Azure Virtual Machines stuck in Starting mode

Question

This morning I found 5 of my Azure Virtual machines to be stuck in Starting mode. All other VMs are working ok.

I managed to stop the VMs using the Azure command shell and then start them again but they are still stuck in starting mode with no end in sight.

It has now been over 5 1/2 hours and still stuck in starting mode.

I have contacted Microsoft support but they are taking hours to respond :(((

The Azure Status page doesn't show anything is wrong in my region.

Has anybody else experiencing this problem?

Answer 1

We've had the same issue and it's linked to a big issue Azure is having this morning.

The trick we used in order to get the instance running again is: 1. stop the VMs via Powershell 2. change the size of the vm and back (preferably from A to D as this is different hardware) 3. start the VM

We also have people complaining about RDP not working where reboots fixed the problem.