The Virtual Machine in a failed state

Question

Hi Microsoft support,

Recently, I've been playing the popular game "Pal World", and in the process, I've been strengthening my Linux command habits. After shutting down the server and attempting to increase the RAM to 16GiB, I encountered an error code: SonalAllocationFailed. Then I fell back to 8GiB and was unable to fix it, and the same error code appeared. Now, many of my friends and I can't use the server to play the game together, and the save files are also unusable. I am currently in the trial period. I previously received an email from (International Supplier). My Azure free trial period will end on February 20, 2024. I also plan to upgrade the plan and choose a better Standard_F8s. I heard that the CPU performance of the F series is more suitable for gaming. Can this problem be solved? I can't open the game now, I feel very unhappy, and I've lost a lot of confidence.

Answer 1

@Tim Wong

I’m sorry to hear that you are experiencing a ZonalAllocationFailed error when trying to increase the RAM of your Linux server. This error means that the Azure region or zone you are using does not have enough capacity for the requested VM size. Here are some possible solutions you can try:

• Redeploy the server in a different region or zone. You can use the Azure CLI or PowerShell to move your server to another location that has more availability for the VM size you want. For more information, see Move a Linux VM to another Azure region.
• Use a different VM size. You can resize your server to use a smaller or different VM size that is more likely to be available in your region or zone. For example, you can try the Standard_F4s or Standard_F16s sizes instead of the Standard_F8s. For more information, see Resize a Linux VM.
• Remove some constraints from your server. If you have applied some constraints to your server, such as accelerated networking, ephemeral disk, or proximity placement group, you can try to remove them and see if that helps with the allocation.

If you are still unable to launch the server please let me know the region you are working in and I can provide some VM suggestions.

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