'Run command extension execution is in progress. Please wait for completion before invoking a run command

I am trying to execute a script on multiple VM(2 servers for now) from Azure devops pipeline. Invocation of script is being done via Invoke-AzureRmVMRunCommand.

My issues: on first VM command is executing without any issues. But on second VM, I am getting below error:

2019-07-21T08:35:00.5804498Z ##[error]Run command extension execution is in progress. Please wait for completion before invoking a run command. ErrorCode: Conflict

ErrorMessage: Run command extension execution is in progress. Please wait for completion before invoking a run command.

StatusCode: 409

ReasonPhrase: Conflict

OperationID : a7f0e50a-4f53-4d3b-84bf-35b7637d6df0

How can I avoid this error?

Solution 1:^[1]

Answering my own question:

Looks like one of the VM had some hung processes. When I rebooted both VMs, the VM which had issue generated an output file before restart.

Post restart, I am not getting the same issue again. Please look from this angle also If you are facing this issue.

Solution 2:^[2]

Restart or Wait for 2hrs to timeout

You can restart the server if possible, or you can wait 2hrs to timeout the session.

Solution 3:^[3]

I actually ran into this problem- although I had no other pipelines running simultaneously and my VMs in azure all appeared fine- I went ahead and did a restart on all in the resource group that would be affected. When I verified their restart succeeded, I re-ran the pipeline without issue.

"Did you try turning it off and on again?"

                -Moss (The IT Crowd)

Solution 4:^[4]

Well- I ran into this- and it was happening because I had 4 pipelines- and I was kicking them off manually, simultaneously. They each had a restore DB action that was trying to happen at the same time.

Only kick off your pipelines that restore DBs on the same VMs one at a time.

Solution 5:^[5]

Solution 1: you can see what commands is executed in Azure portal below, then you can cancel the running command.

Solution 2: directly shutdown your VM, then start it and try to run commands again.

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Solution	Source
Solution 1	Vijay
Solution 2	Community
Solution 3	j-cousineau
Solution 4	j-cousineau
Solution 5	bluetata

'Run command extension execution is in progress. Please wait for completion before invoking a run command

OperationID : a7f0e50a-4f53-4d3b-84bf-35b7637d6df0

Solution 1:[1]

Solution 2:[2]

Restart or Wait for 2hrs to timeout

Solution 3:[3]

Solution 4:[4]

Solution 5:[5]