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Unattended mode - Virtual Machine OS update/restart

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Posted on by MikeAutomates 53

Hi,

 

I want to run my flows in unattended mode using Azure Virtual Machine. At VM I want to set up active hours. Outside these active hours, I want to do OS updates + restart at VM. 

How to check in the flow if VM is turned on, and also prevent some flow instances will start just before VM moves to maintenance mode?

 

 

Thank you

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  • momlo Profile Picture
    momlo 1,527 Super User 2024 Season 1 on at

    So you want to ensure the machine is available before PA triggers PAD action?

    Yeah, it's a pity that the power automate management connector does not have this action, I hope they will add this someday.

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/power-platform/power-automate/troubleshoot-errors-running-attended-or-unattended-desktop-flows

     

     

    You could try to check the "follow machine" table in Dataverse for the "Status" value.

     

    You could set up a custom timeout and retry policy in the PAD action in PAD.

    And custom logic to retry shall they still fall.

     

    https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/troubleshoot/power-platform/power-automate/troubleshoot-errors-running-attended-or-unattended-desktop-flows

     

    https://poszytek.eu/en/microsoft-en/office-365-en/rpa-en/troubleshooting-power-automate-desktop-error-codes/

     

     

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    MikeAutomates 53 on at

    Thank you.

    Yes, I want to check if the VM is available before running PAD. 

     

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