Update Management installation through WAC failing

Question

I am trying to deploy Azure Update Management through the WAC Azure hybrid center but I keep getting the below error and I am striking out on figuring out a resolution. I have tried it on multiple servers and browsers always with the same error. It does add the server to Arc and I can check for updates from the Azure portal but WAC still shows the setup dialog when I access it from there.

Error while setting up Update Management - Deployment failed. Deployment name: WAC-AddUpdatesSolution, code: DeploymentFailed, message: At least one resource deployment operation failed. Please list deployment operations for details. Please see https://aka.ms/DeployOperations for usage details., details: [{"code":"BadRequest","message":"{\r\n \"error\": {\r\n \"code\": \"InvalidInput\",\r\n \"message\": \"Value of 'SolutionTargeting' configuration must not be empty. Operation Id: 'cfb52b1342802348a101755661fa3eb6'\",\r\n \"target\": \"SolutionTargeting\"\r\n }\r\n}"}]

Answer 1

Ok figured this error out finally. Simple fix, not useful error. I was trying to use a a new resource group, automation account, and log workspace we manually created and it turns out I had not enabled update management in the automation account. Once this was enabled it was able to complete the process. Although it oddly still shows the setup button in WAC every time I go into updates. It at least does show everything in Azure now.