329 questions
1 answer
How to onboard multiple VMs and multiple k8s clusters from Azure local to Azure Arc
We want to understand what are the best approaches available to onboard multiple VMs and multiple k8s clusters from Azure local to Azure Arc. And which is the recommended approach? We want to understand how do we onboard the VMs and k8s clusters from…
Azure Local
asked 2026-07-03T06:23:09.09+00:00
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Ajit Sane
0
Reputation points
answered 2026-07-03T10:49:04.7766667+00:00
Jerald Felix
16,015
Reputation points
Volunteer Moderator
1 answer
atsauth disabled on nodes
Azure Local cluster (CO-HCI) running solution version 10.2503.0.13 is failing to update to 11.2504.1001.21. The update consistently fails at 88% at the "Update Arc infrastructure components" → "Determine Deploy Or Update" step.…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-04-22T20:10:38.46+00:00
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Andrew D
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-07-03T06:20:52.31+00:00
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Himanshu Shekhar
6,790
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
Azure Local Update 2026.06 cumulative Update failing - duplicate IP's on BMC NICs
We're updating a few of our clusters to 2026.06 but the readiness check is failing on the BMC USB Nic's because they all use the same IP. These IP's come from the BMC. This config has always been like for a while now so not sure what's changed in the…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-07-02T20:50:07.9933333+00:00
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MB
90
Reputation points
answered 2026-07-02T20:50:25.06+00:00
AI answer
1 answer
Azure Local update fails during ARB credential rotation with Test-AzStackHciArcIntegration critical error
Hello Microsoft Support / Azure Local Community, I am trying to update an Azure Stack HCI / Azure Local cluster, but the update is failing during the ARB / Arc appliance related update step. The failing task is: Update ARB and extensions The task fails…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-06-26T08:48:19.09+00:00
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Bart Roels
5
Reputation points
commented 2026-07-01T07:36:06.4466667+00:00
Bart Roels
5
Reputation points
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Azure Local 24H2: Creating VM network interface fails when specifying MAC address outside 02:ec:00:0b range
Hi We're attempting to migrate a VMware VM or physical server workload to an Azure Local VM enabled by Azure Arc. During migration, we want to preserve the original source NIC MAC address. However, when we create an Azure Local VM network interface with…
Azure Local
329 questions
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Azure Local VM will not stop
I've got an AzureLocal VM that will not stop from the Azure portal. I can stop from HyperVM manager, but the Portal doesn't see it as stopped. I need to be able to stop it in the portal to make a resource change, and it will not sync with the portal.
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-06-23T04:24:25.9833333+00:00
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Chad Odom
0
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-30T02:34:17.59+00:00
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Manasa Akula
690
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
0 answers
Cannot delete an Azure Local cluster
Failed to delete resource group and Azure local cluster
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-06-23T00:06:07.02+00:00
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Bill Snider
0
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
commented 2026-06-25T11:43:40.6533333+00:00
Alex Burlachenko
23,330
Reputation points MVP
Volunteer Moderator
1 answer
Azure Local 2604 update fails at "Update HybridAKS Extension for arc resource bridge" — stale ExtensionConfig
I have a two-node Azure Local cluster (version 2604) registered with Arc using a proxy. The cluster update process fails at the step "Update HybridAKS Extension for arc resource bridge". After investigation, I confirmed: Arc Resource Bridge…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-06-18T10:09:40.31+00:00
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Ramona Istrate
105
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-25T07:04:20.93+00:00
Ramona Istrate
105
Reputation points
0 answers
Join: Microsoft Azure Q&A Champions Program
The Microsoft Azure Q&A Champions Program recognizes and empowers a global community of internal and external Azure experts who help customers succeed by providing high-quality, trusted answers on Microsoft Q&A. The program scales expert led…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-05-25T23:19:42.2766667+00:00
Ashley Swearingen
0
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
edited the question 2026-06-23T19:26:27.9266667+00:00
Ashley Swearingen
0
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Enabling iSCSI on azure local
Hello We have a 6 node azure local installation configured in hyperconvergence mode (the default installation). We would like to enable iSCSI as per…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-06-23T07:16:50.0933333+00:00
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Daniele Francioni
21
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-23T08:44:24.0666667+00:00
Daniele Francioni
21
Reputation points
1 answer
Windows Admin Center failure after interrupted cluster upgrade
After a the failure of the Solution build 12.2604.1003.209**,** and an attempted restart of the update under Microsoft support instructions that also failed, the Azure portal version of Windows Admin Center failed to start. The extension is currently…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-06-19T17:22:53.18+00:00
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Richard Beyer
61
Reputation points
edited an answer 2026-06-21T14:16:29.6366667+00:00
Richard Beyer
61
Reputation points
3 answers
Arc Resource Bridge VM is missing
I have an Azure Local cluster with three nodes, version: 12.2602.1002.7 Region: westeurope The Arc Resource Bridge VM is completely absent from all three cluster nodes in Hyper-V. Get-VM on all nodes returns no ARB VM. The Azure resource exists (az…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-05-27T15:47:20.5666667+00:00
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Robin Lee
35
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-15T19:00:12.26+00:00
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Manish Deshpande
7,515
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
1 answer
CU update 12.2604,its getting stuck at Dot Net 8 Installation Steps
During Azure Local CU update 12.2604,its getting stuck at Dot Net 8 Installation Steps. No progress showing in Azure portal and in Azure Local cluster its not showing completed %.After 9~10 it suddenly showing as Completed.
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-06-13T17:14:11.82+00:00
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Setua, Chiitaranjan
25
Reputation points
edited a comment 2026-06-15T02:57:45.13+00:00
Himanshu Shekhar
6,790
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
Moderator
2 answers
TPM Validation fails on one node, TPM Enabled true, TPM Ready false
Hi Support, we want to add a second node to our cluster, but we are getting errors due to vaidation TPM Readiness. TPM Ready = false, but TPM Enabled = true, is there any command we can run to set tpm Ready to true. the first node has the same Firmware…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2025-10-06T10:32:22.8533333+00:00
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Andy Tost
70
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-14T15:54:39.98+00:00
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Francisco Javier Perez Pozuelo
20
Reputation points
2 answers
Azure Local Cluster Validation failing at Evaluate interface ValidateArcIntegration step
Hi, I have a two-node azure local cluster but I am running into validation issues with it - This is the exact error message - Type 'ValidateArcIntegration' of Role 'EnvironmentValidator' raised an exception: { "ExceptionType":…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2025-06-03T21:12:06.4533333+00:00
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Lavanya Roy
66
Reputation points
answered 2026-06-13T02:46:51.6433333+00:00
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Mark Beaupre
0
Reputation points
2 answers
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Deploying VM Images to Azure Local extremely slow
We are using commands that are published at Create Azure Local VM from Azure Compute Gallery Images via Azure CLI - Azure Local | Microsoft Learn to create VM Images on Azure Local cluster using our own Compute Gallery image as a source. We observed…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-05-08T22:14:28.57+00:00
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Pawel Niemczyk
40
Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-09T16:12:29.6433333+00:00
Pawel Niemczyk
40
Reputation points
0 answers
About deploy Azure Local
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…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2025-03-17T11:38:56.01+00:00
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Steven.Yiu@octotech.com
5
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-09T10:16:26.9166667+00:00
Dennis Birk
486
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Using Steelcloud to enforce CIS Level 2 controls on an Azure Local-HCI/Entra ID environment
I work for an organization that has a central IT over 23 agencies. Each agency, except one, has a separate Microsoft Tenant. We are the only agency, of the 23, that has moved to Azure Local/HCU and Entra ID. Central IT purchased SteelCloud to enforce…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2026-06-08T16:54:12.5966667+00:00
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LightfootDavid-7450
20
Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-08T16:59:58.8333333+00:00
LightfootDavid-7450
20
Reputation points
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Azure Local Instance Creation
Hello, I got this error while creating azure local instance. Is this error related to NIC driver version? Type 'ValidateNetwork' of Role 'EnvironmentValidator' raised an exception: { "ExceptionType": "json", "ErrorMessage":…
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2025-02-27T10:51:27.42+00:00
Handian Sudianto
7,301
Reputation points
accepted 2026-06-08T13:27:32.65+00:00
Handian Sudianto
7,301
Reputation points
2 answers
New Azure Local Cluster - WAC shows nodes not recently connected but Azure shows as connected.
I have set up a new Azure Local cluster. WAC shows nodes as not recently connected to Azure. But Azure shows that the nodes are connected.
Azure Local
329 questions
asked 2025-03-14T09:37:47.9766667+00:00
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Ian Maddox
55
Reputation points
commented 2026-06-08T06:37:30.8933333+00:00
Dennis Birk
486
Reputation points