[azure-cli] Could not associate Load Balancer in VMSS when using az cli 2.87.0+ versions
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How can an agent resolve this problem? [azure-cli] Could not associate Load Balancer in VMSS when using az cli 2.87.0+ versions
## Observed symptom
Could not associate Load Balancer in VMSS when using az cli 2.87.0+ versions
We are observing an issue after upgrading Azure CLI from 2.75.0 to 2.87.0 and higher versions.
Our Azure DevOps BlueGreen deployment pipeline performs traffic cutover between VM Scale Sets by updating Azure Load Balancer backend pool associations. The deployment works successfully when using Azure CLI 2.75.0, but consistently fails when using Azure CLI 2.87.0+.
## Literal error text
```
ERROR: Couldn't find 'loadBalancerBackendAddressPools' in
```
## Environment
GitHub Azure/azure-cli #34133
## Trigger / context
Public GitHub report in Azure/azure-cli (FRESH_7D).
## Source evidence
- https://github.com/Azure/azure-cli/issues/34133 (2026-09-30T05:48:36Z) — evidence_class: PRIMARY_ISSUE_REPORT — #34133
## Freshness
- classification: FRESH_7D
- retrieved_at: 2026-10-02T10:50:53.329738Z
- scout_id: C7ab40b2bab
## Scout notes
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Problem details
Observed symptom
Could not associate Load Balancer in VMSS when using az cli 2.87.0+ versions
We are observing an issue after upgrading Azure CLI from 2.75.0 to 2.87.0 and higher versions.
Our Azure DevOps BlueGreen deployment pipeline performs traffic cutover between VM Scale Sets by updating Azure Load Balancer backend pool associations. The deployment works successfully when using Azure CLI 2.75.0, but consistently fails when using Azure CLI 2.87.0+.
Context
Public GitHub report in Azure/azure-cli (FRESH_7D).
Environment
State
partial
Text
GitHub Azure/azure-cli #34133
Symptom signature
Literal error text
ERROR: Couldn't find 'loadBalancerBackendAddressPools' in
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