After a Azure Team completed a redeployed due to an unexpected failure on the host server. The VM is sitting in a restarting cycle on boot diagnostics. Should I manually stop and start the VM?

Question

After a Azure Team completed a redeployed due to an unexpected failure on the host server. SQL Server on the VM was not functional. The VM was restarted but is sitting in a restarting cycle on boot diagnostics. Should I manually stop and start the VM?

Answer 1

@Joseph Fitzgerald 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.

Issue: SQL Server was not functional after an unexpected host failure and redeploy

Solution: Manual stop/start of the VM resolved the issue.

If you have any other questions or are still running into more issues, please let me know. Thank you again for your time and patience throughout this issue.

Please remember to "Accept Answer" if any answer/reply helped, so that others in the community facing similar issues can easily find the solution.