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Cannot select existing Availability Set when creating a new VM
The lack of seeing resource groups from the "all resources" is by design.
Resource groups are just logical containers, so the serve no purpose in that view.
With regards to you availability set, try and create a new one prior to clicking create copy the Resource template so i can see what you would have created.
You may have chosen to create a classic Availability set, it gives you classic or aligned "in reality its classic vs. ARM"
Hello Kent,
Thanks again for taking the time out of your day to reply.
Thanks for clearing up the point with regard to Resource Groups and the 'All Resources' view.
With regard to the Availability Set I may of inadvertently created a classic one (not sure) I have deleted now, but the next time I create one I will make sure I used managed
All my questions answered in this post now.
Thanks
__AUser
It might be down to the portal layout. If your VM's are not using managed disks, and you've therefore created the availability set for non-managed disks, then when you come in to add your second VM you need to first change the 'Storage - Use managed disks' option to No BEFORE you go in to the Availability set picker.
If not, it'll only show the Availability Sets which are set to use Managed Disks, since that's the default option on the VM Settings blade. Very confusing since it looks like your Availability Set has just vanished.
If they positioned the Storage section before the High Availability section this wouldn't be an issue.