Troubleshooting VM extension issues
For those who have used Azure VM extensions, the installation process is seemingly magical at times where you either enable a feature, run a script, or simply press a button and the VM extension is installed on your Azure VM. However, for those less-than-magical moments, let’s discuss a few quick ways to troubleshoot VM extension failures.
The following list of tips and tricks should be used to troubleshoot and resolve any VM extension failures:
- Ensure that the VM Agent (or Azure Guest Agent) is installed for a VM:
- Additional troubleshooting for the Windows VM Agent is located here: https://learn.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/windows-azure-guest-agent
- Additional troubleshooting for the Linux VM Agent is located here: https://learn.microsoft.com/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/linux-azure-guest-agent
- Ensure that the extension is supported for the version of your Azure VM
- Review the VM extension logs...
