On Premises and Azure SQL VM Always On Availability Groups
I am wondering if it is possible to create a SQL Always On Availability Group with on-premises servers and SQL Azure VMs. Please validate two scenarios below.
How to I resolve an issue with the WindowsOsUpdateextension in a "Creating" state after an attempted upgrade of the extension?
I've recently started having Windows computers failing with update assessments and patching in Azure Update Manager. I did some investigation, and I see that the "WindowsOsUpdateextension" for the servers is in a "Creating" state. The…
Azure Arc enabled server Microsoft.SoftwareUpdateManagement.WindowsOsUpdateExtension folder is holding Gb's of logs for Updates. How do I disable this?
Hello, We have a Win Sever 2019 vm that was running out out of drive space one day and we tracked it down to 'C:\ProgramData\GuestConfig\extension_logs\Microsoft.SoftwareUpdateManagement.WindowsOsUpdateExtension'. This folder has…
Define what log level data is to be sent through Azure Arc to an Azure Log Analytics Workspace
Hi, I have Azure Arc installed on a Windows Server 2022 machine (on premise). On this machine there is a Java Spring application that I need to monitor, this application is writing logs to a rolling text file in a standard format, such as: 2024-05-16…
Azure Update Manager - Configuration - Internal Error 500
Hi Experts, We recently on Boarding the Azure Arc (Resource Type) with Azure Update Manager, to deploy the Microsoft updates. Resource Scope : Manual (Not Dynmaic) With in the same Subscription, Resource Group - We can On Board 3 Servers, but cannot on…
Unable to Attach Maintenance Configuration to a Windows 2012 R2 with ESU Enabled
I have a handful of machines running Windows Server 2012 that are Azure Arc enrolled with a Extended Service Updates license assigned. When I try to attach an existing Maintenance Configuration to any of those machines, I get an error message…
I'm trying to deploy the HCI 23H2 cluster from the Azure Portal and hit the following error while validating the cluster. Any suggestions to troubleshoot?
I have registered the system PatrasA with AzureARC using the below link. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure-stack/hci/deploy/deployment-arc-register-server-permissions?tabs=powershell while validating the nodes from the AzurePortal hit the below…
Azure Arc Custom Script Extension can't download script using Managed Identity
Good morning I am unable to download the script from my storage account when using the Azure Arc-enabled server System Managed Identity and the Custom Script Extension, using a SAS works fine. I am using the JSON below as stated in the documentation,…
Unable to assign ESU to all Resource groups
Cannot assign ESU licenses to all resource groups where 2012 servers reside. Cannot get resource groups for eligible servers to show.
Intermittent Logoff with On-Premises Servers Added to Azure Arc
Hello, I’m looking for help with an issue I’ve encountered while integrating on-premises servers into Azure Arc. The servers in question are primarily running Windows Server 2016 or 2019 within a VMware environment. After executing the installation…
Cloned VMs Not Showing MDE Extension Installed in Azure Arc
Last week I cloned an on premise VMWare server to 3 more, and I reinstalled Azure Arc and ran the onboarding script for Defender ATP. Today I noticed that the 3 ones I cloned do show up fine in Azure Arc but all 3 of those clones show Not Enabled under…
Azure Arc - Windows Admin Center RDP keeps spinning
I have been using Azure Arc Windows Admin Center for quite some time now, but just recently when using RDP through (WAC) the wheel on the page keeps spinning. This is happening to all my Arc enabled servers. All servers are 2019 and 2022, there are no…
P1 and P2 Defender Plans are active at the same time and the same Azure Ressource
Hello, We use a standard Microsoft Policy to activate Azure Defender for Servers P1 via tags on our Azure ARC Servers. The policy in question is "Configure Azure Defender for Servers to be enabled ('P1' subplan) for all resources (resource level)…
Azure ARC Connected Machine
Azure arc agent not installing successfully in linux machine (ubuntu 20), Log file.txt
Azure ARC new install extension installation stuck on creating
We have a new installation of Azure ARC. Onboarding is fine and most toher functionaliyt seems to be in place. I missed, but now noticed the the MMA agent will reach end of support later this year. Now the MMA agent is stuck on status 'Creating' and I…
Azure Arc Configuration - The given key was not present in the dictonary (GUI only)
Hello Community, I am trying to join Windows Server 2022 and Windows Server 2025 using the new Azure Arc Configuration GUI. Using the Azure Arc Configuration GUI always and on both systems gives me "the given key was not present in the dictionary…
Force execution of SQL Server - Azure ARC Migration Assessments
Hello, I'd like to test the Migration tool on Azure Arc, but I'm unable to proceed because the "Migration Assessment" is scheduled for Sunday. Is there a way to force this task? It seems that the "Best Practices Assessment" is not…
Azure Stack HCI 23H2 Deployment Stuck on Azure Portal
Hi All, I am trying to deploy Azure Stack HCI 23H2. Initially, I got many errors while deploying the cluster via Portal. However, I fixed all of them and continued with the installation. I could see the installation got stuck on the Azure Portal at…
Using Run Command on Azure Arc machine connected via Private Link hangs indefinitely
When trying to run a simple command like "echo Hello World" on an Azure Arc joined machine connected to an Azure Arc Private Link Scope, the command hangs indefinitely. Looking through the logs, we find this: Has anyone seen this before?
Does Azure Change Tracking and Inventory report on existing installed software
Hi We have enabled Azure Change Tracking and Inventory on our Azure Virtual Machines and Arc-Enabled servers. All servers are reporting to the same DCR. Changes to software and services are reporting successfully. We are not seeing any records on…