aks create cluster command is taking long time

Question

aks create cluster is taking long time, more than a hour. Is there any reason for the delay in the cluster creation and can we check from our end why it's taking long time?

Answer 1

Assuming you've created an ARM based deployment, navigate to the Resource Group where the resource is being deployed to, click Deployments and inspect if there are any nested failures in the deployment.

Deployments can fail from time to time. I'd be ready to resubmit the deployment if an hour has gone by.

Answer 2

Hi @Mangi,Balaraju,IN-Chennai

Thank you for reaching out to the Microsoft Q&A platform.

There could be several reasons why the AKS cluster creation is taking longer than expected. One probable reason could be the size of the cluster you are trying to create. Larger clusters with more nodes and resources can take longer to create. Another reason could be the current load on the Azure infrastructure.

You can check the status of your AKS cluster creation by using the Azure Portal(Like suggested or from the Azure CLI. To check the status using the Azure CLI, you can run the following command:

az aks show --resource-group  --name  --query 'provisioningState'

This command will return the current provisioning state of your AKS cluster. If the state is "Succeeded", then your cluster has been successfully created. If the state is "Creating", then your cluster is still being created and you may need to wait a bit longer.

If you continue to experience delays or issues with your AKS cluster creation, you can contact Azure support for further assistance.

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