Azure CLI Never Ending task

I'm new to Azure Cli, I have been trying a basic task, but I dont know why it never finish, any idea?

I manually created a pool called (batch account/pools/) Pool ID:test-pool-id1, Operating System:almalinux almalinux-x86_64 8-gen1 (latest), VM size:Standard_D2s_v3, Allocation state:Steady
I manually created a job job manager:None, advanced settings: None

then I executed this in Azure Cli/Powershell

az account set --subscription "Some Azure Subscription"
az batch account login --name "somename" --resource-group "myresourcegroup" --shared-key-auth
az batch task create --job-id test-job-1 --task-id task1 --command-line "echo 'test'"

the task never ends, when I see the info:

Batch account:somename
Pool:n/a
Node:n/a
State:Active
Start time:n/a
End time:n/a
Active Jun 10, 2025 green check

any ideas?

Solution

Azure CLI Never Ending task

The task is stuck in an active state with n/a for both pool and node.

Ensure the pool is in the Steady state, indicating it is available for tasks to be assigned. In the Pool Overview page, check the Nodes heatmap. Ensure that the nodes are in the Idle state. If the nodes are in Unusable, Creating, or Starting states, the task cannot be assigned to those nodes.

Scale the pool by adding more dedicated nodes and ensure nodes are idle. If issue is still present means, restart or delete the node, re-create the job

If the task still did not assign to the node after scaling and node checks, delete the present job and task that had stuck.

Create a new job and assign it to the properly configured pool with available nodes.

az batch task create --job-id <Your JobName> --task-id <Your taskName> --command-line "powershell -NoProfile -Command \"echo test\"" --account-name <Your BatchAccountName>

Check the job and task are assigned and configured correctly

az batch task show --job-id <Your JobName> --task-id <Your taskName> --account-name <Your Batchaccount Name>

Output:

PS C:\Windows\system32> az batch task create --job-id my-new-job --task-id echo4 --command-line "powershell -NoProfile -Command \"echo test\"" --account-name "batchaccount234"
{
  "commandLine": "powershell -NoProfile -Command \"echo test\" --account-name batchaccount234",
  "constraints": {
    "maxTasksRetryCount": 0,
    "maxWallClockTime": "P10675199DT248H55M4775807S",
    "retentionTime": "P7D"
  },
  "creationTime": "2025-06-11T06:10:16.548949Z",
  "eTag": "\"x8DBDA8AEA2D726\"",
  "executionInfo": {
    "requestCount": 0,
    "retryCount": 0
  },
  "id": "echo4",
  "lastModified": "2025-06-11T06:10:16.548949Z",
  "odata.metadata": "https://batchaccount234.eastus.batch.azure.com/$metadata#tasks/@Element",
  "state": "active",
  "stateTransitionTime": "2025-06-11T06:10:16.548949Z",
  "url": "https://batchaccount234.eastus.batch.azure.com/jobs/my-new-job/tasks/echo4",
  "userIdentity": {
    "autoUser": {
      "elevationLevel": "nonadmin",
      "scope": "pool"
    }
  }
}

Configured successfully

{
  "commandLine": "powershell -NoProfile -Command \"echo test\\ --account-name batchaccount234\"",
  "constraints": {
    "maxTaskRetryCount": 0,
    "maxWallClockTime": "P10675199DT2H48M5.4775807S",
    "retentionTime": "P7D"
  },
  "creationTime": "2025-06-11T06:10:16.5849894Z",
  "eTag": "0x8DDA8AEA2D0D726",
  "executionInfo": {
    "endTime": "2025-06-11T06:10:26.237115Z",
    "exitCode": 0,
    "requeueCount": 0,
    "result": "success",
    "retryCount": 0,
    "startTime": "2025-06-11T06:10:25.643379Z"
  },
  "id": "echo4",
  "lastModified": "2025-06-11T06:10:16.5849894Z",
  "nodeInfo": {
    "affinityId": "TVM:tvmps_31748d692bc604538ae301b8bb9b620d46eb64ae6fb1981713ae8a3d4d267af1_d",
    "nodeId": "tvmps_31748d692bc604538ae301b8bb9b620d46eb64ae6fb1981713ae8a3d4d267af1_d",
    "nodeUrl": "https://batchaccount234.eastus.batch.azure.com/pools/mypool/nodes/tvmps_31748d692bc604538ae301b8bb9b620d46eb64ae6fb1981713ae8a3d4d267af1_d",
    "poolId": "mypool",
    "taskRootDirectory": "workitems\\my-new-job\\job-1\\echo4",
    "taskRootDirectoryUrl": "https://batchaccount234.eastus.batch.azure.com/pools/mypool/nodes/tvmps_31748d692bc604538ae301b8bb9b620d46eb64ae6fb1981713ae8a3d4d267af1_d/files/workitems/my-new-job/job-1/echo4"
  },
  "odata.metadata": "https://batchaccount234.eastus.batch.azure.com/$metadata#tasks/@Element",
  "previousState": "running",
  "previousStateTransitionTime": "2025-06-11T06:10:25.580869Z",
  "requiredSlots": 1,
  "state": "completed",
  "stateTransitionTime": "2025-06-11T06:10:26.237115Z",
  "url": "https://batchaccount234.eastus.batch.azure.com/jobs/my-new-job/tasks/echo4",
  "userIdentity": {
    "autoUser": {
      "elevationLevel": "nonadmin",
      "scope": "pool"
    }
  }
}