command.

    Import-Module "<PATH_TO_ALDO_MODULES>\Azure.Local.ExpansionPack.psm1"

$expansionPackId = Start-AldoExpansionPackUpload `
    -ExpansionPackPath "<PATH_TO_EXPANSION_PACK>"

$result = Start-AldoExpansionPackInstallation `
    -ExpansionPackId $expansionPackId `
    -Wait

When installation finishes:

  • Container images are imported into the edgeartifacts registry.
  • Model artifacts are published to the registry.
  • The Agentic Retrieval Azure Arc extension becomes available for installation.

Verify installation

Run the following command on the Azure Local Disconnected Operations machine, and confirm your expansion pack is in the Installed state.

Get-ApplianceExpansionPackDetails

Next step

Install Agents and Tools with Foundry Local for disconnected operations on Azure Local

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