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Azure Local – SDDC Management Failed
On Azure Local, the SDDC Management (or Health for that matter), can break and go offline. Here is how to verify and fix it (will fix most common issues at least)
How to check if SDDC is offline:
# Get the OS build number, which determines which Cluster Group name is used
$osBuildNumber = (Get-CimInstance -ClassName Win32_OperatingSystem).BuildNumber
If ($osBuildNumber -le 17763)
{
$groupName = "Cluster Group"
}
Else
{
$groupName = "SDDC Group"
}
# Confirm broken resource status
Get-ClusterGroup -Name $groupName | Get-ClusterResource
# This command does not start it:
Start-ClusterResource -Name "SDDC Management"
Name State OwnerGroup ResourceType
---
- ----- ---------- ------------
Cluster Virtual Disk (ClusterPerformanceHistory) Online SDDC Group Physical Disk
Health Online SDDC Group Health Service
SDDC Management Failed SDDC Group SDDC Management
To remove the broken SDDC Management that cannot start:
Remove-ClusterResource -Name "SDDC Management" -Force
To add it again use:
Add-ClusterResource -Name "SDDC Management" -Group "SDDC Group" -ResourceType "SDDC Management"
Start-ClusterResource -Name "SDDC Management"
# Confirm resource status
Get-ClusterGroup -Name $groupName | Get-ClusterResource
Name State OwnerGroup ResourceType
---- ----- ---------- ------------
Cluster Virtual Disk (ClusterPerformanceHistory) Online SDDC Group Physical Disk
Health Online SDDC Group Health Service
SDDC Management Online SDDC Group SDDC Management