Azure Automation
An Azure service that is used to automate, configure, and install updates across hybrid environments.
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Automation Account How to Stop and start Multiples VMS
How to Start and Stop Multiple VMs Using Specific Tag Keys and Values in an Automation Account.
asked 2025-03-06T01:06:19.02+00:00
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Akhila Anne
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edited a comment 2025-03-06T23:54:23.0866667+00:00
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Naveena Patlolla
740
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Azure Automation State Configuration deprecation
Hi, According to the information on: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-dsc-getting-started quote: "The Add, Compose configuration, and Gallery navigation links will be removed from the portal on March 31, 2025." Does…
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Unable to stop the runbooks on automation account
Following runbooks we are not able to stop/ suspend. we tried following ways of stopping : Manually stop/suspend job Using REST API call from ADF to stop the jobs Restarted hybrid worker service Tried deleting runbook and again creating it Still…
asked 2025-03-05T09:06:26.04+00:00
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Salati, Sabiya
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commented 2025-03-06T08:44:25.72+00:00
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Pavan Minukuri
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Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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Azure automation account Hybrid Worker - failed to connect to MSI
Hi, I want to convert my PS runbook to Azure CLI and it has to run on a Hybrid Worker. The PS login is like this $AzureContext = (Connect-AzAccount -Identity).context Now, with Azure CLI, i suppose it's the following... $AzureContextcli = (az login…
asked 2025-02-27T16:25:04.8+00:00
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Charles Thivierge
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commented 2025-03-05T18:44:10.1733333+00:00
Naveena Patlolla
740
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
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We have received a service alert from Microsoft regarding upcoming maintenance:
Maintenance Details: The maintenance will affect virtual machines in East US. Schedule: From 24 February 2025, 07:30 UTC, to 28 February 2025, 07:30 UTC. During this window, IaaS virtual machines will be migrated to newer network hardware. Each virtual…
asked 2025-01-24T10:12:35.7566667+00:00
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Raju Kothapally
5
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commented 2025-03-05T12:34:46.44+00:00
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Mounika Reddy Anumandla
2,740
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
1 answer
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Doc page web unavailable
Hi everyone, I see the page URL resource is not availabe Azure Automation https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/automation/automation-send-email?source=docs
asked 2025-02-28T13:52:58.75+00:00
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Djamel Garar
20
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accepted 2025-03-03T14:46:45.84+00:00
Djamel Garar
20
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How to link automation account to Log Analytics workspace
I a have created a new automation account and Log Analytics workspace, but there is no way to link them. I have found some steps, but the option from update management is not availible anymore.
asked 2024-10-16T14:05:35.87+00:00
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Userss12
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answered 2025-03-03T14:18:41.3733333+00:00
Karni Gupta (MSFT)
85
Reputation points Microsoft Employee
1 answer
Azure Automation Accounts | Maximum number of Accounts reached
Getting the following error when trying to create an automation account via Terraform. "Maximum number of Accounts reached. If Deleted recently, please restore the same account". If I look at automation accounts for the subscription I have none…
asked 2025-02-28T12:49:31.5366667+00:00
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rhod3rz
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commented 2025-03-03T01:06:42.7033333+00:00
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Vinod Pittala
580
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
1 answer
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Is it possible to upscale multiple Azure VMs in parallel without waiting for each job to finish?
I am trying to upscale multiple Azure VMs in parallel using an Azure Automation runbook. My goal is to stop, resize, and start all VMs simultaneously, without waiting for one job to finish before starting another. Current Approach: Using Azure…
asked 2025-02-28T06:30:52.57+00:00
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Niket Kumar Singh
435
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accepted 2025-02-28T09:38:27.34+00:00
Niket Kumar Singh
435
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1 answer
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Azure Automation Runbook PowerShell Workflow v7.2 Support
Hello, Azure Automation Runbook supports PowerShell Workflow version 5.1 at the moment, is there any Preview/GA for version 7.2 anytime soon? Thank you, Michel
asked 2025-02-27T17:48:22.8833333+00:00
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Michel Sfeir
125
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edited a comment 2025-02-27T19:37:37.18+00:00
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Pranay Reddy Madireddy
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Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
1 answer
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Managed identity on automation account not working as expected
I'm trying to use an Automation account to put some AVD hosts in azure local in drain so I can shut them down, I've configured an hybrid worker that is working with other runbooks but when I try to connect to azure using the managed identity of the…
asked 2025-02-26T11:51:06.7+00:00
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David Pereira
40
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commented 2025-02-27T14:00:37.18+00:00
David Pereira
40
Reputation points
1 answer
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How to execute kubectl command in a PowerShell Runbook ?
We are trying to use an Azure Automation Runbook to interact with an Azure Kubernetes Service (AKS) cluster using a System Assigned Managed Identity. The goal is to auto-restart a deployment in a specific namespace at 23.59 every night. What We Are…
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Error: pwsh.exe is not recognized as a command or operable program
I have 7 runbooks scheduled to run daily but there failed with exception error starting this week. runbooks were working fine previously on schedule. I can run manually successfully but it take long time at Queued status and end up failed on…
asked 2025-02-20T07:39:22.6366667+00:00
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Teja Alavelli
0
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answered 2025-02-24T10:32:59.67+00:00
Pavan Minukuri
1,230
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2 answers
How to publish a Runbook to latest runtime version using blob storage?
Hi, so i have written a Powershell script that publish a files to my blob storage, and i got it to upload the file(s) to Process Automation/Runbooks. But i cant seem to get the Runtime version to the latest, how can i do that? Right now a part of the…
asked 2025-02-12T12:46:12.4666667+00:00
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André Lindqvist
20
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edited a comment 2025-02-24T09:21:08.7366667+00:00
Naveena Patlolla
740
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
0 answers
managed identity intermitten issues
I have an Azure Automation Runbook that intermittently works with Managed Identities. I have multiple Automation Accounts that worked flawlessly up until around these time. What I've tried: Turning Managed Identities off/on, re-assigned proper…
asked 2025-02-21T14:38:21.6633333+00:00
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Tuan Nguyen
0
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commented 2025-02-21T20:07:25.68+00:00
Vinod Pittala
580
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
2 answers
Hybrid Worker Extension setting up error: Provisioning failed
Can anyone please help? I'm new to this. I've added a Hybrid Worker to my group but it's failing. I'm trying to fix this error: Status message Extension '' of Handler 'Microsoft.Azure.Automation.HybridWorker.HybridWorkerForWindows' version '1.1.13'…
asked 2025-02-19T15:35:08.16+00:00
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Patrick F
0
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commented 2025-02-21T11:20:28.0533333+00:00
Pranay Reddy Madireddy
2,405
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
0 answers
Error ejecución runbooks: Unable to acquire token for tenant 'organizations' with error 'A connection attempt failed because the connected party did not properly respond after a period of time, or established connection failed because connected host
Tengo creado 3 runbooks para prender VM a las 01:00, 02:00 y 03:00, han venido trabajando sin problema mas de 6 meses, sin embargo hoy no se encendió una VM cuando se ejecutó el runbooks de las 01:00, al revisar la ejecución tengo este…
asked 2025-02-17T15:18:52.2533333+00:00
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Edgar Jimbo
0
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commented 2025-02-21T01:06:50.0133333+00:00
Pranay Reddy Madireddy
2,405
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
1 answer
One of the answers was accepted by the question author.
Connect Azure Automation Account to Azure SQL using Managed Identity
Hello, I'm trying to create a Runbook (Powershell) to connect to Azure SQL Database and then add an Entra ID user in that database. If there is way to do so in CLI commands it's fine by me. The problem is that we're always stuck at the DB connection step…
asked 2025-02-19T09:56:47.0966667+00:00
Michel Sfeir
125
Reputation points
accepted 2025-02-20T17:21:43.84+00:00
Michel Sfeir
125
Reputation points
1 answer
Source Control on Automation Account not starting on new commit
Hello, I'm encountering an issue with Incremental Sync on Automation Accounts. On uploading a new commit into our repo - the incremental Sync does not start. No error nothing. Starting a full sync works fine. I waited multiple times for at least 30…
asked 2025-02-18T13:37:53.1833333+00:00
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Maximilian W
0
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answered 2025-02-20T15:04:06.3833333+00:00
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Ashok Gandhi Kotnana
4,220
Reputation points Microsoft External Staff
3 answers
Azure Automation - Source Control - Setup Errors
From the website i get this when i select authorize. Azure Repo (git) The authorization process could not be completed. my account is a azure global admin, azure repo project admin from powershell i get this: New-AzAutomationSourceControl :…
asked 2020-07-24T14:22:51.723+00:00
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GeorgeD16
6
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answered 2025-02-19T18:51:59.2933333+00:00
Caio Bauab
1
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