Failed to update virtual machine *****. Error: Storage account allocation error

Question

I'm trying to add a disk to my azure VM and I get the error message Error: Storage account allocation error
I have searched but can't find explanation of a Storage account allocation error.
Can anyone help?

Answer 1

HI @Martin Stubbs

Troubleshoot allocation failures when you create, restart, or resize VMs in Azure

let me know if any help required.

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Answer 2

Thank you for the help. I will accept the answer but it didn't help me sort the problem. In the end I deleted the VM, disks and storage and started again. No idea what was going on.

Thanks