About deploy Azure Local

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About deploy Azure Local

Steven.Yiu@octotech.com 5

I try to deploy Azure Local for 3 nodes, i think i've already connected and registered the on-premises new nodes to Azure Arc. And i can see my 3 nodes under "Azure Arc Resource > Machine". But when i try to create new instance starting to deploying Azure local, no any machine show in the list and i cannot continue. Any comment?

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AlexH_71 0 Reputation points

2025-03-21T16:34:10.03+00:00

Hi, I'm building a test environment as well. Using two VMware Workstation virtual machines running the correct Azure Stack HCI 23H2. They both appear in the Resource group like yours do. I have tried using two different Azure accounts with the correct permissions but the server just will not appear when I try and add machines.

All I'm thinking at the moment is my machines don't meet the minimum spec for Azure Local?

Look forward to any follow up or suggestions?
Dennis Birk 486 Reputation points

2026-06-09T10:16:26.9166667+00:00

Please check the resource group and the region. Choose the same for Azure Local deployment. Which OS version is installed on the nodes?

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AlexH_71 0 Reputation points

2025-03-21T16:34:10.03+00:00

Hi, I'm building a test environment as well. Using two VMware Workstation virtual machines running the correct Azure Stack HCI 23H2. They both appear in the Resource group like yours do. I have tried using two different Azure accounts with the correct permissions but the server just will not appear when I try and add machines.

All I'm thinking at the moment is my machines don't meet the minimum spec for Azure Local?

Look forward to any follow up or suggestions?
Dennis Birk 486 Reputation points

2026-06-09T10:16:26.9166667+00:00

Please check the resource group and the region. Choose the same for Azure Local deployment. Which OS version is installed on the nodes?

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Seeing the three servers under Azure Arc > Machines confirms Arc onboarding, not that they completed Azure Local registration or are deployment-eligible.

On each node, verify a supported Azure Local release, then run Azure Local Arc initialization or Configurator as local administrator with the same tenant, subscription, resource group, and supported region selected in the wizard. Confirm required resource providers are registered and the deployment user has the documented Azure Connected Machine, Azure Stack HCI, Reader, Key Vault, and Storage permissions. Ensure Azure Policy and outbound firewall rules allow Arc extensions.

Refresh Add machines when registration completes. Eligible nodes appear as Ready or Not validated; the wizard then installs extensions and validates matching OS versions and symmetric network adapters. Nodes must not be domain-joined before deployment. If they remain absent, compare tenant, subscription, resource group, and region across registration and the wizard, then rerun registration after correcting any mismatch.