Azure VM Linux (debian 12) agent status not ready and all extensions unavailable

Question

Azure VM Linux (debian 12) agent status not ready and all extensions unavailable, if we restart Virtual machine it will back to normal and we can see agent status ready but after 30mins again agent status showing as not ready.

Answer 1

Hi Sasidhar Challa,

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We understand from your query that you are experiencing an issue as VM Agent status not ready, I have shared troubleshooting steps that might help you.

Check the agent status and version, to check your Linux Agent Version, run:

waagent --version

Verify Minimum version support for virtual machine agents in Azure https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/windows/support-extensions-agent-versionTry updating the Azure Linux Agent https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/update-linux-agent?tabs=ubuntuTry to remove and reinstall the VM Agent
To remove please refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/linux/disable-provisioning#remove-the-linux-agent-from-a-running-vm
To re-install please refer to https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/extensions/agent-linux#installation

Please check this for troubleshooting guide https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/azure/virtual-machines/linux/linux-azure-guest-agentIf you have any further queries, please do let us know. If the answer is helpful, please click "Accept Answer" and "Upvote it" as it can be helpful to others in the community.