Configuring Azure NetApp Files (ANF) Application Volume Group (AVG) for zonal SAP HANA deployment

Hi Dennis, thanks for this excellent post. There are two recommendations to follow (and preferably add to the post):

1) "You can use any VM SKU size for the placeholder VM, but it is recommended to use the same VM SKU size as your SAP HANA VM to prevent any potential AVG failure error. The AVG workflow is looking for T1 or T2 storage to network proximity. If this constraint cannot be fullfilled with the selected placeholder VM, the AVG deployment will fail. Specifically M-series v2 VMs are mostly placed close to Azure NetApp Files as mentioned in https://learn.microsoft.com/azure/azure-netapp-files/application-volume-group-considerations#best-practices-about-proximity-placement-groups and therefore are ideal as placeholder VM."

2) Suggest to add the following note:

"Ensure that this placeholder VM is started and running during the entire application volume group creation process."