Problem: Failover VM fails to boot with error “Choose your keyboard layout”

Problem: Windows 2003 VM loads with “Error Loading Operating System”

How to Troubleshoot Failover VM Boot Issues

Problem: Linux (CentOS7 / RHEL 7) VM Boots with Dracut Emergency Shell and warnings that specific locations do not exist on the file system after failover

Problem: VM loads with BSOD or displaying the message: “No operating system found” or “Operating system not found.”

Problem: VM loads with BSOD or displaying the message: “STOP: 0x0000007B” and/or “INACESSIBLE_BOOT_DEVICE”

Error: “Conversion task for ImportVM was canceled. Internal error message: ClientError:No bootable partition found”

Problem: Recovered VM in Azure portal shows its computer name as ‘not available’

Problem: Windows VM boots in AWS and passes both health checks but is not accessible via RDP.

How to mitigate risk following a ransomware attack