Unable to edit Replicated Item to set Resource Group Property

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Unable to edit Replicated Item to set Resource Group Property

RohanNunn-9740 0

HyperV VM has replicated ok to Azure using Site Replication however I am unable to run a failover test as it states "You need to configure virtual machine's resource group before doing a failover".

When trying to edit the Resource Group of the replicated machine the website sits there with a processing icon and never allows me to edit the greyed out properties.

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Vinod Pittala 6,415 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-17T06:34:07.28+00:00

Hello RDSN,

Please follow this doc and set up an Azure network properly first.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/tutorial-prepare-azure-for-hyperv#set-up-an-azure-network

And please validate the failover Properties under the properties page. And make sure to select the right Target Network and Test Failover network.Please let me know if you still persist the issue.

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Thanks
RohanNunn-9740 0 Reputation points

2025-03-17T20:48:28.72+00:00

Hi thanks for the response.

The network is setup and has been assigned to the replicated machine automatically. The issue is the Resource Group has not been assigned automatically and I am unable to edit the properties of the machine to change it.

I simply get the 5 dots at the top of the screen going from left to right as shown in the screenshot above and cannot change the properties.
Vinod Pittala 6,415 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-18T07:30:56.52+00:00

Hello RDSN,

Have you ensured that the Target network and the Test failover network are the same? If they are different, please create a Resource Group (RG) in the Test Failover Network and see if it's works.

Useful Doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/azure-to-azure-customize-networking#customize-failover-and-test-failover-networking-configurations

Thanks
Vinod Pittala 6,415 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-19T04:55:59.42+00:00

Hello RDSN,

We haven't heard back from you and wanted to follow up on our previous comment.

Could you please provide us with an update at your earliest convenience?

Thanks

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Vinod Pittala 6,415 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-17T06:34:07.28+00:00

Hello RDSN,

Please follow this doc and set up an Azure network properly first.

https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/tutorial-prepare-azure-for-hyperv#set-up-an-azure-network

And please validate the failover Properties under the properties page. And make sure to select the right Target Network and Test Failover network.Please let me know if you still persist the issue.

If the comment helpful, please click Upvote it.

Thanks
RohanNunn-9740 0 Reputation points

2025-03-17T20:48:28.72+00:00

Hi thanks for the response.

The network is setup and has been assigned to the replicated machine automatically. The issue is the Resource Group has not been assigned automatically and I am unable to edit the properties of the machine to change it.

I simply get the 5 dots at the top of the screen going from left to right as shown in the screenshot above and cannot change the properties.
Vinod Pittala 6,415 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-18T07:30:56.52+00:00

Hello RDSN,

Have you ensured that the Target network and the Test failover network are the same? If they are different, please create a Resource Group (RG) in the Test Failover Network and see if it's works.

Useful Doc: https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/azure/site-recovery/azure-to-azure-customize-networking#customize-failover-and-test-failover-networking-configurations

Thanks
Vinod Pittala 6,415 Reputation points Microsoft External Staff Moderator

2025-03-19T04:55:59.42+00:00

Hello RDSN,

We haven't heard back from you and wanted to follow up on our previous comment.

Could you please provide us with an update at your earliest convenience?

Thanks

Answer 1

Error: You need to configure virtual machine's resource group before doing a failover

. This error may display soon as you enable replication on a VM running in Hyper-V host.

. The same error will also display a warning that the source VM has been configured to use unmanaged disks which are not supported in Azure.

. Another symptom of this error is, when enabling replication, the process will get stack on the item 'Identifying the replication target'.

This should definitely inform you that the Hyper-V host is somewhat unreachable despite having successfully registered with Azure.

Solution:

The cause of this error is improper installation of the required programs.
Therefore, do a thorough uninstallation and clean up of the current installation on the Hyper-V host and delete/purge the Hyper-V host registration in Azure.
After that, install the programs afresh and register the Hyper-V host.
NOTE that the Hyper-V host name can remain the same.