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In context of Azure Virtual Desktop, I have moved a VM from a resource group to another resource group. The VM moving was successfully completed. But the VM is not assign to any host pool in the target resource group. It also didn't give me the chance to select the target host pool when moving the VM. Now I want to add the VM to an existing host pool in the resource group where the VM has just been moved to. How can I do it?
Problem: In the host pool, when I apply adding VM, it always try to create a new VM, and doesn't provide an option to select an existing VM.
Hi @Guang Li ,
first you you have to create a registration key: Generate a registration key
Than you can add an existing Azure VM to an existing AVD host pool this way: Register session hosts to a host pool
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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten
Hello @Guang Li
As suggested by Andreas, you would need a registration key to complete this task of adding an existing VM to a host pool, you can follow these steps:
Uninstall Existing Agents:
Generate a Registration Key:
Install Azure Virtual Desktop Agents:
Verify the VM in the Host Pool:
This process ensures that the VM is properly registered with the host pool using the correct agents and registration key
If you encounter any issues, feel free to ask for further assistance!
https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/virtual-desktop/agent-overview?source=recommendations
Add existing Azure VM to session host pool (Azure WVD)
Add session hosts to a host pool - Azure Virtual Desktop
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Thank a lot for the information!
I have already generated the registration key in the host pool. But I don't have any chance to use the key.
The VM was generated from a host pool of other resource group, it's new. Then I moved the VM to the current resource group and created a new host pool.
My goal is to let the new host pool to take the VM instead of creating a new VM.
Now I cannot login to the VM (the classic remote desk top connection doesn't work).
Is it possible to do all the configurations from the Azure portal without login to the VM?
Hi @Guang Li ,
I am wondering why you can't connect to the VM using RDP.
It's still the same Azure Subscription and the same Azure Tenant? You just moved the VM to another Resource Group in the same Azure Sbscription?
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Regards
Andreas Baumgarten
I really cannot connect to the Azure VM through RDP. Even I cannot ping the VM's IP from my device. But if a Azure VM is created by a host pool, I can connect to it as a virtual desktop session through Windows App from my device.
I think the easy way for me to solve my problem is: Simply delete the existing VM (it's empty, no data to lose) and let the host pool to create a new VM.
Hello Guang Li
Thanks for getting back and reporting the issue. I am checking by doing a repro of this issue in my lab, please standby while i get back shortly.
Hello Guang Li
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Thanks!
Hello Guang Li
The solution to your scenario is that you need to remove the VM from the old host pool first in the Azure portal, uninstall the RDAgent on the VM, reboot and then perform the steps to manually add the VM to the new host pool.
Let me know once you do these steps.