Azure Local

Get a per-VM live view of IOPS, latency, and bandwidth on Azure Local with Get-StorageQoSFlow
TL;DR: Two one-liners that turn the verbose Get-StorageQoSFlow output into a clean per-VM table of live IOPS, latency, and bandwidth on an Azure Local / Sto...
Sun, May 10, 2026 at 10:41 AM
Where to download the Azure Local Security Baseline CSVs
TL;DR: Microsoft publishes the Azure Local Security Baseline as a CSV, with three variants depending on OS build and whether the cluster is domain-joined. U...
Sun, May 10, 2026 at 11:08 AM
Azure Local Health Service faults — what they are, how to view them, and how to alert on them via Azure Monitor
TL;DR: Azure Local’s Health Service continuously monitors the Azure Local cluster and surfaces problems as actionable “faults” — each carrying a severity, a...
Sun, May 10, 2026 at 11:29 AM
Understanding Azure Local monitoring: which tool does what (Insights, Metrics, Alerts, Workbooks, LENS)
TL;DR: Azure Local monitoring is built on Azure Monitor and split across several tools — Insights, Metrics, Workbooks (including the LENS fleet workbook), A...
Sun, May 10, 2026 at 5:27 PM
Live Performance Monitoring of an Azure Local Cluster Using VM Fleet's WatchCluster.psm1
TL;DR: WatchCluster.psm1 from Microsoft's DiskSpd repository provides a live, refreshing console view of cluster-wide CSV, S2D, SMB, and Hyper-V perform...
Mon, May 11, 2026 at 8:41 AM
Why the Azure Local Updates blade shows only one cumulative update by default (skip-level updates explained)
TL;DR: The Updates blade hides minor cumulative updates by default and shows only the latest cumulative update on your current release train, because Azure ...
Thu, May 14, 2026 at 1:56 PM
Can't log in as Administrator on Azure Local after deployment — account renamed to ASBuiltInAdmin
TL;DR: After Azure Local deployment, the local Administrator account is renamed to ASBuiltInAdmin as a security hardening measure. Use ASBuiltInAdmin (with ...
Fri, May 15, 2026 at 11:45 AM
Azure Local 2604: Legal Notice now managed by security baseline and drift control
TL;DR: Azure Local 2604 now configures the "Interactive logon" message text and title via the security baseline with drift control, so the legal n...
Mon, May 18, 2026 at 3:52 PM
Azure Local 2601–2604: Potential unintended VM deletion — run the Remediation Support Tool now
TL;DR: A platform component bug in Azure Local 2601–2604 may cause unintended VM deletion during routine system operations. Customers can and should self-re...
Thu, May 28, 2026 at 11:32 AM