Lost VM (Virtual Machine)?

Hany Saleeb Mekhaeel Awad-Alla 0 Reputation points
2024-02-06T09:41:37.9633333+00:00

Suddenly i can't find my VM Could you please provide more details about your lost VM (Virtual Machine)? Thanks For Assistance

Azure Virtual Machines
Azure Virtual Machines
An Azure service that is used to provision Windows and Linux virtual machines.
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  1. Konstantinos Lianos 125 Reputation points Student Ambassador
    2024-02-06T09:59:18.0066667+00:00
    1. Check the Azure Portal: Make sure your subscription filter for your view is selecting all available subscriptions. Clear any filters on the view Check the Resource Group: If you know the resource group in which your VM was created, you can navigate to that resource group in the Azure portal and see if the VM is listed there.
    2. Use Azure Resource Explorer: Try looking for the resource at resources.azure.com. This is the backend for the portal and might show resources that aren’t immediately visible in the portal
    3. Check the Storage Account: By default, if you delete Azure VMs on Azure Portal, VM’s VHDs are not deleted. So, you could use the VHDs to recreate your VMs
    4. Restore the VM: If you have Azure Backup enabled, you can restore your VM from a recovery point stored in Azure Backup Recovery Services vaults

    If you’ve tried these steps and still can’t find your VM, you might need to open a support ticket with Azure. They can help investigate the issue further. Remember, sometimes the backend does not sync with the frontend and requires to be manually synced


  2. KarishmaTiwari-MSFT 20,552 Reputation points Microsoft Employee
    2024-02-08T01:45:21.7566667+00:00

    @Hany Saleeb Mekhaeel Awad-Alla Can you please share your Subscription type- Free Trial, Pay as you go? Also, are you able to see the VM via PowerShell?

    Check if the VM is still associated with your subscription. You can do this using PowerShell:

    • Open a PowerShell window.
    • Log in to your Azure account using az login.
    • List your subscriptions using az account list.
    • Note down the subscription ID you want to check.
    • Set the context to that subscription using Set-AzContext -Subscription "your-subscription-id".
    • Retrieve the VMs in that subscription using Get-AzVM.

    If you are able to find your VMs using PowerShell, but they are not visible in Azure Portal, then you would need to create a support request. Let me know the details and I can share further instructions.


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