Azure Virtual Machines
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Restoring a VM from Snapshots after Original Azure Marketplace Image Removal/Update
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Cybertask
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Hello Azure Community,
I had been using a virtual machine available for free from the Azure Marketplace [Kali 2022.3].
Recently, I noticed that the owner plan to remove this specific machine from the marketplace.
The plan "Kali 2022.3" will no longer be available from Monday, 27 November 2023.
On this VM, I had installed custom tools tailored for my needs. I have snapshots of this VM taken during the time it was active.
My question is: After removal date (Monday, 27 November 2023), Can I use the snapshots to create new VM instances?
I'm hoping to avoid using the newer version of the machine since my custom tools are already set up in the snapshot version.
I appreciate any insights or guidance on this matter.
Thank you in advance!
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kangupt-MSFT 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee2023-09-08T07:01:05.7866667+00:00 Hello Cybertask,
Thank you for contacting use on Community Forum. I would like to apologize for delay in reply.
**After removal date (Monday, 27 November 2023, Existing machines should work and but creating new instance(from snapshot as well) will be a problem.
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We would suggest you to slowly migrate the applications installed. Please let me know if there is anything else I can help you with.-Kanika
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kangupt-MSFT 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2023-09-25T08:46:39.91+00:00 Hello Cybertask,
Please let us know if the shared solution has helped. If so, you can mark it as answer.
-Kanika
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kangupt-MSFT 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2023-09-27T07:44:41.57+00:00 Hello Cybertask,
Please let us know if the shared solution has helped. If so, you can mark it as answer.
-Kanika
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Martin Thong 60 Reputation points2023-12-18T01:25:17.9366667+00:00 **After removal date (Monday, 27 November 2023, Existing machines should work and but creating new instance(from snapshot as well) will be a problem.
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Do you have a detailed step by step instructions on how to create the new instance in this situation? -
kangupt-MSFT 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2024-01-15T05:00:47.9633333+00:00 Hello Martin Thong ,
You will need to create a new image after installing all the softwares you will need. Please review the document below to create the image: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-machines/capture-image-portal -Kanika
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kangupt-MSFT 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2024-01-18T06:39:26.95+00:00 Hello Martin Thong ,
Please let us know if you were able to create new image using the document above. -Kanika
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Martin Thong 60 Reputation points
2024-01-18T06:55:46.4233333+00:00 No, cannot. The error message is below.
{ "status": "Failed", "error": { "code": "VMMarketplaceInvalidInput", "message": "Creating a virtual machine from Marketplace image or a custom image sourced from a Marketplace image requires Plan information in the request. VM: '/subscriptions/1234/resourceGroups/martin-rg/providers/Microsoft.Compute/virtualMachines/martin-test-vm'." } } -
kangupt-MSFT 20 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
2024-02-07T04:56:52.4433333+00:00 Hello Martin Thong ,
Did you create a new image after installing all the software you will need? -Kanika
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