VM Agent Status is not ready

Question

i cant connect linux VM SSH and i don't know why ?

Answer 1

Hi @Noaman Mohamed ,

please take a look here for troubleshooting the SSH connection issue with a Linux Azure VM: Troubleshoot SSH connections to an Azure Linux VM that fails, errors out, or is refused

For details regarding troubleshooting of the VM Agent in Linux please take a look here: Troubleshoot the Azure Linux Agent

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Andreas Baumgarten

Answer 2

Hi Noaman Mohamed,

If you are unable to connect to your Linux VM via SSH, please try below troubleshooting steps:

Go to Azure Portal then to your VM, check if status is Running. If it's stopped or deallocated, start the VM.
In the Networking tab of the VM, check for Inbound port rules. See that a rule exists to allow TCP port 22 from your IP.
Check the Boot diagnostics screenshots to confirm if the VM booted successfully or has kernel issues. Azure boot diagnostics

If the Azure VM Agent status is not ready, please check:
If SSH doesn't work, use serial console. Go to Azure Portal then to your VM. In the left side panel Serial Console, check the Azure agent service:

sudo systemctl status waagent

If it's inactive or failed, restart it:

sudo systemctl restart waagent

For detailed information, please check: Troubleshoot SSH connections, Troubleshoot the Azure Linux Agent

If you have any further queries, let me know. If the information is helpful, please click on Upvote and Accept Answer on it.