Boot Checklist¶

Use this checklist when the VM does not reach a healthy running state, standard admin access is unavailable, or backup recovery workflows are failing.

Initial response flow¶

graph TD
    A[Boot or recovery symptom] --> B[Check Activity Log and power state]
    B --> C[Inspect Boot Diagnostics screenshot]
    C --> D[Open Serial Console if guest repair is needed]
    D --> E[Check disk, agent, or backup workflow evidence]
    E --> F[Open boot and disk playbook]

Checklist¶

1. Confirm whether the issue is allocation, boot, screenshot error, or backup failure.
2. Check Activity Log for start, redeploy, resize, host, or snapshot failures.
3. Inspect Boot Diagnostics before attempting more network-based fixes.
4. Use Serial Console when guest boot or firewall repair is required.
5. If backup is affected, record the exact vault error code and VM agent state.
6. Avoid repeated restart attempts without new evidence.

Route to playbook¶

See Also¶

• Architecture Overview
• Decision Tree
• Playbooks

Sources¶

• How to use Azure boot diagnostics
• Azure Serial Console for Linux
• Troubleshoot Azure VM backup failures