how to convert a 2.38 TiB VMDK to a VHD with same size and upload azure to create VM
Description: I'm trying to convert a 2.38 TiB VMDK (actual usage ~9.7 GiB) to a fixed VHD using qemu-img for Azure deployment, but the process fails due to Azure's 2040 GiB VHD size limit. Request: Is there an Azure-supported way to shrink the disk or an…
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Virtual Machine size Standard NC4as_T4_v3 has NVIDIA tesla T4 GPU it but not working
Hello Team, Can you please help me resolving the GPU issue on my VM? I have setup a VM of size NC4as_T4_v3 with GPU. In the display manager I can the see the GPU in the display adapter however the same is not visible in the task manager. I have…
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Enable Virtualization in windows 10 azure vm
Hi, I am using an azure VM, Windows 10 Enterprise, version - 21H2, OS build - 19044.3086. I am installing WSL2 and installed Ubuntu from windows store on it, for this I enabled nested virtualization using -…
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Transferring 20TB of date from Azure VM Disk storage to NAS in another tenant or domain
we have an Azure VM with 5 data disks attached. Altogether we have 20 TB plus of data across all the 5 data disks. Now due to some changes we are planning for transferring 20TB plus of data from Azure VM Disk's (5 data disks as above mentioned) to a NAS…
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What are the requirements to create a VM Windows server for multiple user use instead of Azure Virtual Desktop?
For example, I want to create a VM running Windows Server. The purpose of use is to run SQL Server, internal office software, accounting, and management. Allows 10 people to access simultaneously. Do i need like Azure VM (~500$/month) + CALs (10 users…
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New Azure VM using - Standard NV8as v4 (8 vcpus, 28 GiB memory) - Nvidia Gpu Driver extension fails to install
Hello, I just created a new VM in Aust East of type Standard NV8as v4 (8 vcpus, 28 GiB memory) . This machine has 1 GPU (https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/sizes/gpu-accelerated/nvv4-series?tabs=sizeaccelerators) . As part of the…
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Shared DevBox
Greetings, I'm currently using on-premise VMs for team project development and testing. On-premise VMs are shared per environment. I would like to explore Microsoft Dev Box as a cloud alternative. However, since it was recently released, I have found…
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IOPs for temp local storage
Hi we're trying size VM's for new SQL servers and we'd like to know if the IOPs local temporary hard drives are included in the Max IOPs for the VM. Also is there any information for the Max IOPs for the local drives. Cheers Alex
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VM and public IP in different resource group
Hi, I’m wondering if it’s possible for a VM (including its network interface) and a Public IP address to reside in different resource groups. I have a VM and its network interface in Resource Group A, but I need to associate a Public IP address that…
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Can´t delete disk belonging to unexisting vm
Hi!!! I got two disks marked as in Reserved state, and apparently attached to a VM (the property Managed By) but the VM doesn´t exists. Therefore I want to delete these disks, however in Azure Portal it says I must unattached de disks first but this is…
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All processes stopped
Today a VM seemed to have died internally. All containers running in docker became unreachable and even SSH connections to the VM completely shut down and where unavailable. Using the serial console in Azure Portal did seem to work but took ages to…
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Convert Azure Spot VM to Regular Standard VM
Hi, We encountered issue https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/answers/questions/2263937/convert-azure-spot-vm-to-regular-standard-vm?source=docs regarding the conversion of a Spot VM to a Standard VM. In our case, we had a Spot VM with Azure Backup…
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Issue with AzureDiskEncryptionForLinux extension
Hi, I'm having problems getting AzureDiskEncryptionForLinux to work. We have VMs running a custom gallery image based on the official Ubuntu images. It looks like in the end ADE does get enabled after a while. The extension does give an error Failed to…
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Unable to Find `licmgr.msc` on Windows Server 2019 Datacenter in Azure VM
Summary: Unable to access licmgr.msc on Windows Server 2019 Datacenter (Azure VM). Environment OS Name: Microsoft Windows Server 2019 Datacenter OS Version: 10.0.17763.7434 Deployment: Azure Virtual Machine (non-Azure Edition image selected) Goal:…
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Compute Instance - Standard_D11_v2 - Not displaying "Cost"
I just started with Azure Cloud for Machine Learning. I noticed that certain compute instances are not having "Cost" attribute displayed when I try to create one. Example: Standard_D11_v2. If you can educate me on why this is not displayed or…
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Convert Azure Spot VM to Regular Standard VM
I'm want the Azure Spot VM into a regular standard VM? If so, what are the steps involved in this process? I would appreciate any suggestions.!
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Azure compute credits drop suddenly
My Azure compute credits dropped off a cliff, seemingly because I changed the server settings. Is that possible?
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How to use existing windows server license on Azure VM ?
Hello Everyone, I have deployed windows server 2022 on Azure VM and selected Azure Hybrid Benefit as license mode. Now, there is no clarity on what next steps should be. I have gone though documentation given on this page and this page as well. I…
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Windows for business | Windows Server | User experience | Other
Why I don't get the clock speed that is reported for F32s v2.
For context, I'm running year-long MIP problems on an optimization engine. My model solves 1 day per 6 minutes on my physical server. My physical server has an Intel Core i7-10700 CPU @ 2.90GHz and 64GB of RAM. To save time for running my simulations, I…
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Who are maintaining FreeBSD at Malaysia West Region
West Malaysia FreeBSD image only 13.5, who should i contact to ensure that west malaysia region having more option for FreeBSD.