Failed to update redundancy for storage account

Question

I get this error in North Europe:

Failed to update redundancy.

Failed to update redundancy for storage account. Error: Sku update from Standard_LRS to Standard_GRS is not allowed at the moment. Please try again later.

Answer 1

HI

pls follow this steps :

1. Check Azure Status

• First, check the Azure Service Health dashboard to see if there are any ongoing issues in the North Europe region that might be affecting your ability to update the redundancy settings.

2. Storage Account Limitations

• Ensure that the storage account you are trying to update is compatible with GRS. Certain configurations or types of storage accounts may not support the redundancy change.

3. Account Type Restrictions

• Verify that the storage account is not part of a subscription type or plan that restricts redundancy changes. Certain types of Azure subscriptions may have limitations.

4. Update Process

• Sometimes, Azure may require you to try the update after some time if there are transient issues. Wait a bit and try the update again.

5. Use Azure CLI or PowerShell

• If the Azure portal is giving you issues, try using Azure CLI or PowerShell to perform the update. Here’s a sample command using Azure CLI:

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az storage account update --name <your-storage-account-name> --resource-group <your-resource-group> --sku Standard_GRS

6. Consider Temporary Downgrade

• If you encounter persistent issues, consider temporarily downgrading the account to a different redundancy type (like Standard_RAGRS) and then back to Standard_GRS.

7. Contact Azure Support

• If none of the above steps work, it may be necessary to reach out to Azure Support for assistance. They can provide more detailed insights into the issue and any underlying problems with your account or the service.
  1. Check Azure Status
  • First, check the Azure Service Health dashboard to see if there are any ongoing issues in the North Europe region that might be affecting your ability to update the redundancy settings.
  2. Storage Account Limitations
  • Ensure that the storage account you are trying to update is compatible with GRS. Certain configurations or types of storage accounts may not support the redundancy change.
  3. Account Type Restrictions
  • Verify that the storage account is not part of a subscription type or plan that restricts redundancy changes. Certain types of Azure subscriptions may have limitations.
  4. Update Process
  • Sometimes, Azure may require you to try the update after some time if there are transient issues. Wait a bit and try the update again.
  5. Use Azure CLI or PowerShell
  • If the Azure portal is giving you issues, try using Azure CLI or PowerShell to perform the update. Here’s a sample command using Azure CLI:

        bash
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        az storage account update --name <your-storage-account-name> --resource-group <your-resource-group> --sku Standard_GRS
    

  6. Consider Temporary Downgrade
  • If you encounter persistent issues, consider temporarily downgrading the account to a different redundancy type (like Standard_RAGRS) and then back to Standard_GRS.
  7. Contact Azure Support
  • If none of the above steps work, it may be necessary to reach out to Azure Support for assistance. They can provide more detailed insights into the issue and any underlying problems with your account or the service.

Answer 2

Hello Mathieu Forest,

Greetings! Welcome to Microsoft Q&A Platform.

Standard file shares offer locally-redundant (LRS), zone redundant (ZRS), geo-redundant (GRS), or geo-zone-redundant (GZRS) storage, however the large file share feature is only supported on locally redundant and zone redundant file shares. Premium file shares don't support any form of geo-redundancy.

Switch between types of replication

During a live migration, you can access data in your storage account with no loss of durability or availability. The Azure Storage SLA is maintained during the migration process. There is no data loss associated with a live migration. Service endpoints, access keys, shared access signatures, and other account options remain unchanged after the migration.

Geo-redundant storage (GRS) copies your data synchronously three times within a single physical location in the primary region using LRS. It then copies your data asynchronously to a single physical location in the secondary region. Within the secondary region, your data is copied synchronously three times using LRS.

Note: If you need to migrate your storage account from LRS to ZRS in the primary region with no application downtime, you can request a live migration from Microsoft. To migrate from LRS to GZRS or RA-GZRS, first switch to GRS or RA-GRS and then request a live migration. Similarly, you can request a live migration from GRS or RA-GRS to GZRS or RA-GZRS. To migrate from GRS or RA-GRS to ZRS, first switch to LRS, then request a live migration.

Try using azure PowerShell or CLI to change/update the redundancy, refer here for more details.

For detailed information on Azure Storage Redundancy, please refer to this article: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/storage/common/storage-redundancy

Hot, Cool, and Archive access tiers for blob data (Optimize storage costs by placing your data in the appropriate access tier.)

Hope this helps! Kindly let us know if the above helps or you need further assistance on this issue.

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Answer 3

The issue is due to a maintenance in North Europe apparently.

Answer 4

Hello Mathieu Forest,

I'm glad that you were able to resolve your issue and thank you for posting your solution so that others experiencing the same thing can easily reference this!

Since the Microsoft Q&A community has a policy that "The question author cannot accept their own answer. They can only accept answers by others ", I'll repost your solution in case you'd like to "Accept " the answer. Accepted answers show up at the top, resulting in improved discoverability for others.

Issue: Customer unable to update redundancy to storage account.

Error Message:

Failed to update redundancy for storage account. Error: Sku update from Standard_LRS to Standard_GRS is not allowed at the moment. Please try again later.

 

Cause: issue is due to a maintenance in North Europe.

Solution: Customer found that the issue is due to maintenance in North Europe region and to check the status of Azure services, you can refer to the Azure Service Health dashboard. The Azure Service Health dashboard provides real-time status updates, incident reports, and planned maintenance notifications for various Azure services.

Here's how you can access the Azure Service Health dashboard:

1. Go to the Azure portal (portal.azure.com) and sign in with your Azure account.
2. In the left-hand menu, click on "Help + support".
3. In the Help + support menu, under the "Health" section, click on "Service Health".

In the Service Health dashboard, you can view the overall health status of Azure services, including any known issues, service advisories, and incident reports. You can also set up custom notifications to receive updates on specific services or regions.

Checking the Service Health dashboard can help you determine if there are any ongoing issues or service disruptions with Azure Storage services that may be affecting your update process.