Newly created VMs from gallery image stuck in "Running (Provisioning)" or "Running (Provisioning Timed Out)"

Question

I'm trying to evaluate Azure as a possible platform to move all our servers to, but it hasn't gone well. Alas, I'm in "Free Trial" mode so can't get technical support :(

I'm trying to create some VMs using the "OpenLogic 6.6" standard image. I originally created two through the GUI - one Basic_A1 and one Basic_A0. The Basic_A0 succeeded, but the other one never finished provisioning and never was available. I deleted it and tried again, with the same result.

I found out afterwards that I can't used Reserved IPs on a VM post-creation, so I killed both and started over. I finally got a powershell script to work to create them...however, now BOTH are just spinning in "Running (Provisioning)", where they've been for some time. I expect them to time out. Neither is reachable at the public IP either.

Are things just not working now?

Answer 1

Check the provisioning events to see if anything went wrong. At portal.azure.com open up your VM blade, and then click the Events tile and check the operations for errors.

Then

Then click the rows to check the events.

Answer 2

Well, I never got it to work with the standard interface, but with the "preview" portal at portal.azure.com I was able to spin up two VMs fully, with reserved IPs, once I figured out all the things I needed to set up in the new interface to do what I wanted, it created the VMs fine. There was one case where it didn't seem to come up with the IPs it said it did, but a second reboot solved that.